October 4, 2009 — Today marks the 104th wedding anniversary of Calvin and Grace Coolidge. They were wed on October 4, 1905 in Burlington, Vermont. “A man who has the companionship of a lovely and gracious woman enjoys the supreme blessing that life can give. And no citizen of the United States knows the truth of this statement more…
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Americanism
September 26, 2009 — “Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat.” Presidential address to the American Legion…
Happy Birthday John!
September 7, 2009 — Calvin and Grace Coolidge welcomed their first son into the world on September 7, 1906 at their home in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Calvin on the value of taking vacations
August 5, 2009 — “Because we have had a difficult year and have many problems to solve such person may think of foregoing any absence from business in the immediate future. The fact is the brains of the country need relaxation and refreshment More than ever this season. They owe a duty to themselves, their business and their associates…
Coolidge’s Two Oaths of Office
August 3, 2009 — Did you know Coolidge took the Oath of Office twice in 1923? August 2, 1923 at 7:30 PM PST, President Warren Harding died in San Francisco, CA while Vice-President Calvin Coolidge was vacationing at his father’s home in Plymouth Notch, VT. At 2:47 AM EST on August 3, 1923, Coolidge took the Presidential Oath of…
VOTE!
June 4, 2009 — On Tuesday June 16, 2009, the citizens of Northampton have a Proposition 2 1/2 over ride vote to raise taxes for the FY10 budget. For more information on the FY10 City budget and over ride, see http://www.northamptonma.gov/fy2010/The Coolidge Museum has been asked, “what would Calvin do?” The answer is a simple one. Calvin Coolidge would…
Interview with author Susan Well
June 2, 2009 — In the fall of 2005, Julie Bartlett, archivist at Forbes Library asked Coolidge Museum volunteer, Susan Well, to read through a housing file that was created in 1940 about where the President lived in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. Today on the eve of the publication of Well’s book, Calvin Coolidge: At Home in Northampton, the two…
Calvin Coolige At Home in Northampton
June 2, 2009 — Calvin Coolidge At Home in Northampton, a new book by local historian and volunteer Susan Well, is now available. Using original material from the collections at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum, Well presents the daily life and residences of Calvin Coolidge in Northampton, Massachusetts. Well uses new sources to document the unique and…
A ‘Calvin Coolidge’ Living Room Set
March 18, 2009 — Per the caption, it seems the designer of this 1928 set felt if it were named after President Coolidge the chances of winning the (unnamed) competition would increase. Wrong. The style is closer to mongrel Borax than L’Art Moderne and seventh place was at best, well, kind. With 20-20 hindsight it’s easy to see why…
The Coolidges Return to Northampton
March 4, 2009 — March 4th 1929 Herbert Hoover was inaugurated as the 31st President and the Coolidges, after attending the inauguration, returned to their beloved Northampton. Grace Coolidge wrote that as she journeyed back to Northampton from Washington D.C. that “I suddenly realized that I had come back to myself, that my husband was no longer the head…
Happy Birthday Lincoln!
February 12, 2009 — Happy birthday to Abraham Lincoln! Today marks his 200th birthday. Over 70 years ago, Calvin Coolidge remarked on the character of our 16th president: “He declared that right makes its own might and he dared to act accordingly. Not only because he was a leader of those who saved the Union, but because of the…
Perseverance
January 29, 2009 — The end of January approaches. How many of you are still working on those New Year’s resolutions? If you haven’t started, haven’t yet chosen one, or have already given up, it’s not too late to concentrate on them once more. For motivation, take Calvin Coolidge’s words to heart: “The great fact seems to be that…
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