November 8, 2009 — Today, everyone is interested in the environmental issues facing us in the 21st century. In 1920, Coolidge was already speaking about our country’s level of resource consumption. “Diminishing resources warn us of the necessity of conservation. The public domain is the property of the public. It is held in trust for present and future generations.…
Category: Calvin Coolidge
A century ago, Mayor Cal showed his ‘cool’
November 3, 2009 — Bob Flaherty: A century ago, Mayor Cal showed his ‘cool’ November 3, 2009 | Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) Author: BOB FLAHERTY | Section: Local News
VOTE!!!
November 2, 2009 — Tuesday November 3 is election day in Northampton!For more information and a specimen ballot see http://www.northamptonma.gov/cityclerk/Elections/November_3_2009_Election_Candidates/ The Coolidge Museum has been asked, “what would Calvin do?” The answer is a simple one. Calvin Coolidge would tell his constituents to get out and vote, to care about their government, and to exercise their duty as citizens.…
Coolidge on Columbus Day
October 12, 2009 — “…The glory of [Columbus’] exploit, great as it was, becomes almost unimportant when compared with its results. It marked the inception of the modern era. The minds of men were opened to new thoughts… The arts began to flourish… A new age appeared, great in captains, admirals, statesmen, poets and philosophers, and finally new nations…
Happy Anniversary, Calvin and Grace!
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…
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…
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