May 3, 2008 — Calling all baseball fans! As Governor and President, Calvin Coolidge often threw out the first pitch, however, it was First Lady Grace Coolidge that was the baseball fan in the… Calling all baseball fans! As Governor and President, Calvin Coolidge often threw out the first pitch, however, it was First Lady Grace Coolidge that was the baseball fan in the family. In this photo, Calvin Coolidge is shaking hands with a baseball player. It is labeled “Coolidge and the MVP.” Do you know who this player is and when and where this photo was taken? …
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Summer Exhibit in Plymouth Notch
June 4, 2008 — Check out the Summer Exhibit at Plymouth Notch, Vermont! CCPLM has loaned a Northampton ballot box, 3 badges and 1 ticket from the 1924 convention and some reproduction photographs to this exhibit. Campaign Fever ’24! The 1924 presidential campaign is considered to be the first modern election; it is also one of the most unusual in American history. With little active participation on the part of the President, the Coolidge-Dawes ticket overwhelm…
In the Small, Small Pond
In the small, small pond a frog encounters tadpoles, geese, dragonflies, turtles, herons, minnow, and many other animals. All of a sudden there is a chill in the air and… In the small, small pond a frog encounters tadpoles, geese, dragonflies, turtles, herons, minnow, and many other animals. All of a sudden there is a chill in the air and winter is here. …
Frank Ashford
September 20, 2011 — In 1927, President and Mrs. Coolidge had a busy summer in Rapid City, South Dakota, a part of the country unfamiliar to both of these Vermont natives. It was here that he received a Native-American warrior’s headdress now displayed at the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum (CCPLM). Coolidge was president in 1924 when citizenship was granted to all of the native population. A local Boy Scout troop presented him with a cowboy outfit co…
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… Bob Flaherty: A century ago, Mayor Cal showed his ‘cool’ November 3, 2009 | Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) Author: BOB FLAHERTY | Section: Local News …
Coolidge Goes “Green”
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. The material resources of our contry are great, very great, but they are not inexhaustible.” Speech a…
“Mr. President!”
November 26, 2009 — “You have to stand everyday three or four hours for visitors. Nine-tenths of them want something they ought not to have. If you keep dead-still they will run down in… “You have to stand everyday three or four hours for visitors. Nine-tenths of them want something they ought not to have. If you keep dead-still they will run down in three or four minutes. If you even cough or smile they will start up all over again.” Advice to President-elect Herbert Hoober in 1929; The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover: The Cabinet and the Presidency, 1920-1933, 1952 Can you imagine how President Obama is faring? …
Support for Libraries
December 1, 2009 — There is nothing cozier than curling up in your favorite blanket with a good book and a cup of hot chocolate. When the cold weather persuades you to stay indoors, make sure you have your tools at the ready. “…An individual may make progress without books, but the people as a whole are dependent on them. Where there is the most leisure and the least outside diversion the need for books and the benefits from them are greatest. Provision for…librari…
Calvin Coolidge July 4, 1872-January 5, 1933
January 5, 2010 — John Calvin Coolidge July 4, 1872-January 5, 1933 Calvin Coolidge died in his home, “The Beeches,” in Northampton on January 5, 1933 at the age of 60 of heart disease. Coolidge was at his office at 25 Main Street in the morning and returned home for lunch. He was found on the floor of his dressing room at 12:25 pm by his wife Grace after she had returned home from shopping in downtown Northampton. His funeral was held in Northampton at the Edward…
Memorial tribute to Coolidge by Henry P. Field
January 7, 2010 — Calvin Coolidge died at his home, “The Beeches” in Northampton on January 5, 1933. Upon Coolidge’s death, The Daily Hampshire Gazette published this tribute to Coolidge from Henry P. Field on January 7, 1933. Calvin Coolidge studied law in the Office of Hammond & Field 1895-1897. Henry P. Field, lawyer, Mayor of Northampton, Judge, Forbes Library Trustee, was a great influence in Calvin’s legal and political career. “This American nation and peop…
VOTE!!
January 18, 2010 — January 19 is a special election in Massachusetts for the late Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat. The nation is watching Massachusetts as the race heats up and is expected to be very close. Citizens have been flooded with robo calls, emails and television commercials, all strage concepts to Calvin Coolidge. As you debate your vote and head to the polls, remember the words of Coolidge “We have a tendency to be too indifferent before primaries and election…
Northampton Republican Committee
February 2, 2010 — The Coolidge Museum will host the next meeting of the Northampton Republican Committee on March 10, 2010 at 7pm. The Committee will be introducing their constituents to Republican Tom Wesley,… The Coolidge Museum will host the next meeting of the Northampton Republican Committee on March 10, 2010 at 7pm. The Committee will be introducing their constituents to Republican Tom Wesley, who is running for Congress. For more information contact Coolidge@forbeslibrary.org. …
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