Farewell To The Chief: A Historical Narrative On The Deaths, Funerals, And Gravesites Of Our Presidents.

First Death of the First Lady Historical records are lacking on the events surrounding Marth’s death on Saturday, May 22, 1802. Unlike...

For the next two years following the dedication of the memorial in October 1874, Lincoln rested peacefully in his marble sarcophagus on...

1892 was the typical election year. Control of both houses of Congress was on the ballot and the White House was up for grabs but unlike...

When General Grant’s obsequies were written by history, the public moved on and the country continued with its business. When Undertaker...

High atop the bluffs of Richmond, overlooking the James River, rests Hollywood Cemetery, a beautiful rural necropolis for several...

John Calhoun had an extensive public service pedigree. He began as a representative, served eight years under President Monroe as...

John Tyler, when brought up in conversation to those familiar with his name, know him as the first vice-president to assume the office of...

The annals of presidential gravesite architecture are filled with wonderful stories and accounts of how our large presidential memorials...

(This is an excerpt taken from my book, "Farewell To The Chief." It's available on Apple and Amazon.) For the next two years, Lincoln...

On the night of Tuesday, May 25, 1878, John Scott Harrison, son of former President William Henry Harrison and the father of future...

Quick note: It's been too long since my last post but summer came callin' and we went travelin'. It's my intent to get back to my two...

Among famous last words the presidents, there are three words said to have been uttered by a Founding Father that rise above the rest....

This portion of the road trip merges the Mid-west and the upper South across three states with plenty of presidential sites and the added...

Dear ol’Ohio-a great state filled with tons of presidential sites to explore. There is a lot to do in this state and making the trip...

In our great annals of American history Richard Mentor Johnson is a name unknown to millions of Americans. But had you been alive in the early 19th century and paid attention to politics, you would have been familiar with him, especially if you were from the state of Kentucky. Born October 17, 1780, in Beargrass on the outskirts of frontier Louisville, Johnson rose through the political class to become the country’s 9th vice-president under President Martin Van Buren. Like mo

*Due to corona restrictions, please check the websites of the below locations before visiting. New England has plenty to offer for...

You'd think Washington, D.C., has presidential gravesites galore to explore being the capital of our country but in fact there's only...

*Due to corona restrictions, please check sites of interest before visiting. Similar to Virginia, New York has a lot to offer and see...

Virginia is one of the top destination states for visiting presidential sites in general, not to mention gravesites. There are no less...

The subject of how the presidents died, their funerals, and gravesites is a vast topic filled with intrigue, politics, tragedy, mystery,...