Monthly Archives: May 2013

War Landmark Morphing into Hotel

By |2015-01-13T02:34:56-05:00May 18th, 2013|Uncategorized|

The Montgomery Advertiser reported on May 14 that the Winter Building, at Court Square in downtown Montgomery, would soon become a hotel. This is of course the building from which the telegram was sent which began the War Between the [...]

“Getting Involved”

By |2015-01-13T02:34:56-05:00May 16th, 2013|Uncategorized|

If you want to get involved financially with the First White House of the Confederacy, we now have a new, easy way for you to do so. Just go to our website www.firstwhitehouse.org and click on "get involved". There you [...]

Emma Sanson, Young Alabama Heroine

By |2015-01-13T02:34:57-05:00May 12th, 2013|Uncategorized|

On April 25th I wrote about Union Colonel Streight's raid into Alabama being a disaster. This was thanks in great part to the daring courage of a young Alabama farm girl. Don't you just love a good story? Especially a true [...]

An Evening With Winston Groom

By |2018-01-15T16:19:28-05:00May 4th, 2013|Uncategorized|

Thursday evening, May 2nd 2013, the White House Association sponsored their long awaited  Evening With Winston Groom, as a fundraiser for the First White House of the Confederacy, with an estimated attendance of 160 plus, enthusiastic supporters enjoying the reception and talk [...]

Words of Great Wisdom By Jefferson Davis

By |2018-01-15T16:19:28-05:00May 2nd, 2013|Uncategorized|

Visitors to the First White House were kind enough to send us a lovely letter, a beautiful book and a booklet titled Jefferson Davis The Unreconstructed by Dr. H. Rondel Rumburg. It was written to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of [...]