Yesterday I gave the background on the two quilts belonging to the First White House of the Confederacy, that we have just had conserved, the Gunboat Quilt and the Baby Quilt. The two quilts share many similarities and although that is not [...]
At the First White House of The Confederacy here in Montgomery, we have two beautiful and rare quilts of the 1861 period. Fortunately, each of them have been recently conserved by the expert Conservators in Rochester, MA. The "Baby Quilt", so named [...]
You may now contribute to the First White House directly through our website. This is an easy way to send money, and we are trying to raise money now to restore the two matching gasoliers, one a recent acquisition and [...]
Did you know the First White House was built between 1832-1835 by William Sayre, ancestor of Zelda Sayre, who married the author, F. Scott Fitzgerald? There are Sayre descendants still living in Montgomery today plus a Sayre street and at one [...]
Yesterday I mentioned a quilt made by Varina Davis, wife of President Jefferson Davis. Today I want to share information on a beautiful Davis Star-Blocks Quilt, made for President Davis by 15 women of Richmond, including Varina Davis. It too [...]
Did you know that Mrs. Jefferson Davis was an accomplished Quilter? I suppose all the "Steel Magnolias" of her day learned to sew, but she seemed especially talented with her hands, as well as intellectually the equal of her famous husband. One can view [...]
I am very excited that a new downtown Montgomery map has been issued, marking Civil War and Civil Rights landmarks. It is mainly a walking or biking tour (of course it can be done by auto or trolley as well), the first stop of which is [...]
A friend gave me a letter yesterday from her grandmother asking about the music for a song about Robert E. Lee (May Angels Guard Thee). If anyone reading this knows, or knows anyone that might know, please get in touch with me. [...]
Charles McIlvaine was the man God used in the life of Cadet Leonidas Polk, in a great movement of God at the US Military Academy. Here is what happened. Polk, troubled with a problem of forgiveness, found a tract in a drawer [...]
On the morning of July 4th Lee faced his only choice, he must return to Virginia. But getting there was no easy task and would call on all of Lee's capabilities for leadership. As they began their dismal retreat, the [...]