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Update on Feather Schwartz Foster





Feather Schwartz Foster, author of

"THE FIRST LADIES"… & "LADIES:  A Conjecture of Personalities" …. 



UPCOMING EVENT:  Saturday, October 3

19th National War of 1812 Symposium
Saturday, October 3, 2015, 
Old Moot Hall, University of Baltimore
FSF to do a segment on DOLLEY MADISON & her role in the War of 1812!

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Upcoming signings

Friday, October 9  – 10 AM – 2 PM  – William &Mary Bookstore, Williamsburg, VA

Friday, October 30  -  10AM – 2PM – William & Mary Bookstore, Williamsburg, VA

If you are in the neighborhood – stop in and say hello!

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 Fall schedule for the Christopher Newport University and The Christopher Wren Society 


Christopher Newport University:   The "Typical" First Ladies 

Thursdays: September 10 – October 8:  1-2:15 PM

Christopher Wren Society:  Three MORE Nifty Presidential-ish Stories

Tuesdays:  October 27, November 3, 10 – 9:30-11:30 AM

Programs for the Spring Sessions at both venues will be forthcoming by the end of the year.


Check out my latest blog articles at www.featherfoster.wordpress.com

http://wp.me/p3z3zl-CT                                                            Lucy Hayes' Spectacular Dinner Service…beautiful museum-quality settings
http://wp.me/p3z3zl-Dk                                                           Frances Cleveland: The FLOTUS as a Celebrity…"endorsing" everything from arsenic to old lace
http://wp.me/p3z3zl-DM                                                         Martha Washington's "Disposition"…taking everything in stride, according to Martha
http://wp.me/p3z3zl-E4                                                            Jane Pierce: First Lady of Sorrows …unable to take everything in stride, according to Jane


All VERY nifty stories!  You will enjoy them! 

 Www.featherfoster.com




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