Genealogy Gold by Ancestral Findings

Woodrow Wilson, our twenty-eighth US President, had two First Ladies. His first, Ellen Axson, died in his second year in office. He re-married Edith Bolling near the end of his third year in office. Here are the stories of these two incredible women who were both so fiercely devoted to their husbands.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/ellen-axson-wilson-and-edith-bolling-wilson/

Are you looking for some excellent genealogy projects to keep you busy and building your family tree in October? Here are six of them you definitely must do.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/6-must-do-genealogy-projects-for-october

Helen Herron Taft was the First Lady of many firsts. As the wife of twenty-seventh US President William Howard Taft, Helen was born into a family with political connections. As First Lady, she shone. Here is her story.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/helen-herron-taft/

Edith Carow was the second wife and First Lady of Theodore Roosevelt. She was a pioneering First Lady in many ways and strong-willed. Her influence over Theodore was well-known. Here is her exciting story.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/edith-carow-roosevelt/

Cubby O'Brien is one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club and is one of the best-known male Mouseketeers to this day. In addition to being an actor, dancer, and singer on the show, Cubby is a drummer, which has been his primary career for most of his life. This is Cubby's exciting story.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/cubby-obrien-the-mouseketeers-part-5/

Darlene Gillespie is one of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club. The most popular cast member in the first season, her popularity was usurped by Annette Funicello in the second season and thereafter. Darlene enjoyed a medical career before becoming a petty criminal and even did some jail time before retiring to a respectable life. This is her intriguing tale.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/darlene-gillespie-the-mickey-mouse-club-part-4/

Annette Funicello is perhaps the best known of the original Mouseketeers on The Mickey Mouse Club TV show. In addition to being a Mouseketeer and appearing in guest spots in several Disney movies and TV shows, she also had a career as a singer and as the popular star of a series of beach movies in the 1960s. This is Annette's intriguing stardom story.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/annette-funicello-the-mickey-mouse-club-part-2/

Ida Saxton McKinley was the 25th First Lady of the United States. With a promising beginning, she ended up having a tragic life after marrying William McKinley. Her husband devoted himself to her care and wellbeing. Here is her story.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/americas-first-ladies-ida-saxton-mckinley/

Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison was the 23rd First Lady of the United States and a hard-working one. Though her health was never robust during her marriage, she took on many duties to make herself useful before and during her tenure as First Lady. Here is her story...

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/caroline-lavinia-scott-harrison/

Frances Folsom Cleveland was the First Lady in a very literal sense of the word. She accomplished many firsts for First Ladies while she was one and after. Here is the exciting story of the youngest of the First Ladies.

Podcast Show Notes: https://ancestralfindings.com/frances-folsom-cleveland/