Category Archives: Northampton. Massachusetts

The Only President Born on the 4th of July. And He’s a Phi Gamma Delta!

Calvin Coolidge, a Phi Gamma Delta, and Grace Goodhue Coolidge, a Pi Beta Phi, were both natives of Vermont. They married in the Goodhue family home in Burlington. Although they spent their married life living in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. … Continue reading

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Grace Coolidge and Orange, Connecticut

Orange, Connecticut is a small town, west of New Haven. It’s where my husband grew up and where we visit yearly. When I found a Grace Coolidge letter written from Orange, my curiosity was piqued. Did Grace Coolidge really spend … Continue reading

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Signed, Grace Coolidge

As First Lady and after she and her husband returned to Northampton, Grace Coolidge had franking privileges. This meant she did not have to affix postage to her correspondence. She signed her name instead. Mrs. Coolidge was a prolific letter … Continue reading

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