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Tag Archives: Grace Goodhue Coolidge
Grace Coolidge, Pi Beta Phi and First Lady, Speaks!
By now, readers of this blog know that Grace Goodhue Coolidge is one of my favorite First Ladies. She was a charter member of the Vermont Beta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi and the chapter was installed in the Goodhue … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to My Favorite First Lady, Grace Coolidge!
January 3 is the birthday of Grace Goodhue Coolidge. Gracious and humble, she was a dedicated member of Pi Beta Phi, having been a charter member of the chapter at the University of Vermont. She also served as Alpha Province … Continue reading
Posted in Boston University, First Ladies, GLO, Grace Coolidge, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Notable Sorority Women, Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Beta Phi, Presidents, Sorority History, Uncategorized, University of Vermont, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged Breezy Point Lodge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Pequot, Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Beta Phi, Woodrow Wilson
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A Holiday First for the Coolidges and the United States
At 5 p.m. on December 24, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge (Phi Gamma Delta, Amherst College) began a White House tradition. He touched a button and the electric lights on a 48-foot balsam fir sparkled with electricity. First Lady Grace Goodhue … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst College, Calvin Coolidge, First Ladies, GLO, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Presidents, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Uncategorized, University of Vermont
Tagged Calvin Coolidge, Electric lights, First Ladies, First Lady, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, President, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, White House
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Installed on Thanksgiving – Pi Beta Phi at UVM
It’s Thanksgiving and that always makes me think of an event that happened in 1898 in Burlington, Vermont. The installation of the Vermont Beta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi took place in the Goodhue family home. The Goodhue’s only child … Continue reading
Posted in First Ladies, GLO, Grace Coolidge, Greek-letter Organization, Greek-letter Organization History, National Panhellenic Conference, Pi Beta Phi, Presidents, Sorority History, Uncategorized, University of Vermont, Women's Fraternity History
Tagged Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Greek-letter Organization History, Pi Beta Phi, sorority history, University of Vermont, women's fraternity history
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Happy 107th Anniversary to President and Mrs. Coolidge
At 2:30 p.m. on October 4, 1905 in in the parlor of the home of Andrew and Lemira Goodhue, with 25 friends and relatives in attendance, the Goodhue’s daughter Grace married Calvin Coolidge, a young lawyer. The bride wore a … Continue reading
Posted in Amherst College, Calvin Coolidge, Greek-letter Organization, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Uncategorized, University of Vermont
Tagged Burlington Vermont, Calvin Coolidge, Figi, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Beta Phi
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“If My Father Were Your Father, You Would.” – Calvin Coolidge, Jr.
July 7, 1924 was most likely one of the worst days of Grace and Calvin Coolidge’s life together. Their youngest son, Calvin, Jr., died at the age of 16. On June 30, he had played tennis on the White House … Continue reading
Posted in Grace Coolidge, Uncategorized
Tagged Calvin Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Jr., Mercersburg Academy, White House
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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
Posted in Amherst College, Calvin Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, Northampton. Massachusetts, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Beta Phi
Tagged Amherst College, Calvin Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Plymouth Notch Vermont
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Calvin Coolidge, Pride of the Amherst College Phi Gamma Delta Chapter
1920 was a very busy year for Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge, a Phi Gamma Delta from Amherst College’s Class of 1895. On April 8, he was one of the speakers at a dinner meeting of the College’s Central Massachusetts Alumni … Continue reading
Lemuel H. Murlin, Phi Kappa Psi and Kappa Alpha Theta Husband, Confers Doctoral Degree on Grace Coolidge
On December 12, 1924, Grace Goodhue Coolidge received an honorary degree from Boston University. President Lemuel H. Murlin gave these remarks, “Grace Goodhue Coolidge, student, university graduate, teacher; daughter, wife, mother; in every station exemplifying the finer qualities of mind … Continue reading
Posted in Boston University, DePauw University, Grace Coolidge, Kappa Alpha Theta, Phi Kappa Psi, Uncategorized
Tagged Boston University, DePauw University, Ermina Fallass Murlin, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Kappa Alpha Theta, Lemuel Herbert Murlin, Phi Beta Kappa. Phi Kappa Psi, Vermont Beta
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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
Posted in Amherst College, Calvin Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, Mount Holyoke College, Northampton. Massachusetts, Phi Gamma Delta
Tagged Amherst College, Calvin Coolidge, First Ladies, First Lady, Florence Trumbull Coolidge, Grace Coolidge, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, John Coolidge, Mount Holyoke College, Orange Connecticut, Plainville Connecticut, White House
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