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AF-666: Helen Herron Taft: America's First Ladies, Part 27 Oct 07, 2022

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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.

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AF-665: Edith Carow Roosevelt: America's First Ladies, Part 26 Oct 05, 2022

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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.

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AF-664: Cubby O'Brien: The Mouseketeers, Part 5 Oct 03, 2022

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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.

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AF-663: Darlene Gillespie: The Mouseketeers, Part 4 Sep 30, 2022

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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.

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AF-662: Annette Funicello: The Mouseketeers, Part 3 Sep 28, 2022

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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/

AF-661: Frances Folsom Cleveland and Ida Saxton McKinley: America's First Ladies, Part 24 and 25 Sep 26, 2022

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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/

AF-660: Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison: America's First Ladies Part 23 Sep 25, 2022

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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...

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AF-659: Frances Folsom Cleveland: America's First Ladies, Part 22 Sep 24, 2022

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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.

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AF-658: Mary Arthur McElroy: America's First Ladies, Part 21 Sep 23, 2022

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Chester A. Arthur was the 21st president of the United States, but his wife died a year before he became president. Instead, he asked his sister, Mary Arthur McElroy, to take on First Lady duties. Here is Mary's interesting White House story.

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AF-657: Bobby Burgess: The Mouseketeers, Part 2 Sep 21, 2022

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Bobby Burgess was one of the original Mouseketeers on the Mickey Mouse Club TV show that aired in the mid to late 1950s. Bobby was a natural performer from a young age, loving to dance and beginning lessons as a toddler. By the time he was cast on The Mickey Mouse Club, he'd already appeared on about seventy-five TV shows. This is his story...

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