The 1850 US federal census was a historic one in a few important ways. The most important and obvious is that it is the first one to record the names of everyone in a household, not just the head of household. This makes it an extraordinarily important one to genealogists. Here are the other things you need to know about this remarkable census.

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...

Woodrow Wilson, our twenty-eighth US President, had two First Ladies. His first, Ellen Axson, died his second year in office. He re-married to 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 husband...