January 1-7, 1919
The diary that this blog has been based on was kept faithfully through the years 1912 and into 1919 by Kate Shippen Roosevelt. As I began reading through her writings for t… Read More
December 6-13, 1917
According to Kate Roosevelt’s diary entries for the second week of December, 1917, she was playing the role of the doting grandmother. Langdon Roosevelt Geer was ju… Read More
June, 1916
June, 1916 found Kate Shippen Roosevelt at her summertime retreat known as Merdlemouth, nestled among the shady evergreen trees and winding brooks of Hightstown, New Jersey. … Read More
February 15-22, 1916
Last week the woes of the world weighed heavily on Kate Roosevelt, but this week her agenda included some lighter fare, the theater and society doings. On Feb… Read More