Dolley Payne is born in the Quaker community of New Garden (now part of Greensboro), North Carolina to parents John Payne and Mary Coles Payne. Dolley’s father, John Payne, liberates his slaves and ...

She looked like royalty, or so thought many guests at the sight of Dolley Madison in her velvet inaugural gown and velvet and white satin turban with towering bird-of-paradise feathers. In full naval ...

Carpenters' Hall re-creates the tea parties Dolley Madison hosted that helped build a young nation. Tuesday Tea with Dolley Madison at Carpenters Hall offers an array of scones, tea sandwiches, and ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Kat Imhoff, president and CEO of the Montpelier Foundation, provided an overview of Dolley Madison, how she is remembered and her legacy. Dolley ...

As the British neared the White House, Dolley Madison directed that a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington be removed. The Montpelier Foundation In the years leading up to America’s second war ...