Fun Facts about Presidents of the United States – FamilySearch February 11, 2020

I noticed this on FamilySearch today – Fun Facts about Presidents of the United States – FamilySearch February 11, 2020: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/fun-facts-about-presidents/.

February 11, 2020  – by  Sharon Howell.

Natural curiosity and a little investigating can set you on the road to discovering some fun facts about the past presidents of the United States. Do you know what British newspapers had to say about George Washington? Or what Abraham Lincoln was like as a teenager?

All sorts of information like this can be found in historical records. Records can illuminate the life stories of people in the past in ways that history books often miss. When we take the time to put multiple records together, comparing dates, relationships, and locations, records can reveal how unique all people really are—not just famous past presidents.

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Click a name, or read on to discover what FamilySearch records can tell you about these famous United States presidents!

• John F. Kennedy
• Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
• Ulysses S. Grant
• Abraham Lincoln
• George Washington

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