Month: April 2022
Grant 200th Birthday in Galena, Illinois Beginning April 29 through May 1
The Galena and Grant Museum in Illinois is holding a number of events honoring Ulysses S. Grant for his 200th Birthday. The text is from…
City Point, Va Grant Bicentennial on April 30 at General Grant’s HQ
City Point, Va. will observe the Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial at his headquarters there. City Point is part of the Petersburg National Battlefield. According to…
Report on the Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb Keynote by Grant Biographer Brooks Simpson
Today was the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant. While I am recovering from a life- threatening illness, I decided that I…
Allen Guelzo Says the Public Needs to Reassess Grant: Historians Already Have
Historian Allen Guelzo has an article in today’s Wall Street Journal reflecting on the changed view of Ulysses S. Grant among historians. He wonders why…
Grant Bicentennial in Chillicothe Ohio April 27
Here is a Grant Bicentennial Event near Columbus, Ohio. From local news reporters. The Ross County Historical Society has announced that its Spring Speakers Series…
Associated Press on the “Complicated Legacy” of Ulysses S. Grant on His Bicentennial
AP reporter Jay Reeves has an interesting article on what he calls the complicated legacy of Ulysses S. Grant. Here are significant excerpts from the…
Explore the Grant Trail for the Grant Bicentennial
For Ulysses S. Grant’s 200th Birthday you might want to drive the Land of Grant Trail in Ohio. Here is a link where you can…
U.S. Grant & Race April 26 Virtual Event from Illinois State Museum Grant Bicentennial
The Illinois State Museum has a virtual event for the Grant Bicentennial on the early evening of April 26. Here is info from the museum….
Grant Cottage in Upstate NY April 27th Event Honoring Grant on Bicentennial
The Grant Cottage in Wilton, N.Y. will host a ceremony honoring Ulysses S. Grant on his April 27th 200th Anniversary Birthday. The site is where…
Celebrate Grant Bicentennial at Grant Monument in Washington, D.C. April 26
The Grant Monument in front of the U.S. Capitol will be the scene of a commemoration Ulysses S. Grant’s 200th Birthday on April 26. Note…
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