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Grant’s Cottage Bicentennial Gala Oct. 16, 2022 in Saratoga

Grant Cottage will celebrate the Bicentennial of Ulysses S. Grant’s Birthday with a Gala on October 16, 2022 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Proceeds from…

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Chris Mackowski Speaking on “The Myth of Grant’s Silence” Sept. 24 at Grant’s Cottage Near Saratoga

The Grant Cottage near Saratoga, N.Y. is hosting its first-ever annual Grant Cottage Literary Landmark Authors talk on  Saturday, September 24th, 2022 at 4:30 PM….

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Program on Grant Cottage-A Story of Family Devotion at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site Near St. Louis

The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri is holding a program on the Grant Cottage, where the former president completed his…

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Concert Celebrating U.S. Grant Trip Around the World After His Presidency August 18

The Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis has been holding concerts recalling Grant’s trip around the world after his presidency. The concerts…

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Grant Bicentennial Commemoration August 13 & 14 in Quincy, Illinois

The Grant Bicentennial will be marked on Saturday, Aug. 13 and Sunday, Aug. 14 in Quincy, Illinois, where Ulysses S. Grant first marched off to…

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Grant’s Memoirs on List of Top Books Written by American Presidents

Last week I reported that Julia Dent Grant’s memoirs were ranked the Best Book by or about a First Lady by Town and Country Magazine….

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U.S. Grant Death Day Commemoration at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site

This event is at the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site near St. Louis, Missouri. Complete information can be found here. U.S. Grant Death Day…

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Grant Remembrance Day at Grant Cottage Near Saratoga, NY July 23, 2022

On Saturday, July 23, the Grant Cottage near Saratoga, New York will commemorate Ulysses S. Grant’s death with a program celebrating his life. Here is…

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Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium at Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum St. Louis July 23, 2022

July 23, 2022 is when the 9th Annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium is being held at the Soldiers’ Memorial Military Museum in downtown St. Louis….

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How the Civil War and Reconstruction Era Presidents Ranked According to Historians

The C-SPAN ranking of presidents by historians was released half-a-year ago, but it has been getting a lot of attention in the news lately. I…

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