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Grant200 Program on Grant and Horses at His St. Louis Home June 25, 2022

Whitehaven, Ulysses S. Grant’s St. Louis home, is having a program on Grant’s life with horses as part of its celebration of the Grant Bicentennial….

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Grant Bicentennial Celebration June 18 at Grant Cottage Upstate NY

On June 18th the Grant Cottage, located near Saratoga, N.Y., will host a celebration of the Grant Bicentennial. Here is the description of the day’s…

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Grant200 OnLine Event Stenographer Who Worked With Grant on His Memoirs at Grant’s Cottage Near Saratoga

The Grant Cottage near Saratoga, N.Y. continues its Bicentennial series with a program on Ulysses S. Grant’s stenographer Noble Dawson. Here is the video. I…

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U.S. Grant Pistols Sell for $5.17 Million at Auction

A pair of engraved pistols presented to Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War sold for $5.17 million at an auction in Rock Island, Illinois…

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Grant200 Event The Friendship of U.S. Grant & Thomas Nast at Grant Cottage May 14

The Grant Cottage, where Ulysses S. Grant completed his Memoirs and passed away soon afterwards, is holding educational events marking Grant’s Bicentennial. The site is…

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Peekskill NY Commemorates Grant Bicentennial May 6-8

The Lincoln Depot in Peekskill, N.Y. will commemorate the 200th Birthday of Ulysses S. Grant the first weekend in May at its historic train depot…

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Watch Video of Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb Including Brooks Simpson Keynote on Grant and Reconstruction

The video of the commemoration of the Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial at Grant’s Tomb has been posted. It shows the full ceremony, including the West…

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Senate Passes Resolution on Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial

The United States Senate passed a bipartisan resolution last week honoring the 200th Birthday of Ulysses S. Grant originally proposed by Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown…

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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…

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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…

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