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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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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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June 26, 2022 Program: Slavery at White Haven on Slaves at Grant’s Farm in Missouri

On Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 3:30 PM there will be a tour of Ulysses S. Grant’s property at White Haven near St. Louis on…

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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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Grant Bicentennial Event on Ulysses S. Grant and Mark Twain June 11 in Georgetown, Ohio

On June 11, 2022 there will be a Grant Bicentennial event sponsored by the U.S. Grant Boyhood Home & Schoolhouse219 East Grant Avenue, Georgetown, Ohio….

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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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