Grant Remembrance Day

Saturday, July 23

(online virtual program/onsite performance)

Please consider making a suggested donation of $5 to support The Friends of the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage, a non-profit organization that manages the daily operations and spreads awareness of the site and Grant. Your donation will help us provide more programming, while supporting historic preservation.

One hundred and thirty-seven years ago, at the age of 63, U.S. Grant finally bowed to the enemy which could defeat him – cancer. It has become the tradition at Grant Cottage to mark this somber occasion by recreating the Grant circle of friends and family, allowing those who loved him most to speak about Grant the husband, father, and grandfather. Grant’s family and close friends portrayed by reenactors will share their memories of him and bid the man they loved and respected a final, very personal farewell. The program while acknowledging grief, will be a celebration of Grant’s truly extraordinary life.