Join us as we celebrate Juneteenth with a program presented by living historian Steve Trimm and author Robert C. (Bob) Conner based on his biography General Gordon Granger: The Savior of Chickamauga and the Man Behind “Juneteenth” and learn the compelling story of this Civil War general’s career.
1pm: Robert (Bob) Conner is a former journalist and the author of the biography James Montgomery: Abolitionist Warrior. His historical novel The Last Circle of Ulysses Grant was published in 2018. Conner has won two first-place writing awards from the New York Associated Press Association, and we are pleased to note he is a long-time Grant Cottage tour guide.
His books will be available for purchase, and book signing opportunities will be provided prior to and at the conclusion of his program.
Light refreshments will be served.