Join us for a celebration of all things President Grant. During this forum, hear period music and experts in the field and even General Grant himself! Then be sure to join us on Sunday where the U.S. Grant Birthplace, Boyhood Home, School & Tannery will all be open for free!

Saturday, October 17, 2026

9-9:30 a.m. “The Balls” Period Music by Steve & Lisa Ball
9:30-9:45 a.m. “Ulysses’ Movie”
9:45-10 a.m. “The Stone” by Dr. Ned Lodwick
10-11 a.m. “Wedding Bells & St. Louis Blues” Courting, Wedding & Married Life by Nick Sacco, U.S. Grant National Historic Site, St Louis Mo.
11-11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m.-Noon “Where’s Ulysses on the 4th of July” by Dr. Curt Fields as General U.S. Grant
Noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch Intermission
1:30-2 p.m. “The Balls” Period Music
2-3 p.m. “Hail to the Chief!” Ulysses’ Presidential Achievements by Louis Gallo, Managing Editor, The U.S. Grant Presidential Library & Museum
3-3:45 p.m. Break
3:45-4 p.m. “Ulysses’ Takes the World by Storm” The Impact of Ulysses’ World Tour by Dr. Curt Fields
4-5 p.m. “Ever the Twain Shall Meet!”
by Ben Kemp as Fred Grant, Grant’s Cottage Mt. McGregor

6-8 p.m. Night at the Museum Reception
The Grant Memorial Building
235 W Plane St, Bethel, OH 45106

Sunday October 18, 2026
Noon-5:00pm U.S. Grant’s Birthplace, Boyhood Home, School & Tannery
Open for Free

Please RSVP for Free admission to the Museum & Hors d’oeuvres by Oct 1st 2025
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Complements of The Land of U.S. Grant, Inc. & the Bethel Historical Society