The 23rd Annual U.S. Grant Days will kick off with a presentation by Dr. Ned Lodwick entitled “Grant’s Horses” Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 7:30 p.m., at the Georgetown United Methodist Church at South Main and State Streets, Georgetown, Ohio.
The event is sponsored by the Brown County Historical Society, there will be refreshments and admission is free.
Friday night will feature a presentation by Dr. Curt Fields at the Gaslight Theater as Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant. Dr. Fields is a nationally known Grant re-enactor. The one-man show is entitled “Grant; Unconditional Surrender.” Admission is $5 and students wil be admitted free.
Saturday events include Ned Lodwick’s History Walk, beginning at 9 a.m., starting at the Boyhood Home. The day’s events include discussion of Civil War battles, Grant’s around the world tour, a personal visit with the Grants, a period Magic Show, Grant’s early military career, and a Civil War panel.
Millie Henley of Cincinnati, a frequent presenter, will present “Robert Smalls and His Daring Escape on the Planter,” the Ladies Tea, an annual feature, and the Memorial to the Brown County Civil War Soldiers will conclude the program.
Food and drinks are available on the grounds all day.
