10/29/2026
On Saturday October 17,  both guests and speakers from all over the country gathered together in Georgetown, Ohio for the Land of US Grant Forum. On Sunday, October 18, we invited guest to our sites —which were open for free.
We heard unique stories about US Grant that many seldom hear, from points of views of places he’s lived, and from living historians, we heard about his art and his ability to paint and draw, we heard about his fondness for his dear friend Mark Twain, we heard about his love for Julia, we heard about his time in the war & his World Tour after his Presidency—and also where he spent every July 4th. We also enjoyed beautiful period music by Steve Ball and Lisa Ball. We would like to thank the Land of US Grant Trustees and volunteers for hosting this forum, The Georgetown Church of Christ, Susan Bell for emceeing, Dr. Ned Lodwick, Dr. Curt Fields and the Presidential entourage, Ms. Lena Moody, Nick Sacco (Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site) Louis P. Gallo (Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library), Ben Kemp (Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site & National Historic Landmark), Sculptor Tom Tsuchiya, Frank Scaturro, the Bailey House bed-and-breakfast, America 250-Ohio, Ohio History Connection, Bethel Historical Society & Museum and all of our special visitors and guests. We could not have done it without each and every person contributing and it was a class act day of presentations!
