BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20180623T170000Z DTEND:20180623T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:A Visit with General and Mrs. Grant DESCRIPTION:Ulysses and Julia began their life together after their wedding in 1848. They had already faced trials of uncertainty &\; separation that came with the Mexican War (1846 to 1848) and Grant's career as a soldier (until his resignation from the army in 1854). The years of struggle for financial security and his eventual triumph as commander-in- chief of the Union Army in 1865 followed. Beginning in 1869\, they spent 8 years in the White House together during the tumultuous Reconstruction period\, afterward traveled the world greeted by crowds\, dignitaries\, kings\, queens and emperors. Upon their return\, they settled into a comfortable life centered on their children\, grandchildren and their Manhattan townhouse. Whatever their circumstances\, they were warmed by the joy of a happy family life and their faith in each other.\n\nReenactors Steve Trimm and Melissa Trombley-Prosch will interpret the life of this special couple through anecdotes and stories in the setting of one of their last visits to Saratoga Springs in 1882. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Ulysses and Julia began their life together after their wedding in 1848. They had already faced trials of uncertainty &\;amp\; separation that came with the Mexican War (1846 to 1848) and Grant&rsquo\;s career as a soldier (until his resignation from the army in 1854). The years of struggle for financial security and his eventual triumph as commander-in- chief of the Union Army in 1865 followed. Beginning in 1869\, they spent 8 years in the White House together during the tumultuous Reconstruction period\, afterward traveled the world greeted by crowds\, dignitaries\, kings\, queens and emperors. Upon their return\, they settled into a comfortable life centered on their children\, grandchildren and their Manhattan townhouse. Whatever their circumstances\, they were warmed by the joy of a happy family life and their faith in each other.

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Reenactors Steve Trimm and Melissa Trombley-Prosch will interpret the life of this special couple through anecdotes and stories in the setting of one of their last visits to Saratoga Springs in 1882.

\n LOCATION:1000 Mt. McGregor Road Wilton\, NY 12831 UID:e.2254.34129 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260418T120218Z URL:http://saratogatourism-gzcms.preview.gochambermaster.com/events/details/a-visit-with-general-and-mrs-grant-34129 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR