Stillwater Historical Society Hosts Ben Kemp and His Living History Presentation on Ulysses Grant

President Grant
President Ulysses Grant

The Stillwater Historical Society will host Ben Kemp, Director of Grant’s Cottage, on Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m., in Village Hall. Offering a living history presentation, Kemp will be dressed as President Grant’s son Fred to share “General Grant and Mt. McGregor: A story of Family Devotion.”

He was known as the man who saved the Union and our 18th President of the United States, but what was Ulysses Grant really like? Explore lesser-known facts and stories that highlight the true nature of this mythical figure. Learn about his final year and how time on an Upstate New York mountaintop truly illustrated his depth of character.