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The instagram account of the Grant Monument Association, which is dedicated to the preservation of Grant's Tomb in New York City.

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Flowers at Grant's Tomb today, including the Grant Monument Association wreath, commemorating the 141st anniversary of President Grant’s death. by @grants_tomb

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Today is America’s 250th birthday! As we celebrate our nation’s founding, we are pleased to share this proclamation issued by President Ulysses S. Grant to mark America’s Centennial in 1876. by @grants_tomb

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Celebrate America’s 250th birthday on Saturday, July 4, 2026, with a 12:00 noon concert at Grant’s Tomb showcasing performances by a jazz ensemble featuring musicians from the Juilliard School and by the Antebellum Marine Band. View the parade of tall ships from the overlook pavilion at Grant's Tomb, one of the best locations to observe this much-anticipated America 250 event. Meet President Grant, portrayed by Ken Serfass, and hear his reflections on America’s 100th birthday in 1876. Complimentary BBQ and cake will be provided starting at 11:30 a.m. This event, hosted by the Grant Monument Association, is free and open to all. taken in General Grant National Memorial by @grants_tomb

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On May 10, 1876, President Grant opened the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, which was the first world’s fair held in the United States. In his remarks, the president observed, “One hundred years ago our country was new and but partially settled.” But even though the young nation had to start from scratch in building the bare essentials, it achieved enough in one century that it was “rivalling older and more advanced nations in law, medicine, and theology; in science, literature, philosophy and the fine arts.” by @grants_tomb

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Please ask your elected officials to address severe disrepair and safety hazards at Grant's Tomb. Details here: https://grantstomb.org/an-appeal-to-elected-officials-on-behalf-of-grants-tomb/ by @grants_tomb

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Happy 204th birthday to President U.S. Grant! Here is a special message from President Trump marking this occasion. by @grants_tomb

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The Grant Monument Association invites you to join the National Park Service and the United States Military Academy at West Point for the official ceremony commemorating Ulysses S. Grant's 204th birthday at Grant's Tomb on Monday, April 27, 2026, starting at 11:00 a.m. Speakers will include representatives of the governors of New York and Colorado and of West Point, the Grant family, and the Grant Monument Association. The GMA will provide refreshments at the conclusion of the ceremony, and a book signing by historians Louis Picone and Brooks Simpson will follow at the visitor center across the street. This is the NPS's official flyer for the birthday program. Directions to the site are here: https://grantstomb.org/hours-directions/. Please join us, rain or shine. taken in General Grant National Memorial by @grants_tomb

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Updated info on our upcoming Grant Day event:

Join us on April 27 for dinner commemorating the 204th anniversary of President Ulysses S. Grant’s birth! Dinner at New York's Union League Club will be accompanied by a colloquy in which Col. Jack Jacobs, a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, Vietnam War veteran, and author of If Not Now, When? speaks with Gary W. Gallagher and Joan Waugh, leading Civil War scholars and co-authors of The American War: A History of the Civil War Era.. RSVP here: https://grantstomb.org/gma-dinner by @grants_tomb

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Today is First Lady Julia Dent Grant's 200th birthday! Julia Dent Grant Day is being commemorated in proclamations & other special messages issued by states in which Mrs. Grant lived, the District of Columbia, and living first ladies. You can read them here: bit.ly/3ZkaXRj.

Born in St. Louis on January 26, 1826, Mrs. Grant would go on to become one of the three longest-serving first ladies prior to Eleanor Roosevelt. Even before becoming first lady, she demonstrated her dedication to her husband, Ulysses, and her country. During the Civil War, she was a steady source of support to her husband. She joined her husband in the White House between 1869 and 1877 and was a particularly active and popular first lady. She had the White House refurbished extensively, including the family quarters, executive quarters, and a grand makeover of the East Room that made it one of the most celebrated interiors of the time. She met with cabinet members, senators, and Supreme Court justices; attended Senate hearings; and read the president’s mail. She also showed remarkable growth. She had grown up in a slaveholding family and relied upon the labor of enslaved people prior to the war. But her husband’s presidency broke new ground for voting and civil rights for former slaves, and Mrs. Grant directed that her public receptions at the White House be open to everyone regardless of race or class.

Following her husband’s retirement from the presidency, Mrs. Grant accompanied him on a storied two-and-a-half-year trip around the world. She served as a virtual good-will ambassador for the U.S. during those travels and enjoyed a warm reception in foreign countries, a reflection of the unprecedented standing of our country. Mrs. Grant was also the first first lady to write her memoirs, published posthumously.

This bicentennial is a fitting occasion to celebrate the memory of Mrs. Grant. While the snow necessitated a postponement, we look forward to marking this milestone at a ceremony at Grant's Tomb on Sunday, 2/1 (details at bit.ly/3ZkaXRj). Let us recognize this model citizen's service to her country during one of the most critical and formative periods in American history. by @grants_tomb

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Please note that due to inclement weather, our Julia Dent Grant bicentennial ceremony, originally scheduled for 11 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, has been postponed to Sunday, Feb. 1, at 1 p.m. (Note the change in the start time as well as the new date.) As before, the ceremony will be an indoor event, but since the heater inside the Tomb is broken, please dress as if the event were held outdoors. Fortunately, the heater at the visitor center across the street from the Tomb is still working, and it is there that we will have cake and refreshments starting at 2 p.m., followed by the slideshow presentation on Julia Grant's life.

Monday, January 26, 2026, marks First Lady Julia Dent Grant’s 200th birthday!

The Grant Monument Association (GMA) invites you to mark the occasion at Grant’s Tomb. An hour-long ceremony will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 1 and include remarks by historian Pam Sanfilippo, Rep. Adriano Espaillat, Grant descendant Ulysses Grant Dietz, and representatives of the Daughters of Union Veterans, the Sons of Union Veterans, and the GMA. The commemoration will also feature messages from America’s first ladies, period music, and the laying of wreaths. After the ceremony concludes, cake and refreshments will be provided by the GMA at the visitor center across the street from Grant’s Tomb. GMA president Frank Scaturro will follow at the visitor center with a slideshow presentation on Julia Grant’s life.

There is no charge, and all are welcome to attend.

Grant’s Tomb is located at Riverside Drive and W. 122 St. in New York City. Directions to the site are available here: https://grantstomb.org/hours-directions/. Site staff can be reached at (646) 670-7251. You can reach the Grant Monument Association at (646) 504-1865. taken in General Grant National Memorial by @grants_tomb

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Happy holidays to all of you!

Thank you for your support throughout the year. We look forward to an eventful 2026, the year of America's 250th birthday and first lady Julia Dent Grant's 200th birthday.

-From the Officers and Trustees of the
Grant Monument Association

(This article is from 150 years ago, as reported in the Leavenworth Daily Commercial, January 6, 1876) by @grants_tomb

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On this date in 1902, Julia Dent Grant died at her home in Washington, DC. This anniversary is remembered at Grant's Tomb with this display, which includes wreaths from the Grant Monument Association. taken in General Grant National Memorial by @grants_tomb

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