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Special Event

General Grant's Birthday Celebration

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Fee:

Free.

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Location:

Main House Dining Room

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Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, April 27, 2019

Time:

12:00 PM

Duration:

3 hours and 30 minutes

Type of Event

Children’s Program

Cultural/Craft Demonstration

Guided Tour

Living History

Talk

Open house. Program scheduled from 12:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.

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Description

A birthday dinner celebration honoring Grant with his favorite foods featuring vintage recipes, menus along with seasonal items raised on and near White Haven. The table will be set with a few of the Grant’s recipes favorite dishes, including the General’s favorite desserts.  And yes, there will be cake.  Sample a historic cake reviver baked for there occasion while learning the history/tradition of the birthday cake. 

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Reservation or Registration: No

No reservations required.

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Image Gallery

Color painting of a woman dressed in light blue and pink, carrying a birthday cake through a room.

The Birthday Cake by 19th-century German genre painter Pancraz Körle
Public Domain