Events
Please call the individual sites directly to inquire about the events listed below.
Events must be related to the themes of the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and be heritage, cultural, historical, and/or recreational/trail related.
Lincoln Depot Museum
Apr 25, 2026
2:00 PM
to 4:00 PM
Location: 10 South Water Street, Peekskill, NY 10566
Website: www;LincolnDepotMuseum.org
Email: LincolnDepotFDN@gmail.com
Phone: (914) 402-4318
Join us at the museum for the opening of our 2026 season! Meet Ulysses S. Grant, American President and Commanding General of the Union Armies, as portrayed by Ben Kemp from the Grant Cottage State Historic Site in Wilton, NY. Learn about Grant’s early life, his time as our local neighbor at West Point, his military service, and his two terms as President of the United States. The lively Mrs. Grant will be on hand as well! In conjunction with our new exhibit of Civil War era Illustrations and Cartoons, hear about U.S. Grant’s relationship with cartoonist Thomas Nast. It was reported that Grant credited his 1868 Presidential election to the “Sword of Sheridan and the Pencil of Thomas Nast.” Lincoln is believed to have made similar remarks about Nast during the Civil War, noting that Thomas Nast has been our best Recruiting Sergeant! Join us at the Lincoln Depot Museum on April 25th. Program begins at 2:00 pm. Museum Doors open at 1:00 pm.
