Step Into 1876: Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library Presents an
Unforgettable Journey with President Ulysses S. Grant
The Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library invites the community to
experience history brought vividly to life in a powerful and engaging presentation: “Looking at
the United States at 250!”—taking place Thursday, May 14, 2026, from 5:00–7:00 PM.
Step back to the summer of 1876, when the United States marked its first century at the
groundbreaking Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, opened by President Ulysses S. Grant.
This immersive program transports audiences into that defining moment in American history
through the voice and perspective of President Grant himself.
As “President Grant” reflects on a young nation on the rise, attendees will explore the spirit of
innovation, perseverance, and expansion that helped shape the United States into a country of
promise and possibility. His story bridges past and present, inviting reflection on how far the
nation has come as we approach its 250th anniversary.
This dynamic, living-history presentation offers a rare opportunity to engage with history in a
personal and compelling way—where stories from the past feel strikingly relevant to the present.
The program is free and open to the public, with no registration required. While designed for
adults, all ages are welcome to attend.
Gunnery Sgt. Kenneth J. Serfass is from Bethlehem, PA, born in June 1966, and a career US
Marine from 1984 to 2004, serving his final tour with the First Marine Division Band during
Operation Iraqi Freedom. Upon retirement, Ken became a music teacher in San Diego.
Serafass is a former “reenactor” and now a first-person impressionist with 52 years studying his
hero, US Grant. As a full-time professional living history storyteller, he presents from 11 to 20
programs monthly each February through December. His first appearance as General Grant was
in 2009, in Southern California, and since 2014, now back east, he presents at schools, living
history, reenacting and roundtable events, public libraries, and annually back in Southern
California at Huntington Beach’s Civil War Days over Labor Day weekend.
The program will be held in the library’s multipurpose room located at 27 West 4 th Street in
Emporium. For more information, please contact the Barbara Moscato Brown Memorial Library
at 814-486-8011.
Experience history not as a distant memory—but as a living story that continues to shape
who we are today.
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