The Life and Times of President Chester A. Arthur – Walking Tour

Schedule

Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 10:00 am

UTC-04:00
Location

68 Cemetery Ave, Menands, NY, United States, New York 12204 | Watervliet, NY

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PRESENTER: Tom Fraser, Friends Volunteer, Former National Park Service Ranger and Tour Leader at Lindenwald, President Martin Van Buren’s Kinderhook Home
Join Tom as he explores the many people near and dear to Chester A. Arthur, our nation’s 21st President. Tom will share stories about Arthur’s family members also buried at Albany Rural Cemetery, as well as the many politicians and other public figures he associated with in the Albany area. Tom will also discuss Arthur’s health issues which impacted his presidency and beyond and provide interesting insight into Arthur’s portrayal in the recent Netflix series, “Death by Lightning.” This will prove to be a fascinating tour full of intrigue, discussions of fate, underscoring how timing is everything.
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Where is it happening?

68 Cemetery Ave, Menands, NY, United States, New York 12204, 47 Cemetery Ave, Albany, NY 12204-2401, United States, Watervliet

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