hotel, which is downtown galena.he day after his election grant and julia opened up their home and the parlor here for people, townfolk, to file through and congratulate both of them on his election and the next step of their lives. this is the general and mrs. grant's bedroom. the bed here is the oldest piece that we have in the house, probably the most personal. this is the original bed they brought to galena with them from (white haven), putting down some roots here in galena, and they loved it here. you know, even through all their travels and the white house, i mean, this was always here for them when they came back. this is called a lap book. it has mrs. u.s. grant on it. this was julia's. and she probably kept papers pens, her correspondence in here, for when she was either writing letters or maybe receiving them and kept them stored in here. and religion was very important for -- for mrs. grant. her grandfather was a methodist minister. so, you know, growing up, it was important to her, and she instilled that