Karen wrote:

Let's say I set up a meeting request and I send the request to all the
attendees. After I send the request, I decide to cancel the meeting.
When I do this, the meeting is removed from everyone’s calendar and
mine as well. Is there a way to have it display in my calendar as
being cancelled on that given day and time, so I at least know that a
meeting was scheduled?

No. Just create a meeting for yourself and notate it as "canceled".
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]