James a Garfield National Park
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Wednesday May 8 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War Era Series: Protecting Your Civil War Heirlooms
Join James A. Garfield NHS staff and volunteers at Mentor Public Library on the second Wednesday of each month for a new talk on “Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War Era”! Do you have papers or artifacts from the Civil War that you want to preserve and protect for futur......More
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Tuesday May 28 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Hillcrest Concert Band Performance on the Lawn
Join us for a beautiful summer evening band concert on the lawn behind President and Mrs. Garfield’s home! We welcome the Hillcrest Concert Band to James A. Garfield National Historic Site for the first time. The expansive lawn here at James A. Garfield NHS makes for a ......More
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Thursday June 6 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
University Heights Symphonic Band Performance on the Lawn
Join us for a beautiful summer evening band concert on the lawn behind President and Mrs. Garfield’s home! We welcome back the University Heights Symphonic Band to James A. Garfield National Historic Site for another year! The expansive lawn here at James A. Garfield NH......More
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Wednesday June 12 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War Era Series: Lady Against Lady: First Ladies & the Civil War
Join James A. Garfield NHS staff and volunteers at Mentor Public Library on the second Wednesday of each month for a new talk on “Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War Era”! First Ladies Harriet Lane Mary Lincoln Julia Grant and Lucy Hayes all had unique eyewitness accoun......More
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Saturday June 15 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
Flag Retirement Ceremony
In honor of June 14’s designation as Flag Day, join members of local Boy Scout troops as they properly and respectfully retire used and unserviceable American flags. Visitors and citizens are invited to bring flags they would like to have retired or drop those flags off......More
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Sunday June 16 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Author Talk and Book Signing: C.W. Goodyear, Author of President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier
C.W. Goodyear is the author of the acclaimed biography President Garfield: From Radical to Unifier published by Simon & Schuster in July 2023. We’re thrilled to welcome him to James A. Garfield NHS for the second time to speak and sign books! He’ll speak about what spar......More
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Saturday June 22 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Erie Heights Brass Ensemble Concert on the Lawn
Join the Erie Heights Brass Ensemble on the grounds for an hour of live music! The lawn behind the Garfield home is a perfect place to enjoy live music just as the Garfield family did during the presidential campaign summer of 1880: outside under the shade of large hist......More
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Saturday July 6 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
The Cleveland Shakespeare Festival Presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Several of Shakespeare’s plays are found on the shelves of the Memorial Library at James A. Garfield National Historic Site. This evening, enjoy Shakespeare in the great outdoors as the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream on the expansive l......More
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Wednesday July 10 12:00pm - 1:00pm EDT
Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War Era Series: Andrew Johnson: Military Governor & Reconstruction President
Join James A. Garfield NHS staff and volunteers at Mentor Public Library on the second Wednesday of each month for a new talk on “Leaders & Legacies of the Civil War Era”! Andrew Johnson was a southern Democrat who stayed loyal to the Union during the Civil War and that......More
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Friday July 12 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Naturalization Ceremony
Visit the site today to witness dozens of individuals from nations across the globe take the oath as America’s newest citizens. The Garfield home provides an appropriate and idyllic setting for this uniquely American ceremony. This event planned in partnership with the ......More