Learn how to protect your heirlooms with a curator from the National Park Service! Kelsey Voit from James A. Garfield National Historic Site explains how to properly care for precious artifacts, including papers, textiles, metals, and photos (including daguerreotypes and tin types.)
By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:
Explore the life and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant with Todd Arrington, site manager of James A. Garfield National Historic Site.
You’ve probably heard of Vicksburg and even the Credit Mobilier scandal, but do you know what Grant did when he was gifted an enslaved man? Or what he said after the first day of Shiloh? Or his parallels with Eisenhower?
By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in our Civil War series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:
Abraham Lincoln is widely thought of as one of the nation’s best presidents. However, he nearly lost his reelection bid in 1864.
Todd Arrington, site manager at James A. Garfield National Historic Site, revisits 1864 when Lincoln hoped to win a second term. But Democratic candidate George B. McClellan didn’t make it easy, and voters were split between those who thought the Civil War needed to continue and those who wanted to make peace with the Confederacy.
This talk is part of a monthly series on the leaders and legacies of the Civil War that is hosted by the James A. Garfield National Historic Site and Mentor Public Library. Several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety including:
In commemoration of Veterans Day, discover the story behind Abraham Lincoln’s famous and brief (only 262 words!) speech.
What did Lincoln hope to accomplish with his speech? What was the public reaction? And who was the actual headliner that day?
Todd Arringtong, site manager of James A. Garfield National Historic Site and Gettysburg native, dives deeply into the Gettysburg Address.
This talk is part of a monthly series on the leaders and legacies of the Civil War that is hosted by the James A. Garfield National Historic Site and Mentor Public Library. Several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety including:
Our friends and neighbors from James A. Garfield National Historic Site discuss the physical, mental, and emotional wounds that the veterans of the US Civil War experienced.
This talk is part of a monthly series on the leaders and legacies of the Civil War that is hosted by the James A. Garfield National Historic Site and Mentor Public Library. Several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety including:
