James A. Garfield National Historic Site

05 20, 2023

How Did the United States Go from a Civil War to an Empire?

By |2023-05-10T16:57:45-04:00May 20, 2023|

Explore American foreign policy after the Civil War.

Ranger Alan Gephardt from the James A. Garfield National Historic Site explains how the vision of Secretary of State William H. Seward guided more than 30 years of international diplomacy. Discover how a rivalry with England and economic interests in Asia led to ports (and more) in Hawaii and Samoa, as well as American intercession in Venezuela.

The Civil War series continues on June 14 with a presentation exploring the methodology of historical archaeology and GIS mapping of Civil War sites.

By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:

04 26, 2023

Cuisine in the Victorian Era: What Did President Garfield Eat

By |2023-04-18T15:21:44-04:00April 26, 2023|

It’s a repast from the past! Discover the cuisine of the Victorian Era and learn what President Garfield ate during the most important meals of his life. (Not lasagna.)

The speaker is Ranger Allison Powell from the James A. Garfield National Historic Site.

For more from President Garfield’s world:

04 15, 2023

Explore the History of the First Presidential Memorial Library

By |2023-04-12T16:23:16-04:00April 15, 2023|

Discover how Lucretia Rudolph Garfield preserved the legacy of her husband, President James A. Garfield, and created the first presidential memorial library. After her husband was assassinated, Lucretia preserved President Garfield’s vast correspondence in her memory room, which set the precedent for the modern presidential library system. The story is told by Lucretia herself – as portrayed by Debbie Weinkamer, the lead volunteer at James A. Garfield National Historic Site.

The next talk in the Civil War series looks at American foreign policy during the war. It’s scheduled for noon on Wednesday, May 10.

For more from Lucretia Garfield:

03 15, 2023

How the US Civil War Changed Fashion

By |2023-03-08T15:47:02-05:00March 15, 2023|

Ranger Rebecca Grimke from James A. Garfield National Historic Site explains what fashion looked like before the Civil War and how the war changed it. At least one of these changes still affects the fashion world today!

Our Civil War series with the Garfield National Historic Site continues at noon on Wednesday, April 12, at our Main Branch. Lucretia Garfield (as portrayed by Debbie Weinkamer) will explain how her efforts to preserve her husband’s correspondence led to the creation of the first presidential library. You can sign up online for the program or call us at 440-255-8811 ext. 1.

By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:

01 14, 2023

The US Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation

By |2023-01-11T15:53:01-05:00January 14, 2023|

Ranger Alan Gephardt from James A. Garfield National Historic Site discusses The Emancipation Proclamation. He answers who it, in fact, emancipated and whom it did not. He also examines what other options — compensated emancipation, colonization — President Abraham Lincoln considered before his proclamation.

The next talk in our Civil War series with Garfield National Historic Site will be at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 8. The topic will be Civil War veterans who went on to become President of the United States.

By the way, if you’re interested in Civil War history, several talks in this series can be viewed online in their entirety, including:

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