[ February 15, 2011; 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Cuyahoga Valley National Park is pleased to be one of sixteen cities hosting the National Park Service’s program commemorating the historic journey of Abraham Lincoln’s inaugural journey to the White House. The programming will feature acclaimed Lincoln actor Fritz Klein, who will present what Lincoln said in each community as he tried to reassure a [...]

[ February 13, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ] Abraham Lincoln Re-enactor Visits the Ohio Statehouse: Sesquicentennial Event
Explore Ohio’s connection with Abraham Lincoln with a visit from President Lincoln.   Our nation’s 16th President will provide an hour-long presentation.   The program will occur 150 years to the day from Lincoln’s historic speech to the 54th Ohio General Assembly on February 13, 1865. Free and open [...]

Event Marks 150th Anniversary of Lincoln’s Ohio Statehouse Visit While on His Inaugural Journey from Springfield, Illinois to Washington, DC
The year-long Ohio Statehouse Sesquicentennial celebration continues with a visit from “Abraham Lincoln” to the Ohio Statehouse 150 years to the day after his February 13, 1861 visit.   The special visit by a nationally renowned Lincoln [...]

[ July 24, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. August 21, 2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Sit around the campfire and enjoy a traditional National Park Service program on the grounds of James A. Garfield NHS!

James A. Garfield National Historic Site
8095 Mentor Avenue
Mentor, Ohio 44060
440-255-8722
440-974-2045   fax
www.nps.gov/jaga

[ March 28, 2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] James A. Garfield NHS celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2010! Congress passed legislation designating the site on December 28, 1980, transferring ownership to the National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior). We will host four special programs throughout 2010 commemorating this important anniversary. This presentation will trace the history of the Garfields’ ownership of [...]