Schedule
The 12th Annual Garfield Symposium will be taking place on Saturday, March 14, 2026, beginning at 8:00 AM.
The Symposium will be held in person (at Our Lady of the Elms School) and virtually via Zoom Video and Teleconference. THIS EVENT IS FREE!
While there is no fee to attend the Symposium, we ask that you register by Monday, March 9, 2026 .
An optional add-on for Dinner & A Movie is available for $20 per person.
SCHEDULE (COMING SOON!)
BOOK GIVEAWAY
Paul Pojman, MSLS, JAGCWRT Librarian
ARTIFACT DISPLAY AND INFORMATION TABLES
- James A. Garfield CWRT
- Save Wyse Fork Battlefield Commission & Main Street Consultants
- America250
Registration for the Symposium is OPEN!
Did we mention that this event is FREE?
An optional add-on for Dinner & A Movie is available for $20 per person.
We look forward to you joining us for this great event!
THE 12th GARFIELD SYMPOSIUM IS AN
OFFICIALLY SPONSORED GARFIELD 200 EVENT
Symposium Committee
Andrew C. M. Mizsak, Co-Chair, JAGCWRT
Dana Best-Mizsak, Co-Chair, JAGCWRT
Douglas M. Brattebo, PhD, JD, Hiram College
Abraham Bruckman, MS, JAGCWRT
William C. DiGiacomontonio, Chief Historian,
US Capitol Historical Society
Benjamin Frayser, MBA, JAGCWRT
Previous Keynote Speakers
2014, Lakeland Community College, Allan Peskin, PhD
The Life of James A. Garfield
2015, Lakeland Community College, Daniel Vermiliya
James A. Garfield and the Civil War
2016, Bedford, Ohio, Douglas Brattebo, Ph.D, JD
The 1880 Presidential Election of James A. Garfield
2017, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Benjamin Frayser, MBA
James A. Garfield and the Chagrin Falls Debates
2018, Orange Village, Ohio, Anita Benedetti, BA
The Life of Lucretia R. Garfield (First Person Interpretation)
2019, Strongsville, Ohio, Benjamin Frayser as Major General James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield in the Civil War
2020, via Zoom, Ohio,
Benjamin Frayser as Candidate James A. Garfield
The 140th Anniversary of the Treaty of Mentor
2021, via Zoom, Ohio,
James A. Garfield, III
The Garfield's of Hiram