Schedule
The 11th Annual Garfield Symposium will be taking place on Saturday, November 9, 2024, beginning at 9:15 AM.
The Symposium will be held in person (at the Brecksville Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library) and virtually via Zoom Video and Teleconference. THIS EVENT IS FREE!
While there is no fee to attend, we ask that you register by November 6, 2024.
SCHEDULE (COMING SOON!)
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BOOK GIVEAWAY
Paul Pojman, MSLS, JAGCWRT Librarian
ARTIFACT DISPLAY AND INFORMATION TABLES
- James A. Garfield CWRT
- Save Wyse Fork Battlefield Commission & Main Street Consultants
Registration for the Symposium will be available beginning October 24, 2023, on our website, www.JamesAGarfieldCWRT.org.
Did we mention that this event is FREE?
We look forward to you joining us for this great event!
THE 11th 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
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Previous Keynote Speakers
2014, Lakeland Community College, Allan Peskin, PhD
The Life of James A. Garfield
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2015, Lakeland Community College, Daniel Vermiliya
James A. Garfield and the Civil War
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2016, Bedford, Ohio, Douglas Brattebo, Ph.D, JD
The 1880 Presidential Election of James A. Garfield
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2017, Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Benjamin Frayser, MBA
James A. Garfield and the Chagrin Falls Debates
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2018, Orange Village, Ohio, Anita Benedetti, BA
The Life of Lucretia R. Garfield (First Person Interpretation)
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2019, Strongsville, Ohio, Benjamin Frayser as Major General James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield in the Civil War
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2020, via Zoom, Ohio,
Benjamin Frayser as Candidate James A. Garfield
The 140th Anniversary of the Treaty of Mentor
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2021, via Zoom, Ohio,
James A. Garfield, III
The Garfield's of Hiram