James A. Garfield Day at BGSU

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James A. Garfield Day

at BGSU

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026

Bowling Green State University

Bowen-Thompson Student Union

Lenhart Grand Ballroom

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You're invited to celebrate James A. Garfield Day, as officially established by the Ohio General Assembly.

Join us in Bowling Green for a day honoring an Ohio native who served with distinction as a Civil War general, scholar, and long-serving U.S. representative before becoming the 20th President of the United States.

Discussion Panels

9-11:30 a.m.

Garfield Descendants Panel

featuring three generations of Garfields

Ohio Presidents' Role in America's Second Founding

featuring representatives from the

Grant, Hayes and Garfield libraries and museums

Featured Speaker Luncheon

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

C.W. Goodyear

author of James A. Garfield, From Radical to Unifier

Book Signing with C.W. Goodyear

1:30 p.m