James A. Garfield National Historic Site
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James A. Garfield NHS interprets the home of the 20th President of the United States, including the Memorial Library added to the house by his widow, Lucretia.
DON'T DRINK THAT COFFEE! AN APRIL FOOL STORY From Memorial to James A. Garfield by his daughter Mollie Garfield Stanley-Brown published in the Youth's Companion, 1893: ~Father had a keen appreciation of harmless and merry jokes, and was always in sympathy with the joker, no…
HUGE shout out to Todd @IkeLibrary for another great chat. We all miss him here at the Garfield site. #ParkChat
Theodore Roosevelt does not have a presidential library. Should one be built for him? #ParkChat @IkeLibrary
Do presidential libraries give an overly rosy historical depiction of a president and his administration? #ParkChat @IkeLibrary
Do you think the John Quincy Adams Stone Library, the James A. Garfield Memorial Library, or the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library should be given credit for setting the precedent for the modern-day presidential library? #ParkChat @IkeLibrary
Which presidential library has the most impressive exhibits? #ParkChat @IkeLibrary
#ParkChat Do you think presidential libraries have turned more into tourist traps rather than archives of serious research? @IkeLibrary
We're co-hosting #ParkChat w/ @IkeLibrary at 9 pm EST / 8 pm CST this Wed., Jan. 8. The topic? Presidential Libraries. As the kids say...it's gonna be lit. Don't embarrass yourself at the water cooler on Thursday morning by being the only one who didn't follow along.
From President-elect James A. Garfield's diary, December 22, 1880: "This has been one of the quietest days I have had since the nomination. Worked off the usual number of letters, and in company with Rhodes and Crete, read the Inaugurals of Jefferson, Madison and Monroe. Curious…
From President-elect James A. Garfield's diary, December 11, 1880: "The personal aspects of the presidency are far from pleasant. I shall be compelled to live in great social isolation; almost everyone who comes to me wants something which he thinks I can and ought to give him,…
“I have resigned my place in the army and taken my seat in Congress. I did this with great regret. But the President told me he dared not risk a single vote in the House and that he needs men in Congress who are familiar with the needs of the army. I did not feel it right to…
Museum Monday: Mollie Garfield Stanley-Brown commissioned artist John Fulton Folinsbee (c. 1920s) to paint these portraits of her late parents, James and Lucretia Garfield. The portraits, which hang in our museum, are wonderful examples of the expressionistic style of painting…
Image: "Victory" by Bernhard Gillam, Harper's Weekly, November 20, 1880. President-elect Garfield is drawn as a triumphant Roman general, parading past an approving Columbia and Uncle Sam. Stamped on the harness of his white steed is the democratic slogan "Vox Populi," meaning…
From Congressman James A. Garfield's diary, November 17, 1872: "It rained and snowed dismally this evening, and I read Parkman with increasing delight. I have often thought I would love to do some historical work. It would gratify my love for discovery and thorough work." What a…
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Garfield house.
Be like Garfield today and every day. #worldkindnessday #jamesagarfield
