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Bowen-Thompson Student Union 1001 E Wooster St , Bowling Green, OH 43402
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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
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