Presidents Day event returns to Garfield Historic Site
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Feb. 1—For the first time since 2020, the James A. Garfield National Historic Site has announced that its annual Presidents Day event will return live on Feb. 20
The event. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.. was online-only the past two years due to the pandemic.
Presidents Day visitors to the site, 8095 Mentor Ave. in Mentor, will be able to tour the Garfield home, visitor center museum and grounds free of charge. The event will be hosted by historical reenactors portraying first lady Lucretia Rudolph Garfield and her daughter Mollie. Visitors also will be able to meet President George Washington, President and Mrs. Abraham Lincoln and President and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt.
Presidential-themed games and activities will be available in the visitor center. The day will also include children's crafts and activities and a trivia game at noon and 1:30 p.m. featuring the presidents, first ladies and first daughter.
The site is a unit of the National Park Service that commemorates the life, career and legacy of the 20th president of the United States. Garfield lived in Mentor when elected to the presidency in 1880, running the nation's first-ever "front porch" campaign from his home on what is now Mentor Avenue.
"Presidents Day is one of our favorite holidays and busiest days here at James A. Garfield National Historic Site," Site Manager Todd Arrington said. "What better place is there to spend Presidents Day than a presidential home? We invite everyone to stop by to learn about our chief executives and also have a little fun here on Presidents Day."
The Presidents Day event is supported by The James A. Garfield Alliance and The Garfield Trail of Ohio.
Later in the day, Yours Truly is hosting a Dinner with the Presidents event from 5 to 8 p.m. at the restaurant located at 7280 Center St.
Many of the prominent figures from the event at the Garfield National Historic Site will be on hand at Yours Truly to entertain and educate diners. Mentor Library will provide presidential books and crafts.
