After President James Garfield died of a gunshot wound in 1881, his admirers set out to built a sandstone tower, now blackened with age, that rises above the trees of Lake View Cemetery.

Garfield had been shot by Charles Guiteau, a man universally described in the press as “a disappointed office-seeker.” Translation: Guiteau expected a job in the new Garfield administration ...

Memorial Day is a federal holiday observed ... On May 30th, 1868, General James Garfield gathered with more than 5,000 participants at Arlington National Cemetary to decorate the graves of 20,000 ...

But James Garfield, before being elected president ... The wedding took place in the Memorial Library that Lucretia had built to preserve her husband's legacy at the family home in Mentor ...

Presenter David Lintern will discuss, “James A. Garfield the Early Years ... Lintern started as a guide at the JAG Memorial at Lake View in November 2024. Light refreshments will be served.