James A. Garfield Day at BGSU

James A. Garfield Day at BGSU

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026

Bowling Green State University

Bowen-Thompson Student Union | Lenhart Grand Ballroom

REGISTRATION COMING SOON

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 12:50 p.m.

C.W. Goodyear

author of James A. Garfield, From Radical to Unifier

Book Signing with C.W. Goodyear | 1:30 p.m.