Life After President Garfield
Life After President Garfield
Life After President Garfield with Debbie Weinkamer (In-Person)

When President James A. Garfield was assassinated in 1881, First Lady Lucretia Garfield’s world changed forever. Admired for her strength and devotion during his final months, she later retreated to private life in Mentor, Ohio.

Through Lucretia’s own words, discover how she honored her husband’s memory, guided her family, and lived the next 36 years with quiet resilience.

Date: Monday, November 10, 2025
Time: 6:30–7:30 PM (ET)
Location: Combined Room A & B
Audience: Adults (18+)
Category: Adult

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Church Records


Records for the following congregations are available:

First Church Congregational, Painesville [births/baptisms 1810-1995, deaths/funerals 1810-1996, and church records 1810-1836]

St. James Episcopal Church, Painesville [baptisms 1824-1874]

 

Military Records


The following books are available:


Index to Revolutionary War Pension Applications

Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, volumes 1-166, with indices for volumes 1-160, and the Patriot Index [1990 Centennial Edition]

Roster of Ohio Soldiers War of 1812

Morley Library History


Celebrating over 100 Years of Service


Opened October 1899

The nucleus of the Morley Library on Phelps Street was provided by the local Women's Christian Temperance Union, which established a temperance library and reading room in 1878. After librarian Mary Dean's death in 1898, friends set about fulfilling her dream of a free public library.

Naturalization Records


Naturalization records for Lake County, Ohio, covers the period of 1860-1975. 

A project of the Lake County Genealogical Society, it is an alphabetical abstract of the naturalization petitions from Lake County Probate Court (1860-1906) and Lake County Common Pleas Court (1906-1975). This includes Declarations of Intention and petitions that failed for a variety of reasons.