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11/25/2024
🕰️ Step back in time without leaving campus! You’ll enjoy this blog post from our recent visitors to Hiram College; read stories about President Garfield, haunted houses, squirrel stew, and more. Plus, a heartfelt tribute to Hiram's hospitality, all paired with some truly captivating photos! It's packed with humor, sentiment, and history. 🐿️📸
Read this delightful journey through Garfield's history at Hiram: https://eyesofjefferson.com/317-the-spirit-of-james.../...
 
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11/22/2024

📜 A Special Visit to the Hiram College Library Archives!

We were thrilled to welcome history blogger Thomas Watson, who traveled all the way from Michigan with his wife, granddaughter, and a very special travel companion—a Thomas Jefferson bobblehead! 🏛️ He documents his journeys to historical sites, with a particular focus on past presidents. Check it out: https://eyesofjefferson.com/

Joining him was Tim Garfield, the great-great-grandson of President James A. Garfield and First Lady Lucretia Garfield. 🌟

During their visit, they explored some of our unique Garfield treasures, including:

✨ Original Garfield family lithographs

✨ A silver water pitcher gifted to Garfield by a hose brigade during his campaign

✨ A giant folio of newspaper clippings documenting Garfield's assassination and the trial of his assassin

✨ An original presidential campaign pin from Garfield's 1880 campaign

✨ A heartfelt letter written by Garfield to Hiram College (then Western Reserve Eclectic Institute) as a "farewell for now"

It was an afternoon filled with history, storytelling, and connections to the past! 🕰️ We’re honored to have shared this glimpse into the legacy of one of Hiram’s most notable alumni. 

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11/22/2024

The Friends of the Hiram College Library celebrated their 40th Anniversary this fall! Watch the recording.  

Friend's Impact by the Numbers: Watch the video.

Amanda Flower, a USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author, who has written over fifty mystery novels, spoke at the event. Watch the recording

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11/22/2024

Think you can stump a librarian? Submit your toughest question here, and we'll film a librarian tackling it. If they can't find the answer, you win! Test their research skills now!  Click here to play. 

The first five questions have been answered! 1: What always grows but never shrinks? 2: What is my pet dino's name? 3: What time did some whales grow legs and start walking? 4: What year was the Hiram College Library first built and by who? 5: What is the correlation between a country's quality of chocolate and their national debt? Watch here. for answers. And congratulations to our winners!