James A. Garfield Camp members will be attending the following events for Memorial Day, May 29:
Woodland Cemetery Ceremony (6901 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland), 10 am
Lakeview Cemetery Ceremony (12316 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland), 10:30 am
Also, on Tuesday, May 30, the Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Public Square in downtown Cleveland) will be hosting a ceremony at noon.
The Garfield Camp is meeting April 1, 2017 at 10 am at the Solon Public Library (34125 Portz Pkwy. 44139).
The Garfield Camp is meeting March 11 at 10 am at Perkins Restaurant (1503 Traveler’s Pointe, Avon, OH 44011).
The Garfield Camp is meeting February 11 at 10 am at Perkins Restaurant (1503 Traveler’s Pointe, Avon, OH 44011).
In November the Camp met at the Chagrin Falls Historical Society. John Bourisseau, President of the Chagrin Falls Historical Society, spoke about the Civil War monument in Evergreen Cemetery in Chagrin Falls.
Ted Prasse, President of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers and Sailors Monument Commission (left) and John Bourisseau.
Civil War Monument at Evergreen Cemetery.
In December the Camp met at the Masonic Auditorium in Cleveland. The 2017 Camp officers and Auxiliary officers were installed. New members were also initiated.
Cindy Hilliard, President of the Department of Ohio, Auxiliary to the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War (left) and Sue Freshley, President of the Auxiliary to the Garfield Camp.
New member Dan Brady is initiated into the camp by Camp Commander Mark Britton.
On October 29 members of the James A. Garfield Camp assisted the A.C. Voris Camp with a ceremony celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Oakwood Cemetery’s Civil War monument. This monument honors the 29 men from Cuyahoga Falls who died during the war (special thanks to Paul Huff of the A.C. Voris Camp for the photo!)
From Left: Ted Dudra, Mark Britton, Harold George, Gerald Payn, Paul Huff, Tom Vince, Chris Gunvalsen, Ken Freshley, The Reverend Jerome Lukachinsky, Gage Georgeff and Jon Silvis.
The Garfield Camp will be meeting September 10 at 10 am at the Brunswick Library (33649 Center Rd., Brunswick, OH 44212).
In October, the Camp will meet October 8 at 10 am at the Fairview Park Library (21255 Lorain Rd., Fairview Park, OH 44126).
The Garfield Camp would like to welcome Daniel Brady and Robert Stofko to the camp! Daniel’s great-great-grandfather, Peter Brady, served as a private in Company A of the 3rd New Jersey Infantry. Robert’s great-grandfather, Lemuel Stillions, was in the 97th Ohio Infantry, serving as a private in Company A.
On May 21 members of the Garfield Camp participated in ceremonies to rededicate GAR Highway signs on Route 6 in Avon Lake, Sheffield Lake and Bay Village (special thanks to Paul Huff of the A.C. Voris Camp for the photographs!).
From left: Garfield Camp officers Jon Silvis, Tim Graham, Bill Stark, Pete Hritsko,
Ken Freshley, Mark Britton, Dept. of Ohio Commander Shawn Cox and
Dept. of Ohio Junior Vice Commander James Crane
Judy and Pete Hritsko, Dept. of Ohio Senior Vice Commander and National and Dept. Of Ohio GAR Highway Officer
Pete Hritsko with Greg Zilka, the Mayor of Avon Lake
Pete Hritsko with Dennis Bring, the Mayor of Sheffield Lake
Pete Hritsko with Debbie Sutherland, the Mayor of Bay Village
