Previous Programs & Venues
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The entire We Made History troupe visited the
Ohio Association of Elections Officials Winter Conference
held in Columbus, OH. The Presidents and First Ladies
mingled and chatted with the conferees over dinner on
Thursday, January 26, 2012, periodically being called to the
microphone to do a brief presentation. The presidential
characters shared anecdotes about how they met and married
their spouses. The next morning, the five Presidents
(Lincoln, Grant, Garfield, T. Roosevelt, & Taft) were the
keynote speakers at the Closing Session of the conference.
They revealed stories about their presidential elections –
giving the audience a unique (and entertaining) history
lesson in the process.
(The Ohio Association of Election Officials
is a bipartisan organization representing the members and
employees of Ohio’s county boards of elections, their
directors and deputy directors. OAEO is a professional
organization dedicated to the training and education of its
members, thus ensuring fair and accurate elections for all
Ohioans.)
Eleanor Roosevelt with Presidents James Garfield, Theodore
Roosevelt, & William Taft |
Lincoln chats with OAEO
conference attendee |
President Grant enjoying a
moment at the OAEO Winter Conference |
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President Taft signs the
New Mexico Statehood Proclamation
(Read more about this "historic"
occasion and a personal account by Dale
Liikala)
President William
Howard Taft, portrayed by Dale Liikala,
signs the New Mexico Statehood
Proclamation while his cabinet
secretaries and members of the New
Mexico delegation, all local actors,
witness the event during a re-enactment
Friday (January 6, 2012) at the New
Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum in
Las Cruces. This event kicks off
Centennial celebrations that will
continue into the weekend. For a video
of the event and a photo gallery please
visit
www.lcsun-news.com. (Robin
Zielinski/Sun-News)
Dignitaries and
politicians from New Mexico watch as
President William Howard Taft signs the
New Mexico statehood bill on Jan. 6,
1912, saying simply, "Well, it is all
over. I am glad to give you life. I hope
you will be healthy." (Courtesy of U.S.
Library of Congress) |
On Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Dale Liikala was in Hodgenville, Ky
to deliver the
keynote address at the Abraham
Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Park.
He gave the President Taft's speech from the
dedication
speech he gave 100 years ago.
To read the
newspaper articles and background concerning this
rededication ceremony
please click. |
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"Letters
from the Front": The
Civil War Letters of General James A. Garfield & Lucretia R.
Garfield, sponsored by the Friends of the Orange Library,
October 16, 2011, and performed by
Ed Haney and Debbie Weinkamer
in the James A. Garfield Room at the library |
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President James A. Garfield and First Lady Lucretia
Garfield(Ed Haney and Debbie Weinkamer) were the Parade
Marshals in the 34th Annual “It’s Better in
Mentor” Festival Parade on Saturday, September 17, 2011. |
Here, President and Mrs. James A. Garfield greeted the
crowds from
Lake Farmpark’s
exhibition wagon that was pulled by a team of Clydesdale
horses.
Click
here to be taken to a short video of some of the
parade--(The Garfields are at the end)
http://mentor.patch.com/articles/video-see-highlights-from-the-its-better-in-mentor-parade#video-7803654 |
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President U.S. Grant spoke about his admiration of General
James Birdseye McPherson on the 147th anniversary
of McPherson’s death near
Atlanta. He was born and raised in
Clyde, OH and was buried in the cemetery across
from his childhood home. The
monument
of General McPherson,
an engineer who was first in his class at
West Point, was erected in the cemetery in 1881.
(July 22, 2011) |
Wreath-laying at the
Gen. McPherson statue |
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President James A. Garfield is seen here with Karen Lakus at
the Cleveland Metropark’s CanalWay Center. He presented his
“Log Cabin to President” program there on February 26,
2011. President Garfield highlighted his time on the Ohio &
Erie Canal, as well as his father’s building of several
segments of the canal. |
WARREN DILLAWAY
(photographer)/Star
Beacon:
John
and Marian King of Ashtabula
tuned in to their inner
Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln Saturday, July 9,
2011 at the Multi-Cultural Festival at
Lance Corporal
Kevin
Cornelius
Memorial Park in
Ashtabula, OH.
For
more information from the day visit:
http://starbeacon.com/local/x66808728/CELEBRATING-ALL-PEOPLE |
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The Garfields visited Moreland Hills to reminisce about the
President's early years. They are seated with visitors in
the replica cabin that recreates James A. Garfield's birth
site and early home. The Moreland Hills Historical Society
hosted the cabin opening day event and served refreshments
to participants of all ages. |
John King as Lincoln
during the Cleveland Grays Armory Museum Founder's Day event |
The Presidents and
First Ladies visited Maple Elementary School, Painesville,
Ohio on February 18, 2011.
 Eleanor
Roosevelt holds the students spellbound.
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Presidents Theodore
Roosevelt, Taft, Grant, Lincoln and Garfield, along with
Eleanor Roosevelt address a group of intent students |
Principal Sebring with the Presidents |
Even
Superintendent Hanlon joined in on the excitements of the
day
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Jeff Forman/JForman@News-Herald.com |
William Taft shares
memories of his presidential years with Rachel
Oprzadek on Sunday during Dinner with the
Presidents at Yours Truly in
Mayfield
Village. Rachel, 10,
was with her mother, Meredith Oprzadek. They
live in
Chester
Township. Taft was
portrayed by Dale Liikala of
Mentor.
For more on the "4th Annual Dinner with
the Presidents" click here |
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Lucretia (Debbie Weinkamer) and President James Garfield (Ed
Haney) visit with
Pat Magyarics at Mantua
Center Christian Church during a January 2010 visit to
Mantua Center, Ohio.
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On
Friday, July 2, 2010
the Hon. James A. Garfield
and Mrs. Lucretia Garfield appeared at the 130th
Anniversary of
the Civil War Veterans Monument
and gave the
Dedication Speech
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On February 15, 2010, Bob was invited by
The
Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, GA,
to make a presentation in the auditorium of Plains High
School about Roosevelt's life, campaign and presidency. "The
National Park Service requested his services for Presidents’
Day because Roosevelt was the first president to win a Nobel
Peace Prize for delegating a treaty between Japan and
Russia, thereby ending the war between the countries.
Roosevelt is important to Plains because President Jimmy
Carter lives in the town, and was the second president to
win the prize for, among numerous other missions, helping to
bring peace between Israel and Egypt."
(Carly Farrell ,The
Americus Times-Recorder.)
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TR speaking to an AP history class at Schley County High
School 10 miles
from Americus.
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