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Hayes was the 19th U.S. President serving from 1877-1881. He was also a Ohio governor, a U.S. Congressman and a General in the Civil War and loving husband to Lucy and father to eight children.
Honoring the memory of Rutherford B. Hayes, his family established the first presidential library open to the public in 1916. For 100 years the collections have grown beyond the core collection to include 90,000 books, manuscripts and images which reflect Hayes' special interests, including genealogy, local history, and the Gilded Age period in which he lived.
Spiegel Grove houses the Hayes Museum and 31 room mansion, along with 25 acres of park and the burial site of President and Mrs. Hayes.
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Two women will perform excerpts from a play about extraordinary sisters who had groundbreaking careers at a time when women – especially Black women — had few educational and advancement opportunities on Saturday, March 14, at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.
Regina Vincent-Williams, Ph.D., of Fremont, and Francine Butler, of Delaware, Ohio will give a dramatic reading of portions of “Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years” in the museum auditorium.
Sunday, March 1, 2026
For the third year in a row, the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums and YMCA of Sandusky County are teaming up to offer their members free admission to each other’s sites throughout March.
The two sites are offering a membership swap where members of the YMCA can show their YMCA membership card and visit Hayes Presidential for free, and Hayes Presidential members can do the same at the YMCA.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
A stubborn myth has implied that Rutherford Hayes and his Republican associates made a “deal” with Democrats at the Wormley for the presidency, trading the rights of African Americans and ending Reconstruction by removing federal troops from the South.
Though a meeting did take place between representatives of the two parties, what was discussed had little to no impact on the outcome of the election, which the electoral commission would decide only a day later in Hayes’s favor. The discussion at the Wormley Hotel focused on assurances Hayes had made during his campaign speech. Before the election, Hayes pledged to work to return the three remaining state governments in the South still controlled with military protection by Republicans since the Civil War, to the states themselves as per the Constitution.
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
The Easter Egg Roll at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is celebrating its 40th year with an afternoon of fun and games that replicate the White House Easter Egg Roll that Rutherford B. Hayes started when he was president.
The egg roll is from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4, and kids and their families can stop by any time during that time to participate. The event is geared toward kids ages 3-10, but kids of all ages are welcome.