Entrance open during construction/paving on Buckland and Hayes avenues: Paving and milling will take place in the next few days on Hayes and Buckland avenues, but our entrance remains OPEN. There could be delays for visitors getting into the site. - Hayes Presidential participates in 4th Grade History Pass Plus throughout July, continues regular 4th Grade History pass now through August
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Fourth graders and up to three family members accompanying them can receive free admission to the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums throughout July through America 250-Ohio’s 4th Grade History Plus Pass.
Hayes Presidential also continues to participate in America 250-Ohio’s regular 4th Grade History Pass, which allows fourth graders to receive free admission to the site, in June and August, as well. During June and August, their family members are charged admission.
Hayes Presidential staff to give presentations on wide range of topics – from historical to artificial intelligence – at Lakeside
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Throughout the summer, Hayes Presidential Library & Museums staff members will share their knowledge about a vaiety of topics, ranging from historical information from President Hayes’ era to artificial intelligence during the Chautauqua Lecture Series at Lakeside Chautauqua.
Admission to the programs is included with the Chautauqua daily, weekly or season pass. Programs take place in the Orchestra Hall.
Local celebrities batter up with vintage base ball team at Hayes Presidential
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Local celebrities will suit up and play the Spiegel Grove Squires, the vintage base ball team at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, on Sunday, June 14.
The match is at 1 p.m. on the lawn behind the Hayes Home. Admission is free. The Squires and celebrities will mix into two teams that will play each other.
Special exhibit examines President Hayes’ love of reading
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This special exhibit at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums will explore the authors and titles that shaped and inspired President Rutherford B. Hayes. “Inside President Hayes’ Library” will be open from Friday, March 28, 2025, through Tuesday, June 30, 2026.
Learn to identify and control invasive species, more at annual tree symposium
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Learn how to identify and control invasive plant and insect species, care for young trees and more at the third annual Tree Symposium on Friday, Sept. 4, at Spiegel Grove, an arboretum and presidential site.
The event is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with check-in beginning at 8 a.m. in the auditorium of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, located at Spiegel Grove.
Spiegel Grove Squires return for season of vintage base ball at home, across Ohio
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See America’s favorite pastime as it was played in its early days by watching the vintage base ball team at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, the Spiegel Grove Squires.
This season, the Squires have six home events and welcome all to attend their games.
GroveFest connects all ages with nature
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See and learn about live animals, play nature-related games and make crafts with regional nature organizations during the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums annual GroveFest on Saturday, June 27.
Craft Beers, Cocktails & Corks returns for eighth year, features VIP experience
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Ten breweries and two wineries will offer samples, and guests can enjoy a cocktail during the eighth-annual Craft Beers, Cocktails & Corks at Spiegel Grove on Saturday, Aug 22.
The event is from 4 to 8 p.m. on the grounds of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. The VIP ticketed experience returns for its third year and will begin at 3 p.m.
2026 Spiegel Grove tree tours add some colonial history for America 250
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See the many trees of Spiegel Grove and learn about their types and history with some colonial landscape history sprinkled in for America 250 during tree tours offered throughout the spring and summer.
Tour Spiegel Grove arboretum, learn about tree history with colonial facts sprinkled in for America 250 with tree tours
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See the many trees of Spiegel Grove and learn about their types and history during a variety of tree tours offered throughout the spring and summer.
This year, tree tour guide John Havens, Hayes Presidential Library & Museums building and grounds superintendent, will dress in colonial garb and add some early American tree history to the tours in honor of America’s semiquincentennial, or 250th birthday this year.