Celebrate Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day weekend with sleigh and trolley rides
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day by taking a horse-drawn sleigh or trolley ride through the picturesque, wooded estate of 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Horse-drawn sleigh rides will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. on Valentine’s Day, which is Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. Sleigh rides are offered on Valentine’s Day only.
Horse-drawn trolley rides will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14; Sunday, Feb. 15; and on President’s Day, which is Monday, Feb. 16.
Fremont Runners Club to have third annual Presidents’ Day 5K at Spiegel Grove
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Put on your favorite patriotic and presidential garb and run or walk the Presidents’ Day 5K on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.
Hayes Presidential Library & Museum switches to winter hours Jan. 2, 2026
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The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums will switch to its winter hours starting Jan. 2, 2026.
All facilities will be closed on Mondays and Wednesdays during January, February and March. The exception is Presidents’ Day, which is Monday, Feb. 16.
Trace your family history with public genealogy classes at Hayes Presidential Library
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Learn how to trace your family history using various resources with public genealogy classes offered this year at the Hayes Presidential Library. Beginning Genealogy is offered from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, Feb. 16, and Using Land and Deed Records is from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 3. Although the library is closed to the public those days, HayesHayes Presidential publishes history of Spiegel Grove
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The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums has published a history of Spiegel Grove, the estate of 19th President Rutherford and First Lady Lucy Hayes and grounds of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.
“The Story of Spiegel Grove: Rutherford B. Hayes, his Family, and their Home” summarizes the lives of Rutherford and Lucy Hayes, The Grove itself and the founding of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums.
Kin Hunters donate to Presidential Library
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Kin Hunters President Rebecca Fisher presented Head Librarian John Ransom with a $500 check for the Hayes Presidential Library on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025.
See Santa, watch Spiegel Grove, giant tree light up at Lights of Spiegel Grove
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Get in the holiday spirit by seeing Santa light the 50-foot outdoor Christmas tree at Spiegel Grove, an arboretum and the estate of President Rutherford and First Lady Lucy Hayes, during Lights of Spiegel Grove on Friday, Dec. 12.
Lights of Spiegel Grove is from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and the tree and rest of the grounds will be lighted at 6:15 p.m. Enjoy refreshments, carolers, visits with Kris Kringle (the Victorian name for Santa) a campfire and more.
Hayes Presidential research library modifies hours to align with peak research times
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The presidential research library at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums will modify its hours starting Jan. 1 to better align with peak researcher visitation times.
In a change from past hours, the library will be open by appointment only for out-of-town researchers using manuscript materials on the fourth Saturday of the month and will be closed on the fifth Saturday of the month.
Hayes Presidential offers free admission, activities for Presidents’ Day
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Celebrate Presidents’ Day with free admission and activities on Monday, Feb. 16, at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, America’s first presidential library.
Beach Boys, musical mysteries, more in Terra State special exhibit at Hayes Presidential
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When the Beach Boys and other major 1960s bands came to Northwest Ohio in the 1965, it was the work and tenacity of a Fremont recording studio owner that brought them here.
Bob Brown owned Brownwood Studios and Courier Records on Croghan Street and wanted to see major performers in the area.
“Bob bringing The Beach Boys was a little like somebody bringing Taylor Swift now,” said J. Brennan Willis, director of music, liberal arts and business at Terra State Community College. “They were a big, big artist.”