Enjoy a Kentucky Derby-Themed Mother-Daughter High Tea at the Lucy House. The Friends of the Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center plan to reestablish our traditional mother-daughter spring high tea for the Mother's Day season. It should be Saturday, May 6th, at the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center at 90 West Sixth Street in Chillicothe. The theme […]
After you enjoy Ross County Archaeology Day on April 15th, bring the kids to the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center for a hands-on, touchable learning experience 1-4pm Saturday, April 29th. Jeb Bowen, archaeologist with the Pickaway County Historical Society, is coordinating the event that will have children learn for ten minutes at five stations, including metal […]
The birthplace of Chillicothe's First Lady, the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center at 90 West Sixth Street, will be open to the public with no admission charge 10am to 4pm on Chillicothe Statehood Day, Saturday, March 4th. In addition to several historical displays and refreshments, we will have a scavenger hunt for children to find symbols […]
The Friends of the Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center invite kids of all ages (including adults) to join us to make homemade valentine cards again. The Lucy Webb Hayes Center participates with "Valentines for Veterans," where children and volunteers make cards that are distributed in the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. Supplies will be provided at […]
Join us for an evening dinner and fellowship at the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center to commemorate the 1852 marriage of future White House residents Lucy Ware Webb and Rutherford Birchard Hayes. We are continuing our annual tradition of the Hayes' post-Christmas wedding banquet at the Lucy House - on Saturday, January 7th, 2023. (The snow […]
Enjoy ice cream, cakes, lemonade, and other refreshments for the birthday of Chillicothe's First Lady, Lucy Webb Hayes. She was born August 28th, 1831. On Saturday, August 27th, 2022, enjoy your food inside in air conditioning or outdoors in the gardens of the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center, at 90 West Sixth Street in Chillicothe. Tours […]
The 2022 Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center is 2pm-4pm Saturday, June 25th. The brief business meeting at the Lucy House will cover a few annual items for members to vote on, followed by light refreshments - including "Lemonade Lucy's" drink. Historian and tour guide Vice President Kevin Coleman is […]
The birthplace of First Lady Lucy Webb Hayes, wife of 19th U.S. President. Special living history program featuring Ohio's First Governor Edward Tiffin by David Tillis: 3pm-4pm. Special exhibits of Hayes family artifacts & documents. Period room setting featuring mid-19th century home furnishings & decorative arts. Refreshments.
Join us for an evening dinner and fellowship at the Lucy Hayes Heritage Center to commemorate the 1852 marriage of future White House residents Lucy Ware Webb and Rutherford Birchard Hayes. We are continuing our annual tradition of the Hayes' Wedding Banquet at the Lucy House, but again combined with the spirit of Valentine's Day […]
The Friends of the Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center invite kids of all ages (including adults) to join us to make homemade valentine cards again. The Lucy Webb Hayes Center participates with "Valentines for Veterans," where children and volunteers make cards that are distributed in the Chillicothe VA Medical Center. Supplies will be provided at […]
