Allen County Museum Bus Trip to

Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Museum and Home

 

The Allen County Museum's Docent Committee has arranged an outing to the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums for museum docents, members, and the general public.  The bus trip is scheduled for Monday, May 23, 2022.  The cost is $45 dollars per person and includes the round-trip bus travel by Buckeye Charter Service, entry to the museums and lunch.

 
Get a jump start on the museum's upcoming exhibit, The Ohio Presidents:  Surprising Legacies, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and local sponsors, White Honda of Lima and Argonne Literary and Adventure Society. Set to open on June 25, 2022 to the general public, the exhibit will highlight artifacts relating to the life of each of the eight Ohio Presidents on loan from several presidential sites and museums. 

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The day's itinerary is as follows:
Arrive at Allen County Museum by 8:00 a.m. - park in the St. Rita's parking lot across the street
Leave Lima between 8:00- 8:15 a.m.
Arrive at the Presidential site at 9:45 a.m.
Morning Tours -10:00-11:30 a.m.
Lunch 11:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m.
Afternoon Tours - 12:15-1:45 p.m.
Leave at 2:00 p.m.
Arrive back at museum at 3:30 p.m.

The house guided tour will provide access to areas not typically available to visitors.  Tours will be an hour and fifteen minutes long .  Participants will also have the chance to wander throughout the museum on their own, with docents available for questions. A stop at the gift shop is always a must!   A Lunch Social is included in the trip with the following planned for lunch:  garden salad, vegetable crudite, tea sandwiches, pasta salad, cupcakes, and lemonade or iced tea.

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To reserve your spot and pay for the trip, click the MAKE RESERVATION HERE button above.  Space is limited, so make your reservation by Friday, May 13, 2022.