The Hardin County Historical Museums, INC. is a non-profit organization. The museum consists of two properties, The Sullivan-Johnson House and The Hardin County Heritage Farm. The museums runs solely on donations and grant money. We currently have two employees, a director and assistant director as well as a core group of volunteers. We are governed by a board of trustees that meet bi-monthly.
The museums is home to many wonderful artifacts including Jacob Parrott’s Medal of Honor, a blanket owned by Simon Kenton, and a large collection of Kenton Cast Iron Toys.
Museum Timeline
- 1915 Hardin County Commissioners hand
over custody of relic room located in
courthouse to the DAR - 1967 The Hardin County Historical Society
Incorporates - 1982 Hardin Memorial Hospital deeds
Sullivan Johnson House to Hardin
County - 1984 Sullivan-Johnson Museum incorporates;Hardin County Commissioners lease
Sullivan-Johnson House to Sullivan-
Johnson Museum; Commissioners, DAR,
Historical Society give relics to Museum - 1986 Hardin County Commissioners lease the
Yost Farmstead on Fairground Road to
the Hardin County Historical Society - 1991 Hardin County Historical Society merges
with Sullivan-Johnson Museum, Inc. to
create Hardin County Historical
Museums, Inc. - 1995 Hardin County Commissioners lease
11.23 acres located on the east side of the
Hardin County Fairgrounds to Hardin
County Historical Museums, Inc. to form
Agricultural Museum