Our History
Timeline of
our museum
1915
The Hardin County Commissioners cede custody of the relic room in the courthouse's basement to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
1967
The Hardin County Historical Society was established.
1982
The Hardin County Commissioners lease the Sullivan-Johnson House to the newly established Sullivan-Johnson Museum. The Commissioners and the DAR donate relic room collections to the museum for interpretation and display.
1986
The Hardin County Commissioners lease the Yost Farmstead on Fairground Road to the Hardin County Historical Society.
1995
The Hardin County Commissioners lease 11.23 acres of the Hardin County Fairgrounds to the Society to form an agricultural museum.
1991
The Hardin County Historical Society and Sullivan-Johnson Museum merge.
today
The Hardin County Historical Museums continues to collect and preserve the history of Hardin County, Ohio, and its people.
