Museums

Hardin County Historical Museums
The Sullivan-Johnson House is located in Kenton's Historic Courthouse District. It was built as a stately private residence, circa 1896, and is now the elegant home of a notable exhibit of Kenton Toys, a gallery devoted to Jacob Parrott - the Nation’s first Congressional Medal of Honor winner, and other displays of Hardin County treasures.

The Historic Village & Farm is located near the Hardin County Fairgrounds in Kenton, Ohio. Site includes: Beech Grove School (one-room schoolhouse used from 1893-1937); Ada Railroad Building (1879); Staadt Log Cabin (1877) with large, working, civil war weaver’s loom; Dunkirk Jail (1861) now used to display a variety of woodworking tools; and Barn (1880s) filled with antique farm machinery and relics from the Scioto Marsh area. 

Hardin County Historical Museums, Inc.

Pierstorf Family Pharmacy Museum
The pharmacy sits nestled on the beautiful campus of Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Inside the Raabe College of Pharmacy a little ways back from the main road along Gilbert Street. The store is like a step back into time. This museum has many features that are worth the trip to see. Ancient bottles that once held medicine, to pestles that were awarded to pharmacists. A prescription cabinet that helped mothers administer prescriptions at home. These are all item worth seeing in this wonderful little museum. Tours are available by contacting Dr. Peter A. Previte, Curator, at 419-772-2302.

Wilson Football Museum

Currently in the early stages of planning, the museum's temporary display documents the history and processes of the Wilson Football Factory, located in Ada, Ohio. Open during special events and by appointment only, contact the Alliance if you would like further information, 419-673-4131 or email alliance@hardinohio.org.