Docents throughout the home provide delightful details about President Hayes and his family, as well as about his home and the numerous antiques and decorations found there. The home is open daily for tours, except on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. A moving trolley circles the mountain's peak. The village includes working lights, bells, whistles, gates, a switchman, and dancing ice skaters. These fun, hands-on activities also provide lessons on local and state history.
Programs change monthly and additional topics are forthcoming.
Advance registration is required. Dig your model trains out of the attic, dust them off, and bring those trains to the plaza level of the historical center to see if they still run. Model-railroad collector Gordon Knight will answer your questions on repairing and restoring trains of any gauge. The tinsmith will show popular tin coffee pots from 1700 to 1860 and will explain how the pots reflect the times in which they were made. The Tuskegee Experiment Dunbar House , Dayton, 3-5 pm Join us for the viewing of a documentary on the Tuskegee Experiment to be followed by a stimulating group discussion.