Events & Current Exhibits
Pacific and Eastern Model Railroad Club
Saturdays 10am-2pm
September 28-December 27
It's back! Members of the Pacific and Eastern Model Railroad Club have been busy putting together their well known, portable 0 scale model train layout. Visit any Saturday between 10-2 to see it in action, alongside the museum's displays of artifacts from the Monon and Pennsylvania Railroad.
*The train will be up and running every Saturday from 10-2*
The O'Hair Family
Many families in Putnam County can trace one or more ancestor to the O'Hair family. This Founding Family Exhibit showcases artifacts, photos and other family- held memorabilia, artfully arranged to tell the story of this Putnam County family.
Michael O'Hair, who was born in Ireland in 1749, came to America as a young adult. A veteran of the American Revolutionary War, he married 3 times and had more than 20 children in Virginia and Kentucky. His son, James Edington Montgomery O'Hair, came to Putnam County, Indiana in the late 1820's, where he and his descendants made O'Hair one of the more prominent and well known families in the county.
This exhibit is free and open to the public. Please call for an appointment, per our Covid-19 protocols. (765)653-8419
Salute to Cassie Hunt,
North Putnam Runner
Cassie Hunt ran for the North Putnam Cougars, and was twice the athlete of the year at the University of Illinois.
This display of Cassie's awards, accolades and even her shoes will be available until spring of 2021.