Hayden Historical Museum

Research Library

Left 1- People of All ages can take
advantage of our research library.

Right 1- Old Maps, School yearbooks
and scrapbooks are popular items for
the visitors to browse.

Left 2- The 1956 Hayden Haymaker
basketball team. Coach Glen Whitaker
led this squad to win the Jennings
County Tourney.

Right 2- The Hayden baseball team
from early in the 1900's. There were
nine Hayden boys who played
professional baseball.

Left 3- Illustration of the early
settlers and a Native American during
the time this area was still just the
Indiana territory.

Right 3- A restored log cabin located
in Spencer Township. A fine example of
the way of like of our early settlers.

Left 4- Our community got its name from
the reputation of exporting so many
tons of hay from the B&O Railroad
stop here in town.

Right 4- Henry Ringer was just one of
the 200 local men who fought for the
Union forces during the Civil War.

Left 5- The Henry C. Bruner Family-
prominent members of our community
during the mid to 1800's.

Right 6- Building the new railroad
line to move the tracks out of the
town of Hayden was done in 1900.

	The Research Library includes books, audio and videotapes, and other research materials. Holdings include topics such as: Indiana History Pioneer Ways Indians Agriculture SportsBaseball Entertainment Military History U.S. History World History Nature Science Railroads Trucks & Cars Biographies Hayden & Spencer Twp. History materials including Genealogy on families of the area, past and present.