With the restoration of the Harding Home in full swing, preparations for the construction of the Harding Presidential Center just beginning, and a full schedule of programs and events on tap, this summer looks to be a busy one! Read about this how this year's Warren G. Harding Symposium will analyze the relationship and the press, how the Press House at the Harding Home is more than just a … [Read more...]
Funding Goal Reached for Harding Home Restoration, More Money Needed For Museum
By Sarah Volpenhein, The Marion Star MARION — Harding Home backers have now raised the $1.3 million needed to restore the home to its state in 1920, though fundraising efforts to build a neighboring museum are ongoing. The Ohio History Connection revealed this week that the $1.3 million restoration project is now fully funded. About a third of the project cost has been paid for by the … [Read more...]
2018 Spring Newsletter
It has been a busy spring here at the Harding Home Presidential Site. Read about how the Hardings moved from their Washington D.C. home to the White House, the timeline for the construction of the Harding Presidential Center, and this year's topic for the Warren G. Harding Symposium. Read the Newsletter 2018 Spring here! … [Read more...]
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Some Presidents Day Reflections
By Brett Hall; Harding Home Presidential Site Staff Member Presidents Day is here again and I believe that it is time to reflect. Sometimes we forget why we recognize Presidents Day. No, it is not about special deals on cars. No, it is not about having a day off from school (but as a high school teacher, I’m not complaining). Today is about recognizing the service of our Presidents to the … [Read more...]
2018 Harding Home Events
January 18 (Thursday) -- Fireside Chat, "The Marion Crowd Goes to Florida," 6:30 p.m. at the Marion Public Library, 445 E. Church St. The Harding Home’s Jon Andersen takes you south with the Hardings and other Marion notables as they leave the snow behind for sunny climes. For most of their married lives, Warren and Florence Harding joined an ever-changing cast of Marionites in the Daytona Beach … [Read more...]
Expansion Projects Drove Local Economy in 2017
By Hasan Karim and Sarah Volpenhein of the Marion Star MARION - Multimillion-dollar development projects were in the works this year in Marion, driving investment and economic opportunity into the area. POET Biorefining began construction on a $120 million expansion of its biorefining plant just northwest of Marion, and the Harding Home was cleared out to prepare for a $7.3 million project to … [Read more...]
The Harding Family Donates 400 Objects to the Harding Home
2017 Winter Newsletter
While the site has been closed for restoration, we have been hard at work doing hard research to bring the history of the Harding's alive. In this edition of our newsletter, read about the story behind the famous life-sized Laddie Boy statue, how new information about Madame Curie's visit to the White House sheds new light on the event, and about our upcoming event schedule for the 2018 season. … [Read more...]
Harding Family Donation Includes Rare Historical Objects
(COLUMBUS, OH) – An inaugural top hot, a piano that once graced the East Room of the White House and a homeopathic medical kit from the 1800s are among a trove of nearly 400 historical items donated today by the family of President Warren G. Harding to the Ohio History Connection. Following approval by the Ohio History Connection’s Board of Trustees, visitors were able to browse some of the … [Read more...]