Hays-Heighe House

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Hays-Heighe House The Hays-Heighe House at Harford Community College is an educational facility and public history site The house may also be rented.

This renovated 1808 structure is a place to learn about our heritage through tours, exhibits, and programming. The building also hosts classes, workshops, meetings, and other special events that support the mission of the House. We invite you to discover this unique resource during our open hours. Our mission is to promote life-long learning, community engagement, critical thinking, and historical and cultural understanding within the context of local, national, and global issues.

Our next exhibit (which opens 10/20) will take a closer look at quilting. For a sizable appetizer, visit the Quilt Show ...
10/09/2026

Our next exhibit (which opens 10/20) will take a closer look at quilting. For a sizable appetizer, visit the Quilt Show TODAY or tomorrow at Bel Air United Methodist Church. Flying Geese Quilt Guild will be displaying many beautiful objects, and is helping put together our exhibit!

Our Preakness Teas have filled to the brim! Keep an eye out next year to reserve a seat for this popular event; attendee...
05/14/2026

Our Preakness Teas have filled to the brim! Keep an eye out next year to reserve a seat for this popular event; attendees celebrate the traditions, get the scoop on the best horses, and have a chance to wear their best hats!

Visible mending is good for you and good for the planet; we had lots of folks learning the basics yesterday. The wonderf...
05/08/2026

Visible mending is good for you and good for the planet; we had lots of folks learning the basics yesterday. The wonderful Ann Weaver came up from Baltimore to walk us through patching and introduce sashiko stitching.

Oh my goodness we had fun today - check out all this great flax action! Huge thanks to Janell Wysock of the PA Flax Proj...
04/30/2026

Oh my goodness we had fun today - check out all this great flax action! Huge thanks to Janell Wysock of the PA Flax Project for explaining to us about this neat plant and showing us how to process it!

Come have fun with flax! Stop in at 12:30 to learn how this lovely blue-flowered plant, historically grown in Harford Co...
04/30/2026

Come have fun with flax! Stop in at 12:30 to learn how this lovely blue-flowered plant, historically grown in Harford County, produces everything from omega-3 supplements to paint, linoleum, and fabric. Learn about linen here at Hays-Heighe House, where the Hays family used to grow flax of their own.

A few images from our event demonstrating sustainable sourcing of craft material; we played, we learned, and we had a lo...
04/22/2026

A few images from our event demonstrating sustainable sourcing of craft material; we played, we learned, and we had a lot of fun. Thanks for coming out!

Happy Earth Day! 🌏Join us 11 - 1 today as we make crafting supplies via creative re-use. Try knitting or crocheting with...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌏Join us 11 - 1 today as we make crafting supplies via creative re-use. Try knitting or crocheting with "plarn" or "tarn," or help us un-knit a sweater to recapture its yarn!

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401 Thomas Run Road
Bel Air, MD
21015

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(443) 412-2539

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