Food Vendor's Contract

October 3rd & 4th, 2026

Festival Hours: Saturday: 10:00am - 6:00pm / Sunday: 10:00am - 4:00pm

I hereby make an application for booth space for food vendor purposes at the above-named festival. I agree to abide by the following for inspection.

  1. Vendor agrees to pay $150.00 w/o electric or $175.00 w/electric hookup space before September 11. Applications received after this date will have a late fee of $50.00. No applications will be accepted at the festival.
  2. Vendors are required to apply for a Health Certificate from the Washington County Health Department. This will need to be available for inspection. WCHD:812-883-5603
  3. Food Vendors must be set up and ready to open at 10:00am each day. All vehicles used to deliver your supplies must be moved from this area by 9:00am. This will be monitored so we ask you to do this as quickly as possible.
  4. If you wish to leave your display up on Saturday night the Washington County Historical Society & OSD-1, INC will not be responsible for damage or theft.
  5. Tear down will not begin until after the closing time of the festival. Vehicles will be allowed on grounds after closing ONLY.
  6. Vendors will be assigned space by festival committee members. Vendors will supply space requirements with application. Vendors will supply tables, chairs, and accessories. Vendors will supply ALL electrical items needed for hookup as well water hoses. (Electrical requirements & photo of hookup MUST be included and listed on the application) 
  7. Vendors will keep the same space on Saturday & Sunday. AREA MUST ВЕ CLEANED BEFORE LEAVING
  8. Leaving early, changing assigned spaces, or vehicle violation will result in not being invited back. Per discretion of the OSD-1, INC Board.
  9. OSD-1 INC shall not be responsible for any injury or loss that may arise or come to the vendor, his/her employee(s) and all additional parties you would bring to the Old Settlers Day Festival.
  10. OSD-1 INC & Washington County Historical Society will provide NO insurance. All insurance must be placed and paid for by the vendor.
  11. All vendors are required to provide a Certificate of Liability Insurance for an amount of not less than $300,000.00 prior to setting up their exhibit. The certificate holder shall be OSD-1, INC. Contact your insurance agent for the certificate and mail along with the completed application. 
  12. NO RAIN DATES
  13. SERVICE DOGS ONLY WITH PROPER IDENTIFICATION ON THE GROUNDS OF THE JOHN HAY CENTER

Photo of John Milton HayWho was John Hay?

Statesman, Author, Ambassador

John Hay was a great American statesman, diplomat, author and poet, whose political career spanned over 50 years.  He was born in a small brick home in Salem, Indiana, on October 8, 1838.

After John displayed considerable potential in his schooling, his Uncle Milton Hay, who was a practicing lawyer in Springfield, Illinois, took a special interest and sent him to Brown University, where he graduated in 1858. 

In 1860, when John Hay’s childhood friend, John Nicolay, was appointed Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign secretary, he was brought on board to assist with the enormous amount of correspondence. 

Hay grew to adore President Lincoln for his goodness, patience, understanding, sense of humor, humility, magnanimity, healthy skepticism, sense of justice, resilience and power, love of the common man and mystical patriotism. Many later noted that Lincoln too, loved Hay as a son and was very attached to him.

In 1903, after years of negotiating treaties, Hay successfully passed legislation that afforded the United States the opportunity to start construction on the Panama Canal. 

Brown University’s John Hay Library was named in his honor, as was the John Hay Air Base, in the Philippines and both his birth home, in Salem, Indiana and his summer estate, The Fells, in New Hampshire, have been historically conserved. 

John Hay Center Hours of Operation

Thursdays - 10:00am – 5:00pm
Fridays - 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturdays - 10:00am – 5:00pm

Tour Pricing

Self-Guided Tours

Adult (Age 18+) - Donation
Child (Age 6-17) - Donation

Guided Tours

Complete Comprehensive Tour
(Museum,Pioneer Village, The Depot)
Adult (Age 18+) - Tour Price  $20.00
Child (Ages 6-17) - Tour Price $10.00
Guided Tours - Free to Members

Steven's Museum Guided Tour
(Approximate 2 hour Tour)
Adult (Age 18+) -  Tour Price $7.00
Child (Ages 6-17) - Tour Price $4.00
Guided Tours - Free to Members

Pioneer Village
(Approximate 1 hour Tour)
Adult (Age 18+) - Tour Price $7.00
Child (Ages 6-17) - $4.00
Guided Tours - Free to Members

The Depot Railroad Museum
(Approximate 1 hour Tour)
Adult (Age 18+) - $7.00
Child (Ages 6-17) - $4.00
Guided Tours - Free to Members

School Tours

Private & Public School Tours: $3.00 per student/parent (Teachers free & 10 student minimum)

Private Tours

Scheduled Private Tours (More than 5 Guests) (Minimum $50)

Additional Information

*All regular tours are free for Life Members
*Children under 5 are free

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