The Kister Building houses a formal gallery with rotating exhibits and an extensive research library containing collections of historical books about the settlement of Wayne County and Ohio.

In addition, the building incorporates a carriage house featuring a variety of horse-drawn vehicles, including some locally-manufactured by the Gerstenslager Company. The building also displays agricultural implements, an extensive military collection, Native American Indian artifacts, pioneer-era tools and a personal wood-carving collection from Vernon Tschiegg, which includes a working ferris wheel and Spanish galleons. A popular display features small, taxidermy animals from the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair/Louisiana Purchase Exposition.