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The special events are the museum's way of getting people focused on vintage ag equipment.
"We really intend to be the predominant educational resource in the state on antique agricultural equipment," she says.
Interest has been strong since opening day 18 months ago.
The 130,000-square foot Heidrick Center includes the Hays Antique Truck Museum, billed as the largest exhibit of its kind; a fully-stocked gift shop, courtyard, play areas (indoors and outdoors) for children, and a 300-seat conference center.
A force of 70 trained volunteers contributes to the effort.
"We have one man who's 95 who works in here three hours a day," Jordan says.
That level of dedication, she says, reflects a widely-held passion for the farm classics.
"We give people a lot of joy here," she says.
"They see these things, and it kind of revives childhood memories. Some of our visitors have operated this equipment, or they remember their fathers operating it."