Nethercutt Collection and Museum [CA]

Description

The Nethercutt Collection consists of more than 200 vintage automobiles, as well as mechanical musical instruments, hood ornaments, antique furniture, and musical pocket watches. Automobile makers represented include McFarlan, De Dion Bouton, Maybach, Deusenberg, and Rolls-Royce. At any given time, 30 automobiles are on display.

The collection offers 2-hour guided tours. Reservations are required. Jeans, shorts, and children under 12 are not permitted.

Hurley Heritage Society [NY]

Description

The Hurley Heritage Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Hurley, New York. To this end, the society operates a museum of local history, located within the 1790 Col. Jonathan Elmendorf House. Main Street is a Historic Landmark District, containing six of Hurley's stone houses built between the late 1600s and 1818; and is used during guided tours to discuss local Dutch heritage.

The society offers exhibits, monthly guided walking tours of Main Street, guided group tours of individual stone houses, and a self-guided driving tour of the area. Reservations are required for stone house tours.

Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society and Museum [MO]

Description

The Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Callaway County, which is located in central Missouri. The society maintains a small museum of local history in the society headquarters, which is located in downtown Fulton, MO.

The society offers exhibits, guided tours of the museum, research resources, and walking tours of Callaway communities. The website offers visitor information, a history of the Kingdom of Callaway, and histories of all major Callaway communities.

Museum of Work and Culture [RI]

Description

"This interactive museum presents story of immigrants who came to find a better life in the mill towns along the Blackstone River. The exhibits also recreate their life at home, at church, at school, and present the unique Woonsocket labor story of the rise of the Independent Textile Union, which grew to dominate every aspect of city life." -http://www.rihs.org/Museums.html

School tours are available and include a guided tour of the museum, living history presentations, and a Blackstone River cruise.

Georgetown Historical Society and Nutter D. Marvel Museum [DE]

Description

The Georgetown Historical Society operates the Nutter D. Marvel museum of local history. Housed within two barns, a one-room schoolhouse, historic church, two railroad freight buildings, and a blacksmith shop, the museum presents a collection of carriages. Additional items in the collection include photographs; books; Georgetown, DE memorabilia; and newspaper clippings.

The museum offers exhibits.

Cape Meares Lighthouse and Wildlife Refuge [OR]

Description

The Cape Meares Lighthouse & Wildlife Refuge is located west of Portland along the Oregon coast. The park is home to the Cape Meares Lighthouse, miles of hiking trails, an informational kiosk, the Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge, and the famous Octopus Tree.

The park offers hiking trails, exhibits, and guided tours of the lighthouse and park grounds. The website offers historical information regarding the park, visitor information, and a virtual tour of the park.

Pennsbury Manor [PA]

Description

The recreated country home of William Penn provides a peaceful contrast to the hurry of modern American life. The construction of the original manor was an expression of Penn's belief that life in the country was more wholesome than in the worldly atmosphere of crowded cities. Pennsbury Manor is permeated with the spirit of this kindly, devout humanitarian, and it gives the visitor a sense of the unhurried grace and charm of those years when Pennsylvania was William Penn's "Holy Experiment."

The site offers tours, demonstrations, workshops, educational programs, and recreational and educational events (including living history events).

Monroe County Historical Society and Museum [IN]

Description

The Monroe County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Monroe County, IN. The society is headquartered in the Monroe County History Center, which is located in downtown Bloomington. The history center is also home to the society's historical archives and a museum of local history.

The society offers research resources, field trip programs, guided tours, periodic presentations, and exhibits. The website offers visitor information, a history of Monroe County, and an events calendar.

Long Pond Ironworks State Park [NJ]

Description

Long Pond Ironworks was founded in 1766 by German ironmaster Peter Hasenclever. Hasenclever brought 500 ironworkers and their families from Germany to build an ironworks "plantation," including a furnace, forge, houses, shops, and farms. A dam at "Long Pond" (Greenwood Lake) on the upper Wanaque River provided the hydropower to operate a blast for the furnace and a large forge. Two more furnaces were constructed in the 1860s. Operations at the site ceased in 1882 due to the industry-wide conversion to anthracite furnaces using Pennsylvania coal. The remnants of the ironmaking industrial structures at this site date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Furnaces, casting house ruins, charging areas, ice houses, waterwheels, and other structures are a part of the remains. The area is currently undergoing restoration: one waterwheel has been reconstructed and several houses stabilized. The "Old Country Store" has been renovated and now houses the Long Pond Ironworks Museum. The original Village of Hewitt grew up around the 19th-century iron enterprise. This settlement included a church, a store/post office, schoolhouses, and dwellings and outbuildings for workers and managers. Many of these cultural resources remain intact or as ruins.

The website of the Friends of Long Pond Ironworks can be found here.

The site offers exhibits, tours, and occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events).

Schoharie County Historical Society and Old Stone Fort [NY]

Description

The Schoharie County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of the historical heritage of Schoharie County, NY. The society is headquartered in the Old Stone Fort, a Revolutionary War battle site that is currently operated jointly by Schoharie County and the historical society. The society owns six other buildings in the museum complex.

From the society's website: "The Society maintains a research library and a local genealogy collection, publishes a semi-annual local history magazine, and offers a full calendar of educational and recreational events." The website offers visitor information, an events calendar, a brief history of the Old Stone Fort, and information regarding society programs.