Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum [NC]

Description

Founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown, Palmer Memorial Institute transformed the lives of more than 2,000 African-American students. Today, the campus provides the setting where visitors can explore this unique environment where boys and girls lived and learned during the greater part of the 20th century. The museum links Dr. Brown and Palmer Memorial Institute to the larger themes of African-American history, women's history, social history, and education, emphasizing the contributions African Americans made in North Carolina.

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

The Killingly Historic Society and Killingly Historical Center [CT]

Description

The Killingly Historic Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Killingly and Windham Counties, Connecticut. To this end, the society operates a historical center which includes a local history museum and research libraries devoted to local family biographies, genealogical information, and general area history. Museum highlights include an English Naval cannon.

The society offers exhibits and genealogical research assistance. Research assistance requires payment. The website offers historical photographs.

Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park [CA]

Description

The temple is the oldest continuously used Chinese temple in California. On display are art objects, pictures, mining tools, and weapons used in the 1854 Tong War. This Taoist temple is still a place of worship and a fascinating look into the role played by Chinese immigrants in early California history. The temple was built in 1874 as a replacement for another that had burned. Many of the historical objects have been restored and the structure itself stabilized.

The park offers exhibits, tours, and educational and recreational events.

Seabrook Historic Schoolhouse [MD]

Description

The Seabrook Schoolhouse was built in 1896 by the residents of the Seabrook community and provided education for grades one through eight until the early 1950s. This one-room schoolhouse is one of the few surviving one-room schoolhouses in Prince George's County. The building is unique in that it was built to resemble the Victorian Gothic architectural style of the cottages that were originally built in the community. The schoolhouse has been restored and continues its legacy of education. It is open for tours by appointment and features a multifaceted, overall program that includes interpretive exhibits and artifacts and programs.

The schoolhouse offers exhibits, tours, and educational programs.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum [MA]

Description

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum presents 30 centuries of decorative arts, paintings, sculptures, tapestries, furniture, and other works of art. Collections include more than 2,500 works; and particular strengths include Italian Renaissance paintings and works by James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent. Other artists represented include Titian, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Manet, and Degas. The museum also supports modern art, music, and scholarship.

The museum offers exhibits, lectures, educational programs, self-guided tours, thematic guided tours for students, and audio tours. Reservations are required for school tours. The website offers partial collection listings with images, virtual exhibits, podcasts, audio files of classical music, and inspiration for ways to include the museum in classroom curricula.

The Yellow Room and Macknight Room are currently closed for preservation.

USS Midway Museum [CA]

Description

The USS Midway is the longest serving 20th-century U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Collections include 25 restored aircraft, dating from World War II through Operation Desert Storm. The majority of exhibits display the various functions of the rooms and sections aboard the Midway.

The museum offers traditional and interactive exhibits; films; three flight simulators; music videos; hands-on aircraft; two audio tours—one of which is designed for students; guided tours; a one-hour narrated video tour; docents available to answer questions; youth overnight programs; and educational programs which meet state educational standards. Reservations are required for guided tours. The site is approximately 60 percent wheelchair accessible, and wheelchairs are available upon request. Student audio tours are available in English and Spanish.

Museum of The Cherokee Indian [NC]

Description

The Museum of The Cherokee Indian presents the culture and history of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee people. Permanent exhibits address the Paleo (11,000 BC-8,000 BC), Archaic (8,000 BC-1,000 BC), and Mississippian (900-1500) Periods.

The museum offers exhibits; hands-on workshops; educational presentations; lectures; a nature walk; self-guided tours; a Cherokee dance and cultural demonstration group; a teacher's institute on Cherokee culture; and Cherokee language classes. The website offers a Cherokee information packet with activities.

Sonoma County Museum [CA]

Description

The Sonoma County Museum presents the 19th- and 20th-century history of Sonoma County, California; and provides a location for community gatherings. The museum is housed within the 1909 Renaissance Revival Santa Rosa Post Office and Federal Building, among the first 12 federally erected buildings in California. The museum collection consists of nearly 25,000 artifacts, including contemporary artworks.

The museum offers exhibits, 45-minute guided tours, 45- to 60-minute educational outreach programs, outreach slide presentations of past exhibits, and activities. The activities are intended for classroom use. Two weeks notice is required for school tours. The website offers more than 10 teacher's guides.

Alaska Heritage Museum at Wells Fargo [AK]

Description

The Alaska Heritage Museum at Wells Fargo presents the diverse cultures of Alaska's native people through artifacts and Alaskan fine arts. The collection consists of more than 900 Native American artifacts. Highlights include traditional costume; a Bering Sea kayak; and paintings by Sydney Laurence (1865-1940), Fred Machetanz (1908-2002), and Eustace Ziegler (1881-1969).

The museum offers exhibits.