The 8-acre grounds of Fort Revere Park contain a water tower, military museum, and the remains of two coastal forts.
The park offers an observation deck, exhibits, and a picnic area. Appointments are needed for weekday visits to the water tour and/or museum.
The Moraga Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados—now Moraga, Orinda, and Lafayette, CA. The rancho, created in 1841, was a 13,316-acre land grant awarded to Joaquin Moraga and Juan Bernal by the Mexican government. To achieve their goal, the society operates a history center with artifacts and archival materials.
The society offers exhibits and archival access.
The Derry Firefighters Museum presents firefighting history.
The museum offers exhibits and tours. Tours are by appointment only.
The Catonsville Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Catonsville, Maryland. To this end, the society operates the Townsend House and Pullen Museum, which present exhibits of local historical interest. The rooms of the Townsend House are set up as period rooms, containing pieces from throughout U.S. history. Collection highlights include architectural and train models, prints, paintings, and local arrowheads. The society also maintains a knot garden, perhaps the oldest form of formal garden design in the U.S.
The society offers exhibits, period rooms, and a knot garden. The Townsend House and Pullen Museum are open by appointment.
The Forest History Center is a recreated circa 1900 logging camp, containing the camp itself, an exhibit area, a 1901 floating shack or "wanigan" used to transport logs and men to the mills, forest trails, and a 1930s Minnesota Forest Service patrolman's cabin and lookout tower. The time period portrayed at the site was the peak of white pine logging in the state of Minnesota. Exhibit highlights include a life-sized hollow "log" through which visitors can crawl, a children's corner, items made from local wood, and displays on forest conservation.
The center offers interactive exhibits on both the human and natural history of Minnesotan forests, films on forest fires and oral histories, living history interpreters, one-hour guided tours, self-guided tours, curriculum-based school tours, a picnic site, and vending machines. Wheelchairs are available for use on site, and reservations can be made for sign language interpreters. The center suggests using or bringing insect repellent. The website offers historical photographs.
The Elizabeth Township Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the communities within a 35-mile radius of Elizabeth Township, PA. The society operates and maintains two cemeteries and the Coates House, which contains the society's administrative offices, a museum, and the Golda B. Abraham Memorial Library.
The society offers exhibits and research assistance. Research assistance requires payment.
The Newbold-White House is a 1730 Quaker Colonial residence used to present the history of Northeastern North Carolina. In addition to the home, the 143-acre grounds hold a walking trail, a 17th-century Quaker cemetery, a kitchen garden, and a reconstructed smokehouse. The Periauger, an 18th-century work boat replica, is also available for specific programs.
The house offers 45-minute guided tours, a video about the Periauger, folk and decorative arts exhibits, customizable school tours, and a children's summer sailing program. Please note that the site is only partially handicapped accessible.
The Bandon Historical Society Museum presents the history of Bandon, Oregon and its surrounding area. Exhibit topics include Native American life, the fire of 1936, fishing, logging, and cranberry farming.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Institute of History, Archaeology and Education presents world cultural history, with a particular focus on the development of kindergarten through twelfth grade history and archaeology curriculum. Subjects include ancient civilizations, Biblical archaeology, and U.S. history.
The institute offers professional development hostels for educators, as well as a wide variety of public lectures.
The Schenectady County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of Schenectady County history. The society either owns or manages five historic sites, the Grems-Doolittle Library of Historical Research, the Museum of Schenectady History, the Mabee Farm Historic Site, the Teller-Schermerhorn Historic Site, and the Efner Center, a research library.
The society offers exhibits, guided tours, and occasional special events. The website offers a virtual tour of the museum, several online exhibits, and local history information.