Merchants House Museum [NY]

Description

The Merchant's House Museum is New York City's only family home preserved intact, both the interior and exterior, from the 19th century. Built in 1832, this red-brick and white-marble late Federal and Greek Revival row house on East Fourth Street was home to a prosperous merchant family for almost 100 years (1835–1933). The façade, with its steeply pitched roof, dormer windows, marble door surround, and elaborate fan light recalls earlier Federal-style homes; while, inside, the formal Greek Revival parlors reflect the latest architectural fashion of the day. The Merchant's House is considered New York City's prime example of a Greek Revival home. Complete with the family's original furnishings and personal possessions, the house offers a rare and intimate glimpse of domestic life during the pivotal era of the 19th century when New York City was transformed from a colonial seaport into a thriving metropolis and the center of U.S. commerce. Three floors and eight period rooms display the possessions of the inhabitants—including their furnishings, clothing, and personal items. The costume collection includes 420 articles of clothing—primarily women’s dresses and their accompanying accessories, such as petticoats, collars, undersleeves, and chemisettes. The majority of the dresses range from 1840–1885, with two examples of 1830s dresses and an extremely rare dress ca. 1813-1815 that is in excellent condition, as well as a rare mid–19th–century corset. The 19th–century rear garden is also open for viewing.

The museum offers self-guided tours, mp3 download or cell phone audio tours, guided house tours on a variety of subjects, guided neighborhood tours, an introductory slide show, docents available to answer questions, an outreach slide show and lecture program, a traditional afternoon tea, period rooms, online exhibits, and the option of friending Gertrude Tredwell (one of the houses residents, 1840–1933) on My Space or Facebook.

Thomasville Landmarks [GA]

Description

Thomasville Landmarks is an organization dedicated to preserving architectural and historical landmarks throughout Thomas County.

The organization offers educational programs for students. The website offers an events calendar, visitor information, lesson plans for teachers, and information on upcoming events and programs.

Chadds Ford Historical Society, Barn Visitors Center, and Historic Sites [PA]

Description

The Society maintains the Barn Visitors Center, as well as three 18th-century historic sites: the 1725 John Chads House, the John Chads Springhouse, and the 1720s Barns-Brinton House.

The society offers educational programs, lectures, research library access, and occasional recreational and educational events; the Center offers exhibits; the John Chads House offers tours; the Barns-Brinton House offers tours.

Louisiana State Archives

Description

The Louisiana State Archives, a division of the Louisiana Secretary of State's office, is mandated to identify, to collect, to preserve, to maintain, and to make available those records and artifacts that enhance our endeavors to understand the dynamics and nuances of the state's history.

The archives offers exhibits and research library access.

Telfair Museum of Art and Owen-Thomas House [GA]

Description

The Telfair Museum of Art preserves and presents artwork in all forms. The Museum also operates the 1819 Owen-Thomas House, furnished with a collection of decorative arts objects.

The museum offers exhibits, self-guided and guided tours for school groups, a teacher resource library, professional development for educators, and classes and other recreational and educational events; the Owen-Thomas House offers guided tours.

Old State Capitol Museum of Political History [LA]

Description

Louisiana's 150-year-old Old State Capitol has withstood war, fire, scandal, bitter debate, and abandonment. Today, the building functions as the Museum of Political History, presenting multimedia history exhibits that engage visitors in an interactive exploration of the events and people that contributed to Louisiana's story. In particular, the "We the People . . ." civic awareness exhibit helps audiences internalize the process of campaigns, elections, and the day-to-day aspects of democracy.

The museum offers exhibits and serves as a venue for press conferences, traveling exhibits, special programs, and an annual lecture series.

Museum Center at 5ive Points [TN]

Description

The Museum Center at 5ive Points presents the sociocultural history of Southeast Tennessee's Ocoee District. The museum's permanent exhibit discusses local Cherokee and other Native American life, the Trail of Tears and settlement, antebellum life, industry and commerce, the World War I and II eras, and the 1996 Olympics. Seven fictional living history characters give the exhibits a personal tone.

The center offers exhibits, a summer art camp, thematic school tours, homeschool programs, traveling trunks, and 50-minute interactive outreach programs.
Reservations are required for groups of 12 or more.

Micanopy Historical Society Museum [FL]

Description

The Micanopy Historical Society Museum presents the history of Micanopy, FL. The museum is housed within a circa 1850 warehouse which once held lumber and agricultural tools. Exhibits address a local trading post, zoology, transportation, the post, general stores, naval pine resin derivatives, Seminole textiles, Seminole war chiefs, the Civil War, World War homefront life, and laundry technology. Highlights include a circa 1930 Coca-Cola sign, an ice box, a 1906 wedding gown, and a Sibley tent stove.

The museum offers exhibits.