Connecticut Landmarks [CT]

Description

Connecticut Landmarks was founded in 1936 as the Antiquarian & Landmarks Society. Today, Connecticut Landmarks owns and operates a statewide network of 12 historic house museums, which cover three centuries of New England history. Each museum takes visitors through a specific period in history and also provides exhibits on local history.

Connecticut Landmarks offers tours of its 12 historic properties, as well as educational programs and special events. The website offers visitor information, brief histories of all properties, information regarding educational programs for children and adults, as well as an events calendar.

Coggeshall Farm [RI]

Description

Coggeshall Farm is a 48-acre living history farm museum. The grounds include a circa 1790 farmhouse, a spring house, animal barns, fields, and herb gardens. The farm's animals include sheep, chickens, cats, a horse, donkeys, and goats. The museum primarily depicts late 18th-century life. The museum grounds have been worked by Europeans since the late 17th-century, and may very well have also been farmed by the Pokanoket.

The farm offers school tours, workshops, demonstrations,

Lukens National Historic District [PA]

Description

The Lukens National Historic District chronicles the history of the iron and steel works industry in the town of Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The Lukens mill started as a small mill, but grew to become an industrial complex that held the world's largest plate mill. Today, the mill is open to visitors and stands much as it did when it finally closed down.

The historic district offers guided tours, a lecture program, house tours, and field trip programs. The website offers visitor information, a brief history of the Lukens mill, and an events calendar.

MacGregor Ranch [CO]

Description

The MacGregor Ranch is one of the last working ranches and interpretive museums in Colorado. The Ranch and its museum showcase Colorado's cattle ranching history with collections ranging from antique farming equipment to family heirlooms from the MacGregor family.

The site offers tours of the museum and ranch buildings including the barn, as well as educational programs for school groups. At certain time of the year, school groups are able to see the ranch at work with educational activities involving live animals. Self-guided educational programs are also available.

Sherwood Historical Society [OR]

Description

The Sherwood Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Sherwood, Oregon, and the surrounding area. The society runs a Heritage Center, which serves as a local history museum.

The society offers re-enactments, guided tours, exhibits, and special events. The website offers visitor information and an events calendar.

Grant County Historical Society [MN]

Description

The Grant County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of both the historical and genealogical heritage of Grant County, Minnesota. The museum takes visitors on a trip from prehistoric to modern day Grant County.

The society offers guided tours of the museum, as well as a collection of research resources. The website offers visitor information and a brief description of the resources offered by the society.

Bridgton Historical Society [ME]

Description

The Bridgton Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of the historical heritage of Bridgton, Maine, and the surrounding areas. The society owns and operates a local history museum, as well as Narramissic, the Peabody-Pitch Farm. Today, Narramissic stands as a historic house museum, and offers visitors a glimpse of rural life in New England on the eave of the Civil War.

The society offers guided tours of the museum and Narramissic, monthly presentations, and research resources. The website offers a history of Bridgton, visitor information, and an events calendar.

Upper Moreland Historical Association [PA]

Description

The Upper Moreland Historical Association is dedicated to the preservation of the historical heritage of Upper Moreland and Willow Grove.

The association offers walking tours of Upper Moreland and Willow Grove, speakers, and occasional bus tours of local historic sites. The website offers information regarding association programs, as well as a history of the Upper Moreland and an events calendar.

Port Orford Lifeboat Station [OR]

Description

The Port Orford Lifeboat Station was constructed in 1934 in order to provide lifesaving service to the southern portion of the Oregon Coast. The station was close in 1970 when the advent of helicoptor search and rescue made the lifeboat station obsolete. Today, the lifeboat station is open to visitors year round, and features a new visitor center.

The station offers exhibits and interpretive activities in the visitor center, along with a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, swimming, fishing, and a small beach. The website offers a history of the station along with visitor information.

Franklin Inn [NJ]

Description

The Franklin Inn is located in Somerset, New Jersey. The inn had its inauspicious beginnings as a small dutch home, but was converted to an inn in the 1920s, when owner John Wycoff anticipated a business opportunity with the impending completion of the Delaware & Raritan Canal. The inn was closed in 1916 due to prohibition.

The inn offers a used bookstore, special events including presentations and workshops, and guided tours. The website offers visitor information and a detailed history of the building.