Log Cabin Village [TX]

Description

The Log Cabin Village presents Texas' pioneer history (1840-1890) via living history interpretation. The museum owns and interprets six log cabins, a log plantation home, a school, and a smokehouse. All are period structures, which have been moved to their current setting from locations around the state. The structures are all furnished with period pieces. Exhibits include a grist mill, blacksmith's shop, and residences.

The village offers period rooms, group tours, demonstrations, and hands-on educational experiences. The website offers an activity guide for use at the village.

Fort Buenaventura [UT]

Description

Located on 88 acres of land, Fort Buenaventura, established in the 1840s, is the first permanent European settlement in the Great Basin. The site includes reproduction stockades and cabins.

Fort Buenaventura offers exhibits, seasonal mountain man activities, and picnic areas.

Aurora Regional Fire Museum [IL]

Description

The Aurora Regional Fire Museum, housed within a fire station, presents the history of firefighting in Aurora, Illinois and surrounding counties. The museum also disperses information on fire prevention and safety. Collections include over 100 objects on display and the official archives of the Aurora Fire Department.

The museum offers exhibits; educational programs on the museum collections, architecture, museums, and the Great Chicago Fire of 1871; and guided tours.

Safety Learning Center and Fire Museum [OR]

Description

The Safety Learning Center and Fire Museum presents fire safety information and the history of firefighting in the U.S. via a variety of relevant artifacts. Collection highlights include historic pumpers, hose carts, ladders, firefighting garb, and a circa 1865 roster board.

The center offers tours, hands-on activities, and home fire safety consultations. Reservations are required for tours.

Art Deco of the Palm Beaches [FL]

Description

Art Deco of the Palm Beaches seeks to preserve and share the Art Deco architecture and 20th-century design and artwork of Palm Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida. Art Deco was a reaction against the Art Nouveau movement of the 1890s, which emphasized curvilinear design. In contrast, Art Deco emphasizes linear qualities and "harsh" geometries. Cultural design influences include Japan and the Aztec and Mayan Empires.

The organization offers lectures and customizable tours. Lecture topics include non-local Art Deco works.

Centenary State Historic Site [LA]

Description

Centenary State Historic Site commemorates Centenary College, an all-male college (circa 1839-1908) which was previously located on today's historic site. With the college closed during the Civil War, both the Union and Confederate forces made use of the school structures for hospitals and/or area headquarters. The structures which remain on-site were the West Wing and the residence of a professor.

The site offers period rooms, tours, educational programs, and picnic facilities.

Oregon Maritime Museum

Description

The Oregon Maritime Museum presents the history of river usage in Oregon and the Great Basin. The collection includes the 1947 stern-wheel tugboat Portland and the 1930 square-rigged fishing vessel Mom's Boat.

The museum offers guided tours and outreach speakers.

Fenton History Center [NY]

Description

The Fenton History Center presents the history of Chautauqua County and Jamestown, New York. The center is housed in the 1863 Italian Villa-style mansion of Governor Reuben E. Fenton (1819-1885).

The center offers guided tours; self-guided tours; period rooms; research assistance; a research library; exhibits; a monthly history club with activities and field trips; and roughly 30 educational programs for students, available at the center or presented by an interpreter as outreach programming. The website offers web-exclusive exhibits. Reservations are required for guided tours and education programs.

Andrew Low House [GA]

Description

Beginning in 1849, the Andrew Low House belonged to cotton factor, Andrew Low, and his family. Low's daughter-in-law, Juliette Gordon Low, founded the Girl Scouts after being inspired by her friend Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the British Boy Scouts. The Italianate structure contains period furnishings.

The house offers guided tours. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more.