Visitors to the house enter one of Denver's great historic homes, built in 1883 by Rocky Mountain News publisher Williams Byers and sold in 1889 to the family of William Gray Evans, an officer of the Denver Tramway Company. The museum also screens a short film featuring the careers of these two pioneer Denver families and the city they built.
The house offers a short film, exhibits, tours, and educational programs.
The Nishna Heritage Museum primarily presents the history of the Oakland, Iowa area. Additional displays are global in scope. Exhibits include quilts and quilting, historical tools, music playing devices, and dairy equipment. Highlights include an early 20th-century tire changer, Edison phonographs, a butter press, and a switch board.
The museum offers period rooms and exhibits.
The Manship House Museum preserves the Gothic Revival "cottage villa" of Charles Henry Manship (1812-1895), mayor of Jackson, Mississippi during the Civil War and ornamental painter by trade. Restored to period, the residence serves as a site to share the history of the Manship family. The museum offers annual exhibits about weddings and mourning customs circa 1888.
The museum offers exhibits and period rooms.
The Fort Taber Military Museum presents U.S. military history. The museum is located within historic Fort Taber.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Montana State Capitol is the active legislative center of the state of Montana. The site offers information on the building's history, function, art, and architecture.
The capitol offers self-guided tours and guided tours. When the legislature is in session, guided tours present information on the legislature and democratic process.
The society's museum includes three buildings. The central building is located on the grounds of the Douglas County Courthouse in Armour and originally housed the offices of auditor and register of deeds in 1902. This building was placed on the National Register of Historic Sites in 1976; and exhibits museum collections including clothing, household items, farm tools, office equipment, American Indian artifacts, military items, photographs, and other memorabilia unique to the Douglas County area. In 1981, the Society moved an 1884 country school to county property just east of the museum. It still contains some of its original furnishings along with other school items. Each spring, all second graders in Douglas County are invited to attend "School Days" in the Country School. The third building, known as the "Railroad House," was added in 1988 and is furnished and decorated in the period of the early 1900s. Furnishings include items that were already owned by the museum, as well as items donated and loaned to complete decoration.
The museums offer exhibits and tours.
The 1881 Mueller-Schmidt House once housed the family of John Mueller, a German immigrant, cobbler, saloon proprietor, and rancher. The home presents pioneer-era life.
The house offers period rooms and exhibits.
Fallsington, founded in the 18th century, consists of 18th- through 20th-century residential, commercial, and community buildings. The site remains largely unaltered by area development, and served as an active Quaker community until the 1950s. Interpretation focuses on local and architectural history, as well as material culture. The site includes more than 90 historic structures, not all of which are open to the public.
Historic Fallsington offers guided walking tours of the square and three buildings, self-guided tours, period rooms, programs for students, a Scout summer camp, and research assistance. Building access is not available during self-guided tours. Student programs year-round and guided tours between mid October and mid May are available by appointment only. A fee is charged for requested research.
The East Lyme Historical Society operates the circa 1805 Little Boston Schoolhouse and circa 1660 Thomas Lee House. The latter is listed separately within this database. The schoolhouse remained in use through 1922, and has now been restored to its early 20th-century appearance. A barn with historical exhibits is located nearby.
The society offers a colonial day for fourth grade students, lectures, period rooms, exhibits, and picnic tables. The sites are open June through Labor Day, although tours may be arranged for other times of the year.
The 696-acre Pine Grove Furnace State Park presents the history of the area charcoal iron furnace community, in use for more than 130 years.
The park offers exhibits, educational programs for students, four miles of trails, outdoor activities, two historic overnight structures, and picnic sites. During the summer, the site also offers hikes, educational programs, activities, and demonstrations. Please note that the area is open to hunters during season. The site also asks that firewood not be brought in from outside the park to prevent the spread of invasive species.