At the turn of the 20th century, the J. Thomas Newsome family moved to Newport News. In this industrial city, he established a law practice and prospered as part of the postwar South's new urban, black middle class. Through self-determination and a solid education, Newsome (1869–1942) became a respected attorney, journalist, churchman, and civic leader. His elegant Queen Anne residence served as the hub of the local black community from which he led the fight for social justice within the commonwealth. Today, this restored 1899 Victorian landmark continues to be devoted to the expression of black cultural and historical themes.

The center offers exhibits, educational programs, and occasional educational and recreational events (including living history events).

The Society's Museum presents displays on topics including the Oregon Trail, historic vehicles, the 1920s and 1930s, and early crafts and historic photographs.

The society offers occasional recreational and educational events; the museum offers exhibits, tours, and research library access.

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park presents the opportunity to experience the history of early San Diego by providing a connection to the past. Visitors can learn about life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872, as converging cultures transformed San Diego from a Mexican pueblo to an American settlement. The core of restored original historic buildings from the interpretive period are complemented by reconstructed sites, along with early 20th-century buildings designed in the same mode. The Historic Plaza remains a gathering place for community events and historic activity. Five original adobe buildings are part of the historic park, which includes museums, unique retail shops, and several restaurants. La Casa de Estudillo is a mansion built around a garden courtyard. La Casa de Machado y Stewart is full of artifacts that reflect ordinary life of the period. Some of the other historic buildings include the Mason Street School (California's first public schoolhouse), La Casa de Machado y Silvas, the San Diego Union Printing Office (site of the city's oldest surviving newspaper office), and the first brick courthouse. The Seeley Stables Museum, with newly rehabilitated exhibits on overland transportation, houses one of the finest wagon and carriage collections. Visitors can experience a working blacksmith shop, enjoy music, see or touch the park's burros, and engage in activities that represent early San Diego.

The park offers exhibits, tours, living history events and programs, and other recreational and educational events.

The Museum seeks to discover, preserve, present, and keep alive the story of the nation's oldest port, as symbolized by the working St. Augustine Lighthouse. Constructed of Alabama brick and Philadelphia iron in 1874, the lighthouse is St. Augustine's oldest surviving brick structure. In 1876, a brick lightkeeper's house was added to the site. Lightkeepers and their assistants lived and worked there until the tower was automated in 1955.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.

The Society maintains its Museum in the 1886 McConnell Mansion, where visitors can explore historic rooms, changing exhibits, and hands-on activities for young visitors.

The society offers research library access; the museum offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.

The Society's Museum houses exhibits showcasing local history. These include displays of Native American artifacts, memorabilia from Sing Sing Prison, early settler tools and utensils, a representative collection of china, portraits, children's toys and belongings, maps, and military artifacts.

The society offers occasional recreational and educational events; the museum offers exhibits and research library access.

The Society maintains two facilities. The 1833 Jail Museum, located on the Courthouse Green, houses exhibits featuring artifacts representing various periods of county history. The Historical Center houses the Society's offices, research library, map and photograph collections, and museum shop.

The society offers research library access; the museum offers exhibits.

At the Society's headquarters, historical exhibits of local artifacts are presented on a rotating basis. They are open to members, the public, and school children during regular hours. A knowledgeable person lectures on the subject matter being displayed.

The society offers exhibits, lectures, and research library access.

Visitors to the Independence Seaport Museum can view its galleries of exhibits; the Workshop on the Water, a wooden boatbuilding workshop inside the Museum; and the Spanish-American War cruiser USS Olympia and the World War II submarine USS Becuna.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, classes, educational programs, film screenings, and recreational and educational programs.

The Society maintains a Museum and the Rothschild House. The Museum, housed in the restored 1892 Port Townsend City Hall building's former municipal court room, fire hall and jail spaces, presents exhibits illustrating the lively history of local communities born in waterfront forests over 150 years ago. The 1868 Rothschild House invites visitors to step back to the 1800s; it is virtually unchanged from a hundred years ago.

The society offers research library access, tours, educational programs, lectures, and occasional recreational and educational events; the museum offers exhibits; the house offers exhibits and tours.