Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society and Museum Complex [NY]

Description

The Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society is devoted to the preservation and interpretation of Long Island's past—in particular, the history of the Bellport-Brookhaven-East-Patchogue area. The Society pursues this goal through its Museum Complex, its museum collections and gallery exhibitions, its educational programs, its outreach to the community, and its publication of studies on local history and material culture. The Museum Complex includes the 1833 Post-Crowell House, the 19th-century Ralph Brown Building, a blacksmith shop, the Barn Museum, the John Chester Memorial Boathouse, and an 1850 gazebo.

The society offers research library access and occasional recreational and educational events; the Museum Complex provides exhibits and tours.

Marco Island Historical Society and Museum

Description

The Society is a nonprofit educational group dedicated to the investigation and preservation of Marco Island's history and the dissemination of that information to the public. The society maintains two museum spaces in Key Marco.

The museums offer exhibits; the society offers lectures and occasional tours.

Please note that as of October, 2010, the museum is closed for installation of new exhibits.

Baltimore American Indian Center [MD]

Description

The Baltimore American Indian Center (BAIC) is an urban American Indian Center established to assist and support American Indian and Alaskan Native families with moving into an urban environment and adjusting to the culture change they will experience. The BAIC also serves as a focal point for the Indian community for social and cultural activities and to educate non-native people about the cultures of the North American Indian and Alaskan Native communities.

The Center offers educational cultural classes and workshops, as well as an annual powwow.

Branford Historical Society and the Harrison House Museum

Description

The society is dedicated to the acquisition and preservation of artifacts, documents, and records pertaining to the history of Branford provenance. It also maintains a museum in the 1724 Harrison House.

The museum offers tours and exhibits; the society offers lectures and research library access. School groups are welcome to come by appointment, and background information is offered to local schools.

New Castle Historical Society: Dutch House, Amstel House, and Old Library Museum [DE]

Description

The New Castle Historical Society's three museums—the late-17th-century Dutch House, the 1730s Amstel House, and the 1892 Old Library Museum—tell unique stories about the town's past and its residents. From Dutch laborers and British colonial governors to prominent American architects, the New Castle Historical Society celebrates New Castle's diverse history from the town's 17th-century founding through the preservation efforts of the 21st century. The Society offer tours, educational programs, and recreational and educational events.

Student museum tours are available that emphasize colonial and revolutionary Delaware and American history. Ideal for fourth and fifth grade students, our tours are aligned with Delaware history education standards. Additional tours are available for other grade levels.

The Society’s website offers an events calendar, visitor information, and an online gift shop.

Historical Society of Princeton: Bainbridge House [NJ]

Description

Bainbridge House is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Princeton still on its original foundation. It is also one of the area's best-preserved examples of mid-Georgian architecture. Located on Nassau Street, the town's busiest and most historic thoroughfare, Bainbridge House is situated directly across from Princeton University. It serves as the Historical Society's headquarters, including spaces for temporary and permanent exhibitions, a small museum shop, a library, and staff offices. The House offers exhibits and research library access; the society offers walking tours, field trips, and outreach programs, as well as teacher workshops.

The site offers online exhibits, visitor information, historical information, an events calendar, educational resources, including lesson plans and field trip information, and research information.

Brimstone Historical Society and Museum

Description

The society's mission is to preserve and enrich the culture of Southwest Louisiana. Housed in the 1915 Southern Pacific Railway Depot, it currently has artwork on display from local artists and historical artifacts from the history of the town, as well as permanent exhibits on the history of the town and the Frasch mining process. The society also maintains the Henning Cultural Center, housed in a 1904 home, which showcases cultural traveling exhibits from around the country.

Both locations offer exhibits.

Indian River County Historical Society and Museum [FL]

Description

The Indian River County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the environment and social history of Indian River County, FL. The society's museum, located in the 1903 Vero Beach Railroad Station, allows visitors to tour the exhibit center and get a glimpse of local history from prehistoric times through World War II. The society also operates the 1909 Hallstrom Farmstead, which contains furnishings and art original to the site. The home was originally the main residence of a pineapple plantation.

The museum offers tours and exhibits. The farmstead offers period rooms and both historical and environmental tours.