Historic Cherry Hill is a 1787 residence, occupied by the Van Rensselaer family until 1963. The site presents the changing culture, decorative arts, economic climate, and social classes of the 176 years in which the home was in use. The structure exists in its 1963 state in order to render social and architectural evolution visible to visitors. The Van Rensselaers were originally considered Hudson River manor lords, members of a group of wealthy local Dutch settlers. However, as early as the 1820s, the family began to face economic pressure which would increase with the formation of the millionaire class and the large numbers of immigrants entering the U.S. Collections include more than 20,000 artifacts—from the most mundane household items to rare examples of decorative arts styles—and 30,000 archival documents.

Cherry Hill offers period rooms; tours; interactive educational programs for students; and educational outreach programs for students. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. Listening assistance devices are available. The website offers two teaching units for purchase. Both won awards from the American Association for State and Local History.

Tours and on site educational programs are currently unavailable, as the site undergoes restoration. Outreach programming is still available.

The Justin Smith Morrill Homestead preserves the Greek Revival cottage of John Smith Morrill (1810-1898). During his life, Morrill worked as a blacksmith, merchant's clerk, Representative, and U.S. Senator. Unable to finish school himself, Morrill became the chief sponsor of the 1862 Land Grant Act. The act provided for a college in each state which would teach skills not previously available in the higher education system—practical science, agriculture, and engineering. These colleges also offered more traditional studies. Morrill's hobbies included architecture and landscape design.

The homestead offers period rooms, tours, gardens, and access to Morrill's library. Please call ahead to verify admission hours. Appointments are required for library access. The website offers suggested reading and a video virtual garden tour.

The Napa Firefighters Museum presents the history of the Napa, California firefighting department. Collections include hydrants, extinguishers, firefighting toys, global firehouse images, an 1859 hand pumper, and early 1900s fire engines.

The museum offers exhibits. School tours are encouraged, and can be scheduled outside of normal admission hours.

The Spartansburg County Historical Association seeks to preserve and share the history of Spartansburg County, South Carolina. To this end, the society operates three historical sites and a regional museum. The Seay House began as a Scots-Irish one-story log home, built before 1850. This residence is most like the dwelling of an average early inhabitant of the Spartansburg area. Interpretation focuses on late 19th- and early 20th-century women's lives. The circa 1795 Price House grounds also include a kitchen building and double-pen slave cabin. The home served as a residence and bed and breakfast. Interpretation focuses on the original owners, Thomas and Anne Price. The circa 1765 Walnut Grove Plantation includes a plantation home, Rocky Spring Academy, a forge, a meat house, a kitchen building, a well house, a barn, and the reconstructed office of the region's earliest physician to have received collegiate training. The site depicts area life prior to 1805. The Regional History Museum's permanent exhibits address an chronological overview of Spartansburg area developments, textiles, military history, and locally made furniture.

The Seay House offers period rooms, interpretive signage, and school tours. The Price House offers period rooms and guided tours. Walnut Grove Plantation offers guided tours of the home, kitchen, and Rocky Spring Academy; self-guided grounds tours; a nature trail; and the Moore family cemetery. The Regional History Museum offers student tours, curriculum-based programs for students, exhibits, traveling trunks, and summer camps. Reservations are required for school tours to the Seay House and for groups of 10 or more visiting the Price House and/or Walnut Grove Plantation. Visitors to the cemetery are asked to remain on the trail.

The Lincoln Monument consists of a statue and informative plaque. The plaque discusses Abraham Lincoln's participation in the 1832 Black Hawk War.

The monument offers interpretive signage.

The 1891 Gilded Age James J. Hill House served as the residence of James J. Hill (1838-1916), chief executive officer of several Great Northern Railway lines; his family; and their servants. The interpretive focuses include family life and the life of the home's domestic servants. Other topics covered include Hill's career; architecture; interior design; and period heating, power, communication, and lighting systems. Hill's original gallery now displays art exhibits.

The house offers residence tours, exhibits, 75-minute tours of the residence for students, video or slide show introductory programs for students, late 19th-century skill workshops for children, 90-minute walking tours and 45-minute bus tours of the Summit Avenue neighborhood, lectures, concerts, and dramatic performances. Reservations are required for field trips. The website offers a word search.

Governor Dodge wrote, “I do...order & direct that the Members elected from the several counties for Representatives & Council shall convene at Belmont, in the County of Iowa on the 25th day of October next ensuing, for the purpose of organizing the first Session of the Legislative Assembly of said Territory [of Wisconsin].”

With these words, Governor Dodge initiated a flurry of activity in the fledgling town of Belmont, Wisconsin. From October 25 to December 9, 1836 thirty-nine legislators convened in Belmont, passing forty-two acts dealing with such things as the organization of Territorial government, the operation of the judicial branch, internal improvements, incorporation of businesses, and division of counties.

After the session, the legislators left, many businesses closed, and buildings were sold to private citizens. Two of these buildings have survived the ravages of time - and of use as livestock barns - to the present day. Today, you can see the buildings, along with exhibits telling the dramatic story of Wisconsin’s beginnings, at First Capitol Historic Site.

First Capitol offers tours for groups by reservation from May through October. School groups are welcome and tours are designed with Wisconsin educational standards in mind. Please allow at least 3 weeks lead time. For further information, contact by telephone or e-mail).

First Capitol also offers an elementary level educational activity packet available for free download from the web site.

The National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame highlights the men of color who helped expand our country through exhibits containing art, photography, artifacts, journals, and other historic items.

The museum offers free children's cultural heritage workshops twice a week which include tours of the museum and guest speakers. Interactive student activities are also offered.

Historic St. Mary's Mission is located in the Bitterroot Valley under the shadow of St. Mary's Peak, which rises over 4,000 feet from the valley floor. The mission dates from the early 1840s, and was created by three Jesuit Missionaries for the purpose of enlightening the local American Indian population.

The mission offers guided tours. The website offers a history of the mission, brief biographies of the founders of the missionary, a photo tour of the mission, and visitor information.

The Walworth County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Elkhorn, WI, and the surrounding area. The society maintains an extensive archive, which is available to researchers by appointment, and the Webster House Museum, which gives visitors a glimpse into life in Walworth County during the early 1800s.

The society offers guided tours of the Webster House and research resources. The website offers visitor information, a history of the Webster House, a listing of upcoming events, and an online catalog. In order to contact the site via email, use the "contact us" link located on the top of the webpage.