Old Bourne Village [MA]

Description

Old Bourne Village is the historic heart of Bourne, Massachusetts, and consists of well over 20 historic structures, several of which are on the National Register of Historic Places. The village has several structures which are open to visitors year round, including a Blacksmith's shop and the Briggs-McDermott house. The village is operated by the Bourne Historical Society.

The village offers periodic guided tours, as well as self-guided tours year round. The website offers a brief history of all of the village's historic structures, as well as an events calendar for the Bourne Historical Society and basic visitor information.

Pultneyville Historical Society and Museum [NY]

Description

The Pultneyville Historical Society seeks to preserve and present the history of Williamson Township, New York. To this end, the society offers exhibits within a circa 1858 home. Exhibits address the life and work of Horatio Nelson Throop, the 1898 loss of the schooner St. Peter, and local history as depicted through photography. Throop was a boat builder and captain. In the 1830s, he conducted experiments with wind and screw propeller propulsion systems. He was also active in the Underground Railroad. The society owns a collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck of the St. Peter.

The society offers exhibits and archival access. Appointments are required for archival access.

The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum [OH]

Description

The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum contains permanent exhibits about Native Americans, Ohio history, East Asia, and 18th- and 19th-century European and American art, as well as art and history temporary exhibits. Native American artifacts date to prehistory and the 19th century. The East Asian collection includes artifacts from the 18th and 19th centuries, decorative arts, and weaponry.

The museum offers exhibits, guided tours for children, hands-on activities, and educational outreach programs.

Murfreesboro Historical Association [NC]

Description

The Murfreesboro Historical Association is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Murfreesboro, North Carolina. The society in particular works to aid in the preservation of Murfreesboro's historic district, which contains 12 museums, including the society's Brady C. Jefcoat museum, which serves as a local history museum.

The association offers guided tours of Murfreesboro museums, walking tours of the town, periodic town festivals, and exhibits. The website offers a brief history of Murfreesboro, visitor information, and an events calendar.

The Historical Society of Idaho Springs [CO]

Description

The Historical Society of Idaho Springs is dedicated to preserving the historic heritage of Idaho Springs, Colorado, one of the first mountain communities west of Denver on I-70. The town is also well known for being where the gold rush of 1859 began. The society runs the Heritage Museum, a local history museum, the Underhill Museum, which is a historic house museum, and provides walking tours of the community.

The society also offers exhibits in both of its museums as well as guided tours and special events. The website offers detailed historical information regarding Idaho Springs, a historic photo gallery, and an events calendar. In order to contact the site via email, use the "contact us" link located on the left side of the webpage.

Martha's Vineyard Museum [MA]

Description

The Martha's Vineyard Museum houses centuries of the island's history dating back to the pre-Columbian period. Its collections relate to all aspects of life on Martha's Vineyard, and include agricultural, hunting and fishing tools, costumes, decoys, artwork, armaments, fossils, maritime and whaling related tools and more. The museum is steward of the Gay Head, East Chop and Edgartown lighthouses.

The site offers education programs designed with Massachusetts state education standards in mind for grades K-12. Lighthouse tours are also offered. It has an interactive website on 19th Century Whaling and a young girl's experience on a whaling voyage, http://www.girlonawhaleship.org

Hoard Historical Museum [WI]

Description

The Hoard Museum is a local history museum focused on the historical heritage of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin. Thus, the museum covers a very broad range of historical events, ranging from the 1832 Black Hawk War to the lives of William Dempster Hoard, the father of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry, and Lorine Niedecker, a world famous poet.

The museum offers exhibits, guided tours, the Hoard's Historians Enrichment Series, and periodic presentations. The website offers visitor information, historical information regarding Fort Atkinson, and a calendar of events.

Brattleboro Historical Society [VT]

Description

The Brattleboro Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Brattleboro, Vermont, officially chartered in 1753. The area's history includes the musical instrument and printing industries, as well as the original English settlement in Vermont. The society operates two exhibit displays. The society's headquarters is located within the 1883 Municipal Center, which once served as an area high school.

The society offers exhibits, outreach lectures, research library access, and research services. A fee is charged for research assistance. The website offers more than 700 historic photographs, living history narratives, and illustrated articles on area history.