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.

Delaware County Historical Society [OH]

Description

The Delaware County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Delaware, Ohio, and the surrounding area. The society is located in downtown Delaware, and is home to a research library.

The society offers periodic walking tours of Delaware as well as frequent presentations in the society's headquarters. The website offers an events calendar and historical information regarding Delaware County.

Beverly Historical Society and Museums [MA]

Description

The Beverly Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the socio-cultural, artistic, and transportation history of Beverly, Massachusetts and Massachusetts' North Shore. To this end, the society operates a museum of local history, the 17th-century Balch House, the Reverend John Hale Farm, and the Charles W. Galloupe Sr. Memorial Library. Collections consist of more than 750,000 artifacts. Highlights include a fire bucket, military artifacts, local maritime artifacts, paintings from the 18th through early 20th centuries, documents signed by U.S. Presidents, children's artifacts, and genealogical resources. The society also boasts an extensive collection of photographs and pamphlets of all manner of transportation technologies. The 1781 John Cabot House Museum holds both the library and exhibits. Permanent exhibits address the Revolutionary War and the Beverly Bank, established 1802. The Balch House is furnished to period. The Hale Farm is furnished to depict changing trends in Beverly's history.

The society offers exhibits, tours of the Cabot House, Balch House tours, Hale Farm tours, research library access, research assistance, curriculum-based programs, a one-hour Balch House tour for students, a two-hour historic Beverly bus tour for students, an outreach living history program for students, and teacher workshops. Fees are required for both non-member library access and research assistance. Non-member library access is limited. The living history program depicts author and poet Lucy Larcom (1824-1893).

Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture [SC]

Description

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture presents the history of African Americans in the South Carolina Lowcountry and in Charleston, South Carolina. Topics include slavery, emancipation, segregation, large-scale relocations, civil rights, and modern issues. The center includes a museum space and a research library, which boasts nearly 4,000 artifacts. Permanent exhibits address 19th-century social studies education, Gullah culture, and the work of master blacksmith Phillip Simmons. Approximately 40 percent of all Africans brought to the United States as slaves were brought ashore in the Charleston area.

The center offers exhibits, a period room, tours, research library access, research assistance, and oral histories. Reservations are required for all tour groups with five or more people.

Bergen County Historical Society and Museum [NJ]

Description

The Bergen County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Bergen County, New Jersey. To this end, the society operates a museum within the Campbell-Christie House. The museum collection is particularly strong in local Dutch artifacts and archival materials. Highlights include a dugout canoe, one of two known 1767 Bergen Settles, the only known example of Bergen Dutch Delftware, and Native American artifacts. A research library is available at Felican College.

The society offers exhibits, monthly lectures, and research library access. The library is only partially wheelchair accessible.