Catawba County Historical Association [NC]

Description

The Catawba County Historical Association is dedicated to preserving the history of Hickory, North Carolina, and the surrounding area. The association owns and operates two historic house museums, the historic Murray's Mill, and a museum of local history which is housed in the grand 1924 courthouse.

The association offers guided tours of their historic properties, a wealth of exhibits in the society's museum and special events. The website offers visitor information, a brief history of Hickory, detailed histories of the society's historic structures, and an events calendar.

Miamisburg Historical Society [OH]

Description

The Miamisburg Historical Society is dedicated preserving the historical heritage of Miamisburg, Ohio, and the surrounding area. The society owns and operates three local historic structures, the Daniel Gebhart Tavern Museum, which serves as a local history museum, the Market Square Building, which serves as the society headquarters and as the location for the society's research room, and Jacob Kercher Pioneer Home, which is open as a historic house museum.

The society offers guided tours of all three of their historic structures, along with special events. The website offers an events calendar, a brief history of the society, photo galleries of Miamisburg and the society's historic structures, and visitor information.

Haggin Museum [CA]

Description

The Haggin Museum displays paintings by major artists and presents the history of the San Joaquin Valley, California. Artworks within the collection are both European and American in origin, and date from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Artists include Jean Béraud, Rosa Bonheur, William Bouguereau, Jean-Léon Gérôme, George Inness, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Albert Bierstadt.

The museum offers exhibits and summer art workshops.

Los Angeles State Historic Park [CA]

Description

The Los Angeles State Historic Park, although under development, opened a 13-acre preview of the completed park to the public. In addition to land suitable to a wide variety of outdoor activities, the park encompasses the waterwheel, round house, freight house, station yard, and depot of the 1875 Southern Pacific Railroad’s River Station and a glass footprint of the 1879 Pacific Hotel.

The park offers bike trails, urban wildlife viewing, guided interpretive programs, and picnic areas.

Heritage Museum [OR]

Description

The Heritage Museum presents the history of Polk County and Independence, Oregon.

The museum offers exhibits, treasure hunts, tours, traveling exhibits, virtual exhibits, and a collections research kiosk for rental. Reservations are required for tours with five or more individuals. The museum is not currently wheelchair accessible.

Chicago Architecture Foundation [IL]

Description

The Chicago Architecture Foundation seeks to increase public interest in architecture and design. Particular emphasis is given to examples within Chicago, Illinois.

The foundation offers a wide variety of walking downtown, neighborhood, suburban, and Frank Lloyd Wright; river; and bus tours. Tours are offered in English, French, German, and Italian. Audio tours are available in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. The foundation also offers exhibits, sustainable architecture lunchtime lectures, monthly DIY green workshops, weekly lunchtime lectures, field trip options, an architecture competition for students, family programs, high school workshops, teacher workshops, and adult education courses. The website offers a teaching resource book and a high school textbook for purchase.

Antique Powerland Museum [OR]

Description

The Antique Powerland Museum presents historical power equipment. The Pacific NW Truck Museum and Willow Creek Railroad are located on site. The Willow Creek Railroad is a hands-on operating miniature railroad. Visitors may sit on the cars. The Pacific NW Truck Museum presents the history of trucking, with particular emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. 60 historic trucks are on display.

The museum offers exhibits, street car rides, and miniature railroad rides. The museum is closed November through February. Group tours are available on request.

North Lake Tahoe Historical Society and Museums [CA]

Description

The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the Lake Tahoe area, California. To this end, the society operates the Gatekeeper's Museum, Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum, and 1909 Watson Cabin. The Gatekeeper's Museums functions as a museum of local history. Highlights include historic court ledgers and oral histories. The Marion Steinbach Indian Basket Museum presents baskets, costumes, dolls, pottery and other artifacts from 85 Native American tribes. The Watson Cabin is a living history museum of local pioneer life.

The society offers exhibits, period rooms, and living history demonstrations. Please call ahead if severe weather is forecasted, as the museums may not be open.