The Fire Service Museum of the Northwest presents firefighting history via photographs and historic firefighting equipment and apparatus.
The museum offers exhibits and educational programs. Reservations are required for educational programs.
The Cuba Historical Society Museum presents artifacts relevant to the history of Cuba, New York.
The museum offers exhibits and tours. Tours are by appointment only.
The Historic New Orleans Collection, housed in a complex of historic French Quarter structures, is a museum, research center, and publisher. The collection's focus is the history and culture of both New Orleans and the Gulf South. The museum includes the Williams Gallery, which hosts temporary exhibits; Louisiana History Galleries, which depict state history; and a house museum, the Williams House. The Williams House is an Italianate townhouse built in 1889. The interior is interpreted in the style of the mid 20th-century, when General L. Kemper and Leila Williams, who instigated the collection, lived on site. This residence is the only French Quarter home open to the public which contains original furnishings and decorative arts objects. The Williams Research Center provides access to more than 35,000 library items and 350,000 artifacts.
The collection offers exhibits, period rooms, self-guided tours of the Williams Gallery, guided tours of the Louisiana History Galleries and Williams House, guided architectural tours, school tours of the Williams Gallery and Louisiana History Galleries, weekly curatorial talks, collections access, educator training programs, a school program about Creole cuisine history, and outreach presentations for school. Reservations are required for groups of eight or more desiring a guided tour and for school tours. The website offers podcasts and a list of teacher resources available upon request.
The Howell Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Howell Township, New Jersey. To this end, the society operates the Old Ardena Schoolhouse and MacKenzie Museum. The museum and accompanying research library are located within a circa 1807-1855 structure. The schoolhouse dates to circa 1855.
The society offers exhibits, research library access, activities, and tours of the Old Ardena Schoolhouse. The schoolhouse is open to the public the last Sunday of each month.
The Martha's Vineyard Historical Society has the Island's largest repository of cultural artifacts, historic photographs, archival records, and genealogical records. The society also owns and operates a local history museum.
The society offers an oral history center, research resources, outreach programs, field trip programs, tours of the Edgartown lighthouse, and guided tours of the local history museum. The website offers visitor information, a calendar of events, several online exhibits,
The Meeker Mansion was completed in 1890 and is a fabulous example of Italianate Victorian architecture. The home was constructed for Eliza Jane, the wife of Ezra Meeker, who had wanted a nicer home after a trip to England. The Meekers lived in the home until Eliza Jane's death in 1909, at which point Ezra abandoned the house. Today, the home serves as a historic house museum, and gives visitors a glimpse of life in Washington at the turn of the century.
The home offers guided tours and special events. The home is also available for rental for events such as weddings. The website offers visitor information, a brief history of the home, and an events calendar.
The Civilian Conservation Corps Interpretive Center is located in the Parker Dam State Park, and consists of a small visitor center type structure which offers displays and workshops which educated visitors about the life and times of members of the Civilian Conservation Corps.
The website offers detailed visitor information regarding the park, and brief information regarding the interpretive center.
The Marble Valley Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Pickens County, Georgia. To this end, the society operates two historical structures, the Old Pickens County Jail and the Kirby-Quinton Mountain Heritage Cabin. The jail, used between 1906 and 1982, now holds exhibits on county history and law enforcement. The cabin was built in 1975 using logs from an older structure. The interior is styled in antique furnishings and decorative arts.
The society offers exhibits, period rooms, and tours. Tours of the jail and cabin are available by appointment.
Hood River County Historical Museum presents the socio-cultural history of Hood River County, Oregon. Topics addressed within permanent exhibits include the daily lives of pioneer, Native American, and area ethnic groups, as well as Japanese Internment after Pearl Harbor.
The museum offers exhibits, guided tours, self-guided tours, activity tours, research assistance, a traveling trunk on the local fruit industry, and several school tour options. All guided tours are customized to group needs. Payment is required for research assistance.
The Nethercutt Collection consists of more than 200 vintage automobiles, as well as mechanical musical instruments, hood ornaments, antique furniture, and musical pocket watches. Automobile makers represented include McFarlan, De Dion Bouton, Maybach, Deusenberg, and Rolls-Royce. At any given time, 30 automobiles are on display.
The collection offers 2-hour guided tours. Reservations are required. Jeans, shorts, and children under 12 are not permitted.