The Sandwich Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Sandwich, New Hampshire. To this end, the society operates the 1825 Lower Corner School, open to the public during special events; the 19th-century Quimby Barn, which houses a transportation museum; and the circa 1850 Elisha Marston House, home to the society headquarters and a local history museum. Society collections include historical everyday items previously used in Sandwich. Collection strengths include furnishings, tools, and textiles. Artistic highlights include works by Albert Gallatin Hoit (1809-1856), portrait and landscape artist; Fred G. Quimby (1863-1923); and E. Wood Perry (1831-1915).

The society offers a Junior Historical Society, a non-circulating reference library.

The National First Ladies' Library is a national archive devoted to obtaining and sharing resources pertaining to the First Ladies of the United States of America. The historical site also presents information on other U.S. women of historical note. The First Ladies' National Historic Site is housed within the circa 1865 Saxton-McKinley House, family home of First Lady Ida McKinley; and presents relevant exhibits. The National First Ladies' Library is located within the 1895 City National Bank Building.

The site offers exhibits, educational programs, tours of both the historical site and library, and research library access. Reservations are required for tour groups of six or more. The website offers an extensive searchable listing of lesson plans, a timeline of major national events, and a virtual tour of the Saxton-McKinley House.

Historic Madison functions as a historic preservation organization. The organization has played a key role in the preservation, restoration, and development of Madison's 133-block historic district.The organization owns, operates and maintains 16 properties; four of the properties are open as museums and others are opened for special programs.

The properties maintained by Historic Madison are listed separately in the Historical Sites database.

The organization offers tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.

The Cokato Historical Society seeks to preserve both the social and the Swedish and Finnish cultural history of Cokato, Minnesota and the surrounding area. To this end, the society supports a local history museum. Collection highlights include a 1922 snowmobile.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, and research assistance. Tours are available by appointment. Please call ahead if you wish to see the snowmobile, as it is not on display on a daily basis. Payment is required for research assistance.

The Taft Museum of Art is housed within the circa 1820 Palladian-style Federal Baum-Longworth-Taft House; and its collections include European paintings and decorative arts, American paintings, and Chinese porcelain. Major artists represented in the collection include Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), Dutch Golden Age portrait artist Frans Hals (circa 1580-1666), Spanish printmaker and painter Francisco Goya (1746-1828), English painter and landscape artist Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), English Grand Manner portrait artist Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), French Neoclassical painter Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), American painter James Whistler (1834-1903), and American portrait artist John Singer Sargent (1856-1925).

The museum offers exhibits, research library access, 45-minute to one-hour guided tours, self-guided tours, audio tours, children's workshops, a pre-professional high school arts education program, studio programs, lectures, educational programs which complement Ohio and Kentucky educational standards, summer camps, Scout programs, and a teacher resource center with materials for rental. Four weeks advance notice is required for school tours; and two weeks are needed for sensory tours tailored to individuals with hearing, visual, or developmental impairments. The website offers coloring pages.

Historical Jonesboro/Clayton County seeks to preserve and share the history of Jonesboro and Clayton County, Georgia. To this end, the organization operates an 1839 Greek Revival antebellum residence, Stately Oaks. The grounds include the log kitchen, a well house, a tenant house, a historic schoolhouse, and a country store. Clayton County was home to Margaret Mitchell, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gone with the Wind; and it is believed that Stately Oaks served as an inspiration for her novel's setting.

The organization offers tours of Stately Oaks—either with a costumed interpreter or self-guided with MP3 audio, educational programs, workshops, and presentations. Reservations are required for group and student tours.

Historic Speedwell presents mid-19th-century life through the estate of Stephen Vail (1780-1864), proprietor of Speedwell Iron Works. The site highlight is the factory building where Alfred Vail (1807-1859) and Samuel F.B. Morse (1791-1872) completed and publicly demonstrated the electromagnetic telegraph in 1838. Other structures include an operational waterwheel; the Vail Home, furnished to an 1844 to 1864 appearance; 1849 carriage house; several residences; and a historic granary.

The site offers period rooms; traditional and interactive exhibits; guided tours of the factory building, Vail home, and Wheelhouse; hands-on workshops; Scout programs; and educational programs.

The Pennington County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Pennington County, Minnesota. To this end, the society operates the Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village. The village depicts Minnesota pioneer life circa the early 19th century. The 19 structures include a museum, a schoolhouse, railroad depots, residences, a barber shop, and a blacksmith shop, among other sites. The village also contains historic gardens and farm machinery.

The village offers exhibits, period rooms, gardens, and guided tours. Guided tours are only available by appointment. The society website offers a substantial online database of photographs, maps, obituaries, cemetery records, and landowner records, among other items of archival and genealogical interest.

Poplar Hill on His Lordship's Kindness is a historic Georgian-style home located on lands given to Colonel Henry Darnall—Chancellor of Maryland, His Lordship's Agent and Receiver General, Rent Roll Keeper, and Colonel of the Militia—in 1703. Over 100 slaves worked the property in 1711. The estate was inherited and owned by relatives through 1912.

The house offers 40-minute guided tours on Sundays. Group tours are available for groups of 15 or more.

Due to financial necessity, the tours are no longer offered every Sunday. Please check the website for upcoming tour dates.

The National Soaring Museum presents the history of non-motorized flight. It is one of two museums worldwide to focus on the subject. The museum collections include more than 80 sailplanes, dating to as early as the 1890s.

The museum offers exhibits, flight simulators, guided tours, self-guided tours, an educational overnight program, and a day camp. Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance for group tours. Group guided tours are only available for groups of 20 or more.