History Center of Olmsted County and Mayowood Estate [MN]

Description

The History Center of Olmstead County presents the history of Olmstead County, Minnesota. To this end, the center operates as a museum. The museum includes rooms devoted to the decorative arts; a hands-on children's cabin; and exhibits on topics which include IBM, St. Mary's Hospital, the 1883 Rochester tornado, and historical medicine. Artifact collections include textiles, military, decorative arts, Native American, agricultural and mechanical, and medical items. The center also operates the Mayowood Estate historic house museum. Erected in 1911 as the home of Dr. Charles H. Mayo, cofounder of the Mayo Clinic, Mayowood now contains period rooms.

The museum offers exhibits, educational programs, hands-on activities, museum tours, traveling trunks, and library access. Reservations are required for tours. The center also organizes baseball games, played in 1860s style. The Mayowood Estate offers period rooms and guided tours. The website offers virtual exhibits.

Women in History [OH]

Description

Women in History seeks to increase awareness of women's impact on U.S. history through dramatic re-creations of the lives of notable female figures. Costumes are period or patterned from period pieces, and hairstyles are created by a specialist in historic hair design. The organization is able to portray more than 100 historical figures.

The organization offers presentations, which generally include two 25-minute living history presentations by costumed "historical figures," an opening and closing, and time for questions and answers. The organization also offers two programs designed specifically for elementary and middle school students.

Pro Football Hall of Fame [OH]

Description

The Pro Football Hall of Fame commemorates athletes who have excelled in the sport of football, and presents the history of football in the U.S.

The hall offers self-guided tours, traditional and interactive exhibits, films, educational questionnaire booklets, educational programs in accordance with state educational standards, distance learning programs, seminars, teacher workshops, and a snack bar. Reservations are required for school groups. The website offers photographs, audio and video files, classroom activity suggestions by program, a teacher activity guide, and team activity guides.

Pender County Museum [NC]

Description

The Pender County Museum presents the history of Pender County, North Carolina. Collection highlights include a whiskey still, historical farming equipment, decorative arts pieces, World War II artifacts, and medical artifacts.

The museum offers exhibits, 41 oral history transcriptions from World War II veterans, and library access.

Van Buren County Historical Society and Museums [IA]

Description

The Van Buren County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Van Buren County, Iowa. To this end, the society operates 1845 Pearson House, a residence and Underground Railroad site, the second floor of which served as a Methodist Church; the 1847 Ellis School; the Keosauqua Log Cabin; the Selma Cabin; and the Historical Society Museum. The museum is housed in the circa 1875 Twombly Building, which previously served as a post office, bakery, grocery store, newspaper headquarters, and clothing store.

The society offers period rooms and exhibits.

Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum [AL]

Description

The Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum houses the largest collection of vintage motor vehicles in the world. The museum is home to over 900 motorcycles, as well as a substantial collection of the Lotus and other racers. In addition, the museum houses a research library, which contains 5,000 books and back issues of over 50 motorsports magazines.

The museum offers guided tours, a research library, and exhibits on all types of motorsport vehicles. The website offers visitor information and information regarding the museum's extensive resources.

New Milford Historical Society and Museum [CT]

Description

The New Milford Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of New Milford, CT. To that end, the society operates a local history museum with collections including antique toys, an 18th-century cooking hearth, paintings by Woldemar Neufeld (born 1909), and the 1815 Knapp House and its furnishings. The museum is located within four historic structures—a residence, bank, store, and schoolhouse.

The society offers exhibits, period rooms, and learning boxes (traveling trunks) for rental. Admission to the historic schoolhouse is by appointment only.