The Taos County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Taos, NM. To this end, the society maintains a history room within the Old Taos County Courthouse.
The society offers monthly lectures, public excursions, and audio and video materials. The website offers historical photographs.
The Essex Ship Building Museum chronicles the history of the most successful industry in the town of Essex, the shipbuilding industry, and the history of Essex more generally.
The museum offers educational programs, guided tours, professional development for teachers, occasional presentations, and evening classes on a variety of topics. The website offers visitor information, information regarding all programs offered by the museum, and a calendar of events.
The Bolinas Museum is the premier art museum of Marin County just north of San Francisco. The museum's primary focus is on local art, as many talented artists are attracted to coastal Marin County communities.
The museum offers guided and self-guided tours, exhibits, and special events including lectures and special presentations. The website offers visitor information, information regarding current exhibits, and a calendar of events.
The Moore County Historical Association is dedicated to promoting awareness of Moore County history. The association maintains five historic properties, all of which are open to visitors during the summer or by special appointment.
The association offers exhibits and self-guided tours in the five historic properties, as well as frequent tours of historic landmarks. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of each of the historic structures.
The Circus World Museum chronicles the history of the American Circus, from its inception in the late 1700s until the present day. The museum features a live circus in addition to a library and research center.
The museum offers field trip programs, a library and research center, special events including festivals and shows. The website offers visitor information, an events calendar, and a history of Circus World.
The New Hope Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of New Hope, PA, which has served as a home to the Lenni-Lenape, Dutch, English, and Quakers, among others. The society operates the Parry Mansion, a 1784 residence which currently displays 124 years of the decorative arts. Each room speaks to a different period of the Parry family's inhabitance.
The society offers guided tours of the mansion and 1-mile guided tours of the neighborhood. Neighborhood tours discuss citizens of note, the Revolutionary War, and the fishing industry.
The Nacogdoches Fire Museum presents local firefighting history. Collection highlights include the city's first commercial fire engine, photographic records of local fires, and firefighting equipment.
The museum offers tours by appointment.
The Saint Louis Area Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of St. Louis, MI. To this end, the society operates a museum.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Park Forest Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Park Forest, IL. To that end, the society operates a museum and archival center. Park Forest was built as a community for soldiers returning from World War II; and, as such, was the first fully planned suburb to be developed after the war. The museum is located in an original townhouse, and is furnished to a 1948 through 1953 appearance. A portion of the home serves as a re-created school, since townhouses were used as such until permanent educational facilities could be built.
The society offers educational programs, lectures, and outreach speakers. The museum offers guided tours. The archives include circulating oral history transcriptions.
The San Diego Maritime Museum presents one of the world's strongest collections of historic vessels. Highlights include an 1898 steam ferry, the Berkeley; a 1904 steam yacht, the Medea; a B-39 Soviet attack submarine; and the 1863 Star of India, the world's oldest active ship. Replicas include the HMS Surprise, an 18th-century Royal Navy Frigate used in the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and the Californian, a mid-1800s revenue cutter. Exhibits include the ages of sail and steam, the Navy, navigation and surveying, and the tuna industry.
The museum offers one- or two-hour historic cruises on the 1914 Pilot; overnight and day history role playing educational programs; science programs; an educational sailing program aboard the Californian; guided museum tours; exhibits; tours of the Star of India, HMS Surprise, B-39 Submarine, Berkeley, and the Medea; and world cruises led by historians. The website offers information for children; virtual tours of the Star of India, Berkeley, HMS Surprise, and Californian; and numerous videos. All tours require reservations.