Royal Mausoleum State Monument [HI]

Description

The Royal Mausoleum State Monument is the burial place of royalty of Hawaii's Kamehameha and Kalakaua Dynasties (1810-1872 and 1874-1893 respectively) and their retainers. The Kamehameha Dynasty is known for unifying the islands, creating a constitutional form of government, and granting all Hawaiians religious freedom. The Kalakaua Dynasty saw the end of the Hawaiian monarchy.

The site offers guided tours. Reservations are required for said tours.

Cannonball House [GA]

Description

The Cannonball House, named for damage sustained in the Civil War, is a Greek Revival Structure dating to approximately 1853. The house contains period furnishings, contents of the founder's parlors of the ΑΔΙΙ and ΦΜ societies, and a collection of Civil War era artifacts. A two-story kitchen house in the back, once the quarters of the family servants, is one of few such surviving structures. Collection highlights include Civil War uniforms, early 1800s face shields, and a circa 1850 Bohemian crystal punch bowl.

The house offers period rooms; exhibits; tours, which can be customized to educational needs and focal topics; educational programming designed to meet state educational criteria; demonstrations at special events; and a December children's Victorian tea party.

Historic Fort Steuben [OH]

Description

The Historic Fort Stueben is a reproduction fort built upon the site of the original. Dating to 1786, the original fort was built by the First American Regiment for the purpose of protecting surveyors from local Native American groups. Their safety thus bolstered, the surveyors were able to map the Northwest Territory (1789-1803), as requested by the Continental Congress. The site includes the First Federal Land Office (an original structure), officers' quarters, enlisted quarters, a quartermaster's office, artificer shop, hospital, and commissary. Topics covered include early Ohio history and the voyage of Lewis and Clarke (1803-1806).

The fort offers tours and demonstrations of surveying, blacksmithing, and flintknapping.

Issaquah Historical Society [WA]

Description

The Issaquah Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Issaquah, Washington and its immediate surroundings. The society operates two museums, the Gilman Town Hall Museum, which focuses on Issaquah history, and the Issaquah Depot Museum, which displays local railway history. The Gilman Town Hall Museum includes the 1914 town jail cells; research center; and a wide selection of artifacts, including an early water pipe, a Native American fur trade knife, and historical graffiti. The structure started as the town hall in the 1890s. The depot museum collections include a vintage caboose, railroad cars, and historical photographs; and is housed in an 1888 railway depot.

The Gilman Town Hall Museum offers exhibits and guided tours by appointment. The Issaquah Depot Museum offers exhibits and guided tours by appointment. A corresponding depot activity booklet can be downloaded from the website. The society offers educational kits for elementary education, which include appropriate lesson plans.

Alden B. Dow Home & Studio and The Alden B. Dow Archives [MI]

Description

The Alden B. Dow Home & Studio and the Alden B. Dow Archives consist of the residence and working area of Alden B. Dow (1904-1983), famed architect. Born into the Dow Chemical founding family, Alden B. Dow created his own unique architectural aesthetic after apprenticing with Frank Lloyd Wright. In his home, the use of planes and angles, rich colors, glass, wood, and his unit block system all assist in synthesizing the interior and outdoor experiences. The structure was initiated in 1934. The archives contain project files, correspondence, 22,000 project drawings, films, lectures, oral histories, sketches, architectural texts, and inspirational objects.

The site offers guided tours, educational tours, custom educational guided tours, fourth grade and high school educational programs, and public access archives.

Connecticut Fire Museum [CT]

Description

The Connecticut Fire Museum seeks to present and increase appreciation of antique fire apparatus and associated content. Equipment on display includes a wide variety of historical pumpers, hose wagons, ladder trucks, and airport crash trucks dating from 1850 to 1967.

The museum offers exhibits. The website offers information on the aforementioned equipment and historical photographs.

Lake Winnipesaukee Museum [NH] Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/08/2008 - 13:34
Description

The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum presents information and artifacts related to historical tourism, steamboats, water-skiing, summer camps, and other items relevant to Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. The museum is housed in a residence dating to 1923.

The museum offers exhibits.

Historic Huguenot Street [NY]

Description

Historic Huguenot Street presents the story of 12 Huguenot refugees who travelled from southern Belgium and Northern France to the United States in 1678, where they bought land from the Esopus people and created a community in what is now New Paltz, New York. The six-acre site includes seven stone houses dating to the early 1700s, a burial ground, and a reconstructed 1717 stone church—all in their original setting. Architectural styles include Hudson Valley Dutch, early Georgian, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival. Archives focus on local history and genealogical documentation.

The site offers exhibits, period rooms for the 1700s and circa 1915, guided tours tailored to group interest, summer archaeology and educational programming, historic craft activities, a colonial-themed overnight program, a variety of educational modules which meet New York educational standards, and library and archival access. The website offers an online library catalog.

Fort Ligonier [PA]

Description

Fort Ligonier is an on-site reconstruction of an early U.S. fort, which stood between 1758 and 1766. The fort withstood the years of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) and Pontiac's War (instigated 1763). In addition to the fort itself and numerous outlying structures, the site displays reconstructions of mid-1700s "Conestoga" wagons. No Conestoga wagons survive to this day. The replica wagons are based on historical accounts and archaeological evidence. A museum serves as the entry point to the fort. Collection highlights include pistols given to George Washington by the Marquis de Lafayette, 13 original French and Indian War era paintings, and a period room with 18th and early 19th-century furnishings.

The fort offers exhibits, an 8-minute introductory video, a gallery, a period room, living history activities, reenactments, guided tours, and a picnic area. Reservations are required for tours.