Greater Astoria Historical Society [NY]
The Greater Astoria Historical Society serves to preserve the history of Long Island City.
The society offers walking tours, field trip hosting, slide presentations, and guest lectures.
The Greater Astoria Historical Society serves to preserve the history of Long Island City.
The society offers walking tours, field trip hosting, slide presentations, and guest lectures.
Save Our Cemeteries presents information on and aims to protect New Orleans' 31 historic cemeteries. The organization is actively involved in cemetery preservation and tomb restoration. Tours are offered in two cemeteries: Lafayette and St. Louis. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is located in the historic Garden District. Once part of the Livaudais Plantation, Lafayette No. 1 was designated a city burial site in 1833, and has since been in continuous use. Distinguished by its intersecting avenues, designed to accommodate funeral processions, it was the City's first planned cemetery. St. Louis No. 1 was founded in 1789; and is the burial ground of Etienne Boré, pioneer in sugar development; Daniel Clark, financial supporter of the American Revolution; and Paul Morphy, world famous chess champion. Notable structures include the oven wall vaults and the tombs of the French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish societies.
The organization offers lectures and cemetery tours, including tours for school groups. Save Our Cemeteries also hosts cemetery cleaning events for which it encourages school participation.
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum is a nationally recognized center for the study of 20thcentury history and the American presidency, as well as offering exhibits relevant to the life of Herbert Hoover (18741964), 31st President of the United States.
The site offers exhibits, a research library, guided tours, and special events including concerts and reenactments. The website offers a variety of other online sources for students and educators, including lesson plans; games; digital image archives; digital copies of major Hoover documents; and information and activities focusing on the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder (18671957), pioneer and author of Little House in the Big Woods and its sequels.
Housed in the old San Mateo County Courthouse, the Museum is preserves the history of the county and makes it accessible to the public. It hosts exhibits detailing the history and development of the county.
The museum offers exhibits, tours, research library access, educational programs, and recreational and educational events (including living history events).
The Society owns and maintains the Northwest Franklin County Historical Village and Museum. At the Village, visitors can walk into an 1850 period log cabin and see how people cooked, slept, washed, and entertained themselves; visit the 1890 Grandview School and imagine how it must have been to attend a one-room schoolhouse; visit the 1876 Colwell Church and admire the simple beauty of the worship area and altar; visit one of Hilliard's original train stations built in 1891 and step up to the Chesapeake & Ohio Caboose and see what life was for an early conductor; and walk into an 1870 barn and touch and explore the farm equipment of the period. At the 4,000-square-foot museum, visitors will see a blend of art and history exploring the growth of Northwest Franklin County.
The village and museum offer exhibits and tours; the society offers research library access.
The Itawamba Historical Society works to preserve the history of Itawamba County, Mississippi, located in the northeast corner of the state. The society operates the George Poteet History Center, the Gaither Spradling Library and Historic Bonds House Museum.
The society offers tours of the Bonds House Museum and presentations and lectures in the George Poteet History Center. The Bonds House and Gaither Spradling Library also house archives. The website offers archival access, visitor information, and online copies of the quarterly society newsletter.
The Palmer Lake Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Palmer Lake, Monument, and the Palmer Divide. The society owns and operates a local history museum, and also is active in the preservation of the Crawford Memorial, a memorial to a Medal of Honor recipient from the town of Palmer Lake.
The society offers walking tours of Palmer Lake and Monument, exhibits, and presentations in the society museum. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the area.
The Essex Historical Society works to preserve the history of Essex and the lower valley of the Connecticut River. The society manages several historical properties throughout the town of Essex, and works to educate the public by offering lectures and workshops in the town hall.
The society offers lectures and workshops in the town hall that are open to the public and also offers occasional special events, including home and town tours. The website offers a calendar of events and a brief history of the area.
Villa Louis is the Victorian home of one of Wisconsin's most wealthy families. Today, visitors can explore the entire estate, from the mansion to the estate's outbuildings. In addition to the historic estate, the current park contains a museum that chronicles the history of the fur trade.
The estate offers guided tours, field trip plans which can be catered to different grades, and a visitor center that serves as a museum of the estate. The website offers an extensive virtual tour of the estate, visitor information, and a brief history of the estate.
The Ventura County Museum of History and Art works to preserve the history of Ventura County and showcase art of Ventura County and local art. The museum hosts collections of art, documents, photographs, and artifacts which represent a comprehensive record of life in Ventura County from prehistory to present.
The museum offers exhibits, special events, school outreach programs, guided tours, and field trip programs. The website offers visitor information, an events calendar, and information regarding field trip and school outreach programs.