Sitka Historical Society

Description

Known as the only museum in Sitka that contains elements of all of Sitka's history, the Sitka Historical Museum is packed with displays, photographs, and artifacts from Sitka's Tlingit, Russian, and American history.

The museum offers exhibits with subjects including a diorama of Sitka in 1867, Tlingit artifacts, the Alaska Purchase, World War II, and aviation.

Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation and Ware-Lyndon House [GA]

Description

The Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation seeks to become the leading advocate for the importance of historic preservation to the future of the Athens community. Located at the corner of Thomas and Dougherty Streets in historic downtown, the Foundation's visitor center is in Athens's oldest surviving residence, the Church-Waddel-Brumby House. The Foundation also operates the Ware-Lyndon House, built around 1850 by the first Mayor of Athens—physician and businessman, Edward R. Ware. Today, this two-story brick house represents a blend of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles. The first floor of the home features one of the finest American furniture and decorative arts collections of the Victorian period in Georgia. The house portrays the periods (1850–1890) within which the Ware and Lyndon families resided. A room in the house showcases museum quality memorabilia comprising many of the highlights of Athens history.

The foundation offers driving tours; the Ware-Lyndon House offers tours.

Chatham County Historical Association and Museum [NC]

Description

The Association's Museum displays artifacts from local history. The current exhibit includes artifacts from the now-closed silk mill in Pittsboro, including a sample book of labels from famous manufacturers that were made at Chatham Mills.

The society offers lectures and occasional recreational and educational events; the museum offers exhibits and research library access.

St Joseph Museum [MO]

Description

The St. Joseph Museums, Inc., is a non-profit organization encompassing local museums dedicated to the research, preservation, interpretation, exhibition, and teaching of St. Joseph and the Midland Empire’s history and cultures. It pursues this mission through collections analysis, ethnographic research, preservation of material culture, interpretive exhibitions, and educational programming. The St. Joseph Museums, Inc., is comprised of the Black Archives Museum, the Glore Psychiatric Museum, the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion, and the St. Joseph Museum.

North Carolina Museum of History

Description

The North Carolina Museum of History is an exciting place to explore the state’s rich heritage and learn about its people. The museum offers exhibits, self-guided and spotlight tours for school groups, summer camps, the Tar Heel Junior Historian Association for students, history-in-a-box kits for loan, virtual field trips, professional development for educators, and other educational events and programs.

Pennsylvania House

Description

Take a trip back in time and discover one of the few original early American taverns left on the old National Road. Built in about 1820, it served as a tavern on one of the main trails of the westward bound pioneers during the transcontinental surge of the early 1800's.

Warrenville Historical Society

Description

The Warrenville Historical Society was organized in 1980. Its purpose is to bring together those interested in Warrenville's History, and to collect, preserve and display objects and documents that illustrate that history. The Society established the Warrenville Historical Museum in 1983. Space was provided for the Museum in the Greek Revival Style Albright Building through the generosity of the City of Warrenville, interest groups, businesses and individuals.

Del Norte County Historical Society, Museum, and Battery Point Lighthouse

Description

The mission of the Society is to discover, collect, preserve and present the documents, artifacts, structures and properties of Del Norte County. The Society currently operates the museums on 5th and H Streets and in the Battery Point Lighthouse in Crescent City.

The Main Museum has a wealth of interesting displays. One room is devoted to artifacts of the local Tolowa and Yurok Native Americans. It includes one of the finest Native American basket collections in Northern California. Musical instruments, old radio, phonographic and photographic equipment, excellent needlework, early logging and mining tools and equipment, and many fashions and furniture from yesteryear are just some of the objects and subjects represented and on display in the Main Museum.

The Bolen Annex houses the magnificent First Order Fresnel Lens from the Saint George Reef Lighthouse. Photo carousels throughout the museum as well as on the walls of various rooms chronicle the historical visual representations of the people and events of Del Norte County.