Rochester Historical Society [NY]

Description

The Rochester Historical Society chronicles the history and architectural heritage of Rochester, New York. The society is primarily a research-oriented organization, but also offers school outreach programs including the "History of the Road" program, which is a traveling presentation program. In addition, the society offers extensive research resources that are open to the public.

The website offers information regarding the society and the programs it offers.

Historic Crail Ranch [MT]

Description

The Historic Crail Ranch preserves the story of Augustus Franklin Crail and his family. Living in the cabin in the early 1900s, the Crails kept pigs, sheep, and cattle; grew hay; and ran a lumber mill. Other structures on site included barns, a forge, a hay barn, a piggery, and a spring house. Architecturally, the ranch contains the oldest original building in Big Sky, Montana; and is an example of a historic log structure.

The ranch offers a living history experience.

9/11 and the War on Terror

Description

Professor and author Noam Chomsky discusses the current "War on Terrorism" in the context of earlier perceptions of terrorism and national threat, including the Cold War and World War II.

The link provides direct access to the video, as no visual webpage exists as a gateway.

Victor Historical Society and Valentown Museum [NY]

Description

The Victor Historical Society operates the Valentown Museum. The museum contains harness shop, grocery store, meeting room, and cobbler's shop period settings and military, textile, farming, household, railroad, trolley, blacksmithing, and other exhibits. Collection highlights include a wagon used in the Revolutionary War.

The society offers exhibits, archive access, craft demonstrations, and summer camps. Demonstrations occur May through early September. Appointments are required for archive access.

Centre Hill Museum [VA]

Description

The Centre Hill Museum is a historic house museum. The 1823 residence is used to discuss its own history, including Presidential visits and its role in the Civil War. The interior houses decorative arts dating from 1700 through the 1900s. Collection highlights include a circa 1900 aviary of stuffed birds. The structure displays Greek Revival, Federal, and Colonial Revival elements.

The museum offers exhibits.

Nevada State Museum

Description

The Nevada State Museum presents Nevada history. Exhibit topics include the Carson City mint, geology, Native American life, and Columbian mammoths.
Collection highlights include a 19th-century coin press, mammoth fossils, slot machines by designer Charles August Fey, the USS Nevada silver service, and a 1902 Basque sheepherder's wagon. The museum includes the Marjorie Russell Clothing and Textile Research Center, which preserves more than 10,000 artifacts.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, 90-minute guided hands-on student tours, and unguided student tours. Areas of emphasis available for student tours are geology, Native American culture, Nevada history, and botany and zoology. Appointments are required for all tours. The textile research center offers programs on costume history, as well as research library access. Appointments are required for library access. The website offers 14 virtual exhibits.

Kings Mountain Fire Department Historical Fire Museum [NC]

Description

The Kings Mountain Fire Department Historical Fire Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the King's Mountain Fire Department, as well as the history of early firefighting. The museum was first built in 1976, and today houses an impressive collection of firefighting equipment and memorabilia, including two fire trucks and an early hand-drawn fire pump.

The museum offers self-guided tours. The website offers visitor information.