Greece Historical Society and Museum [NY]

Description

The Society maintains a restored 1870s farm house as the Greece Museum, featuring exhibits of local history. Visitors can bridge the years by stepping into the new museum wing and wandering through the gallery of historical exhibits. They can take a look at the town's first fire wagon, imagine our ancestors harvesting ice from a lakeside pond, contemplate transportation before the automobile, or study the Native American encampment on Long Pond.

The society offers occasional recreational and educational events; the museum offers exhibits.

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum

Description

The Museum is housed in the 1892 "Palace of the Plains," designed by architects Willis Proudfoot and George Bird as Wichita's City Building. The museum collection has evolved form a core of early memorabilia to nearly 70,000 artifacts relating to Wichita and Sedgwick County from 1865 to the present. From photographs to fashions, business records to furniture, these items help tell the story of the people and events that have shaped the county's history.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, and educational and recreational programs.

National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame [MI]

Description

The National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame exhibits a collection of historic artifacts at the American Polish Cultural Center in Troy, Michigan. Many of the items are one-of-a-kind. Visitors can see the uniforms worn by such greats as Steve Gromek, Carol Blazejowski, and Ed Olczyk; the boxing gloves used by the 1940s world middleweight champion, Tony Zale; and basketballs, baseballs, footballs, and bowling balls used and signed by Mike Krzyzewski, Whitey Kurowski, Ted Marchibroda, and Ed Lubanski. Among other items is a football signed by NPASHOF inductee Bob Skoronski, Vince Lombardi and many other members of the 1967 Super Bowl I Champion Green Bay Packers.

The hall offers exhibits.

Museum of Our Industrial Heritage [MA]

Description

The Museum of Our Industrial Heritage presents the history and social aspects of industry within Franklin County, MA. Exhibits display locally made cutlery, machine tools, hand tools, taps and dies, and other items, as well addressing the World War II home front. Collection highlights include a circa 1880 screw thread cutting machine and a circa 1920 Goodell Pratt Company lathe. The museum is located within a historic factory.

The museum offers traditional and interactive exhibits, teacher workshops, field trips, interactive outreach programs for students, and archive access. The museum is open by appointment only.

Contemporary Supreme Court Approaches to Constitutional Interpretation, Part Two

Description

Professor Ralph A. Rossum examines the ways in which recent and current U.S. Supreme Court Justices interpret or seek to interpret their duties and the founding documents of the U.S. He looks at what precedents and interpretations of the Founders' intent are incorporated in contemporary justices' thought.

This lecture continues from Contemporary Supreme Court Approaches to Constitutional Interpretation, Part One.

New Orleans Fire Department Museum [LA]

Description

The New Orleans Fire Department Museum presents firefighting history via historical photographs, equipment, memorabilia, and both horse-drawn and motorized vehicles. Highlights include an 1860s hand pull ladder truck, 1838 hand pull hand pumper, an 1891 uniform, and a slide pole. The museum is housed within an 1851 firehouse.

The museum offers exhibits and tours. Visitation is by appointment only.