The National Archives and Records Administration stores federal archival materials deemed to be of the most importance to national history.
The archives offer 90-minute guided tours, outreach workshops for students, distance learning workshops for students, and archive access. Reservations must be made at least six weeks in advance for guided tours.
The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest seeks to preserve and share the history of Oak Park and River Forest, Illinois. To this end, the society operates a research center.
The society offers exhibits, non-circulating research library access, speakers, and a hands-on children's room. Appointments must be made at least 24 hours in advance for library access. The website offers historical photographs.
The Faulkner County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Faulkner County, AR. To this end, the society operates the Faulkner County Museum. Exhibits within the museum address how the people of Faulkner County, beginning with local Native Americans, have adapted their daily lives to the surrounding environment.
The society offers exhibits and guided group tours of the museum.
The Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the greater Gig Harbor Peninsula, WA. To this end, the society operates the Harbor History Museum.
The society offers exhibits, outreach presentations and activities for students, traveling trunks, traveling exhibits, and research center access.
The museum, including the research center, is closed for relocation. Tours of the new facility are available by appointment.
The Hebron Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Hebron, CT.
The society offers customizable group programs; bi-monthly speakers; and tours of the Old Town Hall, Burrows Hill School House, and Gull School House. Please contact the society to arrange a tour or group program.
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park nestles in a little valley 2,400 feet above sea level with open meadows and large valley oaks that once provided the native Americans of this area with an ample supply of acorns. The park was created in 1968 and preserves a great outcropping of marbleized limestone with some 1,185 mortar holes—the largest collection of bedrock mortars in North America. The Museum has been designed to reflect the architecture of the traditional roundhouse. Exhibited in this two-story museum are outstanding examples of the technology and crafts of the Miwok and other Sierra Nevada native American groups.
The park offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.
The Vicksburg Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the greater Vicksburg area, MI. To this end, the society operates a historic village museum, consisting of a caboose, print shop, 1904 depot, express office, farmhouse, barn, gazebo, schoolhouse, and township hall.
The society offers exhibits, period rooms, and demonstrations. The village is closed January through April. Visitation is by appointment only.
The Framingham History Center presents the history of Framingham, MA. Exhibits of local historical interest are housed within the Edgell Memorial Library, completed in 1872. The collections consist of more than 12,000 artifacts dating from 10,000 BC through present day.
The center offers exhibits, guided group tours, lectures, and research and genealogy assistance. Group tours are by reservation only.
The Green County Historical Society operates the Bronck Museum and Vedder Research Library. The Bronck Museum consists of a complex of historic structures which previously functioned as a working farm. The complex holds a 1663 stone house, the oldest remaining residence in Upstate New York; a 1738 Hudson Valley Dutch and Federal brick house; a detached kitchen; a Victorian horse barn with exhibits of historical daily life in Green County, NY; a Dutch barn; and a thirteen-sided barn. The homes and kitchen are furnished with period pieces; china; glass; silver; and artworks by Ezra Ames, John Frederick Kensett, Ammi Philips, Richard Hubbard, Benjamin Stone, and Nehemiah Partridge. The museum also presents regional textiles, and information on both spinning and weaving. The Vedder Research Library offers primary and secondary sources for researching the history of Green County.
The museum offers exhibits, period rooms, guided tours, guided student tours, and research library access. School tours are available May 30 through October 31st by appointment only. Memorial Day weekend through mid-October tours are available to the general public. The website offers a suggested reading list.
The Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the circa 1810 residence of George Macculloch, known as the father of the Morris Canal, his immediate family, and his descendants. Collections include 18th- and early 19th-century fine and decorative art pieces from England and the U.S., as well as works by major 19th-century political cartoonist Thomas Nast (1840-1902). Nast is responsible for the Republican elephant, Democratic donkey, and the prevailing U.S. visualization of Santa Claus. The grounds hold gardens, which have been restored to their 19th-century appearance.
The museum offers house tours, garden tours, and educational programs for students. School and group tours are by appointment only.