The Tehachapi Museum presents the history of Tehachapi, CA. Exhibit topics addressed include women of note, children, Native American life, early man, costumes and textiles, geology, the railway, and Ice Age animals.
The museum offers exhibits and self-guided area walking tours.
The Hose Company No. 3 presents firefighting history. Collection highlights include an 1873 J.B. Orman hose cart, the 1923 chief's car, a Gamewell fire alarm system, and a pompier ladder. The museum is housed within an 1883 firehouse.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Slater Memorial Museum presents world culture through a collection of fine and decorative arts. Collections include 18th through 19th century American art and decorative arts; African and Oceanic sculpture; casts of Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Renaissance sculptures; Native American artifacts; Tokugawa Period Japanese art; Chinese and Korean art; local maritime artifacts; and European decorative and fine arts from between 1600 and 1800. The museum is located within a circa 1886 Romanesque Revival structure.
The museum offers exhibits, guided tours, and weekly art classes for children. Four to six weeks advance notice is required for guided tours.
The California Law Enforcement Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of law enforcement officers in California. To this end, the society operates a mobile history museum. The museum addresses the years between 1850, when California officially became a state, to present day. Collection highlights include historic patches and badges.
The society offers exhibits.
The Bare Cove Fire Museum presents the firefighting history of Hingham, Massachusetts, representative of farming communities throughout the United States. Collections include historic fire engines and uniforms.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Wanatah Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Wanatah, Indiana and the surrounding area. To this end, the society operates the Wanatah Historical Society Museum, located within an 1888 caboose. Collections include historic photographs and railway artifacts.
The museum offers exhibits, and is open by appointment.
The Historic Alsea Bay Bridge Interpretive Center presents the Alsea Bay Bridge, transportation history, and coastal life.
The center offers exhibits, guided tours of the bridge, and clamming and crabbing demonstrations.
The Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace preserves the home in which Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927), founder of the Girl Scouts within the United States, was born. The house itself is an 1818 English Regency townhouse. The home is furnished with family possessions, objects which belonged to Low herself, and artifacts selected to depict period taste.
The site offers period rooms, guided tours, school tours, Scout programs, and nine educational programs for students. Educational programs range from the life of Low to shipping and the cotton industry in Georgia. The website offers photographs and pre-and post-visit activities.
The South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of south Cook and east Will Counties, Illinois. Particular emphasis is given to information of genealogical interest. The society operates a research library.
The society offers research library access and research assistance. Please call ahead to ascertain that the library will be open when you wish to visit. Payment of a nominal fee is required for non-members to use the library. Payment is also required for research assistance. The website offers several genealogical databases.
The Connecticut Firemen's Museum presents firefighting history within the United States. Particular emphasis is given to Connecticut history. Located within a 1901 fire station, the museum's collections include a Gamewell Fire Alarm System, lighting equipment, leather equipment, paintings, toy fire engines, and photographs, among other artifacts. Highlights include one of two known Portland Steam Fire Engines.
The museum offers exhibits, tours, and video displays. Appointments are required for all tours.