Director of the Nichols House Museum Flavia Cigiliano discusses Progressive-era women on Boston's Beacon Hill and their social and political impact. Beginning in the late 19th century, modern women such as Beacon Hill resident Rose Nichols, ventured outside of the domestic realm and into the world of employment and politics.
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This iCue Mini-Documentary describes the wave of thousands of German immigrants that arrived in America between 1820 and 1860. These immigrants contributed to many early reform movements, and made cultural contributions as well.
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Scholar and author Nancy S. Seasholes follows the history of landmaking in Boston, looking at the history and means of creation of fill in the city.
Another version of this lecture is available in our database. The other (node identification number 2005) is slightly more recent.
"The Museum of Ventura County promotes understanding of Ventura County’s history, art and culture through collections, exhibitions, publications, public programs and research." The museum first opened in 1913 and was known as the pioneer museum. The museum was known throughout the country for its interesting a varied collection of pioneer artifacts. The museum moved to its current location in 1973, and is now undergoing an extensive renovation. The museum currently holds an impressive range of collections, which chronicle Ventura County's history from ancient times to now.
The site offers visitor information, a museum store, information on educational programs, information regarding the current expansion project, and an online library catalog.
This entry is a duplicate of 8194.
Save Our Steel is a Bethlehem, PA, organization that is devoted to preserving the industrial history of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Currently, the organization is working with the Sands BethWorks Casino in order to help preserve Bethlehem's industrial heritage. The casino is currently being built in the old ore pits, and is scheduled to be completed in mid-2009. Save Our Steel is first and foremost an advocacy group, and has an ultimate goal to create a historical industrial district.
The site offers a photo gallery featuring 13 photographs, organization information, a calendar of events, ways to get involved, an online store, and resources for potential citizen-advocates.
This organization is planning to use the historic Bethlehem Steel site for historical interpretation, commercial functions, and residential zoning.
The Redlands Area Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history, culture, genealogy, and historic architecture of Redlands, CA, and the surrounding area. The society is broken up into three sections—'the society itself, which is focused on collecting historic artifacts and preserving the general history of the Redlands Area; the Redlands Area Genealogical Society, which is dedicated to preserving the genealogy of Redlands residents since the town's founding; and the Old House Group, which works to restore and preserve historic homes and other structures in the Redlands area.
The site offers information about the society and each of its three branches, current society news, an archive of the society newsletter, library access, and an events calendar.
The society does not offer a physical site for visitation. The above listing is pre-existing.
"The mission of the Texas Historical Foundation (THF) is to serve past, present, and future Texans by supporting research in and publication of Texas history, assisting in the preservation of historic and prehistoric artifacts and information,and raising and providing funds for these purposes in order to recognize and honor past generations and to enrich the awareness of and pride in Texas heritage for present and future generations." Since the mid 1980s, the THF has worked towards influencing state legislation in favor of preservation and has served as a vehicle for funding preservation projects state wide.
The site offers general information about the foundation, current and past issues of the foundation's newsletters, information regarding preservation projects, and an events calendar.
The foundation does not offer a physical site for visitation.
The Neighborhood Preservation Center is a project of the St. Mark's Historic Landmark Fund, and is dedicated towards helping and aiding organizations and citizens across New York with preservation and restoration projects dealing with both the natural and built environments. The center is housed in the 1901 Beaux Arts building, which was designed by Ernest Flag. The center is primarily a resource center which provides the public with meeting rooms, office space, and an online resource database and library, though the center also puts on educational events and exhibits from time to time.
The site offers database and library access, as well as information on upcoming events.
All regularly accessible resources are digital. Above listing was pre-existing.
The Kenmore Heritage Society is dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Kenmore, Washington, a Seattle-area town. The historical society was born in 1998, and since has worked tirelessly to collect and preserve historical artifacts, provide a variety of historically-themed events, and publish two historical books.
The site offers historical information about the society, an online store for society publications, and information on upcoming events.
The above entry was pre-existing. The society does not offer a physical site for visitation.
"The site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Lincoln, Ford’s Theatre holds a unique place in United States history. The theatre has enthralled millions of visitors since its reopening in 1968, and it is one of the most visited sites in the nation’s capital." Today, Ford's Theatre is first and foremost a fully functioning theater which hosts many professional performances throughout the year. The Theatre also contains a museum, which focuses on Washington, D.C. in the mid 1800s as well as Abraham Lincoln and will reopen in Spring, 2009.
The site offers an events calendar, a listing of upcoming performances, critical reviews of currently performances, visitor information, ticketing, historical information regarding Abraham Lincoln, and online multimedia lessons for elementary, middle, and high school students.
This is essentially a duplicate of listing 9503, the Ford's Theatre Society. The above listing was pre-existing.