Haywood Hall [NC]

Description

Haywood Hall is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was built by John Haywood. Haywood served as North Carolina's state treasurer for 40 years, from 1786 until his death in 1827. Haywood was required to live in the state capital, and so built Haywood Hall in 1799. Today, the home is open as a historic house museum.

Haywood Hall offers guided tours and is available for rental for special events. The website offers a biography of John Haywood, a history of the home, and visitor information.

Oconto County Historical Society [WI]

Description

The Oconto County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Oconto County and the surrounding area. The society maintains three historic buildings, the Beyer Home Museum, a mansion on the National Register of Historic Places, the George E. Hall Annex which serves as a local history museum, and an urban barn which is open for tours during the summer months. The society has also recently assumed control of the First Church of Christ, which is also open for tours during the summer months.

The society offers exhibits, guided tours, and special events including lectures and community events. The website offers visitor information, a timeline of Oconto County history, and a calendar of events.

Marston House Museum [CA]

Description

The Marston House Museum is one of San Diego's finest examples of the Arts and Crafts architectural movement. Completed in 1905 for prominent merchant and civic leader, George W. Marston, and his family, this 8,500 square-foot home is surrounded by four acres of rolling lawns, manicured formal gardens, and canyon pathways. It is furnished with Mission-style pieces like those designed by brothers Gustav, Leopold, and John George Stickley, and a variety of decorative pottery, paintings, and textiles created by world-renown Craftsman artisans.

The house offers tours.

Huntingdon County Historical Society [PA]

Description

The Huntingdon County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. The society seeks to achieve this aim through special presentations and through the society's three properties, the Mc Murtrie House Museum, the 1823 Shaver's Creek Presbyterian Church, and the J.C. Blair Company Museum.

The society offers guided tours of all of their properties, periodic lectures on local history, historical exhibits, and a research library. The website offers visitor information, genealogical research resources, and general information regarding the society.

Historic Hope Plantation [NC]

Description

The 45-acre Historic Hope Plantation preserves the circa 1803 home of North Carolina Governor David Stone (1770-1818). The main residence is Federal and Georgian in style, and contains both original and reproduction decorative arts. The plantation also contains the 1763 "hall and parlor" King-Bazemore House. The site depicts agricultural life between 1760 and 1840 in eastern North Carolina.

The plantation offers period rooms, exhibits, collections and research library access, nature trails, picnic facilities, and an annual fourth grade living history program. The website offers floor plans, fourth- and eighth-grade curricula, and a lesson plan.

Fort Bend Museum Complex [TX]

Description

The Fort Bend Museum Complex presents the local history of the Brazos River and Fort Bend County, Texas. The complex includes the Long-Smith Cottage, the 1883 John M. Moore Home, the McFarlane House, and a history museum. The 1840 Greek Revival Long-Smith Cottage was once the residence of Jane Long (1798-1880), known as the "Mother of Texas." She is thought to be the first English-speaking woman to give birth to a baby in Texas. Today, the cottage is styled to depict 1840s and 1860's middle-class life in Richmond, Texas. The neoclassical 1883 John M. Moore Home belonged to a prominent area rancher and politician, John M. Moore. The house holds period rooms, meeting rooms, and exhibits. The museum offers dioramas of key historical periods, including the 1821 settlement, the Texas Revolution (1835-1836), the plantation period, and the Civil War.

The museum offers period rooms, exhibits, tours, school tours, school walking tours, school outreach programs, a traveling trunk, Scout programs, junior docent positions, and summer activities. The website offers activities, extra information, and suggested reading lists for teachers.

State Historical Society of North Dakota and North Dakota Heritage Center

Description

The State Historical Society of North Dakota preserves and presents the history of the state of North Dakota. To this end, the society operates extensive archives and a heritage center. The Main Gallery offers an overview of North Dakota history from the Late Cretaceous (circa 65 million years ago) to the 1930s. A number of temporary exhibits are also on view at any given time.

The society offers exhibits, a children's area, school tours, archival and genealogical library access, and research assistance. A fee is charged for research assistance. The website offers online archival materials, lesson plans, and virtual exhibits.

Lake George Historical Association and Museum [NY]

Description

The Lake George Historical Association seeks to preserve and share the history of the Lake George region, New York. To this end, the society operates a museum of local history, located within an 1845 courthouse. The museum contains the original courtroom and jail cells. Collection highlights include a plaster sculpture by John Rogers (1829-1904); a 1756 powder horn; and a chemical tank, which preceded modern day fire extinguishers.

The museum offers exhibits and tours. The website offers 10 historical photographs.

Greenbelt Museum [MD]

Description

Greenbelt was developed as a New Deal planned community in 1937. A historic house museum presents middle class life during the Great Depression and World War II. Years depicted range from 1936 to 1952. Furnishings within the interior were designed by the New Deal’s Special Skills Division. Thew New Deal, introduced by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt between 1933 and 1935, sought to offer relief to the unemployed and stimulate the economy of the Great Depression era (1929-the late 1930s or early 1940s).

The museum offers guided tours, exhibits, lectures, educational programs, self-guided walking tours, and 90-minute guided walking tours.