Butler-Turpin State Historic House [KY]

Description

Once the home of a notable Kentucky military family, today the 1859 Butler House preserves the history of the family and the region.

The historic house offers tours year-round, as well as educational programs for school groups. The website offers a brief history of the Butlers, field trip information, two small photo albums of the present-day park, an events calendar, and visitor information.

Locust Grove Historic Home [KY]

Description

The Locust Grove Historic Home was first built in 1790, and is one of the first structures built in Kentucky. Today, the site serves as a historic house museum, and consists of the original house, the smoke house, and eight other stone and log supporting structures. Visitors to the site can view a collection of Kentucky-crafted furniture, time period artworks, and historic artifacts belonging to the home's tenants.

The house offers a collection of historic artifacts and antique furniture and daily tours, as well as a variety of special events, including children's events and an afternoon lecture series. The website offers a history of the home, an events calendar, visitor information, educational information including field trip information and worksheets for students, and information regarding upcoming events.

Winona County Historical Society, Museums, and Bunnell House [MN]

Description

The Winona County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Winona County, Minnesota. The society owns and operates three structures: the Winona County History Museum, the Bunnell House, and the Arches Museum of Pioneer Life. The mid-1800s Bunnell House, which currently serves as a historic house museum, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The society offers guided interpretive tours of the Bunnell House, exhibits and events at the Winona County Historical Museum that chronicle the history of Winona County, and exhibits and events at the Arches Museum which showcase pioneer life. The Arches Museum is one of the nation's few remaining roadside museums, and also includes a log home and barn. The website offers visitor information and a brief history for all three locations.

Shadows-on-the-Teche [LA]

Description

Shadows-on-the-Teche is an 18th-century plantation located in Southern Louisiana. Today, the location is an antebellum historic house museum allowing visitors a glimpse into life on a major southern plantation.

The museum offers visitor tours and student group tours and other educational programs. The website offers a detailed history of the location, visitor information, an education section which offers information about educational tours and events, and an events calendar.

Pearce-McAllister Cottage [CO]

Description

The Dutch Colonial Revival Pearce-McAllister Cottage, built in 1899, reflected the original owners' desires to have a cottage similar to those seen in the older districts of the eastern United States. The second owners, the McAllisters, remodeled the interior in the 1920s decor seen in the home. Today, the Pearce-McAllister Cottage is home to the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys, which manages the site, and has exhibits throughout the house. The collection encompasses more than 10,000 items dating from 1680 through today.

A second website, focusing more closely on the Denver Museum of Miniatures, Dolls, and Toys that occupies the cottage, can be found here.

The cottage offers exhibits, tours, workshops, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Wyandot County Historical Society and Museums [OH]

Description

The Wyandot County Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the acquisition, preservation, and interpretation of physical evidence, relevant to the history of Wyandot County, OH, and surrounding areas. To fulfill such purposes, the Wyandot County Historical Society will support, operate and maintain facilities with professional standards of operation for its collections. In particular, the historical society runs two museums, the Overland Inn Museum and the Wyandot County Museum. The Overland Inn Museum is a living history museum which gives visitors a sense of life on the road in the 19th century, while the Wyandot County Museum is a typical local history museum with exhibits and artifacts which chronicle local history.

The site offers visitor information, brief historical information regarding the buildings that house the museums, and an events calendar. The society offers visitors and educators museum access and tours of the museums.

Pompey Historical Society and Museum [NY]

Description

The Pompey Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of Pompey. The historical society accomplishes these aims through the William G. Pomeroy Museum and Research Center, which includes exhibits and artifacts relating to Pompey's history as well as genealogical information.

Visitors to the society can explore the museum and research library, as well as take part in a variety of historical events put on by the society such as lectures, restoration projects, and ceremonies. The site offers a history of Pompey, general visitor information, and genealogical information.

Meigs County Historical Society and Museum [OH]

Description

The Meigs County Historical Society, organized in 1876, is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Meigs County, Ohio, which is located in south Ohio. The Historical society owns and operates a local history museum, which, in addition to showcasing the history of the region, also houses the Historical Society Library and Meigs County Genealogical Society Library.

The site offers visitor information, information regarding society publications, information on the Genealogical Society, and an events calendar.

Denton County Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum [TX]

Description

Visitors to this local history museum can view area history exhibits and tour the circa 1896 courthouse. The museum also houses a small research library, containing photographs of early Denton and a microfilm collection of Denton area newspapers.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, lectures, and educational programs. The website offers information regarding research materials, a listing of current exhibits, and a lecture calendar. In order to contact the museum via email, use the "contact us" link located at the top of the webpage.

Historical Society of Berks County and Museum [PA]

Description

The Historical Society of Berks County is dedicated to preserving the history of Berks County, PA, and does so through the collection and promotion of local historical resources and artifacts. The society maintains both a historical museum and library, which are both open to the public. The museum features three floors of exhibits space, and the library contains census records, tax records, family histories and other association materials. The society is also currently renovating the Hendel House.

The site offers information regarding library resources, visitor information for the museum, an events calendar, and 12 photo galleries.