Canoe Creek State Park [PA]

Description

Canoe Creek State Park is located in Sinking Valley, east of Altoona, and preserves a beautiful area of the Pennsylvania countryside for visitors. The park is home to a 155-acre lake, wetlands, fields, forests, and beaches.

The park offers a variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, swimming, hunting, fishing, and picknicking. The park also offers environmental education programs, which conform to Pennsylvania State Curriculums. The website offers visitor information and an events calendar.

D and H Canal Historical Society and Canal Museum [NY]

Description

The D and H Canal Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the Delaware and Hudson Canals with specific attention given to those portions of the canals within Ulster County. To this end, the society operates the Canal Museum. The museum boasts a collection of more than 4,000 artifacts including photographs, artworks, documents, models, a recreated interior of a canal boat cabin, and other items. Artwork includes a painting by Hudson River School artist William Rickarby Miller. The remains of five canal locks can be seen.

The society offers exhibits, guided museum and walking tours, a scavenger hunt, lesson plans, activity suggestions, traveling trunks, and Scout programs.

George Eastman House [NY]

Description

The George Eastman House serves as both a historic house museum and an educational institution that chronicles the history of photography and motion pictures. In addition to exhibits on the history of photography and motion pictures, the George Eastman House boasts a world-renowned motion picture collection.

The museum offers guided tours, virtual field trips, field trip programs, traveling trunks, professional development for teachers, and a lecture series. The website offers information about all museum programs, visitor information, an events calendar, and a history of the home.

Also explore Discovery Kits Online, designed to make the collections and expertise available for teachers, students, and recreational learners. Discovery Kits were developed with the help of educators with attention to K-12 curricular goals and assessment methodologies. Each unit (kit) is designed to supply classroom-ready lesson plans and study materials that can be used in direct online interaction or as slide shows and printable resources for offline use.

Oriskany Museum [NY]

Description

The Oriskany Museum, located in Oriskany, New York, is focused on chronicling the history of the Battle of Oriskany in 1777, the town of Oriskany, NY, and the carrier USS Oriskany. The museum is operated by the Oriskany Reunion Association, which coordinates reunions and memorabilia sales for the now-defunct USS Oriskany. The carrier was recently sunk and now serves as the world's largest artificial reef.

The museum offers tours and artifacts from the history of Oriskany and the USS Oriskany. The website offers a detailed history of the ship, a history of the town, and a history of the battle. In addition, the website offers visitor information regarding the museum.

Albany Township Historical Society [PA]

Description

Swedish Immigrants founded Albany Township in the 1750s. The Albany Township Historical Society seeks to preserve the unique historical heritage of the township, and maintains a local history museum.

The society offers exhibits and guided tours in the museum, along with occasional special events. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the website.

Fireman's Hall Museum [PA]

Description

The Fireman's Hall Museum, located within 1902 firehouse, presents the history of firefighting in Philadelphia; and promotes fire prevention techniques. Collections include historic firefighting apparatus and photographs.

The museum offers traditional and interactive exhibits. The website offers trivia questions, safety suggestions, games, and activities.

Historic Cold Spring Village [NJ]

Description

Historic Cold Spring Village presents daily life in South Jersey between 1790 and 1840. The site includes gardens, heritage crops, a farm, and 26 restored buildings. These buildings include an inn, a schoolhouse, a print shop, a pottery shop, a blacksmith shop, a bookbindery, and several residences.

The village offers history exhibits, a 7-minute introductory film, period rooms, costumed living history interpreters, a children's activity area, outreach presentations, a junior trade apprenticeship program, and multiple concession and meal sites. Reservations are appreciated. Please notify the village if you feel that you or your group require handicapped accommodations. The website offers games, craft ideas, and recipes.

Germantown Historical Society [PA]

Description

The Germantown Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Philadelphia's German Township, now Germantown, Mt. Airy, and Chestnut Hill. To this end, the society operates a museum, library, and archives. The township was the original German settlement in the United States; the location of the first written abolitionist statement; an early commuter suburb; and the site of the October 4, 1777 Battle of Germantown. Materials in the library and archives date back to 1683. Specialties include African American genealogy, local railroads, and the Germantown Theatre Guild. Museum collections number more than 50,000 artifacts—over 8,000 of which are historical fashion pieces.

The society offers library and archive access, exhibits, educational programs, guided area walking tours, and research assistance. Research assistance requires payment. Reservations are required for walking tours, and the group must include at least 10 people.