Historic Saranac Lake and Saranac Laboratory [NY]

Description

Historic Saranac Lake maintains ownership of Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau's 1894 Saranac Laboratory, which was founded for the study of tuberculosis. The building survives as a tangible reminder of the possibility and optimism Trudeau sustained despite the struggle and loss of so many to this debilitating disease.

The organization offers educational programs and occasional recreational and educational events; the Laboratory is not yet open to the public, although restoration is in progress.

Historic Richmond Town [NY]

Description

Historic Richmond Town is New York City's living history village and museum complex. Visitors can explore the diversity of the American experience, especially that of Staten Island and its neighboring communities, from the colonial period to the present. The village area occupies 25 acres of a 100-acre site with about 15 restored buildings, including homes and commercial and civic buildings, as well as a museum.

The site offers exhibits, tours, demonstrations, educational programs, workshops, and recreational and educational events (including living history events).

New Providence Historical Society and Museum [NJ]

Description

The Society operates its Museum out of a 19th-century saltbox know as the Garrison-Dickinson-Genung house. Two rooms are furnished to indicate a simple home of the late 1700s. The bedroom has a rope bed and our collection of children's clothes. Changing displays are on view in another room.

The society offers research library access; the museum offers exhibits and tours.

Fort Bedford Museum [PA]

Description

Old Fort Bedford was a British stockade built in 1758 as part of the French and Indian War campaign against the French at Fort Duquesne. After several failed attempts in the early 1750s, the British launched a major offensive against Fort Duquesne in 1758. Facing the formidable task of crossing the Allegheny Mountains and the treat of attack, numerous stockades were built along the way west. Fort Bedford was constructed as a key fortification along the military path Forbes Road and served as the staging area for the successful campaign. After the war Fort Bedford stood until the 1770s, used as a British outpost on the frontier and as a refuge from Indian attack as westward migration increased in the 18th century. Today, a reconstructed blockhouse structure houses a large-scale model of the original fort. The Museum displays Native American artifacts collected from the region. Thousands of household items dating back 100 to more than 200 years ago from flintlock rifles to early clothing to antique hand tools help to recreate the atmosphere of pioneer days on the frontier of western Pennsylvania.

The museum offers exhibits.

Historical Society of Greater Port Jefferson and Mather House Museum [NY]

Description

The Society operates the Mather House Museum. Several historical structures, including the 1840-1860 Mather House, house exhibits related to local history, including displays of toys, spinning wheels, and quilts; a collection of items from old-fashioned barber shops, general stores, and butcher shops; Port Jefferson shipbuilding and sailmaking artifacts; and antique clocks.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, and occasional recreational and educational events.