Chester County Historical Society and Museum [PA]

Description

At the Society's Museum, visitors can discover the intrigue of America's past through the unique lens of local history. They can hear the voices of an earlier time, recorded in the letters, diaries, and documents found in the library and archives; learn the many stories of the regional past through permanent and changing exhibits where each object connects the visitor with a time gone by; and place their hands on the past in the award-winning History Lab, a participatory gallery for all ages. Informative lectures and workshops, family programs, trips and tours, and an array of celebratory events combine to bring history to life.

The museum offers exhibits and occasional recreational and educational events.

Seneca Falls Historical Society and Museum [NY]

Description

The Society's Museum is located in a structure dating back to 1823. The building was part of a 10-acre estate with carriage house, tool shed, vineyard, garden, and orchard. The Mynderse Family lived there until 1875 when Mrs. Leroy Partridge purchased the house and began an extensive remodeling and updating that changed the two story dwelling into the three-story, 23-room, Queen Anne style home that stands today. The original Gothic Revival tool shed is now the "Bee Hive," a replica of a general store , located behind the house. Also located in the back yard is the Town Clock that was once on top of the Hoskins Block and moved to the grounds by Texaco Oil in October 1968. The first floor of the Museum shows a combination of the original furnishings of the house as the Partridge and Becker families lived here, as well as reproductions and decorations both complimentary to the time period and from historical events in Seneca Falls.

The society offers occasional recreational and educational events; the museum offers exhibits and research library access.

Saugerties Historical Society and Kiersted House Museum [NY]

Description

The Society operates the historic Kiersted House as its headquarters and museum. The Kiersted House is architecturally significant as an example of early-18th and 19th-century local building craft and practices. The original builder is still unknown, but the first recorded owner of the homestead was Hiskia Dubois in 1724, and it was purchased by Dr. Christopher Kiersted in 1773. The House displays changing exhibits on local history.

The society offers occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events); the museum offers exhibits.

American Irish Historical Society [NY]

Description

The Society, founded in 1897 to inform the world of the achievements of the Irish in America, is today a national center of scholarship and culture. From its home on New York's Fifth Avenue, the Society serves as a focal point of the contemporary transatlantic Irish experience, a place where current public issues are explored, and where the great renaissance in Irish culture is celebrated in lectures, concerts, art exhibits, and a literary journal.

Does not appear to be affiliated with any specific historical sites.

Westchester County Historical Society [NY]

Description

The Society collects and preserve books and pamphlets, maps, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and periodicals pertaining to the history of Westchester County; promotes the knowledge and understanding of that history; and advocates for the preservation of the county's architectural heritage.

The society offers research library resource, educational materials, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Phelps Mansion Museum [NY]

Description

The Mansion was built in 1870 for Sherman D. Phelps, a successful banker, businessman, Republican Elector for Abraham Lincoln, and mayor of the newly incorporated City of Binghamton.

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

Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry [NY]

Description

The Seneca Museum celebrates historic Seneca Falls, Seneca County, and the Finger Lakes region of central New York State. The Museum illustrates how the Seneca River and the Cayuga-Seneca Canal powered the rise of industry and fostered cultural development, helping to spread social reform movements.

The museum offers exhibits and educational and recreational programs and events.