The Grant County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of both the historical and genealogical heritage of Grant County, Minnesota. The museum takes visitors on a trip from prehistoric to modern day Grant County.
The society offers guided tours of the museum, as well as a collection of research resources. The website offers visitor information and a brief description of the resources offered by the society.
Visitors can tour the showplace home of William Allen White, nationally known newspaperman and author. From the 1890s through World War II, White influenced state and national politics through his writings from the heartland town of Emporia. White looms particularly large in the politics of his home state, debating the Populists of the 1890s and battling against the Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s.
The site offers tours, exhibits, and educational and recreational events.
The Prairie Homestead is adjacent to Badlands National Park and is listed on the national register of historic places. The homestead is one of the few sod dwellings that is still intact, and so offers visitors a unique glimpse into pioneer life. Today, the homestead serves a historic house museum, and is furnished in much the same manner as during its days as a pioneer homestead.
The homestead offers guided tours and exhibits on pioneer life. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the website.
The Cuyuna Country Preservation Society is dedicated to the preservation of the historical heritage of the Cuyuna area. The society takes particular pride in its extensive collection of recorded oral histories. The society owns and operates a research library, which houses the society's considerable historical collections.
The society offers local history resources including an extensive collection of oral histories, as well as special events including presentations and walking tours. The website offers information regarding the society's resources, as well as information regarding upcoming events.
The Tillman County Historical Museum is located in the Horse Creek School in downtown Frederick. The museum features extensive collections of historical artifacts relating to the history of Tillman County. Museum highlights include vintage firefighting and farming equipment.
The museum offers exhibits and guided tours. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the museum.
The O'Fallon Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of O'Fallon, Illinois. To this end, the society operates a museum.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Circus World Museum chronicles the history of the American Circus, from its inception in the late 1700s until the present day. The museum features a live circus in addition to a library and research center.
The museum offers field trip programs, a library and research center, special events including festivals and shows. The website offers visitor information, an events calendar, and a history of Circus World.
The Montgomery County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Montgomery County, IA. To this end, the society operates a library, history center, and five historic structures. The 1853 and 1866 cabins, 1870 schoolhouse, and the general store and post office are furnished to period. The 1884 Nims barn presents information on agricultural history.
The society offers period rooms; exhibits on military history, local companies, agriculture, and the Masonic lodge; educational programs; a reference and archival collection available to the public at the History Center.
The 1906 Charles A. Lindbergh House is the childhood home of Charles Lindbergh (1902-1974), best known for his 1927 flight across the Atlantic in the Spirit of St. Louis. Today, the house contains its original furnishings. A visitor's center provides a full-scale model of the Spirit of st. Louis's cockpit that guests can enter, in addition to information on Lindbergh's life, adventures, and conservation work.
The site offers period rooms, exhibits, films, tours, an interpretive trail, and numerous field trip programs tailored to Minnesota state educational standards. Reservations are required for tours.
The Brucemore Mansion, located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was home to three wealthy Iowa families, the Sinclair, Douglas, and Hall families. The home was built in 1884, and today stands as a historic house museum.
The home offers exhibits in the attached visitor center, guided tours, field trip programs, special events including concerts and interpretive activities, and summer camps. The website offers visitor information, a history of the home, a collection of essays for students, and an events calendar. In order to contact the mansion via email, use the "contact us" link located at the top of the webpage.