The Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians is an interest group focused on the historical architecture of Minnesota.
The society offers occasional guided tours of areas and structures of architectural historic interest.
The Midwest Historical & Genealogical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the Midwest, particularly that of Sedgwick County, Kansas. The society boasts the largest library owned by a society in the state of Kansas. The library collections consist of more than 21,000 objects, including atlases, census data, directories, genealogies, and cemetery listings.
The society offers a library.
The Center is an 18-acre, 215,000-square-foot learning center exploring Oklahoma's history through geology, transportation, commerce, culture, aviation, heritage, and more. The Center houses five state-of-the-art galleries containing more than 200 hands-on audio, video, and computer activities. Outside the museum, the Red River Journey offers visitors a walking tour of the Red River Valley featuring land forms, vegetation, and important historical locations. The grounds also include an outdoor oilfield exhibit with drilling derricks, a portable derrick, and machinery associated with Oklahoma oil explorations.
The museum offers exhibits, tours, lectures, and educational and recreational events and programs.
The Northern Illinois Fire Museum presents the history of the U.S. fire service. Collections include at least 31 historic pumpers, dating from 1856 through 1977.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Hopewellian mounds at Toolesboro are among the best-preserved and accessible remnants of an ancient culture flourishing from around 200 B.C. to 300 A.D. The five-acre site includes several large surviving mounds, an education center, and a prairie demonstration plot.
The site offers exhibits.
The Farnsworth House is one of the most significant architectural works of the 20th century. The home, built in 1951, was conceived as a country retreat for Dr. Edith Farnsworth in 1945. The structure "represents the ultimate refinement of [architect] Mies van der Rohe's minimalist expression," and is "perhaps the fullest expression of modernist ideals," according to the home's website. Today, the home stands as a historic house museum and monument to architectural excellence.
The house offers guided tours, while the website offers a history of the house, a brief biography of Mies van der Rohe, and visitor information. In order to contact the website via email, use the "contact" link located at the bottom of the webpage.
Postville Courthouse is a reproduction of Logan County's first seat of government. Constructed in 1840, the original building until 1848 was one of the courts in which Abraham Lincoln argued cases while traveling the historic Eighth Judicial Circuit. The first floor has a reception and orientation room and an exhibit gallery. On the second floor are rooms representing an 1840s courtroom and a county office.
The courthouse offers exhibits, tours, and occasional recreational and educational events.
The Minnehaha Depot was built in 1875 in order to replace a smaller station on the first railroad line from Chicago to the Twin Cities. The Depot is small, but is of an unusual and delicate construction. Today, the depot still stands as a piece of living history for visitors to enjoy.
The depot offers guided tours during the summer and is open during the schoolyear by appointment. The website offers basic visitor information.
The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame is located in the heart of old town Wichita and is dedicated to honoring the many great athletes from Kansas. The Hall of Fame has 176 current inductees, and is open to visitors year round.
The Hall of Fame offers exhibits on past Kansas athletic greats and guided tours. Admission is free for school groups. The website offers brief biographies of all past inductees, visitor information, and an events calendar.
The Johnson County Historical Society opened the Heritage Museum in 1983 in order to help chronicle the history of the area. The museum has an impressive collection of artifacts, paintings, photographs, and documents that take the visitor through the history of Johnson County. In addition to the museum, Johnson County Historical Society owns three other historic house properties in the area, which are open to visitors during the summer months.
The museum offers exhibits regarding the history of Johnson County and individual and group tours of the museum and other local properties. The website offers visitor information and historical information regarding specific Johnson County historical events.