The Gardener Heritage State Park presents the histories of the silversmithing and furniture making industries of Garner, also known as "Chair City." The park is located within a restored 19thcentury fire station.
The park offers exhibits.
The Quincy Historical Society presents the history of Quincy, Massachusetts, best known as the home of John and Abigail Adams and John Quincy Adams, and the its contributions to ways of life in the United States. Other notable influences from Quincy include use of their granite supplies; the "Quincy Method" in education; the Fore River Shipyard and its products; and Howard Johnson ice cream, restaurants, and hotels. The Adams Academy, which houses the society, used to function as a boys' college preparatory school and dates to 1872. Gothic revival in style and using local granite, the academy stands on the previous site of the house in which patriot John Hancock was born.
The society offers exhibits, guest lectures, guest performances, curricula, public speaking by request, several publications, and a non-circulating library.
The Essex Historical Society works to preserve the history of Essex and the lower valley of the Connecticut River. The society manages several historical properties throughout the town of Essex, and works to educate the public by offering lectures and workshops in the town hall.
The society offers lectures and workshops in the town hall that are open to the public and also offers occasional special events, including home and town tours. The website offers a calendar of events and a brief history of the area.
The Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm is a family-friendly site with activities for visitors of all ages. It features a late-17th-century manor house built as the country seat of wealthy Newburyport merchants. It is also a foster farm in partnership with the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with farm animals that may be visited year-round.
The farm offers tours, lectures, and educational and recreational programs.
The Chatham Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Chatham, Massachusetts. To that end, the society operates a museum located within the 1752 Atwood House. The site includes nine exhibit galleries, period rooms, the mid-20th-century Nickerson North Beach Camp, bells from the Chatham school, and a Wampanoag canoe. Collections include more than 3,000 artifacts, 2,500 photographs, and 800 books.
The society offers guided tours of the Atwood House. The website offers images of collection highlights.
The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site presents Calvin Coolidge's (1872-1933) boyhood home, which also served as the site where he was sworn in as the 30th President of the United States following the death of Warren Harding. The site has been restored to its appearance in 1923, the year in which the aforementioned event took place. In addition to Coolidge's home, the public can also visit the Plymouth Cheese Factory, created by Coolidge's father; a general store; a church; several barns; the dance hall turned temporary White House; heritage gardens; and the home in which Coolidge was born.
The museum offers period rooms and exhibits on Coolidge's life, horse-drawn vehicles, and farming equipment, among other topics.
The East End Seaport Museum and Marine Foundation presents the maritime history of the East End of Long Island, New York. Museum highlights include historic Fresnel lenses. The foundation also operates a reconstructed blacksmith's shop and the 1906 schooner Mary E.
The society offers exhibits, lectures, children's summer programs, and blacksmithing demonstrations.
Linden Place, Bristol's 1810 "Great House," housed generations of seafaring DeWolfs, Colts, and Barrymores as they entertained presidents and politicos.
The house offers tours and occasional recreational and educational events.
The Natick Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of Natick, Massachusetts, from its inauspicious beginnings as a Praying Indian Plantation to the present day. The society owns and operates a local history museum and research library.
The museum offers collections and exhibits that cover the history of Natick from its inception until the present day. The society offers educational programs for schoolchildren and special events including lectures and presentations. The website offers visitor information, a history of Natick, and information on upcoming special events.
This Federal-style mansion contains a family collection that spans five generations. Visitors can see artifacts from near and far, hear the stories of the Phillips family, and experience over 200 years of history in the New England tradition.
The house offers tours.