Wrightsville Beach Museum of History [NC]

Description

"Visitors to the cottage will find a scale model of Wrightsville Beach circa 1910, exhibits featuring the early days of the beach including Lumina Pavilion, our hurricane history and information about the interaction between the people and our natural environment which have shaped the 100 year history of Wrightsville Beach." The museum is a historic house museum, and visitors can view the restored cottage and its rooms as they appeared in the early 1900s.

The site offers a detailed history of Wrightsville Beach, visitor information, and information regarding the museum's current exhibits.

Henry Morrison Flagler Museum [FL]

Description

The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum preserves Whitehall, the estate of Henry Flagler, the noted railroad baron. The museum both chronicles the life and times of Flagler and the Florida East Coast Railway and serves as a local art museum.

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

Park City Historical Society and Museum [UT]

Description

The Park City Historic Society & Museum is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Park City, UT. Today, Park City is most widely known for its unparalleled winter sports attractions; but Park City also has a deep and intriguing history, represented in exhibits, from early silver mining and western-bound stagecoaches to hosting a territorial jail.

The museum offers exhibits. The site offers an events calendar, historical features, visitor information, and in-depth information regarding current exhibits.

The museum is currently closed for restoration.

Fort George Island Cultural State Park [FL]

Description

Native Americans feasted here, colonists built a fort, and the Smart Set of the 1920s came for vacations. A site of human occupation for over 5,000 years, Fort George Island was named for a 1736 fort built to defend the southern flank of Georgia when it was a colony. A key attraction is the recently restored Ribault Club. Once an exclusive resort, it is now a visitor center.

The park offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum [GA]

Description

The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum is the country's largest state sports museum and has been in operation since 1956. The building itself resembles a turn of the century ballpark. Inside, visitors can experience the history of sports in Georgia with over 14,000 feet of exhibits space and the Hall of Fame Corridor which honors over 300 inductees. The Museum also houses a gift shop and research library.

The site offers an online gift shop, an events calendar, information about educational events, and a listing of all inductees into the Hall of Fame complete with mini-biographies.

Save Our Seminary [MD]

Description

Save Our Seminary at Forest Glen is a nonprofit organization founded to "combat the neglect of the unique, beautiful, and historic buildings and landscape of the National Park Seminary in Silver Spring, Maryland." To this end, the organization has worked tirelessly to restore many of the buildings in the seminary, and runs tours of the seminary for visitors from March through November. The seminary complex dates to circa 1887.

The organization offers tours. The website offers visitor information, an online store, a history of the seminary, and information on how to get involved.

Connecticut Historical Society [CT]

Description

Established in in 1825, the Connecticut Historical Society is one of the oldest historical societies in the nation and today runs a museum, library, and education center. The museum hosts an impressive collection of Connecticut historical artifacts, including 242,000 photographs and 38,000 objects. The library is similarly extensive, and also has one of the finest genealogical collections in the nation. The education center holds a variety of events, including museum tours and programs, outreach programs, online resources, and professional development for educators.

The site offers library access, information on all educational programs offered by the society, visitor information, an events calendar, exhibits information, eight online exhibits, and resources for genealogical researchers.

College Football Hall of Fame [IN]

Description

The College Football Hall of Fame is located adjacent to the campus of the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. The Hall of Fame seeks to honor the best college football players as well as promote the sport in general. At the Hall of Fame, visitors can view a variety of exhibits that give insight into the culture and history of the sport of football at the collegiate level.

The site offers a virtual tour, visitor information, an event planner and calendar, information on all inductees to the hall of fame, a gift shop, and an overview of the Hall of Fame's educational program, "Stay in Bounds."

Landmark Inn State Historic Site [TX]

Description

Landmark Inn State Historic Site offers a respite for weary travelers. Ten rooms provide historic lodging. The inn began in the mid-1850s as a general store and small hotel. Today, the inn's staff welcomes guests. Next to the inn's lobby and general store are exhibits and a reception hall open for daily visits.

A second, individual website for the site can be found here.

The site offers tours.

Old Saybrook Historical Society [CT]

Description

Founded in 1958, Old Saybrook Historical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to investigating, preserving, and maintaining collections in the archaeology, art, furniture, genealogy, and historical records of the town of Old Saybrook. In addition, the society works to encourage the preservation of historic sites and the appreciation of the history of Old Saybrook. The society seeks to increase the appreciation of the history of Old Saybrook through exhibits, videos, tours, and lectures.

The site offers information about current exhibits, the archives, educational programs, and research services offered by the society.