The Salem Historical Society Museum houses the town of Salem, Ohio's history over three buildings. Artifact's date back to the town's founding in 1806 and the rooms of the museum each have a theme, such as the Kitchen or the Clothes room.
Group tours must be scheduled ahead of time, although there is no formal school tour or programming.
The Institute of History, Archaeology and Education presents world cultural history, with a particular focus on the development of kindergarten through twelfth grade history and archaeology curriculum. Subjects include ancient civilizations, Biblical archaeology, and U.S. history.
The institute offers professional development hostels for educators, as well as a wide variety of public lectures.
Allaire State Park houses Allaire Village, a well-preserved early 19th-century ironmaking town with a general store, blacksmith shop, carpenter's shop, owner's house, foreman's house, church, and museum.
A second website, specifically for the Village, can be found here.
The site offers exhibits, tours, demonstrations, and recreational and educational events (including living history events).
Built in 1750, the Bidwell House served as a parsonage for the town's first minister, Reverend Adonijah Bidwell. The Museum contains artifacts from the daily life of its 18th and 19th century inhabitants.
The Museum offers educational programs for school groups of all ages.
Women in History seeks to increase awareness of women's impact on U.S. history through dramatic re-creations of the lives of notable female figures. Costumes are period or patterned from period pieces, and hairstyles are created by a specialist in historic hair design. The organization is able to portray more than 100 historical figures.
The organization offers presentations, which generally include two 25-minute living history presentations by costumed "historical figures," an opening and closing, and time for questions and answers. The organization also offers two programs designed specifically for elementary and middle school students.
The Van Buren County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Van Buren County, Iowa. To this end, the society operates 1845 Pearson House, a residence and Underground Railroad site, the second floor of which served as a Methodist Church; the 1847 Ellis School; the Keosauqua Log Cabin; the Selma Cabin; and the Historical Society Museum. The museum is housed in the circa 1875 Twombly Building, which previously served as a post office, bakery, grocery store, newspaper headquarters, and clothing store.
The society offers period rooms and exhibits.
The Mormon Trials Association is dedicated primarily to the preservation of locations and structures pertaining to Mormon history, as well as promoting communication among Mormon historic sites. Thus, the association spends most of its resources on advocacy, but the association also offers a local tours program.
The association offers self-guided tour guides for local schoolteachers that are designed to provide enrichment for the Utah Studies program in public schools. The website offers information regarding the self-guided tours, as well as general information regarding the society.
The Nordic Heritage Museum presents the history of Scandinavian immigrants in the United States, as well as serving as a cultural center where people of all backgrounds are welcomed to be inspired by the values, traditions, art, and spirit of the Nordic peoples.
The Museum offers guided tours of the Dream of America immigration exhibit as well as self-guided tour options. Outreach trunks can be rented for classroom use for two-week periods, and include hands-on items, curriculum materials, and activities. Available trunks are the Immigrant Trunk, Nordic Folk Art Trunk, Trolls and Norse Gods Trunk, and Viking Trunk. The Nordic Adventures program provides presentations for your classroom on a number of Nordic subjects, free of charge. Weekend programs are also available for families.
The Rose Lawn Mansion was originally built for nationally renowned evangelist Samuel Porter Jones. In 1973, the Victorian mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and in 1978 was purchased by Bartow County and converted into a historic house museum. The home houses the writings and memorabilia of both Samuel Jones and Rebecca Felton, the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.
The museum offers guided tours year round, as well as exhibits on both Samuel Jones and Rebecca Felton. The website offers a history of the home, information regarding current exhibits, visitor information, and a calendar of events.
The Connecticut Valley Historical Museum presents the history and traditions of Springfield, Connecticut and the Connecticut Valley through locally made objects. These objects include furniture, silver goods, motorcycles, antique automobiles, industrial artifacts, and historical firearms. The museum also celebrates famous people from the region, with Theodor "Dr. Seuss" Geisel perhaps being most widely known. The library includes a collection of French Canadian church records.
The museum offers exhibits and a genealogy and local history library.