Camden County Historical Society, Pomona Hall, and Museum [NJ]

Description

The Camden County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Camden County, New Jersey. To this end, the society operates a 20,000 volume library, the circa 1788 Georgian-style Pomona Hall, and a museum. Pomona Hall offers a glimpse of daily life following the Revolutionary War. The museum presents 300 years of area history, including exhibits on weaving, farming, education, blacksmithing, and transportation.

The society offers research library access, a traveling trunk, and school outreach presentations. Pomona Hall offers period rooms, open hearth cooking demonstrations, spinning demonstrations for students, and student tours. The museum offers exhibits, period rooms, and student tours. Payment of a fee is required for non-members to use the research library.

Clearwater Historical Museum [ID]

Description

The Clearwater Historical Museum seeks to preserve and share the history of the Clearwater River country, Idaho. This area includes Clearwater, Nez Perce, Lewis, Shoshone, and Idaho Counties. Collections include Nez Perce, Chinese, gold mining, logging, medical, prehistoric, barbershop, and hotel artifacts, in addition to historic firearms, a stamp mill, and china.

The museum offers exhibits, group tours, school tours, and research opportunities. All tours are customizable, and require reservations. The website offers historical photographs.

Howard County Historical Society and Museums [NE]

Description

The Howard County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Howard County, Nebraska. To this end, the society operates the Saint Paul Transportation Museum and Village Depot, the Veterans Museum, the Historical Village, and the Gruber House. The transportation museum is located within a 1908 railway depot. The village consists of a historic schoolhouse, containing local history exhibits; a historic store, containing frontier life exhibits; a forge, complete with blacksmithing demonstrations and exhibits; and the depot, which contains the transportation museum. The 1908 Gruber House contains the Veterans Museum, as well as exhibits about Native American life, Howard County religion, Victorian era life, and Jean Catharine Potts. Potts (1910-1999) was a nationally recognized mystery author. Her works include Go, Lively Rose and The Evil Wish.

The society offers period rooms, exhibits, and blacksmithing demonstrations.

Fulton County Historical Society and Museums [IN]

Description

The Fulton County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Fulton County, Indiana. To this end, the society operates a museum; a 1924 round barn, containing historic farming implements; a living history village; and a research library. Exhibit topics include music, art, living conditions between 1910 and 1935, toys, medicine, Native Americans, education, the military, recreation, trade, religion, and the circus.

The society also manages another site (www.potawatomi-tda.org) which shows the Potawatomi Trail of Death 1838 diary, photos of all 78 historical markers and of the many Potawatomi who had ancestors on the Trail of Death from Indiana to Kansas, exhibits, period rooms, a tour and scavenger hunt for students, and research library access.

Pioneer Village Museum [WI]

Description

The Pioneer Village Museum consists of over 30 historic structures and homes which give visitors a glimpse into the daily life of a pioneer town in early Wisconsin history. The village is operated by the Barron County Historical Society.

The village offers costumed interpreters, guided tours, and special events. The website offers visitor information, a virtual tour of the museum, and a calendar of events.

Pella Historical Society [IA]

Description

Pella Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the unique historical heritage of Pella, IA. Pella is known for its rich Dutch heritage. The society's main function is to operate the Pella Historical Village, a collection of historic house museums and the Vermeer historic Dutch windmill.

The society offers interpretive events, guided tours, special events, and hands-on workshops. The website offers visitor information, an events calendar, educational resources including lesson plans, and a history of the town.

Big Springs Historical Society and Museum [NY]

Description

The Big Springs Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of the Caledonia-Mumford community, New York. To this end, the society operates a museum. Museum collections include Caledonia’s Seth Green Fish Hatchery artifacts, costumes and textiles, military artifacts, religious artifacts, educational artifacts, natural history samples, fine and decorative arts, and Native American artifacts.

The society offers exhibits and on site research assistance.

Washington County Historical Society & Museum [WI]

Description

The Washington County Historical Society & Museum is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of West Bend, WI. The society owns and operates three historic structures, the Old Courthouse Museum, the Old Jailhouse Museum, and the St. Agnes Historic Site. The society also offers a research center, which showcases the society's impressive collections of local historic documents and artifacts.

The society offers guided tours of their museums, exhibits on local history, bimonthly presentations, and "Discovery Boxes" for local schoolchildren. The website offers visitor information, a brief history of Washington County, virtual tours of the society's three museums, and an events calendar.

Old World Wisconsin [WI]

Description

Old World Wisconsin is a large living history museum that showcases the lives of early Wisconsin settlers. Old World Wisconsin is home to several seperate attractions, including working historic farms as well as a carefully reconstructed historic village.

Old World Wisconsin offers guided tours, workshops, hands on historical activities, field trip programs, summer camps, and special events. The website offers visitor information and an events calendar.

Crockett Tavern Museum [TN]

Description

The Crockett Tavern Museum is located in Morristown, TN, on the site of Davy Crockett's birthplace. The museum is focused on chronicling the life and times of famed explorer and pioneer Davy Crockett, and features a variety of pioneer and Davy Crockett historical artifacts.

The museum offers guided tours and historical exhibits. The website offers visitor information, a history of the museum, and a brief biography of Crockett.