Mueller-Schmidt House [KS]
The 1881 Mueller-Schmidt House once housed the family of John Mueller, a German immigrant, cobbler, saloon proprietor, and rancher. The home presents pioneer-era life.
The house offers period rooms and exhibits.
The 1881 Mueller-Schmidt House once housed the family of John Mueller, a German immigrant, cobbler, saloon proprietor, and rancher. The home presents pioneer-era life.
The house offers period rooms and exhibits.
The Miamisburg Historical Society is dedicated preserving the historical heritage of Miamisburg, Ohio, and the surrounding area. The society owns and operates three local historic structures, the Daniel Gebhart Tavern Museum, which serves as a local history museum, the Market Square Building, which serves as the society headquarters and as the location for the society's research room, and Jacob Kercher Pioneer Home, which is open as a historic house museum.
The society offers guided tours of all three of their historic structures, along with special events. The website offers an events calendar, a brief history of the society, photo galleries of Miamisburg and the society's historic structures, and visitor information.
The Antique Powerland Museum presents historical power equipment. The Pacific NW Truck Museum and Willow Creek Railroad are located on site. The Willow Creek Railroad is a hands-on operating miniature railroad. Visitors may sit on the cars. The Pacific NW Truck Museum presents the history of trucking, with particular emphasis on the Pacific Northwest. 60 historic trucks are on display.
The museum offers exhibits, street car rides, and miniature railroad rides. The museum is closed November through February. Group tours are available on request.
The Gingras Trading Post State Historic Site preserves the 1840s home and trading post of Métis legislator and businessman Antoine Blanc Gingras. Métis, meaning "mixed blood" or "mixed race," is a term used by people of combined Indian and European ancestry to describe themselves. Gingras's hand-hewn oak log store and home are among the few tangible remains of the fur trade in the Red River Valley. Both buildings on Gingras State Historic Site have been restored to their original appearance. Interpretive panels and exhibits about Gingras, Métis heritage, and the fur trade are located in the restored house.
The site offers exhibits.
The Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area is located southeast of Pendleton, Oregon, near the crest of the Blue Mountains. The park seeks to preserve a popular stop along the Oregon Trail, and offers camping, nature programs, historical displays, and outdoor activities such as fishing and hiking.
The website offers visitor information as well as a brief history of the website.
The 45-acre Fort Okanogan State Park is located on the site of the colony of Fort Okanogan, founded in 1811 by David Stuart of the Pacific Fur Company. The fort's name is derived from the name of the local Native American population, the Okinakane. In 1821, the fort changed ownership when purchased by the Hudson Bay Company. The site now includes an interpretive center. Topics addressed therein include the history of the fort and of the fur trade within the local area.
The park offers exhibits, group tours, trails, outdoor activities, and three picnic sites. Group tours are available by appointment only.
Petaluma Adobe State Historic Park was the main residence of Rancho Petaluma, the agricultural empire that made General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo one of the most powerful men in the Mexican Province of California from 1834 to 1846. Vallejo ran his cattle, hide, and tallow business; raised sheep; bred horses; and grew numerous crops. The adobe contains authentic furniture and exhibits depicting early rancho life. The huge adobe building, the largest private rancho in California between 1834 and 1846, was the center of activity on one of the most prosperous private estates established during the Mexican period.
The park offers exhibits; tours; and occasional recreational and educational events, including living history events.
The Historical Society of the Town of Warwick, New York seeks to preserve and share the history and historical structures of Warwick, New York. To this end, the society offers several museum buildings. These include the 1764 Shingle House, the 1890 Lehigh and Hudson River Railroad Caboose, circa 1825 Sly Barn, the 1819 Old School Baptist Meeting House, the 1810 House, the 1766 Baird's Tavern, and the Carriage House at Baird's Tavern. The 1810 House grounds contain a wheel garden; the Sly Barn contains a wide variety of farming tools and household appliances; and the Carriage House holds a recreated circa 1900 rural doctor's office.
The Shingle House, 1810 House, Baird's Tavern, and the Carriage House offer period rooms. The 1810 House offers exhibits and a wheel garden. The society offers tours.
Once the Hauser family farm, Horne Creek enables visitors to experience farm life in North Carolina's northwestern Piedmont circa 1900. The site features the family's original farm house, a tobacco curing barn, a corn crib, adjacent fields under cultivation, and even a heritage apple orchard. Through programs ranging from old-fashioned ice cream socials to an annual corn shucking frolic, Horne Creek Living Historical Farm provides a unique opportunity to learn about the rural past.
The site offers exhibits, tours, demonstrations, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events).
The 694-acre Canterbury Shaker Village contains 29 Shaker buildings—25 restored and 4 reconstructed. The site preserves the 200-year history of the Canterbury Shakers. Historically, the village was founded in 1792; and, by the 1850s, was home to more than 300 people. Shaker beliefs included using dance as a communal form of communication with God, equality of the sexes, group ownership, and celibacy. Collections consist of more than 30,000 artifacts.
The village offers exhibits, period rooms, three guided tours, self-guided tours, family tours, guided student tours and activities, hayrides, workshops, family activities, educational programs, hiking trails, craft demonstrations, outreach programs, traveling trunks, summer camps, a reading room, archival access, and food for purchase. The reading room and archival documents are available by appointment. Reservations are required for field trip groups. The website offers virtual exhibits on Shaker pets, maple syrup gathering, dentistry, architectural re-use, and area tourism. The website offers games and supplementary materials for teachers and lesson plans.