The Huerfano County Historical Society is located in La Veta, CO, the center of the Spanish Peaks area of the Colorado Rockies. The society owns and operates two museums, the Walsenburg Mining Museum, which focuses on the history of mining in the Colorado Rockies, and the Francisco Fort Museum, which is a living history museum chronicling the history of early settlers and explorers in the Huerfano County region.

The site offers an events calendar and very basic information regarding the society and its museums.

Unable to verify the continued existence of the society.

"The Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center is a regional conservation center for the care of cultural materials. It was founded in 1995, as the newest division of the Nebraska State Historical Society." The center is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and houses state of the art laboratories for the examination, evaluation, and specialized conservation treatment of all kinds of historical artifacts. The center is committed to working with local citizens to aid in the preservation of historical artifacts, and to providing resources for preservation professionals.

The site offers visitor information and information regarding the professional resources and laboratories offered by the center.

The above entry is pre-existing. The center's offerings are intended for preservation professionals.

"The Museum of Ventura County promotes understanding of Ventura County’s history, art and culture through collections, exhibitions, publications, public programs and research." The museum first opened in 1913 and was known as the pioneer museum. The museum was known throughout the country for its interesting a varied collection of pioneer artifacts. The museum moved to its current location in 1973, and is now undergoing an extensive renovation. The museum currently holds an impressive range of collections, which chronicle Ventura County's history from ancient times to now.

The site offers visitor information, a museum store, information on educational programs, information regarding the current expansion project, and an online library catalog.

This entry is a duplicate of 8194.

The Historic Preservation Society of Social Circle was founded with two goals in mind, to acquire a significant historic property to serve as society headquarters and as a community history center, and to develop a sizable membership in order to provide community based programs. With the acquisition of Gunter Hall and a membership of nearly 150, the society has achieved both of those goals. Currently, Gunter Hall is undergoing an extensive renovation. When finished, Gunter Hall will serve as a historic house museum in addition to its current role as society headquarters.

The site offers information about the society, visitor information for the town of Social Circle, a history of Social Circle, a history of the Social Circle school system, and an events calendar.

A museum is under development.

The town of Forrest Grove, located outside of Portland, Oregon, has been an educational and economic center since its settlement in 1841. "The Friends of Historic Forest Grove's mission is to recognize National, State and local cultural resources and enhance and promote the historic environment of Forest Grove through education in areas of historic interest." The organization's main projects include the recently completed creation of the Forest Grove City Library and the restoration of the A.T. Smith House.

The site offers information about Friends of Historic Forest Grove, a virtual tour of the town, information regarding current projects, and events calendar, and an online store.

The organization does not have an educational site open to public visitation.

"The Mattamuskeet Foundation is a non-profit organization engaged in research and educational activities to preserve, publish, and otherwise tell the stories of the rich history and ecology of Lake Mattamuskeet and the surrounding areas of eastern North Carolina." The foundation primarily focuses on the preservation of documents, photographs, and artifacts pertaining to the history of Lake Mattamuskeet and the surrounding area. In addition, the foundation has published a book on the history of the Lake entitled "Lake Mattamuskeet: New Holland and Hyde County."

The site offers very detailed visitor information regarding the Lake and the associated Wildlife Refuge, including descriptions on all activities that are permitted in the park. In addition, the site offers information about the foundation, including past achievements and current projects, and information on the foundation's publications.

The foundation promotes a natural site, which does not appear to offer exhibits, history tours, or other interpretive media or programs.

The Redlands Area Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history, culture, genealogy, and historic architecture of Redlands, CA, and the surrounding area. The society is broken up into three sections&#8212'the society itself, which is focused on collecting historic artifacts and preserving the general history of the Redlands Area; the Redlands Area Genealogical Society, which is dedicated to preserving the genealogy of Redlands residents since the town's founding; and the Old House Group, which works to restore and preserve historic homes and other structures in the Redlands area.

The site offers information about the society and each of its three branches, current society news, an archive of the society newsletter, library access, and an events calendar.

The society does not offer a physical site for visitation. The above listing is pre-existing.

The Cary-Grove Historical Society is located in Cary, IL, and is dedicated to preserving the history of all of McHenry County. The society was founded in 1996 by local residents who were "concerned that the history of this area was not being preserved for future generations," and decided to take it upon themselves to correct this situation. The society is currently focused on finding a permanent site for a museum to exhibit documents, photographs, and objects from the past.

The site offers basic information regarding the society, photographs of recent events and three historical photographs of towns in McHenry County, and information on upcoming events.

The society does not currently offer a physical site for visitation.