Museum Center at 5ive Points [TN]

Description

The Museum Center at 5ive Points presents the sociocultural history of Southeast Tennessee's Ocoee District. The museum's permanent exhibit discusses local Cherokee and other Native American life, the Trail of Tears and settlement, antebellum life, industry and commerce, the World War I and II eras, and the 1996 Olympics. Seven fictional living history characters give the exhibits a personal tone.

The center offers exhibits, a summer art camp, thematic school tours, homeschool programs, traveling trunks, and 50-minute interactive outreach programs.
Reservations are required for groups of 12 or more.

Micanopy Historical Society Museum [FL]

Description

The Micanopy Historical Society Museum presents the history of Micanopy, FL. The museum is housed within a circa 1850 warehouse which once held lumber and agricultural tools. Exhibits address a local trading post, zoology, transportation, the post, general stores, naval pine resin derivatives, Seminole textiles, Seminole war chiefs, the Civil War, World War homefront life, and laundry technology. Highlights include a circa 1930 Coca-Cola sign, an ice box, a 1906 wedding gown, and a Sibley tent stove.

The museum offers exhibits.

Eudora Welty House [MS]

Description

The Eudora Welty House served as the residence of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Eudora Welty (1909-2001) for 76 years. The Welty home retains the author's own belongings, set as she lived among them. Welty authored short stories, novels, and her memoir. She is best known for her novel The Optimist's Daughter, a story of family and loss. Her stories and novels depict life in the South.

The house offers period rooms, gardens, tours, and archive access. Reservations are required for both tours and archive access.

Historic Jefferson College [MS]

Description

In 1817, Historic Jefferson College became the first institute of higher education in Mississipii, although it had served as a preparatory school since 1811. Jefferson Davis, future President of the Confederacy, attended class at this institution. In 1864, the school was temporarily closed as a result of the Civil War. After reopening in 1866, it would once again serve as a preparatory school, rather than a college. Sights include a restored dormitory room, kitchen buildings, and the student dining room.

The college offers period rooms, exhibits, self-guided tours, summer camps, and a nature trail.

Woodlawn Plantation [VA]

Description

Woodlawn Plantation was once home to George Washington's nephew Lawrence Lewis and Lewis' wife "Nelly." The Federal main residence was completed in 1805 according to the design of William Thornton, architect of the national Capitol. During the Lewis' residence at least 90 slaves lived on site. In 1846, the property passed on to two Quaker families, the Troths and Gillinghams, who wished to prove that abolition of slavery would not destroy the Southern economy. To this end, they hired Caucasian and free African American farmers to work their land, rather than relying on slave labor. Their actions were unique and highly controversial during their day.

The plantation offers period rooms, guided tours of the residence, group tours, and private teas. Groups of 10 or more are required to call at least one day in advance for reservations and confirmation of availability. The second floor is not wheelchair accessible. Tea programs are available to groups of 12 or more in April through December.

Stranahan House [FL]

Description

The Stranahan House was originally built in 1901 as a trading post for the Seminole and area settlers. Shortly thereafter, the structure was used as a post office, town hall, and community center. Between 1906 and 1971, the site served as the residence of Frank and Ivy Stranahan. Frank was postmaster and a banker and businessman, while Ivy taught. The home has been restored to a 1913 through 1915 appearance, and is furnished accordingly.

The house offers period rooms, one-hour guided tours, educational programs for students, an outreach program for students, guided group tours, and guided Scout tours. Group tours are by advance notice. The website offers student activities.

Alabama Sports Hall of Fame [AL]

Description

The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame is located in the center of Birmingham, AL, and chronicles the history of sport in Alabama. The Hall of Fame has been in existence since 1967, and today is both a museum of Alabama sports and a Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame offers exhibits, guided tours, and a field trip program for 3rd-8th graders. The website offers brief biographies of all Hall of Fame inductees, visitor information, a history of the museum, and a museum photo gallery.

Hugh Mercer Apothecary [VA]

Description

This 18th-century building was restored to house the Hugh Mercer Apothecary. Dr. Mercer served the citizens of Fredericksburg with medicines and treatments of the time. Leeches, lancets, snakeroot, and crab claws made up just some of the remedies. Dr. Mercer practiced medicine for 15 years in Fredericksburg. His patients included Mary Washington. Dr. Mercer left his practice to join the Revolutionary army and died as a Brigadier General at the Battle of Princeton.

The site offers tours.

Rosa Parks Museum [AL]

Description

The Rosa Parks Museum presents the history of the events of and the people involved in the 1955 and 1956 Montgomery Bus Boycott. The museum is located at the site of Rosa Parks' refusal to give her seat on a Montgomery public bus to a Caucasian man. Following Parks' arrest, many African American residents boycotted the bus system as a protest against segregation. In 1956, the Supreme Court ruled segregation of buses unconstitutional. Collections include a replica of the aforementioned bus. The children's wing offers a sensory "time travel experience," which presents life under early Jim Crow laws.

The museum offers exhibits and a research center.

Flowerdew Hundred: A Virginia Historic Landmark

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Logo, Flowerdew Hundred
Annotation

This site contains information on one of the earliest original land grants in Virginia. For the past 30 years, Flowerdew Hundred has been the site of archaeological excavations and now houses a museum located in an 1850s schoolhouse. The exhibit is divided into four categories. The Museum section describes the current exhibits, educational programs available for classes wishing to visit the site, and two interactive exhibits about the plantation site. One of these exhibits covers "Grant's Crossing," the site of a Civil War event; the other allows the visitor to view and compare images of selected artifacts. The section on the Artifacts Collection is a searchable and browsable database of images of 300 selected artifacts from the museum's collection. Voices of the Past provides brief (100-word) descriptions of the people who lived on the plantation and events that took place in five chronological periods: prehistoric, 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The fourth category provides information on the Flowerdew Hundred Foundation and the Foundation and museum staff. This is an excellent site for studying archaeological data and material culture from all periods of Virginia's history.