Georgetown Historical Society and Nutter D. Marvel Museum [DE]

Description

The Georgetown Historical Society operates the Nutter D. Marvel museum of local history. Housed within two barns, a one-room schoolhouse, historic church, two railroad freight buildings, and a blacksmith shop, the museum presents a collection of carriages. Additional items in the collection include photographs; books; Georgetown, DE memorabilia; and newspaper clippings.

The museum offers exhibits.

Haywood Hall [NC]

Description

Haywood Hall is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and was built by John Haywood. Haywood served as North Carolina's state treasurer for 40 years, from 1786 until his death in 1827. Haywood was required to live in the state capital, and so built Haywood Hall in 1799. Today, the home is open as a historic house museum.

Haywood Hall offers guided tours and is available for rental for special events. The website offers a biography of John Haywood, a history of the home, and visitor information.

Mount Airy Museum of Regional History [NC]

Description

The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is dedicated to preserving the history of Mount Airy and the surrounding area. The museum houses a variety of permanent and temporary exhibits, and also is home to a research library.

The museum offers guided tours, field trip programs, exhibits, and special events. The website offers an events calendar, a brief history of the Mount Airy region, and visitor information.

Fort Bend Museum Complex [TX]

Description

The Fort Bend Museum Complex presents the local history of the Brazos River and Fort Bend County, Texas. The complex includes the Long-Smith Cottage, the 1883 John M. Moore Home, the McFarlane House, and a history museum. The 1840 Greek Revival Long-Smith Cottage was once the residence of Jane Long (1798-1880), known as the "Mother of Texas." She is thought to be the first English-speaking woman to give birth to a baby in Texas. Today, the cottage is styled to depict 1840s and 1860's middle-class life in Richmond, Texas. The neoclassical 1883 John M. Moore Home belonged to a prominent area rancher and politician, John M. Moore. The house holds period rooms, meeting rooms, and exhibits. The museum offers dioramas of key historical periods, including the 1821 settlement, the Texas Revolution (1835-1836), the plantation period, and the Civil War.

The museum offers period rooms, exhibits, tours, school tours, school walking tours, school outreach programs, a traveling trunk, Scout programs, junior docent positions, and summer activities. The website offers activities, extra information, and suggested reading lists for teachers.

Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

Description

The Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Museum commemorates and honors outstanding Virginia athletes, sports journalists, coaches, and other influential sports figures. Topics addressed through exhibits include college sports, sports media, the Redskins, automobile racing, golf, the Olympics, major historical and current Virginia sports events, nutrition, and sports medicine, among other items.

The hall offers an introductory film, traditional and interactive exhibits, hands-on activities, racing simulations, educational programs which meet state standards, school educational outreach programs, teacher workshops, and Scout programs.

Greenbelt Museum [MD]

Description

Greenbelt was developed as a New Deal planned community in 1937. A historic house museum presents middle class life during the Great Depression and World War II. Years depicted range from 1936 to 1952. Furnishings within the interior were designed by the New Deal’s Special Skills Division. Thew New Deal, introduced by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt between 1933 and 1935, sought to offer relief to the unemployed and stimulate the economy of the Great Depression era (1929-the late 1930s or early 1940s).

The museum offers guided tours, exhibits, lectures, educational programs, self-guided walking tours, and 90-minute guided walking tours.

North Brevard Historical Museum [FL]

Description

The North Brevard Historical Museum is owned and operated by the North Brevard Historical Society, and works to chronicle the history of North Brevard and Titusville. The museum holds all of the society's collections, and puts on exhibits on local history.

The museum offers exhibits and guided tours. The website offers visitor information and links to the North Brevard Historical Society.

Old Alabama Town [AL]

Description

Old Alabama Town stretches across six blocks in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, and consists of an impressive collection of fully restored 19th and early 20th century structures.

The town offers workshops, interpretive events, costumed interpreters, a variety of tours and educational events, and special events. The website offers an events calendar, visitor information, a history of the town, and a virtual tour. In order to contact the website via email, use the "contact" link located at the top of the webpage.

Orman House [FL]

Description

Built in 1838 by Thomas Orman, this antebellum home overlooks the Apalachicola River, and was used for both business and social gatherings. Orman was a cotton merchant and businessman in Apalachicola from 1840 to the 1870s. He helped the tiny town become one of the Gulf Coast's most important cotton exporting ports during the mid-19th century. The house features details of both Federal and Greek revival styles with wooden mantelpieces, molded plaster cornices, and wide heart-pine floorboards.

The house offers exhibits and tours.

Carroll County Historical & Genealogical Society [AR]

Description

The Carroll County Historical & Genealogical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Carroll County and the people that lived there. In addition to providing extensive genealogical research resources, the society runs a local history museum that is located in the 1880 courthouse in Berryville, Arkansas. The museum has several themed period rooms that showcase different aspects of local history.

The society offers research resources and guided tours in the courthouse. The website offers visitor information and research resources including census, tax, and marriage records.