Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico

Description

Housed in a 1912 cattle rancher's home, the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico offers a regional history museum. Many of the original furnishings still fill the rooms, and the prairie style house contains a fully recreated turn-of-the-century kitchen. Artifacts of note include an Edison Amberola phonograph and a buggy foot warmer, and exhibits include information on famous and infamous regional figures. The archives, located next door to the museum, contain over 11,000 photographs, thousands of books and manuscripts, obituaries, newspaper articles dating back to the early 1900's, and other Pecos Valley memorabilia.

The society offers museum exhibits, archival access, and a self-guided historic district tour.

Pío Pico State Historic Park [CA]

Description

Pío de Jesus Pico is one of California's most remarkable historical figures. He witnessed, shaped, and influenced nearly a century of California history in the 1800s. Pío Pico was the governor of California in 1832 and again in 1846 before and during the Mexican-American War. His adobe home at "El Ranchito" has been completely restored to how it appeared in the 1880s, letting visitors experience and celebrate his life and times. The five-acre park encompasses historic gardens and the beautiful restored adobe home of Pío Pico. A bell marks the original El Camino Real, which passed directly in front of the park during Pío Pico's time. The park was once part of Pío Pico’s 9,000 acre ranch, Rancho Paso de Bartolo. Visitors can enjoy the park with picnics, bird watching, and exploring the parks features, including a 15-room adobe with interpretive displays, an horno (bread oven), a dovecote, and a children's archaeological sand box.

The park offers exhibits; tours; educational programs; and recreational and educational events, including living history events.

Washington State Capital Museum and Outreach Center

Description

The Washington State Capital Museum and Outreach Center is located in the historic Lord Mansion (built 1923 as a Spanish Colonial style villa), and is dedicated to preserving and interpreting the history and culture of Washington. Topics covered include regional Native American history and Olympia as Washington's capital. The Delbert McBride Ethnobotanical Garden, located on the grounds of the museum, displays a selection of Northwest flowers, shrubs, and trees that have been used for food, tools, and medicine by the Native American tribes in Western Washington.

The museum offers exhibits, a garden, lecture series, guided tours, exhibit enrichment classes taught by professional artists and historians, and a traveling trunk.

Tillamook Air Museum [OR]

Description

The Tillamook Air Museum, housed in a WWII blimp hangar, is one of the top five privately owned aircraft collections in the United States. Collection highlights include over 30 war planes—a P–38 Lightning, F4U–Corsair, P51–Mustang, PBY Catalina, and SBD Dauntless dive bomber—pieces of the Hindenburg, and a WWII Luftwaffe flight jacket.

The museum offers exhibits, a jet simulator, and a cafe.

West Sacramento Historical Society [CA]

Description

The West Sacramento Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of West Sacramento and East Yolo County, California. The society operates a museum and several interpretive displays located throughout the area. Collection highlights include three fire engines—a 1926 Federal with Dodge Brothers engine, a 1937 Chevy wooden tanker, and a 1954 or '55 International engine.

The museum offers exhibits.

San Mateo County History Museum [CA]

Description

Housed in the old San Mateo County Courthouse, the Museum is preserves the history of the county and makes it accessible to the public. It hosts exhibits detailing the history and development of the county.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, research library access, educational programs, and recreational and educational events (including living history events).

Palmer Lake Historical Society [CO]

Description

The Palmer Lake Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of Palmer Lake, Monument, and the Palmer Divide. The society owns and operates a local history museum, and also is active in the preservation of the Crawford Memorial, a memorial to a Medal of Honor recipient from the town of Palmer Lake.

The society offers walking tours of Palmer Lake and Monument, exhibits, and presentations in the society museum. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the area.

Ventura County Museum of History and Art [CA]

Description

The Ventura County Museum of History and Art works to preserve the history of Ventura County and showcase art of Ventura County and local art. The museum hosts collections of art, documents, photographs, and artifacts which represent a comprehensive record of life in Ventura County from prehistory to present.

The museum offers exhibits, special events, school outreach programs, guided tours, and field trip programs. The website offers visitor information, an events calendar, and information regarding field trip and school outreach programs.

Makah Cultural & Research Center [WA]

Description

The Makah Cultural and Research Center is located along Neah Bay in Washington, and is one of the nation's finest tribal museums. The museum gives visitors a glimpse of the pre-contact life of the Makah people, while the cultural and research center houses the Makah language program, which works towards the preservation and teaching on the Makah language. The cultural and research center also houses over 60,000 Makah artifacts.

The museum offers guided tours for groups and individuals along with hands on activities and demonstrations of traditional Makah activities such as basketry, carving, and storytelling.