The Society operates museums housed in several historic buildings, with exhibits and collections interpreting both the history of the buildings and the community. The buildings include the 1901 courthouse, the 1900 Customs House, the 1900 mule barn, the 1901 non-commissioned officers quarters, and the waterwagon shed.
The museums offer exhibits, tours, and occasional recreational and educational events.
The Mason County Historical Society Museum presents the history of Mason County, WA, and its people. Exhibit topics include oystering, logging, farming, railroading, and rural life in the 1930s.
The museum offers exhibits. Reservations are required for all group visits.
The San Marcos Historical Society is a local organization dedicated to the archiving and preservation of the history of San Marcos. It operates a museum, as well as a Heritage Park containing two restored historical structures: the 1888 Cox House and the 1890 Bidwell House.
Both the museum and the park offer tours and exhibits.
"Elkhart's National New York Central RR Museum recaptures the days when locomotives were symbols of progress, and ambassadors of goodwill across the country. The Museum was founded in 1987 and is an ever growing preserver of both local and national railroad heritage."
Last president of the Republic of Texas Anson Jones farmed near Washington during and after his presidency. Jones named his farm "Barrington" after his Massachusetts home, Great Barrington. There he lived with wife Mary, their four children, his sister, sister-in-law, and five slaves. The family home, two slave cabins, a kitchen building, smokehouse, cotton house, and barn made up Barrington Farm. With Jones's daybook as their guide, the interpreters at Barrington Living History Farm conduct themselves much as did the earliest residents of the original farmstead. The Jones home is original; the outbuildings are replicas constructed by Texas Parks and Wildlife using Jones's own journal and drawings. Visitors to the farm can experience the sights, smells, and sounds of the 19th century. The scene is complete with heritage breeds of livestock. Interpreters, dressed in period style clothing, help visitors better understand what life was like 150 years ago. Visitors can participate in the work of the farm and become a part of the exhibit.
The farm offers demonstrations, tours, classes, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events (including living history events).
The Rush County Historical Society operates the Rush County Historical Museum. The museum presents the history of Rush County, IN and its people.
The museum offers exhibits, and is open to the public April through October.
The manager of African American history interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg, Harvey Bakari, talks about how interpretation of African American history has changed at Colonial Williamsburg over the past three decades.
Emily Roberts, assistant curator of historic interiors at Colonial Williamsburg, talks about the research involved in furnishing and re-outfitting rooms according to colonial practices.
Erik Goldstein, Curator of Mechanical Arts and Numismatics at Colonial Williamsburg, discusses an exhibit at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, "Pounds, Pence, and Pistareens: Coins and Currency in Colonial America," outlining the place of currency in the colonial economy and discussing the choices made in putting together the exhibit.
Jim Axtell, the College of William and Mary's William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Humanities, discusses possible reasons why many people mistakenly believe that Plymouth was founded before Jamestown; and looks at what might be required for Jamestown to assume prominence in popular memory.