Historic Saranac Lake and Saranac Laboratory [NY]

Description

Historic Saranac Lake maintains ownership of Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau's 1894 Saranac Laboratory, which was founded for the study of tuberculosis. The building survives as a tangible reminder of the possibility and optimism Trudeau sustained despite the struggle and loss of so many to this debilitating disease.

The organization offers educational programs and occasional recreational and educational events; the Laboratory is not yet open to the public, although restoration is in progress.

Historic Richmond Town [NY]

Description

Historic Richmond Town is New York City's living history village and museum complex. Visitors can explore the diversity of the American experience, especially that of Staten Island and its neighboring communities, from the colonial period to the present. The village area occupies 25 acres of a 100-acre site with about 15 restored buildings, including homes and commercial and civic buildings, as well as a museum.

The site offers exhibits, tours, demonstrations, educational programs, workshops, and recreational and educational events (including living history events).

Historical Society of Greater Port Jefferson and Mather House Museum [NY]

Description

The Society operates the Mather House Museum. Several historical structures, including the 1840-1860 Mather House, house exhibits related to local history, including displays of toys, spinning wheels, and quilts; a collection of items from old-fashioned barber shops, general stores, and butcher shops; Port Jefferson shipbuilding and sailmaking artifacts; and antique clocks.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Brunswick Historical Society [NY]

Description

The Brunswick Historical Society, housed in the 1881 Garfield School, brings together those persons interested in the discovery, collection, and preservation of historical materials as they relate to the Town of Brunswick and Rensselaer County, NY. The Society also encourages and promote the preservation of historical buildings, cemeteries, monuments, and markers of local importance.

The society offers exhibits, educational programs, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Ossining Historical Society and Museum [NY]

Description

The Society's Museum houses exhibits showcasing local history. These include displays of Native American artifacts, memorabilia from Sing Sing Prison, early settler tools and utensils, a representative collection of china, portraits, children's toys and belongings, maps, and military artifacts.

The society offers occasional recreational and educational events; the museum offers exhibits and research library access.

LeRoy Historical Society and Jell-O Gallery

Description

The Society operates the Jello-O Gallery, which presents exhibits related to the history of Jell-O, including a new exhibit that reflects Bill Cosby's influence over 30 years. Visitors can listen to entertainers Kate Smith, Jack Benny, and Lucile Ball as they promote the Jell-O product over the radio air waves and see television personalities Andy Griffith and Gomer Pyle along with Bill Cosby as they pitch Jell-O. The Gallery also houses an exhibit highlighting the evolution of transportation in the 20th century.

The gallery offers exhibits and tours.

Oneida Community Mansion House

Description

Built brick-by-brick in stages beginning in 1861 by the utopian Oneida Community (1848—1880), the 93,000-square-foot Mansion House testifies to the Community's core belief in the possibility of personal and social perfection. In plan and decoration it reflects popular architectural styles of the mid-19th century, but its large scale epitomizes the needs of a society that lived as one family with more than 300 members. Continually inhabited since 1862, the Mansion House features a museum, overnight lodging, residential apartments, the Zabroso Restaurant in the Community dining room, and banquet and meeting facilities. Century-old trees define the grounds where meandering paths lead to gardens that change with the seasons.

The house offers exhibits, tours, workshops, and educational and recreational programs.