Aitkin County Historical Society, Depot Museum, and Log Museum Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 01/08/2008 - 13:26
Description

The Society operates a museum complex, complete with research resources, special exhibits, and a museum gift shop. The Depot Museum is housed in the historic 1916 Northern Pacific Depot. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum features a rotating schedule of exhibits regarding the heritage of Aitkin County. Riverboating on the upper Mississippi, native culture, and unique artifacts are explored and displayed in the exhibit halls. The Log Museum was the first home of the Society and was constructed in 1950 with native cedar logs. It was originally located on the court house lawn and moved to its present location in the mid-70s. Exhibits relate to the county's logging heritage, agricultural implements, and tools from the building trades.

The society offers occasional living history events, research library access, and educational and recreational events; the museums offer exhibits and tours.

Historical Society and Museum of Ocean Grove and Centennial Cottage

Description

The Society's Museum has a collection of approximately 15,000 artifacts and pieces relative to the history of Ocean Grove, the Holiness Movement, camp meetings, Methodism, Monmouth County, and 19th-century life. The Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of Ocean Grove, recording the history of camp meetings, and to recording aspects of the Victorian Age. The 1879 Centennial Cottage serves as the Society's living history museum. Visitors to the cottage gain an understanding of life in a 19th-century camp meeting and seaside resort community.

The society offers tours, lectures, and research library access; the museum and cottage offer exhibits, tours, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Hennepin History Museum [MN]

Description

The Hennepin History Museum offers exhibits, an historic mansion setting, and archival collections. Its exhibition and education programs have grown from a focus on original Hennepin County settlers to documenting the wide range of people who make up the county today.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, research library access, lectures, and occasional recreational and educational events.

Sibley County Historical Society and Museum [MN]

Description

The Society's Museum is housed in the 1885 Poehler home. In the back yard of the house stands a log cabin built by another German immigrant, Christian Didra, about 1858. This log cabin is a dramatic reminder of the harsh living conditions under which the earliest of the Sibley County pioneers existed.

The society offers occasional recreational and education events; the museum offers exhibits.

Early American Museum [IL]

Description

The Museum collects, preserves, and interprets the history of East Central Illinois, specifically Champaign County, for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.

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