Gwinnett Historical Society and Elisha Winn House [GA]

Description

The Society operates its center and library on the second floor of the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in downtown Lawrenceville, along with the 19.2-acre Elisha Winn Property in the Hog Mountain-Dacula area. The Winn House is open the second Saturday in the month and includes the rehabilitated 1811 Elisha Winn House (birthplace of Gwinnett County); a 12-acre wooded area; and a variety of other buildings of historic interest, including the Walnut Grove one-room schoolhouse, the old Lawrenceville Jail, and a blacksmith shop.

The society offers a research library with main emphasis on Gwinnett and surrounding counties.

Cherokee County Historical Society and Crescent Farm Historical Center [GA]

Description

The Society operates the the Crescent Farm's Rock Barn, constructed in 1906 by Augustus Lee Coggins. It is believed to be the only existing rock barn in Georgia; today, it serves the Society as a meeting hall, exhibition center, and special events facility. The Society also maintains the Historic Courthouse Jail.

The barn offers exhibits; the jail offers tours by appointment; and the society offers research library access and recreational and educational events.

Berkshire County Historical Society and Herman Melville's Arrowhead [MA]

Description

The Society is committed to the preservation and interpretation of Arrowhead, home of author Herman Melville, the first National Historic Landmark to be so designated in Berkshire County. The author's study, piazza, the original fireplace from his short story "I and My Chimney" and the restored barn in which Melville and Hawthorne spent hours discussing their writings are all open to the public. The Society has also restored the North Meadow preserving the view of Mount Greylock which was a major inspiration to Melville.

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

Tri Cities Historical Museum

Description

The Museum is located in two separate buildings with historic connections to the area. Since 1972 it has occupied the former 1870 Grand Trunk Railroad Depot. On July 1 of 2004 it opened the doors to its second site housed in the 1871 Akeley Building. Exhibits at both sites explore the people, places, and things that have played key roles in the history of Northwest Ottawa County.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, lectures, film screenings, and educational and recreational programs.

Randolph County Historical Society and Museum

Description

Visitors can experience the tangible artifacts of Randolph County's history at the Society's Museum. Housed in the 1828 Blackman-Bosworth Store building in the center of Beverly, the museum has a broad-based collection including early settlement tools, Civil War artifacts, belongings of early citizens, store and business collections, and much more. Behind the museum, open by appointment or during special events, is an original subscription school rescued from a rural Randolph County location. This small schoolhouse originally housed a school "subscribed" by parents who would band together to hire a teacher before universal public education in the area. Today it features an extensive collection of one-room school artifacts and memorabilia. Under construction behind the museum is the relocated Stalnaker Cabin, an early settlement log cabin. Saved and moved by the Stalnaker Family Association, the cabin is being restored by the Society and will be a future addition to the museum holdings. The museum also features rotating special exhibits in the meeting room, as well as hosting the regular informative programs of the Society.

The museum offers exhibits.

Historical Society of Lebanon County and Stoy Museum

Description

The Society's museum is housed in the 1773 home of Dr. William Henry Stoy, a local minister and prominent Revolutionary War doctor. Throughout the museum, visitors will find examples of Pennsylvania German craftsmanship in such items as furniture, quilting and weaving, fraktur, and redware. Exhibits include recreations of several early shops and offices and explorations of community industries such as blacksmithing, farming and milling, carpentry, weaving, printing, shoemaking, and mining.

The museum offers exhibits, tours, and research library access; the society offers educational and recreational programs.

Montgomery County Historical Society and Museum [TN]

Description

The Society's mission is to promote interest in and enjoyment of the history of Montgomery County, Tennessee; to ascertain, preserve and promote local history; to identify historic sites and structures and promote their preservation; and to hold periodic meetings of a stimulating nature in keeping with the interests of the society. The Society also operates a museum in the L&N Train Station, which houses exhibits.

The museum offers tours and exhibits; the society offers lectures and recreational programs.

Sherman County Historical Museum (OR)

Description

The Museum’s national-award-winning exhibits comprise 14,280 square feet and over 10,000 artifacts – tools and equipment - telling the stories of the Columbia Plateau Tenino and Wasco people, Oregon Trail travelers, rural dry-land wheat farmers and their families, military service, schools and toys – from horse-power to electricity and engine-power. Interpretation and hands-on activities for students are suitable for grades K-12. Interpretive materials include A Guide to the Oregon Trails in Sherman County, A Tourist’s Guide to Grain Production, and a twice-yearly historical anthology, Sherman County: For the Record with local stories by local authors. Amenities include clean restrooms, The Museum Store, and rotating exhibits featuring local artists. Open daily May through October 10-5 – otherwise by appointment - next to Moro City Park and History Wall.