The Danbury Museum and Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of New England. Particular emphasis is given to that of Danbury, Connecticut. The Danbury Museum includes the circa 1785 John and Mary Rider House, circa 1790 Dodd Hat Shop, Marian Anderson Studio, and Charles Ives Birthplace. Additional exhibits and a research library are located within Huntington Hall. Marian Anderson (1897-1993) was an internationally recognized contralto, while Charles Ives (1874-1954) is known for his career as a Modernist composer.

The society offers exhibits, summer camps, and research assistance. Fees are charged for research conducted on request. The library is only accessible to museum members.

The Sotterley Plantation, built in 1703, is one of the oldest examples of colonial architecture in Maryland's Tidewater region. The plantation was built by James Bowles, a wealthy British tobacco merchant and later owned by the Plater family, which included Maryland's sixth governor, George Plater III. The plantation was favored by George Washington and may have served as a model for his home, Mount Vernon. The site also includes a slave cabin, gardens, and several 18th-century outbuildings.

School groups may take the standard plantation tour (mansion and gardens), a specialized tour with a more personal feel, or a self-guided tour. Groups may opt to dine on the portico after their tour. The site also offers a variety of educational programs for students of all ages, focusing on Maryland history, agriculture and daily life, and the environment.

The Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum presents information on the Underground Railroad, Civil War, and Americana. The museum is housed within the circa 1841 Hubbard House. The first floor depicts 1840s life in the Connecticut Western Reserve.

The museum offers exhibits, period rooms, self-guided tours, and guided tours.

The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists presents visual arts pieces created by African-American, African-Latin, African-Caribbean, and African artists.

The center offers exhibits.

The Osage County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Osage County, Kansas. To this end, the society operates a museum of local history. Topics addressed include business, farming, railways, coal mining, and family life. The area's ethnic heritage includes African Americans and English, Welsh, Swedish, French, Irish, German, and Italian immigrants.

The museum offers exhibits. The research center offers access to official Orange County records, as well as research assistance. Payment is required for research assistance.

Gaineswood is one of America's finest Greek Revival houses. Exceptional interior spaces have domed ceilings, elaborate plasterwork, and a facing pair of gilt mirrors that endlessly reflect each other. Designed by owner and amateur architect General Nathan Bryan Whitfield, Gaineswood was constructed during 1843–1861. Some of the elaborate work was executed by African-American slaves. The house museum contains many original Whitfield family furnishings and objects. The grounds feature a gazebo, a slave house, and a small building that was most likely a detached kitchen.

The site offers tours and educational programs.

The Queens Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Queens, New York City. To this end, the society operates a museum, library, and archive. The museum of Queens history is located within the colonial Kingsland Homestead. A permanent exhibit within the museum addresses the history of the homestead itself.

The society offers exhibits, Kingsland Homestead tours for students, walking tours, lectures, slide presentations, and library access. Appointments are required for library access and for group tours. The website offers information on the society's teaching aids, which are available for purchase.

The 371-acre Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site preserves the cotton plantation of Daniel Turnbull, one of the richest men in the nation during his lifetime. The 1835 plantation home still contains many of its original furnishings. The site also includes extensive gardens, a doctor's office, and a barn, as well as 10 other historic structures.

The site offers tours, period rooms, educational programs, gardens, and a picnic area.

The Boyds Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Boyds, Maryland. To this end, the society operates the Boyds Negro School. This school served the local African American population between 1895 and 1936.

The society offers tours of the Boyds Negro School. The school is open the last Sunday of each month and by appointment. School groups are welcome.

The Burwell School Historic Site presents the lives of the individuals who lived within and near Burwell School during the antebellum years and the Civil War. The site includes a circa 1821 residence; circa 1837 brick necessary; and an academy for girls, the Burwell School. The school functioned between 1837 and 1857. The site was also home to more than 30 slaves, including Elizabeth Hobbes Keckly (1818-1907), who would become a close friend of Mary Todd Lincoln. Keckly eventually wrote Behind the Scenes: Thirty Years as a Slave and Four Years in the White House.

The site offers 45-minute guided tours, self-guided garden tours, a fourth-grade curriculum-based program, outreach programs for schools, a Scout program, workshops about Keckly, research library access, and research assistance.