Benton County Historical Society and Frank G. Ray House [IA]

Description

The Benton County Historical Society operates a historic railroad depot and the 1894 Queen Anne Frank G. Ray House. Between the 1930s and 1985, the main residential structure was divided into six apartments. The historical society is currently restoring the property to its original appearance.

The society offers tours of the Frank G. Ray House, depot tours, and educational programs. Reservations are required for educational programming and depot tours.

Stately Oaks Plantation [GA]

Description

The Stately Oaks Plantation bills itself as the inspiration for Margaret Mitchell's classic Gone with the Wind and it’s easy to see why. This 19th century Southern plantation home is complete with costumed interpreters, a country store, and Civil War artifacts.

Guided or MP3 tours are available for groups as well as educational tours especially for students. Educational program topics include Native Americans and the Civil War.

Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site [MO]

Description

The Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site is the last fully equipped 1860s woolen mill within the United States. The site displays the original equipment in the layout in which it was used to process wool into yarn or cloth. The site employed approximately 25 operatives, 10 weavers, and five apprentices from Swedish, English, Irish, French, German, and Canadian immigrant populations, as well as U.S. citizens.

The site offers mill tours, house tours, mill and house tours for students, 1870s living history demonstrations and activities, living history programs for students, a two-hour one-room schoolhouse program for students, outreach programs for students, interpretive trails, outdoor activities, and picnic facilities.

Tudor Place Historic House and Garden [DC]

Description

The 1816 neoclassical Tudor Place was built for Martha Custis Parker, Martha Washington's granddaughter, and her husband Thomas Peter. The site presents the governmental, business, and societal aspects of the Peters' lives, as well as the lives of their servants—both enslaved Africans and the English and Irish. Another interpretive focus is the development of Washington, DC, beginning in the 18th century. Collection highlights include 19th-century silver, porcelain, and more than 100 artifacts originally owned by George and Martha Washington. The five and a half acres of gardens largely retain their Federal era design.

The site offers period rooms, gardens, educational programs for students, a summer camp, guided house tours, and self-guided garden tours. Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to notify the staff of their visit in advance.

Marshall Historical Society and Honolulu House [MI]

Description

The Marshall Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Marshall, MI and its people. To his end, the society operates the Honolulu House.

The society offers group tours of the Honolulu House Museum, the Grand Army of the Republic Hall, the Capitol Hill School and Children’s Museum, and the Governor’s Mansion, as well as step-on guides for historic district bus tours.

Genesee Country Village and Museum [NY]

Description

Genesee Country Village and Museum's 68 buildings recreate a 19th-century rural village, from the pioneer years, beginning in 1795, to the 1920s. Depending on when they visit, visitors may watch period baseball games and foodways, crafts, and other living history demonstrations, and participate in hands-on activities. The village also houses the John L. Wehle Art Gallery, displaying sporting and wildlife art as well as a changing exhibit on 19th-century life.

The museum offers exhibits, living history demonstrations, period baseball games (on some weekends), classes, summer camps, family pioneer experience weekends, nature trails, and other recreational and educational events.

Sahuaro Ranch Park Historic Area [AZ]

Description

The circa 1886 Sahuro Ranch became possible in 1885, when the Arizona Canal provided previously non-existent irrigation opportunities. The 17-acre site includes 13 historic structures, a barnyard, orchards, and a rose garden. The main house dates to 1895.

The site offers exhibits, guided tours of the main residence, summer camps, and an educational program for students.

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Garden [NY]

Description

Visitors to the Museum can step back in time and take a guided tour through the hotel's eight fully furnished period rooms. Constructed in 1799 as a carriage house and converted into a hotel in 1826, the Museum transports the visitor back to the Mount Vernon Hotel, a country escape for New Yorkers living in the crowded city at the southern tip of Manhattan.

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