Museum Center at 5ive Points [TN]

Description

The Museum Center at 5ive Points presents the sociocultural history of Southeast Tennessee's Ocoee District. The museum's permanent exhibit discusses local Cherokee and other Native American life, the Trail of Tears and settlement, antebellum life, industry and commerce, the World War I and II eras, and the 1996 Olympics. Seven fictional living history characters give the exhibits a personal tone.

The center offers exhibits, a summer art camp, thematic school tours, homeschool programs, traveling trunks, and 50-minute interactive outreach programs.
Reservations are required for groups of 12 or more.

Micanopy Historical Society Museum [FL]

Description

The Micanopy Historical Society Museum presents the history of Micanopy, FL. The museum is housed within a circa 1850 warehouse which once held lumber and agricultural tools. Exhibits address a local trading post, zoology, transportation, the post, general stores, naval pine resin derivatives, Seminole textiles, Seminole war chiefs, the Civil War, World War homefront life, and laundry technology. Highlights include a circa 1930 Coca-Cola sign, an ice box, a 1906 wedding gown, and a Sibley tent stove.

The museum offers exhibits.

Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum [WI]

Description

The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum claims to be the only museum focusing solely on the creation of wooden type and the printing process involving said type. Collections include more than 1.5 million individual pieces of wooden type. In the 19th century, pieces such as those in the collection were a necessity for mass communication. Aside from type, the museum displays printing tools, type specimen catalogs, hot metal type production, and hand operated printing presses.

The site offers exhibits and demonstrations. Field trips are welcome.

Cayuga Museum of History and Art and the Case Research Lab [NY]

Description

The Cayuga Museum of History and Art presents the history and culture of the Auburn, New York area. The museum is located within the 1836 Willard-Case Mansion, with the permanent exhibit addressing the history of the Auburn Correctional Facility. The Case Research Lab preserves the site where the first commercially successful talking film technology was developed. The site includes the darkroom, chemistry lab, recording studio, exhibits on talking film ventures, recording equipment, and the first sound camera.

The museum offers exhibits, guided tours, and thematic slide presentations. Reservations are required for guided tours.

Bennington Museum [VT]

Description

The Bennington Museum presents southern Vermont history through vernacular artifacts, fine arts, artifacts from the 1777 Battle of Bennington, and the decorative arts. Collection highlights include 19th-century glass, portraits by Ammi Phillips (1788-1865), and the largest number of publicly accessible paintings by Grandma Moses (1860-1961).

The museum offers exhibits, summer history camps, 90-minute curriculum-based thematic tours, one-hour curriculum-based outreach programs, traveling trunks, nature trails, and research library access.

Wisconsin Maritime Museum [WI]

Description

The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is dedicating to chronicling the history of Wisconsin's maritime and shipbuilding history. The museum is located in Manitowoc, WI, Wisconsin's most famous shipbuilding port. The museum is home to the U.S.S. COBIA, a WWII fleet submarine.

The museum offers exhibits, guided tours, field trip programs, overnight programs with the U.S.S. COBIA, exhibits, and special events. The website offers an events calendar, visitor information, and access to the museum's research resources.

Evergreen Aviation Museum [OR]

Description

The Evergreen Aviation Museum exists to present the history of air and space technology and to honor United States veterans. Collection highlights include a replica of Wilbur and Orville Wright's 1903 Flyer; the circa 1947 Hughes Flying Boat or "Spruce Goose," the largest aircraft ever constructed; and the Russian Photon space capsule, launched 1990. More than 50 aircraft are on display.

The museum offers exhibits, self-guided tours, guided tours, guided tours and activities for students, a summer camp, story times and crafts for kindergartners through third graders, a youth ground school, a youth overnight program, a junior docent program, Scout programs, radio-controlled flying seminars, archival access, two cafes, and boxed lunches. Reservations are required for group tours. Two weeks advance notice is required for groups of 20 or more wanting boxed lunches. Appointments are required for archival access. Wheelchairs are available for use on site. The website offers an education assistance grant application, relevant activities, and a teacher's guide.

Historical Society of Topsail Island and Missiles and More Museum [NC]

Description

The Historical Society of Topsail Island operates the Missiles and More Museum. The Missiles and More Museum contains exhibits addressing Operation Bumblebee, Osprey aircraft, Camp Davis, natural history, Native American life, and pirates. Operation Bumblee was a circa 1946-1948 confidential guided missile testing program under the U.S. Navy, while Camp Davis served as an important air training center for World War II.

The society offers interactive and traditional exhibits, monthly lectures, and school and group museum tours. Reservations are required for lectures and museum tours.

Lysander and Susan Flagg Museum and Cultural Center [RI]

Description

The Lysander and Susan Flagg Museum is the first museum in Central Falls history. It celebrates local history with a large collection of maps, newspapers, photographs, paintings, and artifacts. It houses the invaluable Gilbert R. Merrill Textile collection, and several paintings by renowned artist Lorenzo DeNevers. The Flagg Museum also includes a room dedicated to local veterans.

The museum offers exhibits.

Livingston County Historical Society and Museum [NY]

Description

The Livingston County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of Livingston County and the Geneseo area. The society owns and operates a local history museum, presenting a variety of exhibits on the history of the Geneseo area.

The museum offers exhibits on local history, including pieces of historic furniture and historic artifacts, and is one of the few remaining examples of cobblestone architecture in New York. The website offers visitor information and a brief history of the society.