East Tennessee Historical Society and Museum [TN]

Description

The East Tennessee Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the unique history of Eastern Tennessee and its people. To this end, the society operates the Museum of East Tennessee History. Permanent exhibits include a historical overview off the area, addressing the Cherokee, frontier life, the Civil War, the Great Smokey Mountains National Park, the Tennessee Valley Authority, country music, and the Civil Rights Movement. The museum also presents a recreated early 20th-century streetscape, including period dentist and drug store settings and an original streetcar.

The society offers exhibits, period rooms, genealogy workshops, school tours and scavenger hunts, curriculum-based programs, curriculum-based outreach programs, and educator workshops and summer institutes. The website offers lesson plans and genealogy resources for use in the classroom.

Wyoming State Museum

Description

The Wyoming State Museum seeks to make the human and natural history of Wyoming accessible to the public through exhibits and programs highlighting topics from paleontological discoveries to the mining industry. The museum offers exhibits, traveling exhibits for loan, discovery trunks for loan, tours and educational programs for school groups, and in-class outreach presentations.

Columbus Historical Preservation Trust and Museums [TX]

Description

The Columbus Historical Preservation Trust operates the 1886 Stafford Opera House and Museum, Dilue Rose Harris House Museum, Alley Log Cabin and Tool Museum, Tate-Senftenburg-Brandon House Museum, and the the Mary Elizabeth Hopkins Santa Claus Museum. The Dilue Harris house, Tate-Senftenburg-Brandon house, and Santa Claus museum are listed separately within this database. The opera house is Texas' largest flat-floored opera house in existence today.

The opera house offers dramatic performances and dinners. The trust also offers exhibits within its other museums, educational workshops, and seminars. Reservations are required for groups of seven or more who would like a historic house tour.

Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm [MI]

Description

The Rochester Hills Museum presents the history of the greater Rochester, MI, area. The museum sits on a family property dating back to 1823. Original structures on site date to between 1840 and the early 1900s, with the exhibits located within a 1927 dairy barn. Topics covered include industry, settlement, agriculture, and culture.

The museum offers exhibits. The website offers a virtual exhibit.

Granville Historical Society and Museum [OH]

Description

The Granville Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Granville, OH, and the surrounding area. The society owns and operates a local history museum, which showcases the society's impressive collection of historic artifacts, many of which were collected by the society as early as 1885.

The society offers exhibits, guided tours of the museum, and a collection of oral histories. The website offers visitor information, a history of Granville, and access to the society's oral history collection.

Sterling Historical Society and Little Red Schoolhouse Museum [NY]

Description

The Sterling Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Sterling, NY. To this end, the society operates the Little Red School House Museum. Housed within an 1825 schoolhouse, the museum contains exhibits on military history, area industry, and local artifacts, among other topics.

The society offers exhibits and an hour-and-15-minute narrated boat tour of Fair Haven's bay.

Reedsburg Area Historical Society and Museum [WI]

Description

The Reedsburg Area Historical Society preserves the history of Central Wisconsin, and owns and operates a local history museum to showcase society collections to the public. The museum is open year-round, and features artifacts pertaining to the history of the area. The museum is part of the Pioneer Log Village, a reconstructed village which recreates pioneer life.

The society offers a museum and the Pioneer Log Village, open to tours. The website offers visitor information and information on nearby attractions.