Healdton Oil Museum [OK]
Through artifacts and photographs, the Healdton Oil Museum tells the story of oil development in Carter County and life in the bustling oil boomtowns.
The museum offers exhibits.
Through artifacts and photographs, the Healdton Oil Museum tells the story of oil development in Carter County and life in the bustling oil boomtowns.
The museum offers exhibits.
From geologic uplifts and ancient seas to irrigated farming and Altus Air Force Base, the Museum chronicles the history of Southwest Oklahoma. Visitors can follow the activities of Native Americans, frontier soldiers, cowboys, and homesteaders and trace the region's economic development, from assurances that "rain will follow the plow," to "Dust, Drought, Depression," and beyond.
The museum offers exhibits and tours.
The Jennings County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Jennings County, Indiana. To this end, the society operates a museum, located in the 1838 North America House, which originally functioned as a stagecoach stop and inn. The society possesses over 1,000 artifacts, including an 1870s cherry rope bed.
The museum offers exhibits. Outside of the museum, the society offers annual events including the Sassafrass Tea Festival and Civil War History event and the Town and County Home and Garden Tour, which features historic properties.
The Clayton Historical Society Museum presents the history of Clayton, CA, and its people. Temporary exhibits explore various facets of Clayton life.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Museum is located in the historic State Capital Publishing Company building constructed in 1902. This building was the fourth home of the State Capital Company which was organized in 1889 just prior to the first Oklahoma Land Run. Inside the museum is a large collection of original furnishings and printing equipment. Museum exhibits include the history of the State Capital Company, printing technology and other aspects of life from the territorial and early statehood era.
The museum offers exhibits, tours, demonstrations, workshops, and educational and recreational programs.
The Tamástslikt Cultural Institute is located in Pendleton, Oregon. Located on the grounds of Wildhorse Resort and Casino, the museum offers visitors a chance to celebrates the traditions of Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla Tribes of the Pacific Northwest.
The site offers museum information, shopping, and teacher resources.
The Cape Ann Museum is located in downtown Gloucester, MA, and focuses on the history and culture of America's oldest fishing port. The museum hosts several permanent exhibits, focusing on the fishing industry, fine art, and the granite industry. The museum also contains a library and archives, which is open to the public.
The site offers visitor information, information regarding current and special exhibits, general information regarding the research library and educational programs, and an online museum shop.
The Hennepin History Museum offers exhibits, an historic mansion setting, and archival collections. Its exhibition and education programs have grown from a focus on original Hennepin County settlers to documenting the wide range of people who make up the county today.
The museum offers exhibits, tours, educational programs, research library access, lectures, and occasional recreational and educational events.
The Association's museum connects you with 5,000 years of human history in southwest coastal Florida by collecting, preserving, and interpreting the objects and traditions significant to the region's past. Visitors to the 30-acre archaeological site can experience prehistory by stepping inside "A Window to the Past," a unique exhibition about the gulf coast region's earliest people. Florida's pioneer life is explored by living history interpreters and by touring a home built in 1901, a citrus packing house, and Mary's Chapel. Strolling through one of the largest butterfly gardens in the region and the early 1900s formal gardens created by Mrs. Potter Palmer as part of her winter estate are a great way for visitors to learn about Florida's natural environments.
Educational offerings include field trips and hands-on activities related to pioneer life and archaeology. These docent led tours have served over 4,000 students per year since 1982.
The History Museum is located in Springfield's Historic City Hall. This impressive structure, built in 1894 and used originally as the U.S. Customhouse and Post Office, allowed the Museum to open its first permanent exhibit on this region's history. Titled "Crossroads at the Spring," it tells the local story from the coming of the first people to southwest Missouri 12,000 years ago up to 1957, when Springfield was voted an All-American City.
The museum offers a short film, exhibits, tours, and occasional recreational and educational events.