The Alaska Heritage Museum at Wells Fargo presents the diverse cultures of Alaska's native people through artifacts and Alaskan fine arts. The collection consists of more than 900 Native American artifacts. Highlights include traditional costume; a Bering Sea kayak; and paintings by Sydney Laurence (1865-1940), Fred Machetanz (1908-2002), and Eustace Ziegler (1881-1969).
The museum offers exhibits.
The Smokey Bear Historical Park was created to memorialize a North American black bear cub. Found in the Capitan Mountains in 1950, the cub had survived a 17,000-acre forest fire; and was dubbed Smokey. Smokey Bear eventually became a national symbol of forest fire prevention. Although the character Smokey Bear had existed previously, the actual cub became his legally authorized face. The park presents topics such as the purpose of forest fires, forest health, and the interactive between natural and urban environments. Sites include Smokey Bear's gravesite and the Village of Capitan's first train depot.
The park offers indoor and outdoor exhibits, a 10-minute introductory film, a gravesite, a playground, and a picnic area. The website offers children's activities, coloring pages, and a Smokey Bear song and play.
The Maturango Museum presents the geology and cultural and natural histories of the Northern Mojave Desert. Artifacts on display include mammoth and bison fossils, items from the Native American populations of California, a Sidewinder missile, and local minerals. The grounds hold a desert garden.
The museum offers exhibits, a hands-on children's area, a garden, lectures, concerts, and an art gallery.
The Monroe County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Monroe County, Missouri. To this end, the society operates a research center and museum. The museum is located within the Monroe County Courthouse, and presents information and artifacts relevant to local history. Collection highlights include prehistoric stone tools and historical weaponry.
The society offers exhibits, research library access, and research assistance. Museum tours can be arranged with advance notice. Research assistance requires payment. The website offers an online collections catalog and transcriptions of historic data.
The Kelly Art Deco Lighting Museum is the world's only museum dedicated to displaying U.S. Art Deco slipe-shade lights. Collections include chandeliers, sconces, and table lights from between 1928 and 1938.
The museum offers exhibits.
The Waseca County Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Waseca County, Minnesota. To this end, the society operates a research center and a museum of local history.
The society offers exhibits, research library access, and research assistance. Non-members are charged a fee for library use; and anyone requesting research assistance will be charged as well. The website offers a family history database, a word search, and a cross word puzzle.
The Salem Historical Society Museum houses the town of Salem, Ohio's history over three buildings. Artifact's date back to the town's founding in 1806 and the rooms of the museum each have a theme, such as the Kitchen or the Clothes room.
Group tours must be scheduled ahead of time, although there is no formal school tour or programming.
The Scottsdale Historical Museum is dedicated to recounting the history of Scottsdale, Arizona. Their permanent collection contains items from the Scott family, the founders of the town. Temporary exhibits include late 19th century transportation items and other items from the time of Scottsdale’s founding (1888).
Tours are docent-led and admission is free. Educational programs and school tours aren't offered so the teacher will have to arrange plans with the museum to meet his/her students' needs.
The William J. Clinton Presidential Library is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and chronicles the history of the Clinton presidency. The library and museum holdings at the Presidential Library are the largest within the Presidential Library system, and include of 75 million pages of paper documents, almost 2 million photographs and over 80,000 museum artifacts.
The Presidential Library offers research resources, exhibits on the Clinton presidency, interpretive tours, and special events. The website offers information regarding research resources, resources for teachers including curriculum guides, and an events calendar.
The Catonsville Historical Society seeks to preserve and share the history of Catonsville, Maryland. To this end, the society operates the Townsend House and Pullen Museum, which present exhibits of local historical interest. The rooms of the Townsend House are set up as period rooms, containing pieces from throughout U.S. history. Collection highlights include architectural and train models, prints, paintings, and local arrowheads. The society also maintains a knot garden, perhaps the oldest form of formal garden design in the U.S.
The society offers exhibits, period rooms, and a knot garden. The Townsend House and Pullen Museum are open by appointment.