It wasn’t as shocking as Dave Kujan’s moment in 1995’s “The Usual Suspects,” but for years Melinda McCrary had an eye-opening experience involving a cup of coffee. While working for eight years as executive director of the Richmond Museum of History and Culture, McCrary stared at her mug which cameRead More →
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum will offer “free admission Sundays” to the public from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. every Sunday in 2022, as well as free street parking on weekends. The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum is located in downtown Wichita at 204 S Main St,Read More →
President Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at the Atlantic Conference, August 10, 1941. Source: Imperial War Museum The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum will host a Veterans Day program on Sunday November 14, 2021 at 2 p.m.. The event is called “1941: a year that changed the world”. The discussionRead More →
The Freeborn County Historical Museum, Library and Village will host “Hooded Minnesota History: The KKK in 1920s Minnesota” with Nancy Vaillancourt at 7 p.m. Thursday at the museum, 1031 Bridge Ave. to Albert Lea. This event is $ 5 for non-members and free for members. Nancy Vaillancourt is a historianRead More →
Posted on October 23, 2021 | 11:02 The Bellosguardo Foundation is pleased to announce the first exhibition of works of art by Huguette Clark since 1929 at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum from early February to May 2022. As beneficiary of Clark’s estate, the Bellosguardo Foundation received an extensive collectionRead More →
HISTORICAL VILLAGE Opening of the new pavilion in December. The Sanibel Historical and Village Museum has a full schedule of events coming up this season. There will be a special exhibition, “Trees, chronologies and special memories”, with holiday decorations and timelines describing each building’s past, including interesting little-known facts. ThereRead More →
HISTORICAL MUSEUM The Sanibel Historical and Village Museum will reopen to visitors for the season on October 19. Highlights this season include two Twilight Talks and the annual fundraising gala, which this year will have a film premiere on February 22 at The Community House on Sanibel. The feature film,Read More →
LITTLETON, NH – The Littleton Area Historical Society will be hosting the 14th Annual Cemetery Walk on Sunday, October 10 at Glenwood Cemetery on West Main Street in Littleton, at 3 p.m., 3:15 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Several residents of Glenwood Cemetery will treat visitors with stories about their livesRead More →
Caleb Buchanek has carefully studied the 400 feet of track that makes up the annual Loblolly Model Train Exhibit at the Gregg County Historical Museum. On several occasions it has circled the 8ft by 42ft platform supporting seven individual tracks that meander in and out of small towns and countrysideRead More →
The latest exhibition at the Marco Island Historical Museum (MIHM), Creation of the house: illustration by Jessica Osceola, reflects the experience of the artist who grew up in the Seminole Indian village of his great-grandmother in Collier County. The exhibition is open now October 9, 2021. Self-portrait of Jessica Osceola.Read More →
Cayce’s Historical Museum closed for two hours on Wednesday to welcome a special guest. Erik Hastings, known to most as Erik the Travel Guy, visited the museum to film an episode of his show Beyond your backyard. The Educational Travel Series features Hastings, which educates viewers about history, culture, food,Read More →
[Sun Gazette Newspapers provides content to, but otherwise is unaffiliated with, InsideNoVa or Rappahannock Media LLC.] After reopening its museum to the public on the country’s 245th birthday, leaders of the Arlington Historical Society are now planning to complete a complete renovation and reinvent the facility in time for the country’sRead More →
This summer, sisters Tami Hensel and Vallaurie “Val” Crawford are sharing the job of director of the Hubbard County Historical Museum. Located on the lower levels of the historic courthouse, the museum opened on May 4 and is open to the public from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday throughRead More →
The effects of COVID last year have resulted in reduced traffic at the Derby Historical Museum. But board members and a host of volunteers have used the time to make changes and improvements to the facility and exhibits – all with the aim of improving the visitor experience. Some longRead More →
Notorious outlaws in pre-state Oklahoma through the 1950s are the subject of an exhibition soon to be shown at the Catoosa Historical Society Museum. Wanted: Dead or Alive features photographic footage of some of Oklahoma’s most infamous criminals. While there may be a few familiar names, such as the DoolinRead More →
The Marco Island Historical Society (MIHS) announces that a “living exhibit” showcasing the on-site conservation of a unique, hand-crafted 1940s wooden skiff is extended until May at the Marco Island Historical Museum (MIHM) . Every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., museum visitors can see master boatbuilder Roger JohnsonRead More →
While we love the charm of Hoboken and the mix of old and new in town, it’s hard to resist thinking about what Hoboken was like in the past – especially those of us who are transplanted. {Kudos to the OG Hoboken girls who have been here since wearing diapers,Read More →
(Clarinda) – After passing the one-year mark on the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Nodaway Valley Historical Museum is set to reopen. The Nodaway Valley Historical Museum in Clarinda reopens on Saturday after a long shutdown with the pandemic. Museum curator Trish Bergren appeared on KMA’s AM show Monday morning andRead More →
Standing in the lobby of Linger Hall, adorned with 131 years of memorabilia from St. John’s Military School, Doug Randolph proudly pointed to a large mural. “My office was right there,” said the retired teacher, coach, athletic director and principal of the former private school. Its proud history can beRead More →
As things heat up in the High Plains and the vaccination rollout continues, many organizations are launching community outreach with educational programs, entertainment and fundraising rallies. Today we had the general manager Steve quakenbush from Finney County Historical Museum to share information about their upcoming events, conferences, exhibitions and presentations.Read More →
Good things are worth the wait. And when it comes to the recently reopened Skagit County Historical Museum in La Conner, those are also big things. In this case, an exhibition of the works of famous La Conner artist, Jesus Guillen, whose images capture both the beauty of the SkagitRead More →
MINDEN – With each sunrise comes a new day, but also another day added to the past. A past that can be forgotten if it is not preserved. This was exactly what the members of the board of directors of the Dorcheat Historical Association feared, that the history of theRead More →
What do the towns of Wecoma, Oceanlake, Delake, Nelscott, Taft and Cutler have in common? The answer can be found in the North Lincoln County Historical Museum located along Highway 101 in Lincoln City, Oregon. Many tourists miss the museum when they rush to the beaches and ocean waves, butRead More →
While it is generally considered a good thing to ‘make history’, the Orange County Historical Museum just recently closed. Closed at the end of last year due to water damage and then having to keep the doors locked due to COVID, the museum finally has some good news as itRead More →
The Marco Island Historical Society (MIHS) announced Tuesday that the Marco Island Historical Museum is open and welcomes visitors to experience a range of fascinating indoor and outdoor exhibits. The permanent exhibits cover over 10,000 years of Southwest Florida history, and the temporary exhibits provide a glimpse into the manyRead More →
We recently asked staff at the Arlington Heights Historical Society to consider which artifacts on display in the museum’s closed galleries they would most like to share with the public when the doors reopen after this socially distant time. Museum administrator Dan Schoeneberg shared these favorites. FW Muller beer bottle,Read More →
The sparkling coast of Western Australia is where most tourists set their sights on their Wild West adventures. But when the locals want to escape, they head inland. Toodyay is one of a group of towns east of Perth, beyond the 4,800 hectares of bush that make up Avon ValleyRead More →
WASHINGTON – The Gunn Historical Museum recently received three awards for its exhibit, Washington Connecticut – An American Story. This innovative work, designed by SandorMax and made possible through a grant from the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, was created by museum staff and volunteers and shares theRead More →
The smokehouse dates from the 1800s and shows how people preserved food. The Cayce Historical Museum is preparing to open its smokehouse exhibit in a building that has been around since the 1800s. The museum, located next to Cayce Town Hall, houses artifacts collected over hundreds of years, telling theRead More →
>> WORTH THE DRIVE: Prepare for 2 Days of Tacos & Tequila at Columbus Taco Fest Near the back of the museum, guests will be able to check out a small library of around 700 cat books that highlight the species’ unique history, as well as some really interesting readsRead More →
Azerbaijan – a country of 10 million people, where almost 97% are Muslims – highlights the best example of Judeo-Muslim coexistence, as thousands of mountain Jews have lived there side by side for centuries. On February 3, the Museum of History and Culture of Mountain Jews opened in the all-JewishRead More →
The Lakewood Historical Museum contains artifacts from the village benefactors. Among them are the Packards of the Packard Automobile Company. Photo of PJ by William Mohan LAKEWOOD – The Lakewood Museum will have more to show when its operating season begins in July. Initially, the museum house was the atticRead More →