MULBERRY – Decades ago, near the old railway station and present-day phosphate museum, there was a large mulberry tree that gave the town its name – a tree that locals knew was the site of many lynchings. “Back when the rowdy miners here were doing justice to themselves, they usedRead More →
Johnny Curtis, far left, donated a Korean War installation to the Macon County Historical Museum on Main Street in Franklin and was joined by fellow Vietnam veterans Rick Norton, Rick Stough , Ron Norton and Gary Shields. Deena C. Bouknight – Contributing Writer The new Korean War exhibit at theRead More →
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 →
The German Historical Museum in Berlin received a collection of 15,000 pieces of Holocaust-era ephemera and artifacts from Wolfgang Haney, who died in 2017 at the age of 93. Haney was born to a Catholic father and a Jewish mother in 1924 in Berlin. Following the Nuremberg Laws of 1935,Read More →
The USS KIDD Veterans Museum is ready to welcome Arkansas fans visiting Baton Rouge for the Battle for the Golden Boot football game. Visit the authentically restored USS KIDD National Historic Landmark, a WWII destroyer, and enjoy intricate models and historical artifacts at the Shore Museum. Also discover the travelingRead 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 →
Drake was knighted by the Queen aboard the Golden Hind, and he later became mayor of Plymouth. As English vice-admiral he helped lead the attack on the Spanish Armada in 1588. State Historic Landmark status came as a delayed sequel to the 2012 designation of a National Historic Landmark thatRead More →
“I said, ‘Yeah, I should,’” Griffin said. “Then another of our volunteers said the same thing, unrelated to each other. “ Support local journalism Your subscription makes our report possible. {{featured_button_text}} He called Kay, who “was really excited about it and wanted Roy Yanagida to talk to me.” The museumRead More →
The works of a Longview native will be highlighted during this weekend’s 21st Annual Longview Monuments Tour, which benefits the Gregg County Historical Museum. BW Crain Jr., born in 1914, traveled a path from Longview at the University of Texas at Austin to Harvard University, where he earned degrees inRead More →
GALENA, Kan. (KSNF) – Officials at the Galena Historical and Mining Museum are asking the public for help in identifying photos taken in the 1940s. The museum said it wasn’t often that they received quality images from the past. “And then from those I took pictures, then I enlarged theRead More →
GALENE, Kans. – The managers of a museum in the region ask the public for help with identification. It is not often that a museum receives images of this quality from the past, in this case from the 1940s. “And then from those, I took pictures, then I enlarged theRead More →
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN [email protected] Looking at a photo-filled wall in the main wing of the Rogers Historical Museum, Principal Serena Barnett gets a unique perspective on the past 140 years of the town she calls home. She can see the image of the first train that arrived at Rogers on MayRead 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 →
The DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation is pleased to welcome Philip Buchanan from Naperville, Susan Benjamin from Carol Stream and Daniel Wagner from Wheaton to its volunteer board. • Philip Buchanan’s passion for historic preservation led him to a career as a project manager for exhibition companies that focus onRead More →
The Porterville Public Library is alive. On Friday, the Porterville Historical Museum unveiled its new exhibit in honor of the Porterville Public Library which was destroyed by fire on February 18, 2020. The exhibit was unveiled at a private reception for guests. The whole community will have a chance toRead More →
DUNEDIN – A structure built in 1921 has served the community well for its value to the arts and town history. It should come as no surprise, then, that the designation of the Weaver Park chalet as a historic monument received the full support of the city commission and otherRead More →
ROCK SPRINGS — The Daisy Santa will once again be at the Rock Springs Historical Museum in its traditional place outside the gates of the fire station. Viewers can stop and watch little clockwork Santa play Christmas music on the pipe organ every night from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.Read More →
FRANKFORT, Ill. – The Frankfurt Village Board has designated the St. Peter’s United Church of Christ building as a historic landmark. Trustees voted to approve designation under the Village Historic Preservation Ordinance at the December 7 meeting. St. Peter’s — located at 12 W. Sauk Trail — was founded inRead More →
By Jennifer Corr After the North Shore Historical Museum closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the museum’s board have been looking for a way to help residents continue to learn about the history of the area. They created an alternative to in-person experiences with “pop-up tours”.Read More →
LONG BEACH, CA – It was their wedding night when they arrived at the Queen Mary. After a long day of dancing, eating and meeting their loved ones, the couple settled in at the hotel. They had drinks, watched the ship’s fireworks and quickly fell asleep. But their romantic eveningRead More →
Located about 20 miles south of the Soo is a small town. If you blink, you might walk through it without realizing it. But as Corey Adkins explains in this week’s Northern Michigan in Focus, Pickford had some pretty amazing people living there. “I have been passionate about preserving historyRead More →