Mount Vernon is a town in Franklin County, Texas, United States. It is the Franklin County seat, and the population was 2,662 at the 2010 census, up from 2,286 at the 2000 census.
The New-York Historical Society is an American history museum and library located in New York City at the corner of 77th Street and Central Park West on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The society was founded in 1804 as New York's first museum. It presents exhibitions, public programs, and research that explore the rich history of New York and the nation.
The Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent at 15 South 7th Street between Market and Ranstead Streets in Center City, Philadelphia was founded in 1938 to be Philadelphia's city history museum. The museum occupies architect John Haviland's landmark Greek Revival structure built in 1824–26 for the Franklin Institute. The Museum operates as a city agency as part of Philadelphia's Department of Recreation.
The Maryland Historical Society (MdHS), founded on March 1, 1844, is the oldest cultural institution in the U.S. state of Maryland. The society "collects, preserves, and interprets objects and materials reflecting Maryland's diverse heritage". MdHS has a museum, library, holds educational programs, and publishes scholarly works on Maryland.
Madam Dora DuFran or Dora Bolshaw was one of the leading and most successful madams in the Old West days of Deadwood, South Dakota.
The Micanopy Historical Society Museum is located at 607 Northeast 1st Avenue, Micanopy, Florida, United States. It contains materials relating to the history of the town. It is part of the Micanopy Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Museum of Local History is located at 6866 Caroline St, Milton, Florida, and is operated by the Santa Rosa Historical Society. The museum exhibits depict the history of industry and fashion in Santa Rosa County. It is part of the Milton Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unfortunately the museum is rarely open as the Historical Society primarily uses the attached theatre for private weddings.
The Leesburg Heritage Museum is located at 111 South Sixth Street, Leesburg, Florida. It contains exhibits depicting the history of Leesburg. The building itself, constructed in 1922 by the Leesburg Woman's Club, was previously home to various businesses and organizations, including the Leesburg Chamber of Commerce and the Leesburg Library.
The Mount Dora Center for the Arts is located at 138 East Fifth Avenue, Mount Dora, Florida. It contains changing exhibits by local and regional artists, conducts various arts education programs, and hosts the Mount Dora Arts Festival.
The Archer Historical Society Museum is located at the intersection of Main and Magnolia Streets, Archer, Florida, United States. Housed in an old railroad depot that was built before 1900, it contains exhibits relating to area history. The society secured ownership of the depot building in 1984 and annual fairs were used to raise money for its restoration.
The DeLand House Museum is located at 137 West Michigan Avenue, DeLand, Florida. Built in 1886 by Henry Addison DeLand, it changed hands numerous times until it was donated to the city of DeLand in 1988.It opened as a Victorian era historic house museum in 1990. The museum also contains materials related to the history of western Volusia County, and is operated by the West Volusia Historical Society.
The Mount Dora Ghost Walk is a ninety minutes long bizarre bilingual theatrical and lantern guided walking tour of the city of Mount Dora, Florida. It is an adventure into the darker side of the city often referred by visitors as the New England of the South, and gets its inspiration from the local history, legends and myths that are compiled by a group of historians and actors.
History Colorado is a twenty-first-century historical society that was established in 1879 as the State Historical Society of Colorado, also known as the Colorado Historical Society. History Colorado is a 501(c)(3) organization and an agency of the State of Colorado under the Department of Higher Education.
