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Boxford {Masachusetts] – Tucked into the heart of West Boxford Village is an unassuming building that houses many of the town’s treasures — the Boxford Historical Document Center. The modest one-story brick building, situated next to the Second Congregational Church Continue reading The Boxford Historical Document Center in Boxford, Massachusetts
EASTON [Pennsylvania] Strolling through the space that will display artifacts from the Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society‘s voluminous collection, Marlowe Sigal marveled at the county’s history. “I wasn’t aware growing up here and living in the area for 20 Continue reading New Sigel Museum of the Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, in Pennsylvania, Opens
Baker, Florida Visitors at the Baker Block Museum are seeing a new face on the block. The North Okaloosa Historical Association board of directors appointed Baker resident Peggy Hardy as the museum’s new curator. Hardy is replacing Jeanette Henderson, who Continue reading Peggy Hardy Named Curator at Baker, Florida’s Baker Block Museum
After a 40-year run, the Culpeper Historical Society officially became part of history last month. Local attorney Butch Davies, who was president of the society in 1975 and remained a life member until the end, said it became clear that Continue reading Culpeper [Virginia] Historical Society is Disbanded
Due to a 25 percent withholding in its fiscal year 2010 state appropriation, the State Historical Society of Missouri has decreased its hours open to the public to Mondays through Thursdays, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. … To continue operations Continue reading State Historical Society of Missouri Cuts Hours
HONESDALE [PENNSYLVANIA] – A museum dedicated to preserving Wayne County’s history and Honesdale’s role as the birthplace of the American railroad will be shuttered over the winter due to a loss in critical state funding. “The easiest way to make Continue reading Wayne County (Pennsylvania) Historical Society Museum Closes Until April 15 Due to Budget Cuts
A lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg against the Bedford Museum over the sale of cemetery records has drawn in principals from the two largest law firms west of Richmond. Representatives of the Bedford Genealogical Society, Inc. sued Continue reading Bedford [Virginia] Genealogical Groups Feuding Over the Cemetery Records
DANVILLE [Illinois] – Some local historical organizations will join forces so people can expand their personal libraries or perhaps find a good holiday gift for someone else. The Vermilion County Museum Society, Illiana Genealogical Historical Society and the C & Continue reading Book Sale this Saturday at the Virmilion County Museum
Scituate — On Saturday (that’s today!), Nov. 14, residents from across the country can once again resume their historic and genealogical research in Scituate, as a six-month-long closed window to the past will be reopened at the Little Red Schoolhouse. Continue reading Scituate, Massachusetts Historical Society’s Little Red Schoolhouse Reopens Today
The following excerpt is from an article about the renovation of the McCain House, which houses the Armstrong County, Pennsylvania’s Historical Museum. The McCain House, home of the Armstrong County Historical Museum, is getting an overhaul so it can keep Continue reading Armstrong County Historical Museum Gets a Renovation – and Inventory
The Bachmann Publick House, Easton’s [Pennsylvania] first courtroom and possibly the city’s oldest building, will become the property of Northampton County’s historical society, County Council decided Thursday. In a vote that followed years of negotiations, council agreed to sell the Continue reading Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society Purchases Easton’s 1753 Bachmann Publick House for $1
The following announcement has been posted by the State Historical Society of Missouri: Due to a 25 percent withholding in its fiscal year 2010 state appropriation, the State Historical Society of Missouri is decreasing its hours open to the public Continue reading State Historical Society of Missouri Hours & Services Cut – Missouri History Speakers’ Bureau Discontinued
The Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society [Arkansas] has posted an excellent new Website at www.baxtercountyhistory.org. The society will add additional information as well as photos dealing with the Casey House & Rapp’s Barren soon. Check it out.
I found the announcement that the Wetmore-Hardscrabble Genealogical and Historical Society has had a grand opening in the old Wetmore Post Office building to be of personal interest. My mother was born and raised in Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado Continue reading Wetmore-Hardscrabble Genealogical & Historical Society Opens Facility
Representatives from the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society traveled to the State Archives in Morrow recently where they accepted statewide recognition for “Excellence in Archival Program Development.” Only a small number of these awards are given annually by the Georgia Historical Records Continue reading Whitfield-Murray Historical Society of Dalton, GA Receives Award