Weston (CT) Historical Society’s New Archive is Being Built

There was a barn raising at the Coley Homestead on Weston Road this past week. But no ordinary barn is being built. Construction workers were busy securing the foundation and erecting large wooden beams for what will eventually become a Continue reading Weston (CT) Historical Society’s New Archive is Being Built

$100,000 Gift For the Jack Spencer Goodwin Research Library in Morehead City, NC

Harold Stephens of Swansboro recently presented the History Place with a $100,000 gift to be used for the Jack Spencer Goodwin Research Library. The money will be set up as an endowment named the Stephens Family Endowment and was given Continue reading $100,000 Gift For the Jack Spencer Goodwin Research Library in Morehead City, NC

Check Out the Atlantic Heritage Center in Somers Point, NJ

SOMERS POINT [New Jersey] – Walking through the Atlantic Heritage Center at 907 Shore Road is like going on a treasure hunt with a really good map. The three-story brick building sits between views overlooking the Historic Bayfront District and Continue reading Check Out the Atlantic Heritage Center in Somers Point, NJ

Uncle Sam Exhibit to Get a New Home at the Rensselaer County Historical Society

Troy, New York, meatpacker Samuel Wilson was the real “Uncle Sam.” Now the Rensselaer County Historical Society Historical and the Uncle Sam Memorial Foundation will provide a new home for a memorial. Following is a teaser from an article in Continue reading Uncle Sam Exhibit to Get a New Home at the Rensselaer County Historical Society

Historic Preservationist Mitchell Dan Hoyle Dies After Car Wreck

A man instrumental in the restoration of Hoyle Homestead died Saturday at Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. Mitchell Dan Hoyle, 67, of Forest City, died after a vehicle wreck in Conover. Conover Police told the Hickory Daily Record that Continue reading Historic Preservationist Mitchell Dan Hoyle Dies After Car Wreck

Brookhaven, Mississippi Jewish Temple May Become an Historical Museum

BROOKHAVEN [Mississippi] — The ownership of Brookhaven’s historic Jewish temple may soon change hands to the Lincoln County Historical and Genealogical Society. The move would guarantee the temple’s preservation and end the society’s search for a place to call home. Continue reading Brookhaven, Mississippi Jewish Temple May Become an Historical Museum

Remembering the Somerset Borough Sesquicentennial

The Somerset County [Pennsylvania] Historical & Genealogical Society is remembering one of the biggest events in Somerset County history: the Somerset Borough Sesquicentennial. “The Somerset Sesquicentennial: 55 Years Later” will open at 9 a.m. Saturday at the historical center, 10649 Continue reading Remembering the Somerset Borough Sesquicentennial

The Central Rappahannock Heritage Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Has the Records for Blacks & Whites Alike

There’s an interesting article in the May 26, 2009 edition of Fredericksburg.com about the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia – and how it serves as a repository for over “46,000 documents, photos and library books, some dating to Continue reading The Central Rappahannock Heritage Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Has the Records for Blacks & Whites Alike

John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 “History of Parke County” [Indiana] Reprinted

Tamie Dehler is reporting in her column in the Tribune-Star that John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 History of Parke County has been reprinted by the Parke County Historical Society, and is available at the Parke County Museum, 503 W. Ohio St., Continue reading John Hanson Beadle’s 1880 “History of Parke County” [Indiana] Reprinted

Check out the Genealogy Collection in the Chariton County Historical Society & Museum in Salisbury, Missouri

The Chariton County Historical Society & Museum in Salisbury, Missouri, is now open for the upcoming season. The museum, located at 115 E. Second St. in Salisbury is open Tuesday through Saturday, 1-4 pm for guided/self-guided tours, or family history Continue reading Check out the Genealogy Collection in the Chariton County Historical Society & Museum in Salisbury, Missouri

The Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society to Attempt Sale of the Old Hospital that Housed the Baxter County Heritage Museum

The Baxter County [Arkansas] Historical & Genealogical Society voted a few months ago to list the historic Rollins Hospital building for sale, said Jennifer Baker, president of the historical and genealogical society. The group plans to meet this month and Continue reading The Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society to Attempt Sale of the Old Hospital that Housed the Baxter County Heritage Museum

Three New Walpole, Massachusetts Histories Now Available

The Walpole [Massachusetts] Historical Society has recently published three new books, as follows: Industrialists of Walpole, by Elizabeth Cottrell, Charles W. Hardy, et.al and Susan Anderson, editor. The biographies of six entrepeneurs and the businesses they established are told in Continue reading Three New Walpole, Massachusetts Histories Now Available