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Photograph of the McClellan House, ca. 1861-65. (GLC
05111.01)
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Photograph of Confederate Cemetery, ca. 1861-65. (GLC
5137.260)
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Colonial Williamsburg
http://www.history.org
The foremost living history museum in the U.S.
Monticello
http://www.monticello.org
The home of Thomas Jefferson.
Mount Vernon
http://www.mountvernon.org
The home of George Washington.
National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/parks.html
National Parks offer opportunities to explore American history from pre-Columbian times to the Revolution and Civil War, through the twentieth century.
National Trust for Historic Preservation
http://www.nationaltrust.org
The National Trust works to preserve many of America's
diverse historic places.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
http://www.soldiersandsailors.com
This monument, located in downtown Cleveland, was built
in 1894 to honor the 9,000 men from Northeast Ohio who
served in the American Civil War.
Tryon Palace Historic Sites & Gardens
http://www.tryonpalace.org/
North Carolina's first capitol.
USHistory.org - Directory of Pennsylvania Sites
http://www.ushistory.org
USHistory.org, maintained by the Independence Hall Association,
hosts Web sites for and about historic destinations in
and around Philadelphia, such as Valley Forge, Carpenters'
Hall, the Liberty Bell, and the Betsy Ross House.
The Smithsonian Institution
http://www.si.edu]
The nation's largest museum complex is home to the National Museum of American History, the Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture, the American Indian Museum, the American Art Museum, and the National Air and Space Museum, among others.
Presidential Libraries
http://www.archives.gov/presidential_libraries
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration oversees ten Presidential Libraries that serve as both archives and museums and sponsor educational programming and public events. NARA administers libraries for the following Presidents: George Bush, Jimmy Carter, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Gerald R. Ford, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman.
The New-York Historical Society
http://www.nyhistory.org
The NYHS is home to the Henry Luce III Center for the Study of American Culture (which houses nearly 40,000 museum objects in a single, 21,000 square-foot space) and to one of the largest collections of books, documents, and other American history materials in the world. The research library houses approximately half a million books and pamphlets, 2 million manuscripts, over 10,000 newspaper titles, over 10,000 maps, and hundreds of thousands of photographs, prints, and architectural records. The NYHS offers public exhibitions and programs and access to its holdings for researchers.
The Huntington Library
http://www.huntington.org
Set amid 150 acres of gardens, the Huntington's three art galleries and library showcase collections of paintings, sculptures, rare books, manuscripts, and decorative arts that reflect the development of Western culture from the 9th century to the present.
The Lincoln Museum
http://www.thelincolnmuseum.org
The Lincoln Museum is the world's largest museum dedicated to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln. Its programs include the permanent exhibit "Abraham Lincoln and the American Experiment," temporary exhibits, lectures, and special events. The Museum's research library holds nearly 18,000 volumes and thousands of manuscripts, including more than 300 original documents by Lincoln.
The Mariners' Museum
http://www.mariner.org
One of the largest international maritime museums in the world, the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia, is dedicated to "illuminating mankind's experience with the sea and the events that shaped the course and progress of civilization."
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.undergroundrailroad.org
Scheduled to open in the summer of 2004, the Freedom Center will explore the heroic legacy of the Underground Railroad and the American struggle to abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people.
Additional History Museums
http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/resources.html#museums
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Photograph of Fort Sumter, Charleston, S.C., ca. 1861-65.
(GLC
05137.081)
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