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Ferrum, Virginia
Museum of Western Virginia history and German-American farm operated by Ferrum College
Operated by Ferrum College, this museum highlights the folk traditions of western Virginia through music, crafts, food, decorative arts, and architecture. The 1800 farmstead with costumed interpreterse and...
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
A former anthracite mining town, this village is now a museum devoted to the everyday lives of miners and their families.Eckely was one of hundreds of small company mining towns, or "patches," built in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania during the 19th century. The mining firm of...
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
The Cloister was founded in 1732 by German settlers devoted to spiritual goals. Today, tours and special events are held in the European-style building complex.One of America's earliest religious communities, the Ephrata Cloister was founded in 1732 by German settlers seeking spiritual goals rather...
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Originally founded in 1863, the society was reformed in 1934 when the Reformed Church in the United States merged with the Evangelical Synod of North America.The society is located on the second floor of the Philip Schaff Library at Lancaster Theological Seminary, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is...
St. Petersburg, Florida
This museum is one of the largest establishments in the country dealing with the history of the Holocaust.The Florida Holocaust Museum honors the memory of millions of innocent men, women, and children who suffered or died in the Holocaust. The Museum is dedicated to teaching members of all races...
Staunton, Virginia
A living history museum that focuses on German, Irish, and English immigrant culture on Virginia's frontier.The Frontier Culture Museum is an outdoor, living-history museum and educational institution of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Museum currently features six permanent, outdoor exhibits...
Washington DC, District Of Columbia
Opening on March 21, 2010, the German-American Heritage Museum of the USA will tell the story of all Americans of German-speaking ancestry.Opening on March 21, 2010, the German-American Heritage Museum of the USA will tell the story of all Americans of German-speaking ancestry.
As the newest...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Major themes of American history played out along these Belgian blocks of Germantown's "Great Road" in Philadelphia, PA.Germantown's story is the story of founding and settlement, religious freedom and tolerance, patriotism, abolitionism, architectural excellence, industry, and community...
Perkiomenville, Pennsylvania
A National History Landmark, this historic home once belonged to colonial religious leader Henry Antes.This pre-1760s massive stone home is a classic example of early Germanic settlement in the Mid-Atlantic American colonies. The Antes home served often as an evangelical and political meeting place...
Landisville, Pennsylvania
The Herr family, residents of one of Lancaster County's earliest settlers, lived amongst scenic gardens in this 1852 home during the late 19th- and early 20th-century.The original 92 acre property was owned by members of the Herr family since 1844. Although the date stone on the house reads 1852,...
New Harmony, Indiana
This historic site is home to two of America’s earliest utopian communities, focused on living history and historical archaeology.New Harmony, Indiana, located on the banks of the Wabash River, is an experience like no other. A community that began almost two hundred years ahead of its time,...
Ephrata, Pennsylvania
A historical society dedicated to preserving the history of the settlement of the Cocalico Valley area by German and Swiss immigrants in the mid-18th century.The society manages the Theodore Sprecher Museum as well as an extensive library and resource center that enables visitors to track...
Spring Valley, New York
With mixed media exhibits chronicling the growth of anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, the Holocaust Museum & Study Center will provide a place of commemoration and education for future generations.“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana...
Ann Arbor, Michigan
The museum, built in 1853, is an excellent example of the Greek Revival style. Visitors to the museum will delight in seeing how a busy German-American family lived and worked in the 1890s.The Kempfs were the most prominent of the German families who enriched Ann Arbor with generations of music....
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
A museum that interprets the history and culture of the Pennsylvania German rural community from 1740 to 1940.The museum boasts over 100 acres and many historic buildings, as well as a wide variety of exhibits and artifacts from the period. The museum, a living history center, also hosts classes...
Allentown, Pennsylvania
A museum exploring the history of the settlement of the Lehigh Valley.
The museum traces the history of the Lehigh Valley area from early rural German settlement to industrial development. On display are a wide variety of authentic artifacts as well as historic photos of people and places...
Lincoln Park, Michigan
The society collects and preserves artifacts as well as printed and photographic materials pertaining to the history of Lincoln Park. The museum has materials pertaining to the early French and German settlers and the early Ecorse Township.The Historical Society of Lincoln Park supports the Lincoln...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Founded in 1935, the Milwaukee County Historical Society houses over 50,000 artifacts that detail almost 200 years of Milwaukee County history. From its early quarrel between the western (Kilbourntown) and eastern (Juneautown) cities, through its attracting of German and Polish immigrants,...
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
The historic log cabin of Edward Morgan, a Welsh Quaker, and grandfather of frontiersman Daniel Boone.Today the cabin is administered by the Welsh Valley Preservation Society and exhibits many examples of fine antique furniture, metals, household implements, and colonial period decorative arts from...
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
This museum explores the preservation of the Pennsylvania German ("Pennsylvania Dutch") history, folklore, and tradition.
This museum explores the preservation of the Pennsylvania German ("Pennsylvania Dutch") history, folklore, and tradition.
The Center is located...