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Pioneer Farm Museum Pioneer Farm Museum: A nonprofit educational facility dedicated to hands on learning. Pioneer and Native life are represented for the public and for group tours into hands on history. (North America) http://www.pioneerfarmmuseum.org/ Old Sturbridge Village Old Sturbridge Village: Recreated early American village in Massachusetts features over 40 staffed exhibits, including historic homes, craft shops, mills and farm buildings. (North America) http://www.osv.org/ Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum Pioneer Arizona Living History Museum: Dedicated to the preservation of America's Old West frontier heritage. Located approximately 30 miles north of downtown Phoenix and encompasses 28 historic buildings spread out over 90 acres. (North America) http://www.pioneer-arizona.com/ Westfield Heritage Centre Westfield Heritage Centre: A living history museum with over 30 historic buildings surrounded by 324 acres of woodlands and meadows with several well-marked nature trails. Located in Rockton, Ontario. (North America) http://www.westfieldheritage.ca/ Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer: Located in Grand Island, Nebraska provides attractions such as Railroad Town, and its collections of pioneer artifacts. (North America) http://www.stuhrmuseum.org/ Mission Mill Village Mission Mill Village: Salem, Oregon's historical pioneer structures including the 1898 Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, 1841 Jason Lee House, 1847 John D. Boon House and 1841 Methodist Parsonage. (North America) http://www.oregonlink.com/mission_mill/ Rolling Centuries Historical Farm Rolling Centuries Historical Farm: Organization working to preserve and find appopriate re-use of the barns and farm buildings of the former Traverse City State Hospital, Michigan. (North America) http://www.rollingcenturiesfarm.org/ Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site and State Park Watkins Woolen Mill State Historic Site and State Park: The historic area includes the Waltus L. Watkins family home, a 19th century woolen factory, the remain of the family's large livestock farm, their gristmill, the church the family attended, and the school where the Watkins children studied. Located in La (North America) http://www.mostateparks.com/wwmill/ Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm Remick Country Doctor Museum and Farm: Explore and experience the richness and charm of early New England village life through our educational and hands-on programs. Located in New Hampshire. (North America) http://www.remickmuseum.org Historic Village Exhibits Historic Village Exhibits: The village and ships area at Mystic Seaport is an active living history museum with 17 acres of exhibits portraying coastal life in New England in the 19th century. (North America) http://www.mysticseaport.org/ Neversink Valley Area Museum Neversink Valley Area Museum: Imagine what it was like to live along a canal over a century ago; located in the D and H Canal Park, Cuddebackville, New York. (North America) http://www.neversinkmuseum.org/ Hancock Shaker Village Hancock Shaker Village: Historic former Shaker community located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. (North America) http://www.hancockshakervillage.org/ Old Salem Online Old Salem Online: This site describes the living history town that recreates the town of Salem, N.C. from 1766-1840. (North America) http://www.oldsalem.org/ Naper Settlement Naper Settlement: A museum village where 19th century homes, shops and public buildings tell the story of daily life in Naperville as it changed from a frontier outpost to a bustling turn-of-the-century community. Located in Illinois. (North America) http://www.napersettlement.org/ McPherson County Old Mill Museum and Swedish Pavilion McPherson County Old Mill Museum and Swedish Pavilion: Museum complex features restored 1898 flour mill, Swedish Pavilion from the 1904 World's Fair and buildings of historical note. Located in Lindsborg, Kansas. (North America) http://www.lindsborg.org/oldmill/ Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park Crab Orchard Museum and Pioneer Park: Interprets the cultural heritage of the middle Appalachian mountain region. Includes details of exhibits, volunteer opportunities, admission fees, membership opportunities, events, educational programs, and location map. Located in Tazewell. (North America) http://www.craborchardmuseum.com/ Heritage Square Museum Heritage Square Museum: Exhibiting a crossroads community of the mid-1800s, the museum serves to show visitors 19th century life through several historic restorations. (North America) http://www.heritagesquaremuseum.org/ Ephraim Foundation Ephraim Foundation: Includes the site of the first landing by Pastor Iverson in 1853, the site of the first Moravian Church (1858), the Pioneer Schoolhouse (1880), the Anderson store and dock warehouse, the Anderson Barn and eight homes more than a century old. Located in Wi (North America) http://www.envano.com/ephraim/history.html The Historical Village of Dallas The Historical Village of Dallas: Composed of 38 historic structures dating from 1840 to 1910 and boasts a working farm, Victorian homes, and turn of the century commercial buildings. (North America) http://www.oldcitypark.org/ Boot Hill Boot Hill: The Museum was founded in 1947 to collect, preserve and interpret the history of Dodge City, Kansas. (North America) http://www.boothill.org/ Old Schwamb Mill Old Schwamb Mill: The living industrial museum with a wooden mill built in the XVII century and hosting an oval-frame factory, since 1860. This is the oldest picture frame mill in the country and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. (North America) http://www.oldschwambmill.org/ Fort King George Fort King George: Built and operated in the 1720s the fort served as a southeastern military fort for Britain's Colonial Empire in America. (North America) http://www.darientel.net/~ftkgeo/ Old Sierra Historical Ranch Old Sierra Historical Ranch: This living history establishment in California offers a wide variety of school or group field trips, which transport kids of all ages, back to the pioneer days. (North America) http://oldsierrahistoricalranch.com Heritage Square Heritage Square: Established in 1969 by the Cultural Heritage Foundation of Southern California, Inc. (North America) http://www.bob-taylor.com/heritage.htm Old Fort Lauderdale Old Fort Lauderdale: This project of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society is a complex of three historic buildings, the 1905 New River Inn (housing the Museum of History), the 1907 King-Cromartie House (house museum), the 1905 Philemon Bryan House, an 1899 replica schoolhou (North America) http://oldfortlauderdale.org/ Legler Barn Museum Legler Barn Museum: Operated by the Lenexa Historical Society, Kansas. (North America) http://www.grapevine.net/~lhskc/barnpage.html Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization Oberlin Historical and Improvement Organization: Tour features three preserved historic buildings furnished with historic artifacts and antiques that tell the story of life in Oberlin from its founding in 1833 to the early twentieth century. (North America) http://www.oberlin.edu/%7eEOG/OHIO/O.H.I.O.tour.html Utopia in Nauvoo Utopia in Nauvoo: Located in Hancock County, Illinois, and promotes preservation of French heritage in America, particularly artifacts of the Nauvoo Icarian period, 1849 - 1860. (North America) http://www.nauvoonet.com/icarians.htm Ross Farm Ross Farm: What life was like on a Nova Scotian farm between 100 and 175 years ago. (North America) http://museum.gov.ns.ca/rfm/textpage/history.htm Sherbrooke Village Sherbrooke Village: Depicts a typical Nova Scotian village from 1860 to pre-WW1 with approximately 80 buildings, 29 of those open to the public. (North America) http://museum.gov.ns.ca/sv/index.html Stonefield, 1900 Rural Mainstreet Stonefield, 1900 Rural Mainstreet: A re-created turn-of-the-century farming village, Stonefield bears the name adopted by Wisconsin's first governor Nelson Dewey, whose farm occupied the land. (North America) http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/sites/stone/ Pickering Museum Village Pickering Museum Village: Located in Pickering, Ontario, this pioneer village recreates daily life in the 19th century with 14 buildings from the 1830s, including town hall, general store and a blacksmith. (North America) http://www.cityofpickering.com/standard/lifestyle/museum/main.html Phillipsburg Manor Phillipsburg Manor: Late 17th century manor house with working grist mill, outbuildings, garden, oxen, sheep and cattle. Description and tour hours. (North America) http://www.hudsonvalley.org/web/phil-main.html