November 2010

Lovely Lane United Methodist Church houses a museum to the history of this denomination in America.

The museum is housed on the ground floor of Lovely Lane United Methodist Church. Considered the Mother Church of American Methodism, Lovely Lane is listed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its unique architecture. The church was designed by Stanford White in 1884 as a centennial monument to the founding of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  The original Lovely Lane Meeting House was located in downtown Baltimore at 206 E. Redwood Street. It was at that site that the Methodist Episcopal Church was organized at the 1784 Christmas Conference. There, Francis Asbury and others were ordained by Bishop Coke and sent "to reform the nation and spread scriptural holiness over these lands."

The Lacrosse Museum describes the origins of the sport and displays its greatest athletes.

Come discover and relive the origins of America's oldest sport! Engulf yourself in rare photographs and art, vintage equipment and uniforms, striking sculptures and trophies, cherished memorabilia and artifacts. View the all-time greats of lacrosse in the beautiful Hall of Fame Gallery and study their outstanding accomplishments through state-of-the-art computer interactives. Capture the thrill of playing lacrosse during the multimedia show "Lacrosse: The Spirit Lives" and our historical documentary "More than a Game: A History of Lacrosse." Top everything off with a purchase from the Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame Gift Shop.

At the MOOseum, visitors learn about Montgomery County history and life on a dairy farm.

The MOOseum is a dairy heritage museum dedicated to interpreting the rich history of the farms, the families, and related organizations and businesses of Montgomery County, Maryland. Their stories are told through a permanent collection featuring inter-active exhibits and educational programs. Tour the MOOseum and learn about the importance of the dairy cow in Montgomery County’s rural past, present, and future, as well as her economic impact on the entire Washington, D.C. region. The MOOseum offers activities and programs throughout the year to school and community groups, as well as individuals

The oldest remaining Tidewater plantation, Sotterley is now a National Historic Landmark open to the public for tours.

Older than Mount Vernon, older than Monticello, older than the nation itself, Sotterley Plantation stands majestically on the banks of the Patuxent River. It is the only remaining Tidewater Plantation in Maryland that is open to the public with a full range of visitor activities and educational programs. Sotterley's significant architecture features the early 18th-century Mansion, a rare original slave cabin, and a full array of outbuildings set amidst 95 acres of rolling fields, gardens, and riverfront.

The Multicultural Center recounts the history of the different people and cultures that have been a part of this region's struggle for civil rights.

The Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center explores the intertwining pasts of Macon County's Native American, European American and African American cultures. Their encounters, dating back to America's colonial period, resulted in the 1832 cession of the territory comprising Macon County from the Creek Indians to white slaveholders. The area's history from that point forward was dotted with both triumphs and tragedies, from the Civil Rights victories in the 1960s that resounded at both the state and national level, to a medical travesty of international significance. The museum and visitor center features exhibits that unearth the complex and lengthy background of this transformative southern locale.

History comes alive through the Museum's exhibits on the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

The purpose of the Rosa Parks Museum is to uphold and interpret for the public benefit, education and enjoyment, materials related to the events and accomplishments of individuals associated with Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Museum includes a permanent exhibit, a time machine, temporary exhibit space, archives, classrooms, an auditorium and conference room.

This museum, located at the scene of the "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama, commemorates that historic moment in the Civil Rights Movement.

Located in the historic district of Selma, Alabama at the foot of the famous Edmund Pettus Bridge, the scene of "Bloody Sunday," the Museum is the cornerstone of the contemporary struggle for voting rights and human dignity. It opened its doors in 1993 as a permanent memorial to the struggle to obtain voting rights for disenfranchised African Americans. The mission of the Museum is to collect, preserve and display artifacts and exhibits, which document and portray the history of voting rights in America.

The Albany Civil Rights Institute preserves the history of the Civil Rights movement in southwest Georgia.

The Albany Civil Rights Institute documents the lesser-known, early Civil Rights-era Albany Movement. Before major historic events occurred in Birmingham and Selma, Alabama, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, the NAACP, and the Southern Leadership Conference, as well as future civil rights heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph Abernathy, mobilized in the southwest Georgia town of Albany to oppose discrimination and to gain national attention for the movement. While the movement did not produce the intended results, this museum emphasizes the town's significance as a starting point in the movement for civil rights. The Institute preserves the memory of this movement and of the greater American Civil Rights Movement for the southern Georgia region.

The Cooper Gristmill, located in the Black River Park, reveals the history of the surrounding community.

The stretch of the Black River on which the Cooper Gristmill is situated is well-suited for the operation of water-powered mills. In the 1760's, Isaiah Younglove began a flour milling operation that lasted until 1788. Over the years, the mill went through several owners, with the present mill being built in 1826 by Nathan Cooper. Visitors to Cooper Gristmill can watch the massive water wheel power shafts and gears that turn 2,000-pound mill stones as the master miller - in period costume - explains the history of the mill and the vibrant community once called Milltown.

The Center, now in the planning stages of development, will promote the ongoing Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta.

The Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership will be located in the heart of downtown Atlanta and will serve the city by providing a place to learn, discuss, and engage in civil and human rights issues. It intends to provide education in the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta and in the current, global struggle for human rights. The Center has determined a location at Pemberton Place, next to the World of Coca Cola, and intends to open its doors in 2013.