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America's Outdoor
Living History Museums
If you are planning a vacation for your family this year,
you might try to combine family time with exploring living history as
dramatized in these living history museums. Living history sites from
around the United States are included here but a special emphasis is
placed on Ohio's many historic sites.
The Ohio Historical Society
operates a statewide network of historical, archaeological and natural
history sites.
Website: http://www.ohiohistory.org/
Telephone: 1-888-909-OHIO
Places to visit
in Ohio
 Adirondack
Museum
Blue Mountain Lake, New York
Website: www.adkmuseum.org
Telephone: (518) 352-7311
Email:acarroll@adkmuseum.org
Canterbury Shaker Village
Canterbury, New Hampshire
Website: www.shakers.org
Telephone:(603) 783-9511
Conner Prairie
Fishers, Indiana
Website: www.connerprairie.org
Telephone: 800-966-1836
George Ranch
Richmond, Texas
Website: www.georgeranch.org
Telephone: (281) 343-0218
 Hancock
Shaker Village
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Website: www.hancockshakervillage.org
Telephone: (413) 443-0188 or (800) 817-1137
Email: info@hancockshakervillage.org
 Historic
Deerfield
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Website: www.historic-deerfield.org
Telephone: (413) 774-5581
Email: tours@historic-deerfield.org
 Jamestown
Settlement
Website: http://www.historyisfun.org/
Telephone: (757) 253-4838
Telephone toll-free (888)593-4682
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation,
P.O. Box 1607,
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-1607
In 1607, 13 years before the Pilgrims landed
in Massachusetts, a group of 104 English men and boys began a settlement
on the banks of Virginia's James River. They were sponsored by the Virginia
Company of London, whose stockholders hoped to make a profit from the
resources of the New World. The community suffered terrible hardships
in its early years, but managed to endure, earning the distinction of
being America's first permanent English colony.
Living History Farms
Urbandale, IA
Website: www.lhf.org
Historic Mackinac
Mackinac, Michigan
Macinac
State State
Historic Parks
Colonial Michilimackinac
Historic Mill Creek
Old Mackinac
Point Lighthouse
Fort Mackinac
Mackinac Island State
Park
Historic Downtown
Mystic Seaport
Mystic, Connecticut
Website: www.mysticseaport.org
Telephone: (860) 572-0711
Email: services@mysticseaport.org
Plimoth
Plantation
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Website:http://www.plimoth.org/
- Telephone: (508) 746-1622
Plimoth Plantation is Plymouth as it was in the 17th
century: it is a centuries-old Wampanoag homesite, a welcoming bench
covered in furs, bluefish roasting slowly over an bed of hot coals,
and a man dressed in traditional deerskin clothing. It is townspeople
speaking the poetic language of Shakespeare's England, the sharp smell
of gunpowder during a military drill, the sound of laughter around
a glowing hearth and the salty breeze blowing across a wooden ship's
deck.
 Roscoe
Village
Coshocton, OH
Website: www.roscoevillage.com
Telephone: (740) 622-9310 or 800-877-1830
Once a bustling port on the Ohio & Erie Canal, Historic Roscoe Village
now mixes the charm and history of the 1800's with fun and adventure
for today. Roscoe Village has become a mecca for vacationers who enjoy
history, culture, fine dining and shopping. Living history tours, exciting
themed festivals, distinctive shops, delightful dining in a selection
of restaurants, and overnight lodging in a cozy inn are just a few of
the pleasures Roscoe Village has to offer.
 Old
Salem
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Website: www.oldsalem.org
Telephone: (888) 653-7253 or (336) 721-7300
Email: webmaster@oldsalem.org
Experience Sauder Village -
Destination of Choice in Northwest Ohio
Archbold, Ohio
In Northwest Ohio
Website: www.saudervillage.com
Telephone: 1-800-590-9755
Enjoy a visit to a wholesome vacation destination in America’s
heartland. The Sauder Village features experiences rich in history,
hospitality, creativity and fun! Take a look around and visit the site
often to discover all that we have to offer!
 Schoenbrunn
Village
New Philadelphia, Ohio
Website:Schoenbrunn
Village
The Moravian church founded Schoenbrunn ("beautiful
spring") in 1772 as a mission to the Delaware Indians. The settlement
grew to include sixty dwellings and more than 300 inhabitants who
drew up Ohio's first civil code and built its first Christian church
and schoolhouse.
Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Website: www.osv.org
Telephone: 1-800-SEE-1830
Email: osv@osv.org
 Old
World Wisconsin
Eagle, Wisconsin
Website: oww.wisconsinhistory.org
Telephone: (262) 594-6300
Email: oww@whs.wisc.edu
The
Henry Ford / Greenfield Village
Dearborn, Michigan
Website: www.TheHenryFord.org
Telephone:(313) 271-1620
Email:info@thehenryford.org
 Zoar
Village
Website: Zoar
Village Website
Telephone: 330-874-3011 or 1-800-262-6195
Email: kmfzoar@compuserve.com
Founded by the German religious dissenters called the Society of Separatists
of Zoar in 1817 as a communal society, Zoar today is an island of Old-World
charm in east-central Ohio. Many of the German-style structures built
by the Zoarites have been restored and are open to the public as Zoar
Village State Memorial. Others are privately-owned, and serve as residences,
shops, restaurants and bed and breakfast inns.
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