history museum

Concord Museum

A new exhibit at the Concord Museum puts one of the most iconic symbols of the Revolutionary War front and center. At the center of the $1.2 million exhibit “April 19, 1775” are several artifacts that...

Newport Historical Society

The Newport Historical Society has curated a new exhibit titled “Finding Native Americans in the Historical Record.”  The first European settlers on Aquidneck Island purchased the right to settle here from the native inhabitants...

The New Mexico History Museum

Putting small businesses on display, one New Mexico museum is hoping to share the state’s history through the lens of entrepreneurs and they’re creating an entire gallery of current and past small businesses to...

National Museum of American History

Before 2020 became the dystopian reality that we seem to live with every day, the Smithsonian Institution had declared this year as the “Year of the Woman,” anticipating the centenary of women’s suffrage. Nothing...

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

In 2020, 100 years after the 18th Amendment went into effect, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is featuring a new exhibit highlighting prohibition and the temperance movement as a whole throughout the Texas Panhandle. According...

The Museum of the American Revolution

A Philadelphia museum is looking back on a lesser-known moment in suffrage history as a prelude to the present. The Museum of the American Revolution’s new exhibition, “When Women Lost the Vote: A Revolutionary...

Ken Howard, NC Museum of History

Ken Howard is the director of the NC Museum of History. He has held the position since 2007 and is responsible for management and operations, along with programming. Before starting at the museum, he...