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Lexington

Headley-Whitney Museum

4435 Old Frankfort Pike

Lexington KY 40510

Phone 859 255-6653

Web Site http://www.headley-whitney.org/

Description three building complex centered on Headley farm, dedicated to

decorative arts, doll houses, jewelry, shell grotto

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Arts

Collection Decorative Arts

Collection G-M Models

Research Library

New or Updated: 5/2/2006

Kentucky
Van Lear
Van Lear Historical Miners' Museum
78 Miller's Creek Road
PO Box 369
Van Lear KY  41265
Phone   606 789-9725
Web Site http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/7827/
E-mail blevinstar@yahoo.com
Alt Web http://www.webspawner.com/users/VanLear/
Description 1930s Appalachian coal mining story, 30 foot long model of town in 1930s
Type of Resource   Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Industry /Profession Mining
Collection G-M Models
Owner/Operator: Van Lear Historical Society
New or Updated: 6/3/2005

Louisiana

Kenner

LA Toy Train Museum

519 Williams Blvd

Kenner LA 70062

Phone 504 468-7231

Web Site www.rivertownkenner.com/toytrain.html

Description toys, working models, visitor-activated models, 1/2 scale locomotive & cars

Type of Resource Specialty Museum

Primary Focus Railroad

Collection G-M Models

New or Updated: 12/14/2004

Patterson
Wedell-Williams Aviation Museum
394 Airport Circle Road
Patterson LA 70392
Phone 504 396-7067
Web Site http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/wedellex.htm
Description official state aviation museum, memorabilia of early aviators, 3 aircraft,
model airplanes
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Aviation
Collection G-M Models
Owner/Operator: Louisiana State Museum
New or Updated: 07/13/2003

Port Allen

Poplar Grove Plantation

3142 N River Road

Port Allen LA 70767

Phone 225 344-3913

Web Site http://www.poplargroveplantation.com/home.html

E-mail mailto:wilkinson.ann@gmail.com

Description pavilion for international exhibition floated 200 miles on the

Mississippi to become sugar plantation mansion, now tours by appt,

Type of Resource House Museum

Building Type Plantation

Collection G-M Model

New or Updated: 7/16/2007

Louisiana
Port Allen

West Baton Rouge Museum

845 North Jefferson Avenue

Port Allen LA 70767

Phone 504 336-2422

Web Site http://www.lapage.com/wbrm/

E-mail mailto:wbrmuseum@yahoo.com

Description main museum, 1860 Creole house, 22 foot sugar mill model, plantation cabin

Type of Resource Museum

Primary Focus Local History

Collection G-M Model

Owner/Operator: West Baton Rouge Historical Association

New or Updated: 11/12/2005

Beverly

Walker Transportation Collection

117 Cabot Street

Beverly MA 01915

Phone 978 922-1186

Web Site www.walkertrans.org

E-mail mailto:info@walkertrans.org

Description photos, slides, models, books on planes, trains, autos, boats,

construction equipment

Type of Resource Museum

Collection G-M Models

Collection N-Z Photography

Research Library

Owner/Operator: Beverly Historical Society

New or Updated: 7/15/2007

Massachusetts
Buzzards Bay
Capt. Charles H Hurley Library
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
101 Academy Drive
Buzzards Bay MA 02532
Phone 508 830-5000
Web Site http://www.mma.mass.edu/campus/library/cchhl.html
Description military college specializing in marine subjects has collections of the same      Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Collection G-M Models
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 07/18/2003

Cambridge
Harvard U Botanical Museum
26 Oxford Street
Cambridge MA 02138
Phone 617 495-3045
Web Site http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/museum_botanical.html
Description focus on "useful plants" , featuring 3000 glass models of plants
Type of Resource Nature
Primary Focus Science Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Botanical
Collection A-F Glass
Collection G-M Models
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 07/21/2003

Massachusetts
Cohasset
Maritime Museum - Cohasset
4 Elm Street
PO Box 627
Cohasset MA 02025
Phone 617 383-1434
Web Site http://www.cohassethistoricalsociety.org/building.htm
E-mail mailto:tlg@dreamcom.net
Description lifesaving, ship models, lighthouse, shipbuilding
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Collection G-M Models
Owner/Operator: Cohasset Historical Society
New or Updated: 07/30/2003

Edgartown
Vineyard Museum
59 School Street
Edgartown MA 02539
Phone 508 627-4441
Web Site http://www.marthasvineyardhistory.org/aboutus.html
Alt Web http://www.capecodchamber.org/htm/attractions/marthas.htm
Description society owns and operates several lighthouses as well as museum in                         historic house
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Building Type Lighthouse
Industry /Profession Whaling
Collection A-F Costumes
Collection G-M Models
Collection N-Z Scrimshaw
Research /Reading Archives
Era      1765
Owner/Operator: Martha's Vineyard Historical Society
New or Updated: 09/06/2003

Massachusetts
Fall River
Marine Museum at Fall River
70 Water Street
Fall River MA 02721
Phone 508 674-3533
Web Site www.marinemuseum.org
Description models, exhibits on luxury liners, Titanic exhibit, located in restored machine shop
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Collection G-M Models
Research/Reading Library