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Hawaii
Fort DeRussy
US Army Museum of
Hawai'i
Fort Battery
PO Box 8064
Fort DeRussy
HI
96830
Phone
808 955-9552
Web Site
http://www.hiarmymuseumsoc.org/
E-mail
mailto:info@hiarmymuseumsoc.org
Description
Exhibits on early Hawaiian warfare, in WWI
through Vietnam
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Military
New or Updated: 12/19/2005
Honolulu
Hawai'i Maritime Center
Pier 7
Honolulu Harbor
Honolulu HI 96813
Phone 808 536-6373
Alt Phone 808 523-6151
Web Site www.holoholo.org/maritime
Description ships, surfing, whaling,
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Building Type Ship
Collection N-Z SurfingHawaii
Honolulu
Hawaii Museum of Flying
Address
Honolulu HI
Phone 808 682-4041
Web Site http://www.geocities.com/thmoflying2003/
Alt Web mailto:thmoflying@aol.com
Description Aircraft and equipment that were operated from the Hawaiian Islands in
the Mid Pacific theater of operations
- text courtesy HMF
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Aviation
Collection G-M Helicopters
New or Updated: 03/26/2003
USS Arizona Memorial
1 Arizona Memorial Road
Honolulu HI 96818
Phone 808 422-2771
Web Site www.nps.gov/usar/
Description memorial over sunken hull of battleship
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Building Type Ship
Industry /Profession Naval |
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Hawaii
Kahului
International Paper Airplane Museum
Maui Mall
Kahului HI 96732
Phone 808 877-8916
Web Site http://www.shaka.com/~edynray/pam/
Description 2500 paper airplanes, Hawaiian aviation memorabilia and photos -- in a mall setting
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Aviation
Collection N-Z Models
New or Updated: 05/11/2003
Hawaii
Lahaina
Carthaginian II Floating Museum
Lahaina Harbor
Lahaina HI 96761
Phone 808 661-8527
Web Site http://www.lahainarestoration.org/index.html
Description replica brig with whale and whaling exhibits
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Maritime
Building Type Ship
Industry
/Profession
Whaling
Owner/Operator: Lahaina Restoration Society
New or Updated: 05/19/2003
Hale Pai
Lahainaluna High School
Lahaina Road
Lahaina HI 96761
Phone 808 667-7040
Web Site http://www.hawaiischoolreports.com/lahaina/lsite28.htm
Description first publishing house in the islands
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Industry /Profession Printing
Era 1834
Hawaii
Lahaina
Whalers Village
Museum
2435 Kaanapali
Parkway #H16
Lahaina HI 96761
Phone
808 661-5992
Web Site
http://www.whalersvillage.com/museum/museum.htm
Description
indoor exhibits/outdoor displays including whale boat and gear located in
shopping complex
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Maritime
Industry /Profession
Whaling
Collection N-Z Scrimshaw
New or Updated:
05/21/2003 |
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Hawaii
Waikiki
Damien Museum and Archives
130 Ohua Avenue
St Augustine's Church
Waikiki HI 96815
Phone 808 923-2690
Web Site http://www.hawaiimuseums.org/mc/isoahu_damien.htm
Alt Web http://www.hawaiiweb.com/html/damien_museum_and_archives.html
Description devoted to priest who created the Hansen Disease (leprosy) colony on
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Famous People
Industry /Profession Medical
Research /Reading Archives
Era 1840-1889
New or Updated: 05/30/2003 |
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IA
Anamosa
Anamosa
State Penitentiary Museum
PO Box
144
Anamosa
IA
Phone
319 462-2386
Web Site
http://www.asphistory.com/museum/
Description
located just outside prison wall in former cheese
factory
Type
of Resource
Specialty Museum
Building
Type
Prison
Industry /Profession
Law Enforcement
New
or Updated: 12/15/2003 IA
Anamosa
National Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame
200 E Main Street
PO Box
405
Anamosa
IA
52205
Phone
319 462-3925
Web Site
http://www.nationalmcmuseum.org/
E-mail
mailto:national_mc_museum@hotmail.com
Description
road bikes, racing bikes, antiques, bicycles,
toys
Type
of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
Automotive
Collection G-M
Motorcycles
New or Updated: 12/15/2003
Iowa
Britt
Hobo Museum
PO Box 413
Britt IA 50423
Phone 641 843-9104
Web Site www.hobo.com
Description location of annual hobo convention will
have a home in this museum in 2003
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility |
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Masonic Library and Museum
813 1st Avenue SE
mail: PO Box 279 52406
Cedar Rapids IA 52402
Phone 319 365-1438
Web Site http://showcase.netins.net/web/iowamasons/library.html
E-mail mailto:Librarian@gl-iowa.org
Description primarily a library, display cases display Masonic aprons, commemorative pieces, swords, gavels, medals & badges
Type
of Resource
Specialty Museum
Group Identity Masons
Research /Reading Library
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
30 16th Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids IA
52404
Phone
319 362-8500
Web Site
www.ncsml.org/
Description
Web site contains very extensive list of link to all things Czech
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Kind of Activity
Link List
Group Identity
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Iowa
Council Bluff
Union
Pacific Railroad Museum
200 Pearl Street
Council Bluff IA
Phone
712 329-8307
Web Site
http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/history/museum/index.shtml
Alt Web
http://www.historicomaha.com/upmusm.htm
Description
open May 2003, new home of UP railroad collection, includes materials from
surveying original line to GPS technology
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Railroad
Building Type
Library
New or Updated:
06/07/2003
IA
Council Bluffs
Great
Plains Wing Commemorative Air Force
16803
McCandless Road
Council
Bluffs Municipal Airport
Council
Bluffs
IA
Phone
712 322-2435
Web Site
http://www.greatplainswing.org/museum.htm
Description
WW II military artifacts in hangar with several
WWII aircraft & vehicles
Type of
Resource Specialty
Museum
Primary
Focus
Military
Industry
/Profession
Air Force
New or
Updated:
6/26/2007
IA
Council Bluffs
Railswest
Railroad Museum
16th Ave &
South Main St
Council
Bluffs
IA
Phone
712 323-5182
Web Site
http://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/Depot.htm
Description
restored depot houses railroad memorabilia and HO
rail layout, rail
cars
displayed outside
Type of
Resource
Specialty
Museum
Primary
Focus
Railroad
Building
Type
Depot
Collection
G-M
Model Railroad
Collection
N-Z Rolling Stock
Era
1899
Owner/Operator:
Historical
Society
Pottawattamie County
New or
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7/26/2007 |
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Iowa
Dyersville
Dyer-Botsford House and Doll Museum
331 First Avenue East
MAIL: 120 Third Street SW 52040
Dyersville IA 52040
Phone 563 875-2504
Web Site http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~dyerbotsford/hisoc.html
Alt Web http://www.rootsweb.com/~iadubuqu/Dyersville/dyer_botsford.html
Description over 1000 dolls collected over 40 years, hand carved
circus, Christmas decorations, genealogy library at mailing address
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Genealogy
Collection A-F Dolls
Collection N-Z Toys
Research /Reading
Library
Era 1850
Owner/Operator:
Dyersville Area Historical Society
New or Updated: 05/13/2003
National Farm Toy Museum
1110 16th Avenue Ct SE
Dyersville IA 52040
Phone 319 875-2727
Description
Web Site www.nftmonline.com
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Collection N-Z Toys |
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IA
Elk Horn
Danish
Immigrant Museum
2212 Washington Street
PO Box 470
Elk Horn
IA 51531
Phone
712 764-7001
Web Site
http://dkmuseum.org/
Description
Danish history & culture, immigrant
experience,
2 houses & chapel on
30 acre
site
Type of
Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
Building Collection
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Genealogy
Group
Identity
Scandinavian
Research
Library
New or
Updated:
7/25/2006
Iowa
Greenfield
Iowa Aviation
Museum
2251 Airport Road
PO Box 31
Greenfield IA 50849
Phone 641 343-7184
Web Site http://www.flyingmuseum.com/
E-mail mailto:aviation@mddc.com
Description 11vintage civilian & 2 military aircraft, Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame, aviation memorabilia & photos
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Aviation
Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame
Collection N-Z Photography
New or Updated: 05/16/2003 |
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Iowa
Iowa City
U IA Hospitals & Clinics Medical Museum
200 Hawkins Drive
Patient and Visitors Activities Center
Iowa City IA 52242
Phone
Web Site http://www.uihealthcare.com/depts/medmuseum/
E-mail mailto:adrienne-drapkin@uiowa.edu
Description located in Patient and Visitors Activities Center, exhibits throughout hospital complex
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Industry /Profession Medical |
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Iowa
Knoxville
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum
1 Sprint Capital Place
Knoxville IA 50138
Phone 641 842-6176
Web Site www.classiccar.com/museums/sprint/sprint.htm
Description
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Automotive
Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame
IA
Lockridge
Johnny
Clock Museum
711 West Main
Lockridge
IA
Phone
319 696-3711
Web Site
*****
Alt Web
http://www.seia.com/attractions.html
Description
hand carved clocks
Type of
Resource
Specialty Museum
Collection
A-F
Clocks
New or Updated:
9/2/2004
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Iowa
Mason City
Van Horn's Antique Truck Museum
US Highway 65
Mason City IA
Phone 641 423-0550
Web Site http://www.globegazette.com/sitepages/community/artspages/museum.shtml
Description trucks from 1909 on, store-front street, model circus
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Automotive
Industry /Profession Circus
Collection N-Z Trucks
IA
North Humboldt
Don Jensen Museum
411 4th Avenue
North Humboldt
IA
50548
Phone
515 332-3343
Web Site
*****
Description
Also found references to old bicycle dealer &
collectibles shop at that phone
number
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus
Automotive
Collection A-F
Bicycles
Collection N-Z
Taxidermy
New or Updated:
9/22/2004 |
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Iowa
Okoboji
Higgins Museum
Sanborn Avenue
Box 64
Okoboji IA 51355
Phone 712 332-5859
Web Site http://www.iowagreatlakes.com/_ent/areaattractions/higgins/index.asp
Description dedicated to the history of the National Banks, which issued their own
Type of Resource Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Nature of Group or Site Government
Collection G-M Money
New or Updated: 05/30/2003
Iowa
Ottumwa
Airpower Museum
22001 Bluegrass Road
Antique Airfield
Ottumwa IA 52501
Phone 641 938-2773
Web Site http://www.aaa-apm.org/
Description collection of antique aircraft, many flyable, annual Fly-in, parts for sale, library
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Aviation
Research /Reading Library
IA
Sioux Center
Auto Museum
Highway 75
Sioux Center
IA
51520
Phone
712 722-1611
Web Site
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Description
Type of
Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary
Focus
Automotive
New or
Updated:
9/15/2004 |
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Iowa
Sioux City
Trinity Heights-Saint Joseph Center Museum
PO Box 1707
Sioux City IA 51102
Phone 712 239-5835
Web Site http://www.sctrinityheights.org/
Description Site holds 33 foot high statue of Jesus Christ, museum houses life-sized wood carving of the Last Supper
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Religion
Iowa
Sioux City
Mid America Air Museum - Sioux City
Sioux Gateway Airport
PO Box 3525
Sioux City IA 51102
Phone 712 252-5300
Web Site http://www.midamericaairmuseum.com/
E-mail mailto:topflite@pionet.net
Description 15 aircraft and other exhibits temporarily closed pending construction of new
facility
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus Aviation
Owner/Operator: Siouxland Aviation Historical Association |
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Iowa
Spillville
Billy Clock
Exhibit/Antonin Dvorak Exhibit
323 North Main St
Spillville IA 52168
Phone 319 562-3569
Web Site www.spillville.ia.us/about.html
Description 40 handmade clocks carved by two brothers - chimes,
moving figures, 10 inches to 10 feet tall
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum |
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Iowa
West Branch
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Downey Street
West Branch IA 52358
Phone 319 643-5327
Web Site www.nps.gov/heho.htm
Description Hoover's neighborhood, including birthplace and Friends Meetinghouse,
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus President
Nature of Group or Site Government
Field of Study/Science Facility Politics
Owner/Operator: National Park ServiceHerbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
210 Parkside Drive
PO Box 488
West Branch IA 52358
Phone 319 643-5301
Web Site http://hoover.nara.gov/
E-mail hoover.library@nara.gov
Alt Web http://www.nara.gov/nara/president/address.html
Description holds seven galleries and auditorium
Type of Resource
Specialty Museum
Primary Focus President
Nature of Group or Site Government
Field of Study/Science Facility Politics
Research /Reading Library
Owner/Operator: National Archives and Records Administration |
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01/12/2008 |
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