Category: History Museums

The Seattle Public Library has collected resources documenting the history of the City of Seattle, the Pacific Northwest region, and the people who have called these lands their home, since the library’s establishment in 1891. The Hugh and Jane Ferguson Seattle Room opened as part of the new Central Library…

Logging railroads are perhaps the most unique and interesting aspect of the industry. Nearly every timber-rich state contained at least one although only the largest remained in operation through the post-World War II period. Many were privately held while others did contain a common-carrier charter. Unfortunately, several have been lost…

The Adirondack Experience strives to be the preeminent, trusted repository for the material culture and stories of the Adirondacks’ diverse people, past and present. It is committed to continually examining, and interpreting that collective heritage so it can maintain its relevance, and the affection of the public, in an ever-changing…

Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society, Inc the club has an educational mission which is to inform the public about all the railroads in the Mendocino Coast Redwood Empire. This web site fulfills that part of our mission as it includes stories, facts, data and descriptions of the railroads…

The technology of Sturgeon’s Mill dates to about 1865-70, only about 80 years after the start of the industrial revolution. In the early days, logs were pulled out of the woods with mules, oxen, and horses, then hauled to mills like this one. The development of the steam-powered donkey engine…

The Powell River Forestry Heritage Society (PRFHS) was renamed in 2014 from the PR Forestry Museum Society, formed in1986. It is a non-profit society dedicated to the education, preservation and public awareness of the colourful forestry heritage of the Powell River area. Terminology used: Forestry is “ the science and…