Podcast 67 - Transportation Museums

This museum discussion covers visits to various types of transportation-focused museums. Many of the locations give the listener and researcher some perspective on the social history of the various museums available for minimal visitation cost.

Aeroplane Exhibit Museum -ca. 1920

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Some Resources used:

References

Guernsey Ruts, Oregon Trail, Guernsey, WY: https://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/site7.htm and http://wyoparks.state.wy.us/index.php/places-to-go/oregon-trail-ruts

List of Railway Museums around the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_railway_museums

Orange Empire Railway Museum: https://www.oerm.org/

Nashville, Chattanooga & St Louise Railway Preservation Society: http://www.ncps-576.org/

Union Pacific Railroad Museum: http://www.uprrmuseum.org/

American Rails Museums: https://www.american-rails.com/museums.html

Best (US) Train Museums: https://vacationidea.com/things-to-do-near-me/best-train-museums.html

Travel Town: https://www.traveltown.org/

Train Rides in Travel Town: http://www.griffithparktrainrides.com/    

Grand Canyon Train Rides: https://www.thetrain.com/

Colorado train rides: https://www.thedenverear.com/colorado-train-ride/

South Street Seaport Museum, New York County, NY-ca 1933

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USS Iowa: https://www.pacificbattleship.com/

USS Missouri: http://pearlharborevents.com

Queen Mary: https://www.queenmary.com/

Maritime Museum, San Diego: https://sdmaritime.org/

Los Angeles Maritime Museum: http://www.lamaritimemuseum.org/

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum: https://sbmm.org/

Channel Islands Maritime Museum: http://www.cimmvc.org/

San Francisco Maritime National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/safr/index.htm

Chico History Museum: https://chicohistorymuseum.org/

Borax Visitor Center: https://www.borax.com/borax-operations/borax-visitor-center

Mark Twain House & Museum (includes ghost tour): https://marktwainhouse.org/about/

The Bowers Museum: https://www.bowers.org/

Mariposa Museum: http://mariposamuseum.com/

Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose, CA (largest collection of Egyptian artifacts in Western North America on permanent exhibit)

Egyptian Museum: https://egyptianmuseum.org/

Winchester Mystery House: https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/

Marine Room, old Salem ships, Peabody Museum, Salem, Mass ca 1905

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Sara and Jean also discuss some ghost tours, both on modes of transportation and specific locations in general. Good information for those planning to travel some and wish to attempt to communicate with those departed.

A Few Ghost Tour Options

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/10greatplaces/2018/10/19/graveyard-cemetery-tours/1655034002/

https://www.hauntedhistorytours.com/index.php/our-tours/ghost-graveyard-bus-tour

https://ghostcitytours.com/savannah/haunted-places/colonial-park-cemetery/

https://colonialghosts.com/cemetery-tours/

https://www.viator.com/tours/Charleston/Ghost-and-Graveyard-Tour-in-Charleston/d4384-23272P1

https://www.frenchquarterphantoms.com/

https://visitcarsonvalley.org/directory/genoa-historic-ghost-tours/

http://www.tonopahnevada.com/haunted-tonopah/

https://visitvirginiacitynv.com/events/voices-from-the-past-a-living-tour

Medical Museum, Washington, D.C., Adolph Cluss, ca 1919

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We again apologize for the lengthy space between podcasts. We are dealing with conflicting schedules, medical issues, and family obligations. Just like everyone, we are subject to the demands of everyday living. But we hope to get back into a rhythm of recording and posting as health improves and schedules become at least somewhat more manageable.