The Museum Today
The museum's primary mission is to interpret the region's history through educational programs and displays of items relating to that history.
As of 2005, the museum has four permanent exhibits: an antique toy room featuring items from the 19th and early 20th century; an exhibit of local rocks and minerals, including fluorescent minerals; a pre-electric kitchen, designed to resemble a kitchen of the early 20th century; and the "homespun" room, featuring early- to mid-19th-century items such as spinning wheels, dishes, and clothes.
In keeping with the museum's original concept, field trips to the museum are common among area schoolchildren.
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