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  2. Museum of Appalachia honors 'Roots' author Alex Haley: 'He ...

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    In 1986, then-Gov. Alexander facilitated a meeting between Haley and John Rice Irwin, the late founder of the Museum of Appalachia, following a visit to the museum. Haley was so enamored that he ...

  3. Museum of Appalachia - Wikipedia

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    Relics on display include items owned by several notable or colorful Appalachian natives and thousands of tools detailing all aspects of rural life in Southern Appalachia. [2] The museum's grounds mimic a working pioneer Appalachian farm, with gardens growing typical crops and animals such as goats, chickens, turkeys, and peacocks roaming the ...

  4. List of open-air and living history museums in the United ...

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    LSU Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge; Vermilionville Cajun and Creole Folklife Park, Lafayette [19] Maine. Fort Western, Augusta; Maine Forest & Logging Museum, living history site known as Leonard's Mills, Bradley; Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, Livermore; Willowbrook Museum Village, Newfield; Maryland. Button Farm Living History ...

  5. List of museums in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Baton Rouge area: Local history [66] Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum: Patterson: St. Mary: Cajun Heartland: Multiple: Exhibits on aviation and the cypress lumber industry, branch of the Louisiana State Museum Welsh Museum: Welsh: Jefferson Davis: Southwest: Local history [67] West Baton Rouge Museum: Port Allen: West Baton ...

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  8. Category:Museums in Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Museums in Baton Rouge, Louisiana" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Louisiana Museum of Natural History;

  9. John Rice Irwin - Wikipedia

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    John Rice Irwin (December 11, 1930 – January 16, 2022) was an American cultural historian, and founder of the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, Tennessee.. His interest in history began at an early age, and was inspired by his grandparents to start a museum.