Start by viewing an 1850’s Appalachian home and experience the rapid progress of early settler life through a century, with displays highlighting areas such as electronic communication, a model railroad display, leisure and entertainment, clothing, and more! The Progress Museum is also home to the fully-functional Artisan Guild Print Shop. 

Appalachia Music

Cecil James Sharp (22 November 1859 – 23 June 1924) was the founding father of the folk-song revival in England in the early 20th century. His work covered several areas. He did scholarly field work on folk song, gathering thousands of tunes both from rural England and the Southern Appalachians region of the United States, and wrote an influential volume, English Folk Song: Some Conclusions, about his findings. He revived the extinct tradition of English country dance, based on his study of surviving rural folk dances as well as written sources; this form of dance as Sharp revived it has by now been actively maintained by enthusiast participants for over a century. Sharp also promoted Morris dancing, and in 1911 founded theEnglish Folk Dance Society.
A Victor portable stereopticon, model 2 Victor slide projector was patented in 1913 by Victor Animatograph Co. and was manufactured in Davenport. Lowa.

Dig In Deeper

As the explore our Museum, there are several items that you might want to "DIG IN" Deeper.
Sears Roebuck Catalog had it all.  Dream of a better life.
Flax seed is 20 percent oil, known as flax oil or linseed oil.  Ittraditionally used for lighting in oil lamps, as the basis for printer's ink and oil-based paints, furniture finishing and for its medicinal qualities.

Progress Highlight

Take a tour through the highlights of the Progress Museum
Glass Grenade Style Fire Extinguisher “Bombs” are glass bulbs (shaped a little like an incandescent light-bulb) filled with an unknown liquid.
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