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I have visited many, many house museums in the US and abroad, and the difference here is that you feel like the family still lives in this space. Their belongings from the mid-19th Century are still there, and the exhibitions and programs -- lectures, music, films, readings, a knitting circle, tea parties, ghost tours with live actors and holiday programs with live singers, all of which focus on bringing the life of the 19th Century merchants' class alive -- keep me coming back. I even joined as a member. I feel like I can be a part of the 19th Century when at the House. And I've met great people and made close friends in the process. I recommend this exemplary museum as the ideal of how a house museum educates through its experience. If you want a human experience in a museum, don't miss "The Merch!"