[1] Along with a 2,700m2 building in Cleveland, the museum operates a historical reference library, the adjacent functional blacksmith's shop, and a small outpost on nearby Russell Island.

[1] As the Museum increased its collection size and popularity, largely due to the efforts of local volunteers, it outgrew the original building.

Among the most popular objects in the Collection are:[5] The Museum houses many permanent displays, featuring, respectively: farm equipment (Dan Holzapfel Farm Pavilion); post office materials; bedroom furnishings; dolls; textiles; and varying items and texts of particularly local historical importance (Stories of the Redlands).

Exhibits of: writing (including a 1716 King James Bible);[9] mannequins;[10][11] bicycles;[12] a Reedy River performance;[13] wall-length murals;[14] culture-fusing artistic displays;[15][16][17] Queensland history;[18] and Australian Aboriginal culture[19] are among past highlights.

[20] Nominations are accepted based on popularity, endurance, and remembrance;[21] Lego, marbles, slingshots, toy cars, and teddy bears are current inclusions.