In what was at one time the Lanes' room, you'll see one of the first sewing machines made from the 1850s.

The baby cradle belonged to Joanna as a baby. The Lanes had no children but Joanna would often babysit her many nieces and nephews. Therefore she used this cradle, which was hers when she was a baby in the 1820s. Joanna's mother cut the two posts off.

The two beds belonged to Henry and Joanna Lane. Instead of springs, there were ropes to hold the mattress in place. At the end of the beds, there are what furniture-makers called "bugs." The ropes were tied around the "bugs," and often times while sleeping, people would get their toes or fingers pinched between the ropes and "bugs." This is the origin of the saying "Don't let the bedbugs bite." The two christening gowns belonged to Joanna and one of her sisters.

The two decorative paintings of the two girls are some of the first commercially available artwork.

Other items of interest:

* Sunbonnet. Belonged to Joanna Lane, protected a lady from the sun.
* Leather trunk. In those days, a man would have kept his saddle in the bedroom. This leather trunk would have been placed on the back of the buggy or wagon.
* Photo on mantle. This is a photo of Helen Elston Smith. She was the niece of Joanna, who came and lived here when Mrs. Lane was in her latter years. Helen never married. She lived in the house until the 1930s and gave the Lane Place to the Montgomery County Historical Society in the 1930s as well.