List of historical societies in the United States explained
This is a partial list of historical and heritage societies in the United States.
National societies
State societies
See main article: article and List of U.S. state historical societies and museums.
Territorial societies
Federal District societies
See also: History of Washington, D.C..
County and local societies
Alaska
See also: History of Alaska.
California
See also: History of California.
Colorado
See also: History of Colorado.
See also: History of Connecticut.
Delaware
See also: History of Delaware.
See also: History of Florida.
See also: History of Georgia (U.S. state).
See also: History of Idaho.
- Clearwater Historical Society, Orofino
See also: History of Illinois.
- Bureau County Historical Society
- Hamilton County Historical Society
- Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society
- Kendall County Historical Society
See also: History of Indiana.
- Abington Historical Society
- Adams County Historical Society
- Alexandria-Monroe Township Historical Society
- Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
- Anson Wolcott Historical Society
- Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver
- Balbec Historical Club
- Bartholomew County Historical Society
- Batesville Area Historical Society
- Beech Grove Historical Society
- Benton County Historical Society
- Besancon Historical Society
- Beverly Shores Historical Society
- Blackford County Historical Society
- Boone County Historical Society
- Borden Institute Historical Society
- Brown County Historical Society
- Canal Society of Indiana
- Carmel Clay Historical Society
- Carroll County Historical Society
- Cass County Historical Society
- Christian Park Active Community
- Clark's Grant Historical Society
- Clarksville Historical Society
- Clay County Historical Society
- Clay Township Historical & Preservation Society
- Clinton County Historical Society
- Crawford County Historical and Genealogical Society
- Daviess County Historical Society
- Dearborn County Historical Society
- Decatur Township Historical Society
- DeKalb County Historical Society
- Delaware County Historical Society
- Demotte Historical Society
- Dubois County Historical Society
- Duneland Historical Society
- Dyer Historical Society
- East Chicago Historical Society
- Elkhart County Historical Society
- Elwood-Pipecreek Historical Society
- Ferdinand Historical Society
- Floyd County Historical Society
- Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
- Fountain County Historical Society
- Franklin County Historical Society
- Franklin Township Historical Society
- Fremont Historical Society
- Fulton County Historical Society
- Garrett Historical Society
- Gary Historical & Cultural Society
- Gas City Historical Society
- Gibson County Historical Society
- Grabill Historical Society
- Grant County Historical Society
- Greene County Historical Society
- Greentown Historical Society
- Griffith Historical Society
- Haley Tower Historical & Technical Society
- Hamilton County Historical Society
- Hammond Historical Society
- Hancock County Historical Society
- Hanna Historical Society
- Haubstadt Area Historical Society
- Hebron Historical Society
- Henry County Historical Society
- Hessville Historical Society
- Highland Historical Society
- Historical Society of Decatur County
- Historical Society of Harrison County
- Historical Society of Ogden Dunes
- Historical Society of Porter County
- Hobart Historical Society
- Howard County Historical Society
- Huntertown Historical Society
- Huntington County Historical Society
- Indiana German Heritage Society
- Indiana High School Basketball Historical Society
- Indiana Historical Radio Society
- Indiana Jewish Historical Society
- Indiana Postal History Society
- Indianapolis Firefighters Historical Society
- Ireland Historical Society
- Irvington Historical Society
- Jackson Township Historical Society
- Jasper County Historical Society
- Jay County Historical Society
- Jefferson County Historical Society
- Jennings County Historical Society
- Johnson County Historical Society
- Jonesboro Historical Society
- Joseph Boggs Society for Historic Preservation
- Kankakee Valley Historical Society
- Kendallville Historical Society
- Kennard Historical Society
- Kosciusko County Historical Society
- La Porte County Historical Society
- LaGrange County Historical Society
- Lake County Historical Society
- Lake Station Historical Society
- Lawrence County Railroad Historical Society
- Lexington Historical Society (Indiana)
- Liberty Township Historical Society
- Ligonier Historical Society
- Linden-Madison Township Historical Society
- Long Beach Historical Society
- Madison County Historical Society
- Marion County Historical Society (Indiana)
- Marshall County Historical Society
- Martin County Historical Society
- Matthews Covered Bridge Historical Society
- Merrillville-Ross Township Historical Society
- Miami County Historical Society
- Michiana Jewish Historical Society
- Michigan City Historical Society
- Middletown Fall Creek Township Historical Society
- Mississinewa Battlefield Society
- Monon Railroad Historical - Technical Society, Inc.
- Monroeville Historical Society
- Montgomery County Historical Society (Indiana)
- Montpelier Historical Society
- Morgan County History and Genealogy Association
- Munster Historical Society
- New Paris Historical Society
- Newton County Historical Society
- Noble County Historical Society
- North Manchester Center for History
- Ohio County Historical Society
- Orange County Historical Society (Orange County, Indiana)
- Orestes Historical Society
- Osceola Historical Society
- Owen County Historical and Genealogical Society
- Parke County Historical Society
- Pekin Historical Society
- Perry Township Pioneer Cemetery Society
- Perry Township-Southport Historical Society
- Pike Township Historical Society
- Portage Community Historical Society
- Posey County Historical Society
- Pulaski County Historical Society
- Putnam County Historical Society
- Randolph County Historical and Genealogical Society
- Remington Historical Society
- Ripley County Historical Society
- Russiaville Historical Society
- Schererville Historical Society
- Scotland Historical Society
- Scott County Historical Society
- Shelby Township Historical Association
- Sheridan Historical Society
- Shipshewana Area Historical Society
- Shirley Historical Society
- Society of Indiana Pioneers
- South Lake County Agricultural Historical Society
- Southwestern Indiana Historical Society
- Spencer County Historical Society
- St. John Historical Society
- Starke County Historical Society
- Steuben County Historical Society
- Sugar Creek Historical Society
- Sullivan County Historical Society
- Summitville Van Buren Township Historical Society
- Surveyors Historical Society
- Switzerland County Historical Society
- Tell City Historical Society
- The Wanatah Historical Society
- Three Creeks Historical Association
- Tippecanoe County Historical Association
- Tipton County Historical Society
- Topeka Area Historical Society
- Union County Historical Society
- Upland Area Historical Society
- Vanderburgh County Historical Society
- Vermillion County Historical Society
- Vigo County Historical Society
- Vincennes Historical and Antiquarian Society
- Wabash County Historical Society
- Wakarusa Historical Society
- Walkerton Area Historical Society
- Warren County Historical Society
- Washington County Historical Society (Indiana)
- Wayne Township Historical Society
- Wells County Historical Society
- West Baden Historical Society
- Westfield-Washington Historical Society
- Westville Community Historical Society
- White County Historical Society
- Whiting-Robertsdale Historical Society
- Whitley County Historical Society
- Yorktown Mt. Pleasant Township Historical Alliance
- Zionsville Historical Society
See also: History of Iowa.
See also: History of Kansas.
- Clearwater Historical Society
See also: History of Kentucky.
See also: History of Louisiana.
See also: History of Maine.
- Clinton Historical Society (Maine)
- Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, Topsham & Harpswell history
- Scarborough Historical Society (Maine)
See also: History of Maryland.
- Allegany County Historical Society
- Allen Historical Society
- Ann Arrundell County Historical Society
- Calvert County Historical Society
- Caroline County Historical Society
- Dorchester County Historical Society
- Montgomery County Historical Society
- Historical Society of Baltimore County
- Historical Society of Carroll County
- Historical Society of Cecil County
- Historical Society of Charles County
- Historical Society of Frederick County
- Historical Society of Harford County
- Historical Society of Kent County
- Historical Society of Talbot County
- St. Mary's County Historical Society
- Wicomico Historical Society
See also: History of Massachusetts.
Berkshire County
- Adams Historical Society
- Great Barrington Historical Society and Museum
Bristol County
Essex County
Franklin County
Hampden County
- Agawam Historical Association[1]
- Chicopee Historical Society[2]
Hampshire County
- Amherst Historical Society[3]
- Historic Northampton[4]
Middlesex County
- Acton Historical Society
- Arlington Historical Society
- Chelmsford Historical Society
- Groton Historical Society
- Lexington Historical Society
- Marlborough Historical Society
Norfolk County
Plymouth County
Suffolk County
Worcester County, Massachusetts
See main article: List of historical societies in Michigan.
See main article: List of historical societies in Minnesota.
See also: History of Nebraska.
Nevada
See also: History of Nevada.
See also: History of New Hampshire.
See also: History of New Jersey.
See also: History of New Mexico.
- Albuquerque Historical Society
- Los Alamos Historical Society
- Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico - Roswell
- San Juan County Historical Society - San Juan County
See also: History of New York (state).
See also: History of North Carolina.
- Moore County Historical Association
- Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel, Cary
- The Historical Society of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- [www.tryonhistoricalmuseum.com], Tryon, NC
- http://www.polknchistory.org, Polk County, NC
- Wake Forest Historical Museum
See also: History of Ohio.
- Adams County Historical Society
- Allen County Historical Society
- Amelia Area Historical Society
- Bainbridge Historical Society
- Belden Historical Society
- Berea Historical Society
- Brimfield Historical Society & Kelso House Museum
- Broadview Heights Historical Society
- Botkins Historical Society
- Brookville Historical Society, Inc.
- Brown County Historical Society
- Brunswick Historical Society
- Butler County Historical Society
- Catholic Record Society
- Centerville-washington Township Historical Society
- Chatham Township Historical Society
- Cincinnati Historical Society
- Clinton County Genealogical & Historical Society
- Columbus Historical Society
- Conneaut Area Historical Society
- County Line Historical Society of Wayne-Holmes County
- Crestline Historical Society
- Delaware County Historical & Genealogical Society
- Firelands Historical Society
- Fostoria Area Historical Society & Museum
- Franklinton Historical Society
- Fredericktown Historical Society
- Fulton County Historical Society
- Gallia County Historical & genealogical Society
- Granger Historical Society
- Great Lakes Historical Society
- Greenfield Historical Society
- Greenhills Historical Society
- Henry County Historical Society
- Highland County Historical Society
- Hinckley Historical Society
- Historic New Richmond Historical Society
- Historical Society of Old Brooklyn
- Hudson Historical Society
- Huron County Historical Society
- Huron Historical Society
- International Internet Tech
- Jefferson County Historical Association
- Jefferson County Historical Society
- Kelleys Island Historical Association
- Knox County Historical Society
- Lake County Historical Society
- Lake Erie Historical Society
- Lakewood Historical Society
- Lake Township Historical Society
- Licking County Historical Society
- Litchfield Historical Society
- Lodi Historical Society
- Lucasville Area Historical Society
- Madison Historical Society
- Mahoning Valley Historical Society
- Manchester Historical Society
- Mantua Historical Society
- Marion County Historical Society
- Mason Historical Society
- Maumee Valley Historical Society
- Medina County Historical Society
- Meigs County Historical Society
- Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society
- Milan Historical Society
- Noble County Historical Society
- North Baltimore Ohio Area Historical Society
- North Ridgeville Historical Society
- Oakwood Historical Society
- Old Northwest Historical Society
- Pemberville-freedom Area Historical Society
- Perry County Historical Society
- Perry Historical Society Of Lake County
- Plain City Historical Society
- Plymouth Area Historical Society
- Portage County Historical Society
- Richfield Historical Society
- Riverside Historical Society and Museum
- Rocky River Historical Society
- Roseville Historical Society
- Ross County Historical Society
- Scioto County Historical Society
- Scioto Historical Society
- Seville Historical Society
- Sharon Heritage Society
- Shelby County Historical Society
- Smithville Community Historical Society
- Society of Historic Sharonville
- Spencerville Historical Society
- Stow Historical Society
- Summit County Historical Society
- Tippecanoe Historical Society
- Trotwood-Madison Historical Society
- Troy Historical Society
- Twinsburg Historical Society
- Upper Sandusky Historical Society
- Valley City Historical Society
- Van Wert County Historical Society
- Vinton County Historical & Genealogical Society
- Warren County Historical Society
- Washington County Historical Society
- Waterville Historical Society
- Waynesville Historical Society
- Western Reserve Historical Society
- Westerville Historical Society
- Westfield Historical Society
- Williams County Historical Society
- Windsor Historical Society
- York Township Historical Society
See also: History of Oklahoma.
- Oklahoma City/County Historical Society
- Tulsa Historical Society
See also: History of Oregon.
See also: History of Pennsylvania.
See also: History of Rhode Island.
See also: History of South Carolina.
See also: History of Tennessee.
- Beersheba Springs Historical Society
See also: History of Texas.
Utah
See also: History of Utah.
- Alta Historical Society
- Cache Valley Historical Society
- Delta County Historical Society
- Draper Utah Historical Society
- Fort Harmony Historical Society
- Iron County Historical Society
- Lehi Historical Society and Archives
- Morgan County Historical Society
- Park City Historical Society
- Riverton Historical Society
- Smithfield Historical Society
- Summit County Historical Society
- Tooele County Historical Society
- Washington County Historical Society
- West Jordan Historical Society
- West Valley Historical Society
Vermont
See also: History of Vermont.
See also: History of Virginia.
- Alleghany County Historical Society
- Colonial Williamsburg
- Loudoun County Preservation Society
- Orange County Historical Society
See also: History of Washington (state).
See main article: List of historical societies in Wisconsin.
See also: History of Wyoming.
See also
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: Agawam Historical Association — Commonwealth Historical Collaborative . Commonwealth Historical Collaborative . 23 October 2022.
- Web site: About . Chicopee Historical Society . 25 October 2022.
- Web site: Amherst Historical Society and Museum — Commonwealth Historical Collaborative . Commonwealth Historical Collaborative . 23 October 2022.
- Web site: About . Historic Northampton . 25 October 2022.
- Web site: About . Alden Kindred of America . 23 October 2022.
- Web site: By-Laws of BAHS&HM . BAHistory.org . 24 October 2022.
- Vanke . Jeffrey . The Historical Society's First Convention . Historical Speaking . October 1999 . 1 . 1 . 7 . 10.1353/hsp.1999.0006 . 159653823 . 16 October 2022.
- Web site: Historic . The Historical Society . 16 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141002160204/https://www.bu.edu/historic/ . 2 October 2014.
- Web site: History of the Hyde Park Historical Society . HydeParkHistoricalSociety.org . 23 October 2022.
- Web site: About - Jamaica Plain Historical Society . JPHS.org . 23 October 2022.
- Web site: Boston . NorthEndBoston.org . 24 October 2022.
- Web site: Home . RoslindaleHistoricalSociety.org . 24 October 2022.
- Web site: About RHS - Roxbury Historical Society . RoxburyHistoricalSociety.org . 26 June 2014 . 24 October 2022.