List of historical societies

This is a partial List of historical and heritage societies from around the world. The sections provided are not mutually exclusive. Many historical societies websites are their museums' websites. List is organized by location and later by specialization.

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International Societies

Global

Supra-National

Australian Societies

National societies

State and Territory societies


New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

Tasmania

Victoria

Western Australia

The Royal Western Australian Historical Society is the overarching society for the whole state.

Perth:

  • Heritage Perth
  • Bassendean Historical Society
  • Bayswater Historical Society
  • Canning Districts Historical Society
  • City of South Perth Historical Society
  • Cockburn Historical Society
  • Colonial Bottle Collectors Club
  • Darlington Historical Group
  • Fremantle History Society
  • Jewish Historical and Genealogical Society of WA
  • Kalamunda and Districts Historical Society
  • Maritime Archaeological Association WA
  • Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association
  • Melville Historical Society
  • Mundaring and Hills Historical Society
  • Perth Electric Tramway Society
  • Rockingham District Society
  • Scout Heritage Centre of WA
  • Swan-Guildford Historical Society
  • WA Police Historical Society
  • Wanneroo and Districts Historical Society

Peel:

  • Jarrahdale Heritage Society
  • Kwinana Heritage Group
  • Mandurah Historical Society
  • Murray Districts Historical Society
  • Serpentine Historical Society

Wheatbelt:

  • Beverley Historical Society
  • Bindoon and Districts Historical Society
  • Brookton and Districts Historical Society
  • Carnamah Historical Society
  • Cervantes Historical Society
  • Corrigin Historical Society
  • Cunderdin Historical Society
  • Goomalling Historical Society
  • Koorda and Districts Museum & Historical Society
  • Moora Historical Society
  • Narembeen Historical Society
  • Northam and Districts Historical Society
  • Nungarin Heritage Machinery and Army Museum
  • Toodyay Historical Society
  • Wongan Hills and Districts Museum and Historical Society
  • Yilgarn Historical Society
  • The York Society

South West:

  • Augusta Historical Society
  • Australind and Districts Historical Society
  • Bridgetown Historical Society
  • Bunbury Historical Society
  • Busselton Historical Society
  • Denmark Historical Society
  • Donnybrook Historical Society
  • Friends of Donnelly Village
  • Harvey Historical Society
  • Manjimup Historical Society
  • Margaret River and District Historical Society
  • Walpole-Nornalup Historical Society

Great Southern:

  • Albany Historical Society (Inc.)
  • Broomehill Historical Society
  • Katanning Historical Society
  • Kojonup Historical Society
  • Plantagenet Historical Society

Mid West:

  • Birdwood Military Museum and Society Inc
  • Geraldton Historical Society
  • Irwin Districts Historical Society
  • Morowa District Historical Society
  • Northampton Historical Society

Kimberley:

  • Broome Historical Society
  • Kununurra Historical Society
  • Wyndham Historical Society

Goldfields-Esperance:

  • Eastern Goldfields Historical Society
  • Esperance Bay Historical Society
  • Ravensthorpe Historical Society

Gascoyne:

  • None.

Pilbara:

  • None.

Canada societies

National societies

Ontario Historical Society, in 1914

Provincial and territorial societies

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Ontario

Saskatchewan

China societies

  • Association of Chinese Historians

Ireland societies

Scrabo Tower, on the Ards peninsula

South Africa societies

  • Southern African Historical Society

Mexico societies

Pakistan societies

Czech Republic societies

  • Český národní komitét historiků

Germany societies

  • Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands

Hungary societies

Lithuania societies

the Netherlands societies

  • Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap

Poland societies

Portugal societies

  • Academia Portuguesa da Historia

Morocco societies

  • Association Marocaine pour La Recherche Historique

Saudi Arabia societies

  • Historical Saudi Historical Society

Turkey societies

Philippines societies

New Zealand societies

  • The New Zealand Historical Association

United Kingdom societies

National societies

Regional and local societies

United States societies

National societies

State societies

Territorial societies

Federal District societies

County and local societies

California

Colorado

  • Adams County Historical Society
  • Aspen Historical Society
  • Aurora Historical Society
  • Boulder Historical Society
  • Columbine Genealogical And Historical Society
  • Delta County Historical Society
  • Erie Historical Society
  • Frisco Historical Society
  • Frontier Historical Society
  • Grand County Historical Society
  • Hinsdale County Historical Society
  • Idaho Springs Historical Society
  • Johnstown Historical Society
  • Leadville Heritage Museum Association
  • Littleton Historical Society
  • Logan County Historical Society
  • Longmont Genealogical Society
  • Mesa County Historical Society
  • Montrose County Historical Society
  • Otero County Historical Society
  • Ouray County Historical Society
  • Phillips County Historical Society
  • Pueblo County Historical Society
  • Rio Grande County Historical Society
  • Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society
  • Sedgewick County Genealogical Society
  • Sheridan Historical Society
  • Silt Historical Society
  • South Park Historical Society
  • St. Vrain Historical Society
  • Summit Historical Society
  • Telluride Historical Society
  • Trinidad History Society

Connecticut

  • Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society
  • Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam
  • Avon Historical Society
  • Barkhamsted Historical Society
  • Brookfield Historical Society
  • Cheshire Historical Society
  • Clinton Historical Society (Connecticut)
  • Danbury Museum and Historical Society
  • Darien Historical Society
  • Derby Historical Society
  • East Windsor Historical Society
  • Enfield Historical Society
  • Fairfield Historical Society
  • Farmington Historical Society
  • Gaylordsville Historical Society
  • The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich
  • Haddam Historical Society
  • Litchfield Historical Society
  • Manchester Historical Society
  • Mansfield Historical Society
  • Middlebury Historical Society
  • Milford Historical Society
  • Monroe Historical Society
  • New Canaan Historical Society
  • New Haven Museum and Historical Society
  • New Milford Historical Society
  • North Stonington Historical Society
  • Norwalk Historical Society
  • Old Bethlehem Historical Society
  • Old Saybrook Historical Society
  • Ridgefield Historical Society
  • Rowayton Historical Society
  • Salmon Brook Historical Society
  • Simsbury Historical Society
  • Somers Historical Society
  • South Windsor Historical Society
  • Stamford Historical Society
  • Watertown Historical Society
  • Weston Historical Society
  • Westport Historical Society
  • Wilton Historical Society and Heritage Museum
  • Connecticut Humanities Council - List of Historic Sites, Museums or Organizations

Delaware

Florida

  • Alger-Sullivan Historical Society
  • Altamonte Springs Historical Society
  • Baker County Historical Society
  • Boca Raton Historical Society
  • Brevard County Historical Commission
  • Cedar Key Historical Society
  • Central Florida Society for Historic Preservation
  • Citrus County Historical Society
  • City of Orlando Historic Preservation
  • Clearwater Historical Society
  • Dunedin Historical Society
  • East Hillsborough Historical Society
  • Florida Baptist Historical Society
  • Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
  • Geneva Historical Society
  • Goldenrod Historical Society, Inc.
  • Gulf Breeze Area Historical Society
  • Gulfport Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Avon Park
  • Historical Society of Central Florida
  • Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society
  • Key West Art & Historical Society
  • Longboat Key Historical Society
  • Maitland Historical Society
  • Marco Island Historical Society
  • Micanopy Historical Society
  • Naples Historical Society
  • North Brevard Historical Society
  • Oakland Park Historical Society
  • Oviedo Historical Society, Inc.
  • Panhandle Preservation Alliance
  • Pensacola Historical Society
  • Pine Castle Historical Society
  • Pompano Beach Historical Society
  • Santa Rosa Historical Society
  • Sanford Historical Society
  • Sarasota Historical Society
  • Seminole County Historical Society
  • Seminole County Historical Commission
  • South Brevard Historical Society
  • St. Augustine Historical Society
  • Washington County Historical & Preservation Society

Georgia

Idaho

  • Clearwater Historical Society, Orofino

Illinois

  • Hamilton County Historical Society

Indiana

  • Abington Historical Society
  • Adams County Historical Society
  • Alexandria-Monroe Township 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

Iowa

Kansas

  • Clearwater Historical Society

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

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
  • 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

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

New Hampshire

  • Manchester Historic Association

New Jersey

  • Basking Ridge Historical Society
  • Bergen County Historical Society
  • Camden County Historical Society
  • Chester Historical Society
  • Cranford Historical Preservation Advisory Board
  • Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
  • Greater Cape May Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Ocean Grove
  • Historical Society of Princeton
  • Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
  • Historical Society of Winslow Township
  • Howell Historical Society
  • Jewish Historical Society of Metrowest
  • Lambertville Historical Society
  • Lawnside Historical Society
  • Long-A-Coming Historical Society
  • Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
  • Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society
  • Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society
  • Longport Historical Society

New Mexico

  • Albuquerque Historical Society
  • Los Alamos Historical Society
  • Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico - Roswell
  • San Juan County Historical Society - San Juan County

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma City/County Historical Society
  • Tulsa Historical Society

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

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
  • West Jordan Historical Society
  • West Valley Historical Society
  • Washington County Historical Society (Utah)

Virginia

Washington

  • Ballard Historical Society
  • Seattle Historical Society
  • Adams County Historical Society
  • Asotin County Historical Society
  • Benton County Historical Society
  • Chelan County Historical Society
  • Clallam County Historical Society
  • Clark County Historical Society
  • Columbia County Historical Society
  • Cowlitz County Historical Society
  • Douglas County Historical Society
  • Ferry County Historical Society
  • Franklin County Historical Society
  • Garfield County Historical Society
  • Grant County Historical Society
  • Grays Harbor County Historical Society
  • Island County Historical Society
  • Jefferson County Historical Society
  • King County Historical Society
  • Kitsap County Historical Society
  • Kittitas County Historical Society
  • Klickitat County Historical Society
  • Lewis County Historical Society
  • Lincoln County Historical Society
  • Mason County Historical Society
  • Okanogan County Historical Society
  • Pacific County Historical Society
  • Pend Oreille County Historical Society
  • Pierce County Historical Society
  • San Juan County Historical Society
  • Skagit County Historical Society
  • Skamania County Historical Society
  • Snohomish County Historical Society
  • Spokane County Historical Society
  • Stevens County Historical Society
  • Thurston County Historical Society
  • Wahkiakum County Historical Society
  • Walla Walla County Historical Society
  • Whatcom County Historical Society
  • Whitman County Historical Society
  • Yakima County Historical Society

Wisconsin

Aviation historical societies

United States

Other countries

Denominational societies

Time-period oriented societies

United States

Subject matter-based historical societies

Canada

  • Miles Canyon Historical Society
  • Photographic Historical Society of Canada

India

United Kingdom

United States


See also

References

  1. ↑ International Historical Club, IHC, Official web-site in Russian
  2. ↑ International Historical Club, IHC, Official web-site in English
  3. ↑ Ards Historical Society, official site]
  4. ↑

Further reading

  • Boyd, Julian P. "State and local historical societies in the United States." The American Historical Review 40.1 (1934): 10-37.
  • Dunlap, Leslie W. American historical societies, 1790-1860 (1944).
  • Jones, Houston Gwynne, ed. Historical Consciousness in the Early Republic: The Origins of State Historical Societies, Museums, and Collections, 1791-1861 (North Caroliniana Society and North Carolina Collection, 1995)
  • Schumacher, Ryan. "The Wisconsin Magazine of History: A Case Study in Scholarly and Popular Approaches to American State Historical Society Publishing, 1917–2000." Journal of Scholarly Publishing 44.2 (2013): 114-141.
  • Whitehill, Walter Muir. Independent historical societies: an enquiry into their research and publication functions and their financial future (Harvard Univ Pr, 1962)
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