List of historical societies in the United States

This is a partial list of historical and heritage societies in the United States.

National societies

• American Antiquarian Society
• American Historical Association
• American Baptist Historical Society
• Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
• National Council on Public History
• National Japanese American Historical Society
• National Historical Society
• Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
• Organization of American Historians
• Society of American Historians
• Shapell Manuscript Foundation

State societies

Societies with museums include:

Other state associations

• Missouri Historical Society
• New York State Historical Association

Territorial societies

• Official Historian of Puerto Rico

Federal District societies

• Cleveland Park Historical Society
• Historic Chevy Chase DC
• Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
• Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington
• Sheridan Kalorama Historical Association
• Supreme Court Historical Society
• Tenleytown Historical Society
• United States Capitol Historical Society
• White House Historical Association

County and local societies

Alabama

• Birmingham Historical Society
• Blount County Historical Society
• Bullock County Historical Society
• Cherokee County Historical Society
• Chilton County Historical Society
• Clarke County Historical Society
• Clay County Historical Society
• Crenshaw County Historical Society
• Elmore County Historical Society
• Escambia County Historical Society
• Fayette County Historical Society
• Greene County Historical Society
• Hale County Historical Society
• Lee County Historical Society
• Limestone County Historical Society
• Marengo County Historical Society
• Marion County Historical Society
• Mobile Historical Society
• Montgomery County Historical Society
• Randolph County Historical Society
• Russell County Historical Society
• Shelby County Historical Society
• Washington County Historical Society
• West Jefferson County Historical Society

Alaska

• Matanuska Valley Historical Society
• Nome Historical Society
• Port Alexander Historical Society
• Salcha Historical Society

Arizona

• Apache County Historical Society
• Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society
• Gila County Historical Society
• Graham County Historical Society
• Maricopa County Historical Society
• Mohave County Historical Society
• Navaho County Historical Society
• Northern Gila County Historical Society
• Prescott Historical Society
• Yuma County Historical Society

Arkansas

• Benton County Historical Society
• Faulkner County Historical Society
• Glade Community Historical Society
• Pope County Historical Association (formerly Arkansas Valley Historical Society)
• Pope County Historical Society
• Pulaski County Historical Society
• Saline County County History and Heritage Society
• Sharp County Historical Society

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

• Georgetown Historical Society
• Laurel Historical Society
• Lewes Historical Society
• New Castle Historical Society
• Seaford Historical Society

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

• Maui Historical Society
• Wahiawa Historical Society

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

• Adair County Historical Society
• Allen County Historical Society
• Anderson County Historical Society
• Barren County Historical Society
• Big Sandy Valley Historical Society
• Boone County Historical Society
• Boyle County Historical Society
• Clay County Historical Society
• Eastern Kentucky Historical Society
• Erlanger Historical Society
• Filson Historical Society
• Hart County Historical Society
• Henderson County Historical Society
• Kenton County Historical Society
• Kentucky Genealogical Society
• Lincoln County Historical Society
• Livingston County Historical Society
• Louisville Southern Historical Society
• Oldham County Historical Society
• Red River Historical Society
• Simpson County Historical Society
• Woodford County Historical Society

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

• Biloxi Historical Society
• Bolivar County Historical Society
• Canton Madison County Historical Society
• Hancock County Historical Society
• Hattiesburg Area Historical Society
• Itawamba Historical Society
• Historical Society of Jackson County
• Kosciusdko Attala Historical Society
• Lawrence County Historical Society
• Lucedale George County Historical Society
• Marion County Historical Society
• Marshall County Historical Society
• Mississippi Methodist Historical Society
• Noxubee County Historical Society
• Pass Christian Historical Society
• Pontotoc County Historical Society
• Simpson County Historical and Genealogical Society
• South Tishomingo County Historical Society
• Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society
• Union County Historical Society
• Vicksburg & Warren County Historical Society

Missouri

• Adair County Historical Society
• Boone County Historical Society
• Clark County Historical Society
• Monroe County Historical County
• Old Mines Area Historical Society
• Saint Charles County Historical County

Montana

• Cascade County Historical Society
• Glacier County Historical Society
• Upper Swan Valley Historical Society

Nebraska

• Arthur County Historical Society
• Buffalo County Historical Society
• Douglas County Historical Society
• Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Omaha
• Nuckolls County Historical Society
• Plains Historical Society and Museum, Kimball
• Washington County Historical Society

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

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

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

• Cavalier County Historical Society
• Emmons County Historical Society
• Garretson Area Historical Society
• Grand Forks County Historical Society
• McLean County Historical Society
• Ransom County Historical Society
• Richland County Historical Society
• Stark County Historical Society
• Steele County Historical Society
• Walsh County Historical Society

Ohio

Oklahoma

• Cherokee Strip Historical Society
• Garfield County Historical Society
• Hooker Historical Society
• Keystone Crossroads Historical Society
• Logan County Historical Society
• No Man's Land Historical Society
• Oklahoma City/County Historical Society
• Payne County Historical Society
• Pontotoc County Historical Society
• Pottawatomie County Historical Society
• Rogers County Historical Society
• Southwestern Oklahoma Historical Society
• Spencer Historical Society
• Tulsa Historical Society

Oregon

• Benton County Historical Society
• Clatsop County Historical Society
• Cottage Grove Historical Society
• Gresham Historical Society
• Josephine County Historical Society
• Lane County Historical Society
• Old Fort Dalles Historical Society
• Polk County Historical Society
• Portland Historical Society
• Sandy Historical Society
• Silverton Country Historical Society
• Southern Oregon Historical Society
• Tillamock County Pioneer Association
• Umatilla County Historical Society

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

• Brookings County Historical Society
• Codington County Historical Society
• Custer County Historical Society
• Lake County Historical Society
• Minnehaha County Historical Society
• Sully County Historical Society
• Union County Historical Society
• Yankton County Historical Society

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
• Washington County Historical Society
• West Jordan Historical Society
• West Valley Historical Society

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

• Berkeley County Historical Society
• Doddridge County Historical Society
• Fayette County Historical Society
• Gilmer County Historical Society
• Hancock County Historical Society
• Hardy County Historical Society
• Jefferson County Historical Society
• Marshall County Historical Society
• Mercer County Historical Society
• Mineral County Historical Society
• Pendleton County Historical Society
• Raleigh County Historical Society
• Randolph County Historical Society
• Ritchie County Historical Society
• Roane County Historical Society
• Summers County Historical Society
• Taylor County Historical & Genealogical Society
• Tucker County Historical Society
• Upshur County Historical Society
• Webster County Historical Society
• Wood County Historical & Preservation Society
• Wyoming County Historical Society

Wisconsin

Wyoming

• Natrona County Historical Society
• Sheridan County Historical Society
• Sublette County Historical Society

See also

• American Association for State and Local History
• Family history societies in the US
• List of hereditary and lineage organizations in the United States
• List of historical societies
• List of learned societies in the United States
• List of subject matter-based historical societies in the United States
• List of aviation historical societies in the United States
• List of time-period oriented societies in the United States
• Lists of newspapers in the US by state and territory

References

Further reading

• Julian P. Boyd. "State and local historical societies in the United States." The American Historical Review 40.1 (1934): 10–37.
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• Houston Gwynne Jones, 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)
• Ryan Schumacher. "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.

External links

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