List of historical societies in the United States

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

National societies

• American Antiquarian Society
• American Historical Association
• American Baptist Historical Society
• Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
• 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

Main article: List of U.S. state historical societies and museums

• Alabama Historical Commission
• Alaska Historical Society
• Arizona Historical Society
• Arkansas Historical Association
• California Historical Society
• Colorado Historical Society
• Connecticut Museum of Culture and History
• Delaware Historical Society
• Florida Historical Society
• Georgia Historical Society
• Hawaiian Historical Society
• Idaho State Historical Society
• Illinois State Historical Society
• Indiana Historical Society
• Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance
• State Historical Society of Iowa
• Kansas Historical Society
• Kentucky Historical Society
• Louisiana Historical Association
• Louisiana Historical Society
• Maine Historical Society
• Maryland Historical Society
• Massachusetts Historical Society
• Historical Society of Michigan
• Minnesota Historical Society
• Mississippi Historical Society
• Missouri Historical Society
• State Historical Society of Missouri
• Montana Historical Society
• Nebraska State Historical Society
• Nevada Historical Society
• New Hampshire Historical Society
• New Jersey Historical Society
• Historical Society of New Mexico
• New-York Historical Society
• New York State Historical Association
• State Historical Society of North Dakota
• Ohio Historical Society
• Oklahoma Historical Society
• Oregon Historical Society
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island Historical Society
• South Carolina Historical Society
• South Dakota State Historical Society
• Tennessee Historical Commission
• Texas Historical Commission
• Texas State Historical Association
• Utah State Historical Society
• Vermont Historical Society
• Virginia Historical Society
• Washington State Historical Society
• West Virginia Division of Culture and History
• Wisconsin Historical Society
• Wyoming State Historical Society

Territorial societies

• Official Historian of Puerto Rico

Federal District societies

See also: History of Washington, D.C.

• Historical Society of Washington, D.C.
• Supreme Court Historical Society

County and local societies

Alaska

See also: History of Alaska

California

See also: History of California

• Contra Costa County Historical Society
• Duarte Historical Society and Museum
• Glendora Historical Society
• Historical Society of Southern California Founded in 1883, the Historical Society of Southern California (HSSC) is the oldest historical society in California.
• Lemon Grove Historical Society
• Los Angeles Conservancy, the largest membership-based historic preservation organization in the country.
• Los Angeles Historical Society
• Manteca Historical Society and Museum
• Orange County Historical Society
• Pasadena Historical Society
• San Diego Historical Society
• San Lorenzo Valley Historical Society
• Sonoma County Historical Society
• Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Colorado

See also: History of Colorado

• Adams County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Aspen Historical Society
• Aurora Historical Society
• Boulder Historical Society
• Columbine Genealogical And Historical Society
• Delta County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• 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 [Wikidata]
• 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

See also: History of 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 Glastonbury
• 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
• Stonington Historical Society
• Thompson 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

Georgetown Historical Society building in Delaware, US in 2020

See also: History of Delaware

• Georgetown Historical Society
• Laurel Historical Society
• Lewes Historical Society
• Seaford Historical Society

Florida

See also: History of Florida

• Haitian American Historical Society
• 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
• Historical Society of Palm Beach County [Wikidata]
• Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society
• Jacksonville Historical Society
• Key West Art & Historical Society
• Longboat Key Historical Society
• Maitland Historical Society
• Marco Island Historical Society
• Micanopy Historical Society
• Naples Historical Society [Wikidata]
• 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 [Wikidata]
• Santa Rosa Historical Society
• Sanford Historical Society
• Sarasota Historical Society
• Seminole County Historical Society
• Seminole County Historical Commission
• South Brevard Historical Society
• Southwest Florida Historical Society
• St. Augustine Historical Society
• Washington County Historical & Preservation Society
• West Pasco Historical Society

Georgia

See also: History of Georgia (U.S. state)

• Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation^[1]
• Atlanta Historical Society
• Fayette County Historical Society^[1]
• Roswell Historical Society

Idaho

See also: History of Idaho

• Clearwater Historical Society, Orofino

Illinois

See also: History of Illinois

• Bureau County Historical Society^[2]
• Hamilton County Historical Society^[2]
• Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society^[2]
• Kendall County Historical Society^[2]

Indiana

See also: History of Indiana

• Abington Historical Society
• Adams County Historical Society^[3]
• 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^[3]
• Batesville Area Historical Society
• Beech Grove Historical Society
• Benton County Historical Society
• Besancon Historical Society
• Beverly Shores Historical Society
• Blackford County Historical Society^[3]
• Boone County Historical Society
• Borden Institute Historical Society
• Brown County Historical Society^[3]
• 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

See also: History of Iowa

• Cedar Falls Historical Society
• Dubuque County Historical Society
• Massena Historical Society
• Johnson County Historical Society

Kansas

See also: History of Kansas

• Caney Valley Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Clearwater Historical Society
• Dickinson County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Ellis County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Ellsworth County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Harvey County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Herington Historical Society & Museum [Wikidata]
• Kearny County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Leavenworth County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Trego County Historical Society [Wikidata]

Kentucky

See also: History of Kentucky

• Filson Historical Society
• Kentucky Genealogical Society

Louisiana

See also: History of Louisiana

• North Louisiana Historical Association
• Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
• The Historic New Orleans Collection

Maine

See also: History of Maine

• Clinton Historical Society (Maine)
• Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, Topsham & Harpswell history
• Scarborough Historical Society (Maine)

Maryland

Historical Society of Kent County building in Maryland, US, in 2020

See also: History of Maryland

• Allegany County Historical Society^[4]
• 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

Massachusetts

See also: History of Massachusetts

Berkshire County

• Adams Historical Society
• Great Barrington Historical Society and Museum

Bristol County

• Acushnet Historical Society
• Fall River Historical Society
• Old Colony Historical Society

Essex County

• Beverly Historical Society
• Essex Institute (active 1848–1992)
• Ipswich Historical Society

Franklin County

• Historical Society of Greenfield
• Swift River Historical Society

Hampden County

• Agawam Historical Association^[5]
• Chicopee Historical Society^[6]

Hampshire County

• Amherst Historical Society^[7]
• Historic Northampton^[8]

Middlesex County

• Acton Historical Society
• Arlington Historical Society
• Chelmsford Historical Society
• Groton Historical Society
• Lexington Historical Society
• Marlborough Historical Society

Norfolk County

• Dedham Historical Society and Museum
• Quincy Historical Society
• Sharon Historical Society

Plymouth County

• Alden Kindred of America^[9]
• Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
• Hanson Historical Society
• Historical Society of Old Abington
• Middleborough Historical Association
• Old Bridgewater Historical Society
• Plymouth Antiquarian Society

Suffolk County

• The Bostonian Society
• Brighton-Allston Historical Society & Heritage Museum^[10]
• Dorchester Historical Society
• The Historical Society, Boston University (active 1998–2014)^[11][12]
• Hyde Park Historical Society^[13]
• Jamaica Plain Historical Society^[14]
• North End Historical Society^[15]
• Roslindale Historical Society^[16]
• Roxbury Historical Society^[17]
• South End Historical Society
• West End Museum

Worcester County, Massachusetts

• Clinton Historical Society
• Fitchburg Historical Society
• Harvard Historical Society

Michigan

Main article: List of historical societies in Michigan

Minnesota

Main article: List of historical societies in Minnesota

Missouri

See also: History of Missouri

• Saint Charles County Historical County^[18]
• Monroe County Historical County^[18]
• Boone County Historical Society

Nebraska

See also: History of Nebraska

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

Nevada

See also: History of Nevada

Name	Established	Headquarters
Austin Historical Society
Carlin Historical Society	Mar 2018[19]	Carlin[19]
Carson City Historical Society
Churchill County Museum & Archives
Douglas County Historical Society, Nevada
Nevada Historical Society	31 May 1904	Reno
Northeastern Nevada Historical Society		Elko[20]
Sparks Heritage Museum & Cultural Center	1984[21]
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Historical Society

New Hampshire

See also: History of New Hampshire

Name	Established	Headquarters
Abbot-Downing Historical Society, New Hampshire
Acworth Historical Society, New Hampshire
Albany Historical Society, New Hampshire
Alexandria Historical Society, New Hampshire
Allenstown NH Historical Society	1994[22]
Alstead Historical Society, New Hampshire	1937[22]
Alton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Andover Historical Society, New Hampshire	1911[23]
Antrim Historical Society, New Hampshire
Ashland Historical Society, New Hampshire
Association for Rollinsford Culture & History, New Hampshire
Atkinson Historical Society, New Hampshire	1954[22]
Auburn Historical Association, New Hampshire
Barnstead Historical Society, New Hampshire
Barrington Historical Society, New Hampshire
Bartlett Historical Society, New Hampshire	2006[24]
Bath Historical Society, New Hampshire
Bedford Historical Society, New Hampshire
Belknap Mill Society, New Hampshire	1970[22]
Belmont Historical Society, New Hampshire
Bennington Historical Society, New Hampshire	1980[22]
Berlin & Coos County Historical Society, New Hampshire	1992[22]
Boscawen Historical Society, New Hampshire
Bradford Historical Society, New Hampshire
Brentwood Historical Society, New Hampshire
Bridgewater Historical Society, New Hampshire
Campton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Canaan Historical Society, New Hampshire
Canterbury Historical Society, New Hampshire
Centre Harbor Historical Society, New Hampshire
Charlestown Historical Society, New Hampshire	1978[22]
Chatham Historical Society, New Hampshire
Chester Historical Society, New Hampshire
Chesterfield Historical Society, New Hampshire	1974[25]
Claremont Historical Society, New Hampshire
Cohos Historical Society, New Hampshire	2002[22]
Colebrook Area Historical Society, New Hampshire
Concord Historical Society, New Hampshire	2003[26]
Conway Historical Society, New Hampshire
Cornish Historical Society, New Hampshire	1976[22]
Croydon Historical Society, New Hampshire	1999[22]
Dalton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Danbury New Hampshire Historical Society
Deerfield Historical Society, New Hampshire	1972[22]
Deering Historical Society, New Hampshire
Dublin Historical Society, New Hampshire
Dummer Historical Society, New Hampshire
Dunbarton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Durham Historic Association, New Hampshire
East Kingston Historical Society, New Hampshire
Effingham Historical Society, New Hampshire	1953[22]
Enfield Historical Society, New Hampshire
Epping Historical Society, New Hampshire	1971[22]
Exeter Historical Society, New Hampshire	1928[22]
Farmington Historical Society, New Hampshire
Fitzwilliam Historical Society Inc.	1961[22]
Fort at #4 Association, New Hampshire
Francestown Improvement & Historical Society, New Hampshire	1923[22]
Franklin Historical Society, New Hampshire
Freedom Historical Society, New Hampshire
Friends of Kingston Historical Museum Association, New Hampshire
Friends of Pisgah, Inc., New Hampshire
Gilmanton Historical Society, New Hampshire	1967[27]
Gilsum Historical Society, New Hampshire
Goffstown Historical Society, New Hampshire
Gorham Historical Society and Railroad Museum, New Hampshire	1973[22]
Goshen NH Historical Society
Grantham Historical Society, New Hampshire
Greenfield NH Historical Society
Greenland Historical Society, New Hampshire
Groton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Hampstead Historical Society, New Hampshire	1974[22]
Hampton Falls Historical Society, New Hampshire	1983[22]
Hampton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Hancock Historical Society, New Hampshire	1903[22]
Hanover Historical Society, New Hampshire	1961[28]
Haverhill Historical Society, New Hampshire
Henniker Historical Society, New Hampshire	1971[29]
Hill Historical Society, New Hampshire	1982[22]
Hillsborough Historical Society, New Hampshire
Hinsdale Historical Society, New Hampshire	1971[22]
Historic Harrisville, Inc., New Hampshire	1971[22]
Historical Society of Amherst, New Hampshire	1957[22]
Historical Society of Cheshire County, New Hampshire	1927[22]	Keene[30]
Historical Society of Cheshire Cty, New Hampshire
Historical Society of Kensington NH
Historical Society of Temple New Hampshire
Holderness Historical Society, New Hampshire	28 Aug 1961[31]
Hollis Historical Society, New Hampshire	13 Jun 1958[32]
Hopkinton Historical Society, New Hampshire	1859[33]
Hudson Historical Society, New Hampshire
Isles of Shoals Historical & Research Association, New Hampshire
Jackson Historical Society, New Hampshire
Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society, New Hampshire	1906[22]
Jaffrey Historical Society, New Hampshire	1958[22]
Jefferson Historical Society, New Hampshire	1977[22]
Johns Historical Hotel, New Hampshire
Keene Historical Society, New Hampshire
Kingston Improvement & Historical Society, New Hampshire
Laconia Historical & Museum Society, New Hampshire
Laconia Indian Historical Association, New Hampshire
Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society, New Hampshire
Lakes Region Heritage Roundtable, New Hampshire
Lancaster Historical Society, New Hampshire	1907[22]
Lebanon Historical Society, New Hampshire
Lee Historical Society, New Hampshire
Lempster Historical Society, New Hampshire
Lisbon Area Historical Society, New Hampshire	1964[22]
Littleton Area Historical Society, New Hampshire
Londonderry Historical Society, New Hampshire
Loudon Historical Society, New Hampshire
Madbury Historical Society, New Hampshire
Madison Historical Society, New Hampshire	1959[22]
Manchester Historic Association	1896[23]
Marlborough Historical Society, New Hampshire
Marlow NH Historical Society
Meredith Historical Society, New Hampshire
Merrimack Historical Society, New Hampshire
Merrimack Society of Genealogists, New Hampshire
Milford Historical Society, New Hampshire	1895[22]
Monadnock Center for History and Culture
Moultonborough Historical Society, New Hampshire
Nashua Historical Society, New Hampshire	1870[34]
Natural History Conference, New Hampshire
New Boston, New Hampshire Historical Society	1968[22]
New Castle Historical Society, New Hampshire
New Durham Historical Society, New Hampshire
New Hampshire Historical Society	1823[22]
New Hampshire Sled Dog Rescue History and Education Center
New Hampshire Society of Genealogists
New Hampshire Supreme Courthistorical Society
New Hampton Historical Society, New Hampshire
New Ipswich Historical Society, New Hampshire
New London Historical Society, New Hampshire	1954[22]
Newbury Historical Society, New Hampshire
Newington Historical Society, New Hampshire	1912[22]
Newport Historical Society, New Hampshire
Newton Historical Society, New Hampshire
North Hampton Historical Society, New Hampshire	1957[22]
Northumberland Historical Society, New Hampshire
Northwood Historical Society, New Hampshire
Nottingham Historical Society, New Hampshire
Orford Historical Society, New Hampshire
Ossipee Historical Society, New Hampshire
Park Hill Meeting House Society, New Hampshire
Pelham Historical Society	1963[22]
Pembroke Historical Society	1982[22]
Penacook Historical Society, New Hampshire	1995[22]
Pequawaket Historical League, New Hampshire
Piermont Historical Society, New Hampshire
Pittsburg NH Historical Society	1982[22]
Pittsfield Historical Society, New Hampshire
Plainfield Historical Society, New Hampshire
Plaistow Historical Society, New Hampshire
Plymouth Historical Society, New Hampshire	1973[22]
Poore Family Farm Foundation, New Hampshire
Portsmouth Historical Society, New Hampshire	1917[22]
Racing History Preservation Group, New Hampshire
Raymond Historical Society, New Hampshire
Richmond Historical Society, New Hampshire
Rindge Historical Society, New Hampshire
Rochester Historical Society, New Hampshire	1950[22]
Rockingham County Society of Genealogists, New Hampshire
Rollinsford Historical Society, New Hampshire
Rumney Historical Society, New Hampshire	1982[22]
Rye Historical Society, New Hampshire	1976[22]
Salem Historical Society, New Hampshire
Salisbury Historical Society, New Hampshire
Sanbornton Historical Document Foundation, New Hampshire
Sanbornton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Sandown Historical Society and Museum, New Hampshire
Sandwich Historical Society, New Hampshire	1917[22]
Shelburne Heritage Commission, New Hampshire
Springfield Historical Society, New Hampshire	1985[22]
Stoddard Historical Society, New Hampshire
Strafford County Genealogical Society, New Hampshire
Strafford Historical Society, New Hampshire
Sugar Hill Historical Museum, New Hampshire
Sugar Hill Historical Society, New Hampshire
Summersworth Historical Society, New Hampshire
Sunapee Historical Society	1970[35]
Surry Historical Committee, New Hampshire
Sutton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Swanzey Historical Museum, New Hampshire
Tamworth Historical Society, New Hampshire
Tamworth History Center, New Hampshire	1952[36]	Tamworth[37]
Thompson Ames Historical Society, New Hampshire	1943[22]
Thornton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Township of Grafton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Township of Milton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Troy Historical Society, New Hampshire
Tuftonboro Historical Society, New Hampshire
Twin Mountain-Bretton Woods Historical Society, New Hampshire
Unity NH Historical Society
Upper Pemigewasset Historical Society, New Hampshire
Village Improvement and Red Schoolhouse Historical Society, New Hampshire
Wakefield Heritage Commission, New Hampshire	1979[22]
Wakefield-Brookfield Historical Society, New Hampshire	1949[22]
Walpole Historical Society, New Hampshire
Warner Historical Society, New Hampshire	9 Dec 1932[38]
Warren Historical Society, New Hampshire
Washington NH Historical Society
Washington NH Historical Society
Waterville Valley Historical Society, New Hampshire
Weare Historical Society, New Hampshire	1971[22]
Wentworth Historical Society, New Hampshire
Westmoreland Historical Society, New Hampshire
Whitefield Historical Society, New Hampshire	1982[22]
Wilmot Historical Society, New Hampshire
Wilton Historical Society, New Hampshire
Winchester Historical Society, New Hampshire
Wolfeboro Historical Society, New Hampshire

New Jersey

See also: History of 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
• Ocean County Historical Society
• Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society
• Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society
• Longport Historical Society

New Mexico

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

New York

See also: History of New York (state)

• Albany County Historical Society
• Allegany Historical Society
• Bayside Historical Society
• Baker's Bridge Historical Society of Alfred Station
• Bohemia Historical Society
• Briarcliff Manor-Scarborough Historical Society
• The Bronx County Historical Society
• Brooklyn Historical Society
• Brunswick Historical Society
• Buffalo History Museum
• Cairo Historical Society
• Chautauqua County Historical Society
• Chester Historical Society
• City Island Historical Society
• Clark Mills Historical Society
• Clinton Historical Society (Clinton, New York)
• Collins Regional Historical Society
• Columbia County Historical Society
• Cow Neck Peninsula Historical Society
• Dutchess County Historical Society
• Greater Astoria Historical Society
• Greene County Historical Society
• Historic Albany Foundation
• The Kingsbridge Historical Society
• Millbrook Historical Society
• Mountain Top Historical Society
• New-York Historical Society
• New York Military Affairs Symposium
• Pound Ridge Historical Society
• Oneonta Historical Society
• Queens Historical Society
• Rensselaer County Historical Society
• Roslyn Landmark Society
• Sagtikos Manor Historical Society
• Sandy Ground Historical Society
• Saugerties Historical Society
• Schenectady County Historical Society
• Smithtown Historical Society
• Ticonderoga Historical Society
• White Plains Historical Society

North Carolina

See also: History of North Carolina

• Chapel Hill Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Moore County Historical Association
• Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel, Cary
• The Historical Society of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
• [www.tryonhistoricalmuseum.com], Tryon, NC
• [1], Polk County, NC
• Wake Forest Historical Museum

Ohio

See also: History of Ohio

• Adams County Historical Society
• Allen County Historical Society
• Amelia Area Historical Society
• Ashland County Historical Society & Museum [Wikidata]
• Ashtabula County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• 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^[39]
• 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^[39]
• Litchfield Historical Society
• Lodi Historical Society
• Logan County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Lorain County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• 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
• Preble County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• 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
• Trumbull County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• 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

Oklahoma

See also: History of Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City/County Historical Society
• Tulsa Historical Society

Oregon

See also: History of Oregon

Pennsylvania

See also: History of Pennsylvania

• Adams County Historical Society
• Blairsville Historical Society
• Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
• Chadds Ford Historical Society
• Chester County History Center
• Corry Area Historical Society
• Cumberland County Historical Society
• Delaware County Historical Society
• Germantown Historical Society
• Greene County Historical Society
• Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County
• Historical Society of Berks County
• Historical Society of Frankford
• Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
• Hummelstown Historical Society
• Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
• Lawrence County Historical Society
• Lehigh County Historical Society
• Manheim Historical Society
• Mercer County Historical Society
• Muncy Historical Society
• New Holland Area Historical Society
• Northumberland County Historical Society
• Radnor Historical Society
• Sharon Heritage Society
• Sharpsville Area Historical Society
• Warren County Historical Society

Rhode Island

See also: History of Rhode Island

• Newport Historical Society
• Preservation Society of Newport County
• Tiverton Historical Society

South Carolina

See also: History of South Carolina

• Beech Island Historical Society
• Historic Charleston Foundation
• Parris Island Historical and Museum Society
• Preservation Society of Charleston
• South Carolina Historical Society

Tennessee

Macon County Historical Society building in Tennessee, US, in 2016

See also: History of Tennessee

• Beersheba Springs Historical Society
• Chattanooga Area Historical Association [Wikidata]
• East Tennessee Historical Society
• Fentress County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Grainger County Historic Society [Wikidata]
• Historical Society of Loudon County [Wikidata]
• Jefferson County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Macon County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Oliver Springs Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Sequatchie Valley Historical Association [Wikidata]
• West Tennessee Historical Society

Texas

See also: History of Texas

• Anna Area Historical Preservation Society
• Dallas Historical Society
• East Texas Historical Association [Wikidata]
• El Paso County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Galveston Historical Foundation [Wikidata]
• Gillespie County Historical Society
• Panhandle-Plains Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Texas Jewish Historical Society
• West Texas Historical Association

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

• Brattleboro Historical Society [Wikidata]^[40]
• Chittenden County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Colchester Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Historical Society of Windham County
• Milton Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Rutland Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Stowe Historical Society

Virginia

See also: History of Virginia

• Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Alleghany County Historical Society
• Augusta County Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Cape Charles Historical Society [Wikidata]
• C&O Historical Society
• Colonial Williamsburg
• Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Loudoun County Preservation Society
• Orange County Historical Society

Washington

See also: History of Washington (state)

• 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
• Magnolia Historical Society
• Mason County Historical Society
• Mercer Island Historical Society
• Okanogan County Historical Society
• Pacific County Historical Society
• Pend Oreille County Historical Society
• Pierce County Historical Society
• Queen Anne 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

Main article: List of historical societies in Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also: History of Wyoming

• Jackson Hole Historical Society [Wikidata]
• Saratoga Historical & Cultural Association [Wikidata]

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
• Lists of newspapers in the US by state and territory

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Further reading

• American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, ISBN 9780759100022 – via archive.org
• 2022 National Census of History Organizations, American Association for State and Local History

External links

• Library of Congress, U.S. State and Territory Guides, Local History and Genealogy Research Guides, Washington DC
• "United States Societies", familysearch.org, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mostly related to genealogy but includes links to historical societies).