List of historical societies

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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.

International societies edit

Global edit

Supra-national edit

Australia edit

National societies edit

State and territory societies edit

New South Wales edit

Northern Territory edit

Queensland edit

South Australia edit

Tasmania edit

Victoria edit

Western Australia edit

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
  • Midland and Districts 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
  • Broomehill Historical Society
  • Katanning Historical Society
  • Kojonup Historical Society
  • Plantagenet Historical Society

Mid West:

  • Birdwood Military Museum and Society
  • 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:

  • Gascoyne Historical Society[3]

Pilbara:

  • Pilbara Railways Historical Society

Brazil edit

Canada edit

National societies edit

 
Ontario Historical Society, in 1914

Provincial and territorial societies edit

Alberta edit

  • Old Glenora Conservation Association

British Columbia edit

  • Sea Island Heritage Society

Manitoba edit

New Brunswick edit

Newfoundland and Labrador edit

  • Greenspond Historical Society

Nova Scotia edit

Ontario edit

Quebec edit

Saskatchewan edit

China edit

  • Association of Chinese Historians

Czech Republic edit

  • Český národní komitét historiků

Finland edit

Germany edit

  • Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands

Ghana edit

Hungary edit

India edit

Ireland edit

 
Scrabo Tower, on the Ards peninsula

Lithuania edit

Mexico edit

Moldova edit

Morocco edit

  • Association Marocaine pour La Recherche Historique

Netherlands edit

  • Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap

New Zealand edit

Pakistan edit

Poland edit

Portugal edit

  • Academia Portuguesa da Historia

Saudi Arabia edit

  • Historical Saudi Historical Society

South Africa edit

  • Southern African Historical Society

Philippines edit

Turkey edit

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies edit

National societies edit

Regional and local societies edit

United States edit

National societies edit

State societies edit

Territorial societies edit

Federal District societies edit

County and local societies edit

California edit

Colorado edit

Connecticut edit

Delaware edit

Florida edit

Georgia edit

Idaho edit

Illinois edit

Indiana edit

Iowa edit

Kansas edit

Kentucky edit

Louisiana edit

Maine edit

Maryland edit

Massachusetts edit

Berkshire County

  • Adams Historical Society
  • Great Barrington Historical Society and Museum

Bristol County

Essex County

Franklin County

Hampden County

  • Agawam Historical Association[6]
  • Chicopee Historical Society[7]

Hampshire County

  • Amherst Historical Society[8]
  • Historic Northampton[9]

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

Michigan edit

Minnesota edit

[22][23]

Aitkin County

Anoka County

Becker County

Beltrami County

Benton County

Big Stone County, Minnesota

Blue Earth County

Brown County

Carlton County

Carver County

Cass County

Chippewa County

Chisago County

Clay County

Clearwater County

Cook County

Cottonwood County

Crow Wing County

Dakota County

Dodge County

Douglas County

Faribault County

Fillmore County

Freeborn County

Goodhue County

Grant County

Hennepin County, Minnesota

Houston County

Hubbard County

Isanti County

Itasca County

Jackson County

Kanabec County

Kandiyohi Count

Kittson County

Koochiching County

Lac Qui Parle County

Lake County

Lake of the Woods County

Le Sueur County

Lincoln County

Lyon County

Mahnomen County

Marshall County

Martin County

McLeod County

Meeker County

Mille Lacs County

Morrison County

Mower County

Murray County

Nicollet County

Nobles County

Norman County

Olmsted County

Otter Tail County

Pennington County

Pine County

Pipestone County

Polk County

Pope County

Ramsey County

Red Lake County

Redwood County

Renville County

Rice County

Rock County

Roseau County

Saint Louis County

Scott County

Sherburne County

Sibley County

Stearns County

Steele County

Stevens County

Swift County

Todd County

Traverse County

Wabasha County

Wadena County, Minnesota

Waseca County

Washington County

Watonwan County

Wilkin County

Winona County

Wright County

Yellow Medicine County

Statewide/Topical

Missouri edit

Nebraska edit

New Hampshire edit

New Jersey edit

New Mexico edit

New York edit

North Carolina edit

Ohio edit

Oklahoma edit

Oregon edit

Pennsylvania edit

Rhode Island edit

South Carolina edit

Tennessee edit

Texas edit

Utah edit

  • 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

Virginia edit

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

Washington edit

Wisconsin edit

Aviation historical societies edit

United States edit

Other countries edit

Denominational societies edit

Time-period oriented societies edit

United States edit

Subject matter-based historical societies edit

Canada edit

India edit

United Kingdom edit

United States edit


See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ International Historical Club, IHC, Official web-site in Russian
  2. ^ International Historical Club, IHC, Official web-site in English
  3. ^ "Gascoyne Historical Society". Trove. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  4. ^ "ANPUH - BRASIL - Associação Nacional de História". anpuh.org.br. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  5. ^ Ards Historical Society, official site]
  6. ^ "Agawam Historical Association — Commonwealth Historical Collaborative". Commonwealth Historical Collaborative. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  7. ^ "About". Chicopee Historical Society. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Amherst Historical Society and Museum — Commonwealth Historical Collaborative". Commonwealth Historical Collaborative. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  9. ^ "About". Historic Northampton. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  10. ^ "About". Alden Kindred of America. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  11. ^ "By-Laws of BAHS&HM". BAHistory.org. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  12. ^ Vanke, Jeffrey (October 1999). "The Historical Society's First Convention". Historical Speaking. 1 (1): 7. doi:10.1353/hsp.1999.0006. S2CID 159653823. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Historic". The Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  14. ^ "History of the Hyde Park Historical Society". HydeParkHistoricalSociety.org. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  15. ^ "About - Jamaica Plain Historical Society". JPHS.org. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  16. ^ "Boston". NorthEndBoston.org. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  17. ^ "Home". RoslindaleHistoricalSociety.org. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  18. ^ "About RHS - Roxbury Historical Society". RoxburyHistoricalSociety.org. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Historical Society of Center Line".
  20. ^ "Mid-Michigan Railway Historical Society".
  21. ^ "Warren Historical & Genealogical Society".
  22. ^ "County Historical Societies, Chapters, and Local Organizations". Minnesota Historical Society - Local History Services. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  23. ^ "Statewide/Topical Historical Organizations in Minnesota". Minnesota Historical Society - Local History Services. Retrieved 2021-08-24.

Further reading edit

  • 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)