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

Global

Supra-national

Australia

National societies

State and territory societies

New South Wales

Northern Territory

Queensland

South Australia

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
  • 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

Canada

National societies

Ontario Historical Society, in 1914

Provincial and territorial societies

Alberta

  • Old Glenora Conservation Association

British Columbia

  • Sea Island Heritage Society

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

  • Greenspond Historical Society

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

China

  • Association of Chinese Historians

Czech Republic

  • Český národní komitét historiků

Finland

Germany

  • Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands

Ghana

Hungary

India

Ireland

Scrabo Tower, on the Ards peninsula

Lithuania

Mexico

Moldova

Morocco

  • Association Marocaine pour La Recherche Historique

Netherlands

  • Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap

New Zealand

Pakistan

Poland

Portugal

  • Academia Portuguesa da Historia

Saudi Arabia

  • Historical Saudi Historical Society

South Africa

  • Southern African Historical Society

Philippines

Turkey

United Kingdom and Crown dependencies

National societies

Regional and local societies

United States

National societies

State societies

Territorial societies

Federal District societies

County and local societies

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

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

Minnesota

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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

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

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

Virginia

  • 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

Wisconsin

Aviation historical societies

United States

Other countries

Denominational societies

Time-period oriented societies

United States

Subject matter-based historical societies

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. ^ "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

  • 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)