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List of historical societies in the United States

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National societies

State societies

Societies with museums include:

State
or federal district 		State historical society State history museum
Alabama Alabama Historical Commission Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alaska Alaska Historical Society Alaska State Museum
Arizona Arizona Historical Society Arizona State Museum
Arkansas Arkansas Historical Association Historic Arkansas Museum
California California Historical Society The California Museum
Colorado History Colorado History Colorado Center
Connecticut Connecticut Museum of Culture and History Museum of Connecticut History
Delaware Delaware Historical Society Delaware History Center
Florida Florida Historical Society Museum of Florida History
Georgia Georgia Historical Society None
Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Historical Society Hawaiian Historical Society
Idaho Idaho State Historical Society Idaho State Museum
Illinois Illinois State Historical Society Illinois State Museum
Indiana Indiana Historical Society Indiana State Museum
Iowa State Historical Society of Iowa State Historical Museum of Iowa
Kansas Kansas Historical Society Kansas Museum of History
Kentucky Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Museum
Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
Louisiana Louisiana Historical Society Louisiana State Museum
Louisiana History Museum
Maine Maine Historical Society Maine State Museum
Maine Historical Society Museum
Maryland Maryland Historical Society Maryland Historical Society
Massachusetts Massachusetts Historical Society Commonwealth Museum
Michigan Historical Society of Michigan Michigan Historical Center
Minnesota Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota History Center
Mississippi Mississippi Historical Society Museum of Mississippi History
Missouri State Historical Society of Missouri Missouri State Museum
Montana Montana Historical Society Montana Historical Society Museum
Nebraska History Nebraska Nebraska History Museum
Nevada Nevada Historical Society Nevada State Museum
New Hampshire New Hampshire Historical Society New Hampshire Historical Society Museum
New Jersey New Jersey Historical Society New Jersey State Museum
New Mexico Historical Society of New Mexico New Mexico History Museum
New York New-York Historical Society New York State Museum
North Carolina North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office North Carolina Museum of History
North Dakota State Historical Society of North Dakota North Dakota Heritage Center
Ohio Ohio History Connection Ohio History Center
Oklahoma Oklahoma Historical Society Oklahoma History Center
Oregon Oregon Historical Society Oregon Historical Society Museum
Pennsylvania Historical Society of Pennsylvania State Museum of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island Rhode Island Historical Society Rhode Island Historical Society
South Carolina South Carolina Historical Society South Carolina State Museum
South Dakota South Dakota State Historical Society South Dakota State Historical Society
Tennessee Tennessee Historical Commission Tennessee State Museum
Texas Texas State Historical Association Bullock Texas State History Museum
Utah Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society
Vermont Vermont Historical Society Vermont History Museum
Virginia Virginia Historical Society Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Washington Washington State Historical Society Washington State History Museum
West Virginia West Virginia Division of Culture and History West Virginia Culture Center and State Museum
Wisconsin Wisconsin Historical Society Wisconsin Historical Museum
Wyoming Wyoming State Historical Society Wyoming State Museum
District of Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C. None

Other state associations

Territorial societies

Federal District societies

See also: History of Washington, D.C.

County and local societies

Alaska

See also: History of Alaska

California

See also: History of California

Colorado

See also: History of Colorado

Connecticut

See also: History of Connecticut

Delaware

Georgetown Historical Society building in Delaware, US in 2020
See also: History of Delaware

Florida

See also: History of Florida

Georgia

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

Idaho

See also: History of Idaho

Illinois

See also: History of Illinois

Indiana

See also: History of Indiana

Iowa

See also: History of Iowa

Kansas

See also: History of Kansas

Kentucky

See also: History of Kentucky

Louisiana

See also: History of Louisiana

Maine

See also: History of Maine

Maryland

Historical Society of Kent County building in Maryland, US, in 2020
See also: History of Maryland

Massachusetts

See also: History of Massachusetts

Berkshire County

  • Adams Historical Society
  • Great Barrington Historical Society and Museum

Bristol County

Essex County

Franklin County

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

Plymouth County

Suffolk County

Worcester County, Massachusetts

Michigan

Main article: List of historical societies in Michigan

Minnesota

Main article: List of historical societies in Minnesota

Missouri

See also: History of Missouri

Nebraska

See also: History of Nebraska

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 1904Reno
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

New Mexico

See also: History of New Mexico

New York

See also: History of New York (state)

North Carolina

See also: History of North Carolina

Ohio

See also: History of Ohio

Oklahoma

See also: History of Oklahoma

Oregon

See also: History of Oregon

Pennsylvania

See also: History of Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

See also: History of Rhode Island

South Carolina

See also: History of South Carolina

Tennessee

Macon County Historical Society building in Tennessee, US, in 2016
See also: History of Tennessee

Texas

See also: History of Texas

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

Virginia

See also: History of Virginia

Washington

See also: History of Washington (state)

Wisconsin

Main article: List of historical societies in Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also: History of Wyoming

See also

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