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List of historical societies in the United States#Connecticut

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

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National societies

State societies

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Societies with museums include:

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!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
(ceased in 2025){{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/arts/california-historical-society-stanford.html |work=nytimes.com |title=California Historical Society to Dissolve and Transfer Collections to Stanford |date=2025-01-28 }}

|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

Hawai{{okina}}i

|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

|{{ill|Michigan Historical Center|qid=Q30289560|s=1|v=sup}}

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

|{{ill|Nevada Historical Society|qid=Q58236461|s=1|v=sup}}{{cite thesis |year=2015 |title= "We Seek to Be Patient": Jeanne Wier and the Nevada Historical Society, 1904-1950 |author=Su Kim Chung |publisher=University of California, Los Angeles |degree=PhD |url= https://escholarship.org/uc/item/51d75576 |via= escholarship.org }}

|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

|{{ill|Historical Society of New Mexico|qid=Q127383575|s=1|v=sup}}

|New Mexico History Museum

New York

|New-York Historical Society

|New York State Museum

North Carolina

|{{ill|North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office|qid=Q57983575|s=1|v=sup}}

|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

|{{ill|Wyoming State Historical Society|qid=Q27631203|s=1|v=sup}}

|Wyoming State Museum

District of Columbia

|Historical Society of Washington, D.C.

|None

=Other state associations=

Territorial societies

Federal District societies

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County and local societies

=Alabama=

  • Birmingham Historical Society{{citation |title= Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook |author= American Association for State and Local History |location= Washington, D.C |date=1944 |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001170954 |via=HathiTrust }}
  • Blount County Historical Society{{citation |url=https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/ |title=Nonprofit Explorer |work=propublica.org |publisher=ProPublica |location=New York |access-date=2025-06-26 }}
  • 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]]=

{{see also|History of Alaska}}

  • {{ill|Cook Inlet Historical Society|qid=Q126616651 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Cooper Landing Historical Society|qid=Q126616661|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Cordova Historical Society|qid=Q126616650 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Eagle Historical Society|qid=Q126616666 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Gastineau Channel Historical Society|qid=Q126616656 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Hope and Sunrise Historical Society|qid=Q91470107|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Kasilof Regional Historical Association|qid=Q126616669|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Kenai Historical Society|qid=Q126616653|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Kenai Peninsula Historical Association|qid=Q126617554 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Kodiak Historical Society|qid=Q117088301|s=1|v=sup}}{{citation |url=https://vilda.alaska.edu/ |title=Alaska's Digital Archives |work=vilda.alaska.edu |oclc=850948178 |access-date=2025-07-09 }}
  • Matanuska Valley Historical Society{{citation |title=The Frontiersman |location=Palmer, Alaska |date=1963-05-23 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84006943/1963-05-23/ed-1/seq-3 |via=Chronicling America }}
  • Nome Historical Society{{citation |title=Nome Historical Society changes meeting days |work=Nome Nugget |location=Alaska |date=1962-08-03 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020662/1962-08-03/ed-1/seq-3/ |via=Chronicling America }}
  • {{ill|Palmer Historical Society|qid=Q126616654 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Port Alexander Historical Society
  • {{ill|Resurrection Bay Historical Society|qid=Q126616660|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Salcha Historical Society{{citation |url=https://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/about-ahs/awards/elva-r-scott-local-historical-society-newsletter-award/ |title=Elva R. Scott Local Historical Society Award |work= alaskahistoricalsociety.org |publisher=Alaska Historical Society |access-date=2025-07-09 }}
  • {{ill|Sitka Historical Society|qid=Q126616649|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Soldotna Historical Society|qid=Q126616655|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Tanana-Yukon Historical Society|qid=Q126616670 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Tongass Historical Society|qid= Q126616652|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Wasilla-Knik Historical Society|qid= Q126616648|s=1|v=sup}}

=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]]=

{{see also|History of Arkansas}}

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  • Benton County Historical Society{{citation |title=Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada |year=2002 |url=https://archive.org/details/directoryofhisto0000unse_s7k3 |via=archive.org |author= American Association for State and Local History |location=Walnut Creek, CA |publisher= AltaMira Press |isbn=9780759100022 |edition=15th }}
  • {{ill|Clark County Historical Association|qid=Q114878249 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Cross County Historical Society|qid=Q134452668 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Drew County Historical Society|qid=Q114892770 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Faulkner County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Garland County Historical Society|qid= Q134452669|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Glade Community Historical Society{{citation |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entry-category/historians-and-historic-organizations/ |title=Historians & Historic Organizations |work=encyclopediaofarkansas.net |publisher= Central Arkansas Library System |access-date=2025-07-08 }}
  • {{ill|Johnson County Historical Society|qid=Q134452670 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Ouachita County Historical Society|qid=Q134452671 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Pope County Historical Association (formerly Arkansas Valley Historical Society)
  • Pope County Historical Society{{citation |title= Early pioneers of Pope |work=Russellville Democrat |location=Arkansas |date= 1876-05-11|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023017/1876-05-11/ed-1/seq-1/ |via=Chronicling America |quote=Report of Caleb Davis to the Pope County Historical Society }}
  • Pulaski County Historical Society
  • Saline County County History and Heritage Society
  • Sharp County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Washington County Historical Society, Arkansas|qid=Q86822319 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|White County Historical Society, Arkansas|qid=Q134452826 |s=1|v=sup}}

=[[California]]=

{{main|List of historical societies in California}}

=[[Colorado]]=

{{see also|History of Colorado}}

  • {{ill|Adams County Historical Society|qid=Q117817320|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Aspen Historical Society{{citation |title=Western United States and Canada |work=Repositories of Primary Sources, 1995-2015 |editor=Terry Abraham |publisher=University of Idaho Library |url=https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/t-abraham/west.html |year=2015 }}
  • Aurora Historical Society
  • {{ill|Boulder Historical Society and Museum|qid=Q4949567|s=1|v=sup}}{{citation |title=Social Networks and Archival Context |url=https://snaccooperative.org/ |publisher=SNAC Cooperative |location=United States |access-date=2025-06-25 }}
  • {{ill|Old Colorado City Historical Society|qid=Q43895548|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Columbine Genealogical And Historical Society
  • {{ill|Delta County Historical Society|qid=Q83202224|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|East Yuma County Historical Society|qid=Q131744382|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Erie Historical Society
  • Frisco Historical Society
  • Frontier Historical Society
  • {{ill|Gilpin County Historical Society|qid=Q117817362|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Grand County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Grand Lake Area Historical Society|qid=Q127804501|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Grand Valley Historical Society|qid=Q117817414|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|High Plains Historical Society|qid=Q117817509|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Hinsdale County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Society|qid=Q117817454|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Idaho Springs Historical Society
  • Johnstown Historical Society
  • {{ill|La Plata County Historical Society|qid=Q127804499|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Leadville Heritage Museum Association
  • Littleton Historical Society
  • Logan County Historical Society
  • Longmont Genealogical Society
  • {{ill|Marble Historical Society And Museum|qid=Q117817457|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Mesa County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Milliken Historical Society|qid=Q117817508|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Montrose County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Nederland Area Historical Society|qid=Q127804503|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Historical Society Of Oak Creek And Phippsburg|qid=Q117817536|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Otero County Historical Society
  • Ouray County Historical Society
  • Phillips County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Pikes Peak Historical Society|qid=Q117817529|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Pueblo County Historical Society|qid=Q117817542|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Red Feather Historical Society|qid=Q117817492|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Rio Grande County Historical Society
  • Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society
  • {{ill|San Juan County Historical Society|qid=Q117817535|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Sedgewick County Genealogical Society
  • Sheridan Historical Society
  • Silt Historical Society
  • South Park Historical Society
  • Southeastern Colorado Historical Society
  • St. Vrain Historical Society
  • Summit Historical Society
  • {{ill|Surface Creek Valley Historical Society|qid=Q117817538|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Telluride Historical Society
  • Trinidad History Society
  • {{ill|Ute Pass Historical Society|qid=Q117817532|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Westminster Historical Society|qid=Q117817322|s=1|v=sup}}

=[[Connecticut]]=

{{main|List of historical societies in Connecticut}}

=[[Delaware]]=

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{{see also|History of Delaware}}

= [[Florida]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Florida}}

= [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Georgia (U.S. state)}}

= [[Hawaii]] =

  • Maui Historical Society
  • Wahiawa Historical Society

= [[Idaho]] =

{{see also|History of Idaho}}

  • Bannock County Historical Society
  • Bonner County Historical Society
  • Clearwater Historical Society, Orofino
  • Latah County Historical Society
  • Lemhi County Historical Society
  • Lincoln County Historical Society
  • Minidoka County Historical Society
  • Nez Perce County Historical Society
  • Owyhee County Historical Society

= [[Illinois]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Illinois}}

= [[Indiana]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Indiana}}

= [[Iowa]] =

{{see also|History of Iowa}}

= [[Kansas]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Kansas}}

= [[Kentucky]] =

{{see also|History of Kentucky}}

  • Adair County Historical Society{{citation |title=News and Notes: Local Societies |work=The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society |volume= 62 |number= 2 |date=April 1964 |page=162+ |jstor=23375901 }}
  • Allen County Historical Society{{citation |url=https://history.ky.gov/participate/support-local-history |title=Kentucky Local History Trust Fund |work=history.ky.gov |publisher= Kentucky Historical Society |access-date=2025-07-07 }}
  • Anderson County Historical Society
  • Barren County Historical Society
  • Big Sandy Valley Historical Society{{citation |url=https://bigsandy.libguides.com/LocalHistory-Genealogy |work=LibGuides |title=Local History and Genealogy |publisher=Big Sandy Community and Technical College |location=Kentucky |access-date=2025-07-04 }}
  • Boone County Historical Society
  • Boyle County Historical Society{{citation |title=Bibliography of American Historical Societies |year=1907 |edition=2nd |author=Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin |publisher=Government Printing Office |location=Washington DC |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001631519 |via=HathiTrust }}
  • Clay County Historical Society[https://history.ky.gov/news/kentucky-historical-society-honoring-14-individuals-and-organizations-at-annual-history-awards]
  • Eastern Kentucky Historical Society
  • Erlanger Historical Society
  • Filson Historical Society{{citation |title=Eastern United States and Canada |work=Repositories of Primary Sources, 1995-2015 |editor=Terry Abraham |publisher=University of Idaho Library |url=https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/t-abraham/east1.html |year=2015 }}
  • Hart County Historical Society
  • Henderson County Historical Society
  • Kenton County Historical Society{{citation |url=https://kdl.kyvl.org/digital/search |title= Kentucky Digital Library |work= kyvl.org |publisher=Kentucky Virtual Library |access-date=2025-07-07 }}
  • Kentucky Genealogical Society
  • Lincoln County Historical Society
  • Livingston County Historical Society
  • Louisville Southern Historical Society{{citation |page=42+ |chapter=Historical societies in the United States |title=Officers, Act of incorporation, Constitution, List of members, Historical societies in the United States, 1896 |publisher=American Historical Association |location=Baltimore, MD |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102288202 |year=1896 |via=HathiTrust }}
  • Oldham County Historical Society
  • Red River Historical Society
  • Simpson County Historical Society
  • Woodford County Historical Society

= [[Louisiana]] =

{{see also|History of Louisiana}}

= [[Maine]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Maine}}

= [[Maryland]] =

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Image:Anne Arundel County Historical Society 1888.png

{{see also|History of Maryland}}

  • Allegany County Historical Society{{citation |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/histsoc/html/county.html |title=County historical societies |work=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher= Maryland State Archives |access-date= 2024-07-23 }}
  • Allen Historical Society
  • Anne Arundel County Historical Society{{citation |title=Digital Maryland: Collections |work=digitalmaryland.org |url= https://collections.digitalmaryland.org/digital/search/advanced |publisher=Enoch Pratt Free Library |location=Baltimore, MD |access-date=2025-07-12 }}
  • Historical Society of Baltimore County
  • Bladensburg Historical Society
  • Boyds Historical Society{{citation |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/histsoc/html/local.html |title=Local historical societies & organizations |work=Maryland Manual On-Line |publisher= Maryland State Archives |access-date= 2025-07-12 }}
  • Calvert County Historical Society
  • Caroline County Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Carroll County
  • Historical Society of Cecil County{{citation |title=Cecil County Historical Society |work=The Midland Journal |location=Rising Sun, Maryland |date=1932-01-29 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn89060136/1932-01-29/ed-1/seq-1/ |via=Chronicling America }}
  • Historical Society of Charles County
  • {{ill|Chevy Chase Historical Society|qid=Q116810856|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Clarksburg Historical Society
  • Dorchester County Historical Society
  • Federalsburg Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Frederick County{{citation |title=Eastern United States and Canada |work=Repositories of Primary Sources, 1995-2015 |editor=Terry Abraham |publisher=University of Idaho Library |url=https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/special-collections/t-abraham/east1.html |year=2015 }}
  • {{ill|Garrett County Historical Society|qid=Q109322991|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Greensboro Historical Society
  • Harford Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Harford County
  • Howard County Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Kent County
  • {{ill|Laurel Historical Society|qid= Q131935990|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Montgomery County Historical Society (Maryland)|lt=Montgomery County Historical Society|qid=Q30258145 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Prince George's Historical Society
  • {{ill|Queen Anne's County Historical Society|qid=Q28810984|s=1|v=sup}}
  • St. Mary's County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Somerset County Historical Society|qid=Q106344273|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Historical Society of Talbot County
  • Thurmont Historical Society
  • Washington County Historical Society
  • Wicomico Historical Society
  • {{ill|Worcester County Historical Society|qid=Q131737952|s=1|v=sup}}

= [[Massachusetts]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Massachusetts}}

=[[Michigan]]=

{{main|List of historical societies in Michigan}}

= [[Minnesota]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Minnesota}}

= Mississippi =

{{see also|History of Mississippi}}

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  • Biloxi Historical Society{{citation |url=https://www.mississippihistory.org/local-historical-societies |title=Local Historical Societies |work=mississippihistory.org |publisher=Mississippi Historical Society |access-date=2025-07-10 }}
  • Bolivar County Historical Society{{citation |url=https://www.mississippihistory.org/award-recipients |title=Award Recipients: Outstanding Local Historical Society Award (formerly Frank E. Everett, Jr. Award) |work=mississippihistory.org |publisher=Mississippi Historical Society |access-date=2025-07-10 }}
  • Canton Madison County Historical Society
  • Hancock County Historical Society
  • Hattiesburg Area Historical Society
  • Itawamba Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Jackson County{{citation |title=O.S. scouts sell tags for county historical society |work=Pascagoula Chronicle-Star and Moss Point Advertiser |location=Mississippi |date=1950-10-13 |url= https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87065530/1950-10-13/ed-1/seq-11 |via=Chronicling America }}
  • Kosciusdko Attala Historical Society
  • Lawrence County Historical Society
  • Lucedale George County Historical Society
  • Marion County Historical Society
  • Mississippi Methodist Historical Society{{citation |title=M.E. Historical Society to meet |work=Hattiesburg News |location=Mississippi |date=1913-10-21 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87065167/1913-10-21/ed-1/seq-8/ |via= Chronicling America }}
  • Noxubee County Historical Society
  • Pass Christian Historical Society
  • Pontotoc County Historical Society
  • Simpson County Historical and Genealogical Society{{citation |url=https://msdiglib.org/partners-logos |title=Partners |work=msdiglib.org |publisher=Mississippi Digital Library |access-date=2025-07-10 }}
  • South Tishomingo County Historical Society
  • Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society
  • Union County Historical Society
  • Vicksburg & Warren County Historical Society

= [[Missouri]] =

{{see also|History of Missouri}}

  • Adair County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Bates County Historical Society|qid=Q127876259|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Boone County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Cape Girardeau County Historical Society|qid=Q127876261|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Grundy County Historical Society|qid=Q127876263|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Holt County Historical Society|qid=Q127876265|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Kimmswick Historical Society|qid=Q127876266|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Miller County Historical Society|qid=Q127876268|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Monroe County Historical County
  • {{ill|Platte County Historical Society|qid=Q127876269|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Raymore Historical Society|qid=Q127876271|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Shelby County Historical Society, Missouri|lt=Shelby County Historical Society|qid=Q127876273|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Saint Charles County Historical County{{citation |url=https://shsmo.org/local-societies/directory |work=shsmo.org |publisher=State Historical Society of Missouri |title=Missouri Local Historical and Genealogical Societies Directory |access-date=2024-07-26 }}
  • {{ill|Warren County Historical Society, Missouri|lt=Warren County Historical Society|qid=Q127876277|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Washington Historical Society, Missouri|lt=Washington Historical Society|qid=Q127876279|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Webster Groves Historical Society|qid=Q127876282|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Westport Historical Society, Missouri|lt=Westport Historical Society|qid=Q127876285|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Wildwood Historical Society|qid=Q127876286|s=1|v=sup}}

=[[Montana]]=

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

= [[Nebraska]] =

{{see also|History of Nebraska}}

=[[Nevada]]=

{{see also|History of Nevada}}

  • {{ill|Austin Historical Society|qid=Q127611193|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Carlin Historical Society|qid=Q127605642|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Carson City Historical Society|qid=Q127611187|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Douglas County Historical Society, Nevada|qid=Q127611191|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Nevada Historical Society|qid=Q58236461|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Northeastern Nevada Historical Society|qid=Q127605786|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Virginia & Truckee Railroad Historical Society|qid=Q127611189|s=1|v=sup}}

= [[New Hampshire]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in New Hampshire}}

= [[New Jersey]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in New Jersey}}

= [[New Mexico]] =

{{see also|History of New Mexico}}

= [[New York (state)|New York]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in New York (state)}}

= [[North Carolina]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in North Carolina}}

=[[North Dakota]]=

{{see also|History of North Dakota}}

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  • {{ill|Bismarck Historical Society|qid=Q134700601|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Cass County Historical Society|qid=Q134700602|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Cavalier County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Dunn County Historical Society|qid=Q134700603|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Emmons County Historical Society{{citation |url=https://library-nd.libguides.com/digitalinitiatives/memories |title=Digital Initiatives: North Dakota Memories Collection |work=LibGuides |publisher=North Dakota State Library |location=Bismarck, ND |access-date=2025-07-10 }}
  • Garretson Area Historical Society
  • Grand Forks County Historical Society
  • McLean County Historical Society{{citation |url=https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/ |title=North Dakota State Archives |work=history.nd.gov |publisher= State Historical Society of North Dakota |location=Bismarck, ND |access-date=2025-07-10 }}
  • {{ill|Missouri Valley Historical Society|qid=Q134700605|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Ransom County Historical Society
  • Richland County Historical Society
  • Stark County Historical Society
  • Steele County Historical Society
  • Walsh County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Ward County Historical Society|qid=Q134700608|s=1|v=sup}}

= [[Ohio]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Ohio}}

= [[Oklahoma]] =

{{see also|History of Oklahoma}}

  • Cherokee Strip Historical Society
  • {{ill|Cleveland County Historical Society|qid=Q135269732|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Edmond Historical Society|qid=Q135269733 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Garfield County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Grady County Historical Society|qid=Q135269734 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Hooker Historical Society{{citation |url=https://gateway.okhistory.org/explore/partners/ |title= Partners |work=Gateway to Oklahoma History |publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society |access-date=2025-07-07 }}
  • Keystone Crossroads Historical Society
  • Logan County Historical Society
  • No Man’s Land Historical Society{{citation |author1=Michele Seikel |author2= Tabitha Manners |title=Oklahoma Digital Collections |publisher=Oklahoma Library Association |url=https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.oklibs.org/resource/resmgr/imported/Oklahoma_Digital_Collections.pdf |access-date=2025-07-07 }}
  • Oklahoma City/County Historical Society
  • Payne County Historical Society
  • Pontotoc County Historical Society
  • Pottawatomie County Historical Society
  • Rogers County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Sapulpa Historical Society|qid=Q135269737 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Southwestern Oklahoma Historical Society
  • Spencer Historical Society[https://www.metrolibrary.org/archives/document/2023/08/spencer-historical-society-binder-01]
  • Tulsa Historical Society

= [[Oregon]] =

{{see also|History of Oregon}}

  • Benton County Historical Society{{citation |title=Historic Preservation |work=Research Guides |publisher=University of Oregon Libraries |url= https://researchguides.uoregon.edu/historic-preservation/archives |access-date=2025-07-07 }}
  • Clatsop County Historical Society
  • Cottage Grove Historical Society{{citation |url=https://sos.oregon.gov/blue-book/Pages/cultural/history-regional.aspx |title=Regional Historical Societies and History Museums |work=Oregon Blue Book |publisher=Oregon Secretary of State |access-date=2025-07-07 }}
  • Gresham Historical Society{{citation |url=https://northwestdigitalheritage.org/s/nwdh/faceted-browse/1 |title=Contributing Organizations |work=northwestdigitalheritage.org |publisher=Northwest Digital Heritage |access-date=2025-07-07 }}
  • 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 Associaiton
  • Umatilla County Historical Society{{citation |title=Home historical society commended by speaker |work=East Oregonian |location=Pendleton, OR |date=1913-11-24 |url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88086023/1913-11-24/ed-1/seq-5 |via=Library of Congress' Chronicling America }}

= [[Pennsylvania]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Pennsylvania}}

= [[Rhode Island]] =

{{see also|History of Rhode Island}}

  • {{ill|Armenian Historical Association of Rhode Island|qid=Q72194773|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Blackstone Valley Historical Society|qid=Q72194861|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Block Island Historical Society|qid=Q4927144|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Bristol Historical and Preservation Society|qid=Q72194761|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society|qid=Q72194802|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Charlestown Historical Society|qid=Q72194828|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Coventry Historical Society|qid=Q72194796|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Cranston Historical Society|qid=Q72194769|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Cuttyhunk Historical Society|qid=Q72194886|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|East Providence Historical Society|qid=Q72194766|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Exeter Historical Association|qid=Q72194834|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Historical Society of Smithfield|qid=Q72194795|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Hope Historical Society|qid=Q72194837|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Hopkinton Historical Association|qid=Q72194858|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Italian American Historical Society of Rhode Island|qid=Q72194852|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Jamestown Historical Society|qid=Q72194762|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Johnston Historical Society|qid=Q72194789|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Massasoit Historical Association|qid=Q72194757|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Middletown Historical Society|qid=Q72194785|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Mile of History Association|qid=Q72194863|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Narragansett Historical Society|qid=Q72194803|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Newport Historical Society
  • Preservation Society of Newport County
  • {{ill|North Stonington Historical Society|qid=Q72194790|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society|qid=Q72194839|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Portsmouth Historical Society|qid=Q72194804|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Prudence Island Historical and Preservation Society|qid=Q72194822|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Quonochontaug Historical Society|qid=Q72194857|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association|qid=Q72194756|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Rhode Island Labor History Society|qid=Q72194823|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Richmond Historical Society|qid=Q72194797|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|South County History Center|qid=Q7179277|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Steamship Historical Society of America|qid=Q7605484|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Tiverton Historical Society[http://www.tivertonhistory.com]
  • {{ill|Warwick Historical Society|qid=Q72194829|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Westerly Historical Society|qid=Q72194855|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Western Rhode Island Civic Historical Society|qid=Q72194827|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Willow Dell Historical Association|qid=Q72194867|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Woonsocket Historical and Preservation Society|qid=Q72194833|s=1|v=sup}}

= [[South Carolina]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in 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]] =

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{{see also|History of Tennessee}}

  • Beersheba Springs Historical Society
  • {{ill|Chattanooga Area Historical Association|qid=Q127787845|s=1|v=sup}}
  • East Tennessee Historical Society
  • {{ill|Fentress County Historical Society|qid=Q127787846|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Grainger County Historic Society|qid=Q127787847|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Jefferson County Historical Society|qid=Q127787948|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Historical Society of Loudon County|qid=Q127787959|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Macon County Historical Society|qid=Q127788814|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Madison County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Oliver Springs Historical Society|qid=Q127787848|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Sequatchie Valley Historical Association|qid=Q127787849|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|Smoky Mountain Historical Society|qid=Q127787850|s=1|v=sup}}
  • {{ill|West Tennessee Historical Society|qid=Q97353991|s=1|v=sup}}

= [[Texas]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Texas}}

=[[Utah]]=

{{see also|History of Utah}}

  • Alta Historical Society{{cn|date=June 2025}}
  • 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]]=

{{main|List of historical societies in Vermont}}

= [[Virginia]] =

{{main|List of historical societies in Virginia}}

= [[Washington (state)|Washington]] =

{{see also|History of Washington (state)}}

  • Adams County Historical Society
  • Asotin County Historical Society
  • Ballard Historical Society{{citation |url=https://www.akcho.org/akcho-members/ |title= Organizational Members|work=akcho.org |publisher=Association of King County Historical Organizations |location=Washington |access-date=2025-07-13 }}
  • Benton County Historical Society
  • Chelan County Historical Society
  • Clallam County Historical Society
  • Clark County Historical Society
  • Columbia County Historical Society
  • Cowlitz County Historical Society
  • Darrington Historical Society{{citation |url=https://www.snocoheritage.org/groups/ |title=League of Snohomish County Heritage Organizations |work=snocoheritage.org |location=Washington |access-date=2025-07-13 }}
  • Douglas County Historical Society
  • East Benton County Historical Society
  • Eastern Washington State Historical Society
  • Fall City Historical Society
  • Fern Hill Historical Society
  • Ferry County Historical Society
  • Franklin County Historical Society
  • Garfield County Historical Society
  • Granite Falls Historical Society
  • Grant County Historical Society
  • Grays Harbor County Historical Society
  • Island County Historical Society
  • Jefferson County Historical Society
  • King County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Kiona-Benton City Historical Society|qid=Q117800776|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Kitsap County Historical Society
  • Kittitas County Historical Society
  • Klickitat County Historical Society
  • Lake Stevens Historical Society
  • Lewis County Historical Society
  • Lincoln County Historical Society
  • Magnolia Historical Society[https://magnoliahistoricalsociety.org]
  • Maple Valley Historical Society
  • Marysville Historical Society
  • Mason County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Medical Lake Historical Society|qid=Q117840281 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Mercer Island Historical Society[http://mercerislandhistory.org]
  • Monroe Historical Society
  • Mukilteo Historical Society
  • Newcastle Historical Society
  • Okanogan County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Olympia Historical Society|qid=Q134520274 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Pacific County Historical Society
  • Pend Oreille County Historical Society
  • Pierce County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society|qid=Q7258928 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Queen Anne Historical Society[http://qahistory.org]
  • San Juan County Historical Society
  • Seattle Historical Society
  • Skagit County Historical Society
  • Skamania County Historical Society
  • Sky Valley Historical Society
  • Skykomish Historical Society
  • Snohomish County Historical Society
  • Spokane County Historical Society
  • Stanwood Area Historical Society
  • Stevens County Historical Society
  • Thurston County Historical Society
  • Wahkiakum County Historical Society
  • Walla Walla County Historical Society
  • Whatcom County Historical Society
  • {{ill|White River Valley Historical Society|qid=Q134527386|s=1|v=sup}}
  • Whitman County Historical Society{{citation |url=https://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/ |title=Washington Rural Heritage |publisher=Washington State Library |access-date=2025-07-13 }}
  • Yakima County Historical Society
  • Yakima Valley Historical Society

=West Virginia=

{{see also|History of 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
  • {{ill|Marion County Historical Society, West Virginia|lt=Marion County Historical Society|qid=Q96757721 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Marshall County Historical Society
  • Mercer County Historical Society
  • Mineral County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Monroe County Historical Society, West Virginia|lt=Monroe County Historical Society|qid=Q97392527 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Pendleton County Historical Society
  • Raleigh County Historical Society
  • Randolph County Historical Society
  • Ritchie County Historical Society
  • Roane County Historical Society
  • {{ill|St. Albans Historical Society|qid=Q97390591 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Summers County Historical Society
  • Taylor County Historical & Genealogical Society
  • Tucker County Historical Society
  • Upshur County Historical Society
  • Webster County Historical Society
  • {{ill|West Virginia Baptist Historical Society|qid=Q97397289 |s=1|v=sup}}
  • Wood County Historical & Preservation Society
  • Wyoming County Historical Society

=[[Wisconsin]]=

{{main|List of historical societies in Wisconsin}}

= [[Wyoming]] =

{{see also|History of Wyoming}}

  • {{ill|Jackson Hole Historical Society|qid=Q127804540}}
  • Natrona County Historical Society
  • {{ill|Saratoga Historical & Cultural Association|qid=Q127804538}}
  • Sheridan County Historical Society
  • Sublette County Historical Society

See also

References

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Further reading

  • {{citation |title=American Historical Societies, 1790-1860 |year=1944 |author=Leslie Dunlop |publisher=University of Wisconsin }} (thesis)
  • {{citation |title=Independent Historical Societies: An Enquiry into Their Research and Publication Functions and Their Financial Future |publisher=Harvard University Press |year=1962 |author=Walter Muir Whitehill |isbn=9780674448254 }}
  • {{citation |title=History of Historical Societies in the U.S. |author= Sara Lawrence |date= December 11, 2003 |work=publichistory.org |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20041103153912/http://www.publichistory.org/features/HistoricalSocietyHistory.html |url=http://www.publichistory.org/features/HistoricalSocietyHistory.html |archive-date= 2004-11-03 |publisher=Public History Resource Center |location=US |via=Wayback Machine }}
  • {{citation |title=2022 National Census of History Organizations |url=https://aaslh.org/census/ |publisher=American Association for State and Local History }}

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