List of historical societies

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[]

• International Committee of Historical Sciences
• International Council on Archives
• International Historical Club, IHC^[1][2]
• Medieval Chronicle Society
• Comité International d'Histoire de l'Art
• International Economic History Association
• International Social History Association
• International Association for the History of Religions
• International Intelligence History Association
• International Water History Association
• International Students of History Association
• International Big History Association
• Haitian American Historical Society
• the Theosophical Society

Supra-national[]

• Archives and Records Association (covers United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland)
• Western History Association
• International Association of Historians of Asia
• Asian Association of World Historians
• World History Association

Australian societies[]

National societies[]

• The Australian Historical Association
• Federation of Australian Historical Societies
• Australian Jewish Historical Society
• Australian Association for Maritime History
• Australian Catholic Historical Society
• Australian Railway Historical Society
• Naval Historical Society of Australia
• Australian Garden History Society
• Military Historical Society of Australia

State and territory societies[]

New South Wales[]

• Royal Australian Historical Society
• St George Historical Society, St George (Sydney)

Northern Territory[]

• Historical Society of the Northern Territory

Queensland[]

• Royal Historical Society of Queensland

South Australia[]

• Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association
• South Australia Police Historical Society

Tasmania[]

• Tasmanian Historical Research Association

Victoria[]

• Royal Historical Society of Victoria
• Eltham District Historical Society
• Geelong Historical Society
• Heidelberg Historical Society

Western Australia[]

The Royal Western Australian Historical Society is the overarching society for the whole state.

Canada societies[]

National societies[]

• Canadian Historical Association

Ontario Historical Society, in 1914

Provincial and territorial societies[]

• Manitoba Historical Society
• Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society
• Ontario Historical Society
• Literary and Historical Society of Quebec

New Brunswick[]

• New Brunswick Historical Society
• Carleton County Historical Society

Newfoundland and Labrador[]

• Greenspond Historical Society

Ontario[]

• York Pioneers

Alberta[]

• Old Glenora Conservation Association

Saskatchewan[]

• Prince Albert Historical Society

China societies[]

• Association of Chinese Historians

Ireland societies[]

Scrabo Tower, on the Ards peninsula

• Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
• Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
• Irish Historical Society
• Kilkenny Archaeological Society
• , in Newtownards^[4]

South Africa societies[]

• Southern African Historical Society

Mexico societies[]

• Academia Mexicana de la Historia, National Academy

Pakistan societies[]

• Pakistan Museum of Natural History

Czech Republic societies[]

• Český národní komitét historiků

Germany societies[]

• Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands

Ghanaian societies[]

• Historical Society of Ghana

Hungary societies[]

• Hungarian Historical Society

Lithuania societies[]

• Lithuanian Institute of History

the Netherlands societies[]

• Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap

Poland societies[]

• Polish Historical Society (Poland)

Portugal societies[]

• Academia Portuguesa da Historia

Morocco societies[]

• Association Marocaine pour La Recherche Historique

Saudi Arabia societies[]

• Historical Saudi Historical Society

Turkey societies[]

• Turkish Historical Society

Philippines societies[]

• Philippine Historical Association

New Zealand societies[]

• The New Zealand Historical Association

United Kingdom societies[]

National societies[]

• Anglo-Norman Text Society
• Black and Asian Studies Association
• British Record Society
• British Records Association
• Canterbury and York Society
• Catholic Record Society
• Crimean War Research Society
• Hadrianic Society
• Harleian Society
• Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (Wales)
• List and Index Society
• Naval Dockyards Society (NDS)
• Navy Records Society
• Past and Present Society
• Royal Historical Society
• Scottish History Society
• Scottish Record Society
• Selden Society (English law)
• Society for Army Historical Research
• Society of Antiquaries of London
• Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
• Stair Society (Scots law)
• The Historical Association

Regional and local societies[]

• Abertay Historical Society Scotland
• Buchanhaven Heritage Society Scotland
• Bristol Record Society
• Clifton Antiquarian Club
• Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society
• Chetham Society
• Société Jersiaise (Jersey)
• Kent Archaeological Society
• Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
• Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire
• Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society
• Lancashire Parish Register Society
• Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society
• Lincoln Record Society
• London and Middlesex Archaeological Society
• London Record Society
• Manx Society for the Publication of National Documents
• Norfolk Record Society
• Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire
• Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne
• Orkney Antiquarian Society
• Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society
• Oxford Historical Society
• South Wales Record Society
• Spalding Club (northern Scotland)
• Surrey Archaeological Society
• Surrey Record Society
• Surtees Society (Durham and Northumberland)
• Sussex Archaeological Society
• Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
• Wiltshire Record Society
• Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society
• Yorkshire Philosophical Society

United States societies[]

National societies[]

• American Antiquarian Society
• American Historical Association
• American Baptist Historical Society
• Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
• National Historical Society
• Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
• Organization of American Historians
• Society of American Historians
• Shapell Manuscript Foundation

State societies[]

Territorial societies[]

• Official Historian of Puerto Rico

Federal District societies[]

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

County and local societies[]

California[]

• Lemon Grove Historical Society
• Orange County Historical Society
• San Diego Historical Society
• Sonoma County Historical Society
• Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Colorado[]

• St. Vrain Historical Society

Connecticut[]

• Danbury Museum and Historical Society
• New Haven Museum and Historical Society
• Salmon Brook Historical Society
• Watertown Historical Society
• Westport Historical Society

Delaware[]

• Laurel Historical Society
• Lewes Historical Society

Florida[]

• Boca Raton Historical Society
• Clearwater Historical Society
• Historical Society of Central Florida
• Southwest Florida Historical Society
• St. Augustine Historical Society

Georgia[]

• Atlanta Historical Society
• Roswell Historical Society

Idaho[]

• , Orofino

Illinois[]

Indiana[]

Iowa[]

• Cedar Falls Historical Society
• Johnson County Historical Society

Kansas[]

• Kansas Historical Society

Kentucky[]

• Filson Historical Society
• Kentucky Genealogical Society

Louisiana[]

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

Maine[]

• Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, Topsham & Harpswell history

Maryland[]

• Montgomery County Historical Society
• Historical Society of Baltimore County

Massachusetts[]

• Arlington (Mass) Historical Society
• Chelmsford Historical Society
• Dedham Historical Society and Museum
• Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
• Fall River Historical Society
• , Boston University
• Old Bridgewater Historical Society
• Old Colony Historical Society
• Quincy Historical Society
• South End Historical Society

Michigan[]

Minnesota[]

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Missouri[]

• Boone County Historical Society

Nebraska[]

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

New Hampshire[]

• Nottingham Historical Society

New Jersey[]

• Cranford Historical Preservation Advisory Board
• Ocean County Historical Society
• Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society

New Mexico[]

New York[]

• 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
• 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[]

• Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel, Cary
• [www.tryonhistoricalmuseum.com], Tryon, NC
• [1], Polk County, NC

Ohio[]

Oklahoma[]

Oregon[]

Pennsylvania[]

• Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
• Chester County Historical Society
• Historical Society of Berks County
• Historical Society of Frankford
• Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
• Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
• Lawrence County Historical Society
• Lehigh County Historical Society
• Mercer County Historical Society
• Muncy Historical Society
• New Holland Area Historical Society
• Northumberland County Historical Society
• Sharon Heritage Society
• Sharpsville Area Historical Society
• Warren County Historical Society

Rhode Island[]

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

South Carolina[]

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

Tennessee[]

• East Tennessee Historical Society

Texas[]

• West Texas Historical Association
• Texas Jewish Historical Society

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[]

• Ballard Historical Society
• Columbia County Historical Society
• Douglas County Historical Society
• Magnolia Historical Society
• Mason County Historical Society
• Mercer Island Historical Society
• Queen Anne Historical Society

Wisconsin[]

Aviation historical societies[]

United States[]

• , Huntsville, Alabama
• American Aviation Historical Society, Santa Ana, California
• , at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
• Colorado Aviation Historical Society, Denver, Colorado
  • , Cortez, Colorado
  • Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society, Pueblo, Colorado
• , St. Louis, Missouri
• New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society
• United States Airways Heritage Association

Other countries[]

• Air-Britain, United Kingdom
• , Australia
• , New Zealand
• Tramway Historical Society New Zealand
• , Canada
• , Norway
• , Canada
• , Canada
• , Greece
• , Ireland
• , Australia (Air Services Australia)
• , Sweden
• , Northern Ireland
• , Australia
• , Spain

Denominational societies[]

• American Baptist Historical Society
• Disciples of Christ Historical Society
• Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society (German Reformed Church)
• Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
• Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic
• National Episcopal Historians and Archivists
• Presbyterian Historical Society

Time-period oriented societies[]

United States[]

• American Antiquarian Society
• Medieval Academy of America
• Plymouth Antiquarian Society

Subject matter-based historical societies[]

Canada[]

India[]

• Kokborok tei Hukumu Mission

United Kingdom[]

• Historical Diving Society
• Historical Maritime Society
• Jewish Historical Society of England
• Plastics Historical Society
• Nautical Archaeology Society
• Railway and Canal Historical Society

United States[]

• Anthracite Railroads Historical Society
• Conrail Historical Society
• Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society
• Filipino American National Historical Society
• National Railway Historical Society
• Theatre Historical Society of America
• Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society
• United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey

See also[]

• List of genealogical societies
• List of Antiquarian Societies
• List of halls and walks of fame
• List of Royal Societies
• Text publication society

References[]

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)