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List of historical societies in the United States

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

National societies

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State societies

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Societies with museums include:

Other state associations

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Territorial societies

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Federal District societies

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County and local societies

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Georgetown Historical Society building in Delaware, US in 2020
Historical Society of Kent County building in Maryland, US, in 2020

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

Name Established Headquarters
Austin Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Carlin Historical Society Edit this on WikidataMar 2018[19]Carlin[19]
Carson City Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Churchill County Museum & Archives Edit this on Wikidata
Douglas County Historical Society, Nevada Edit this on Wikidata
Nevada Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata31 May 1904Reno
Northeastern Nevada Historical Society Edit this on WikidataElko[20]
Sparks Heritage Museum & Cultural Center Edit this on Wikidata1984[21]
Virginia & Truckee Railroad Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Name Established Headquarters
Abbot-Downing Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Acworth Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Albany Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Alexandria Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Allenstown NH Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata1994[22]
Alstead Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1937[22]
Alton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Andover Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1911[23]
Antrim Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Ashland Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Association for Rollinsford Culture & History, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Atkinson Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1954[22]
Auburn Historical Association, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Barnstead Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Barrington Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Bartlett Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata2006[24]
Bath Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Bedford Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Belknap Mill Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1970[22]
Belmont Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Bennington Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1980[22]
Berlin & Coos County Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1992[22]
Boscawen Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Bradford Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Brentwood Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Bridgewater Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Campton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Canaan Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Canterbury Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Centre Harbor Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Charlestown Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1978[22]
Chatham Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Chester Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Chesterfield Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1974[25]
Claremont Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Cohos Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata2002[22]
Colebrook Area Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Concord Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata2003[26]
Conway Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Cornish Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1976[22]
Croydon Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1999[22]
Dalton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Danbury New Hampshire Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Deerfield Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1972[22]
Deering Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Dublin Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Dummer Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Dunbarton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Durham Historic Association, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
East Kingston Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Effingham Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1953[22]
Enfield Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Epping Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1971[22]
Exeter Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1928[22]
Farmington Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Fitzwilliam Historical Society Inc. Edit this on Wikidata1961[22]
Fort at #4 Association, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Francestown Improvement & Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1923[22]
Franklin Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Freedom Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Friends of Kingston Historical Museum Association, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Friends of Pisgah, Inc., New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Gilmanton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1967[27]
Gilsum Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Goffstown Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Gorham Historical Society and Railroad Museum, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1973[22]
Goshen NH Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Grantham Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Greenfield NH Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Greenland Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Groton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Hampstead Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1974[22]
Hampton Falls Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1983[22]
Hampton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Hancock Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1903[22]
Hanover Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1961[28]
Haverhill Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Henniker Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1971[29]
Hill Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1982[22]
Hillsborough Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Hinsdale Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1971[22]
Historic Harrisville, Inc., New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1971[22]
Historical Society of Amherst, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1957[22]
Historical Society of Cheshire County, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1927[22]Keene[30]
Historical Society of Cheshire Cty, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Historical Society of Kensington NH Edit this on Wikidata
Historical Society of Temple New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Holderness Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata28 Aug 1961[31]
Hollis Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata13 Jun 1958[32]
Hopkinton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1859[33]
Hudson Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Isles of Shoals Historical & Research Association, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Jackson Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1906[22]
Jaffrey Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1958[22]
Jefferson Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1977[22]
Johns Historical Hotel, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Keene Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Kingston Improvement & Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Laconia Historical & Museum Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Laconia Indian Historical Association, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Lakes Region Heritage Roundtable, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Lancaster Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1907[22]
Lebanon Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Lee Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Lempster Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Lisbon Area Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1964[22]
Littleton Area Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Londonderry Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Loudon Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Madbury Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Madison Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1959[22]
Manchester Historic Association Edit this on Wikidata1896[23]
Marlborough Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Marlow NH Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Meredith Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Merrimack Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Merrimack Society of Genealogists, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Milford Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1895[22]
Monadnock Center for History and Culture Edit this on Wikidata
Moultonborough Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Nashua Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1870[34]
Natural History Conference, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
New Boston, New Hampshire Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata1968[22]
New Castle Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
New Durham Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
New Hampshire Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata1823[22]
New Hampshire Sled Dog Rescue History and Education Center Edit this on Wikidata
New Hampshire Society of Genealogists Edit this on Wikidata
New Hampshire Supreme Courthistorical Society Edit this on Wikidata
New Hampton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
New Ipswich Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
New London Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1954[22]
Newbury Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Newington Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1912[22]
Newport Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Newton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
North Hampton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1957[22]
Northumberland Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Northwood Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Nottingham Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Orford Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Ossipee Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Park Hill Meeting House Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Pelham Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata1963[22]
Pembroke Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata1982[22]
Penacook Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1995[22]
Pequawaket Historical League, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Piermont Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Pittsburg NH Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata1982[22]
Pittsfield Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Plainfield Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Plaistow Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Plymouth Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1973[22]
Poore Family Farm Foundation, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Portsmouth Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1917[22]
Racing History Preservation Group, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Raymond Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Richmond Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Rindge Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Rochester Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1950[22]
Rockingham County Society of Genealogists, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Rollinsford Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Rumney Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1982[22]
Rye Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1976[22]
Salem Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Salisbury Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Sanbornton Historical Document Foundation, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Sanbornton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Sandown Historical Society and Museum, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Sandwich Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1917[22]
Shelburne Heritage Commission, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Springfield Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1985[22]
Stoddard Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Strafford County Genealogical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Strafford Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Sugar Hill Historical Museum, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Sugar Hill Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Summersworth Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Sunapee Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata1970[35]
Surry Historical Committee, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Sutton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Swanzey Historical Museum, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Tamworth Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Tamworth History Center, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1952[36]Tamworth[37]
Thompson Ames Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1943[22]
Thornton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Township of Grafton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Township of Milton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Troy Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Tuftonboro Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Twin Mountain-Bretton Woods Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Unity NH Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Upper Pemigewasset Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Village Improvement and Red Schoolhouse Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Wakefield Heritage Commission, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1979[22]
Wakefield-Brookfield Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1949[22]
Walpole Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Warner Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata9 Dec 1932[38]
Warren Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Washington NH Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Washington NH Historical Society Edit this on Wikidata
Waterville Valley Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Weare Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1971[22]
Wentworth Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Westmoreland Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Whitefield Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata1982[22]
Wilmot Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Wilton Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Winchester Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Wolfeboro Historical Society, New Hampshire Edit this on Wikidata
Macon County Historical Society building in Tennessee, US, in 2016
  • 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

See also

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References

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