This is a partial List of Historical Societies from around the world. The sections provided are not mutually exclusive. Many historical societies websites are their museums' websites.

Australia Societies

National societies

• Royal Australian Historical Society

State societies

• Royal Queensland Historical Society
• Royal Western Australian Historical Society

Queensland

• Rockhampton and District Historical Society

Western Australia

• Mundaring and Hills Historical Society

Canada societies

Provincial and territorial societies

• Alberta Historical Society (official website)
• Manitoba Historical Society (offical website)
• New Brunswick Society (official website)
• The Newfoundland Historical Society (official website)
• Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (official website)
• Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society (official website)
• Ontario Historical Society (official website)
• Literary and Historical Society of Quebec

New Brunswick

• Carleton County Historical Society

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Greenspond Historical Society

Northwest Territories

• Fort Simpson Historical Society (official website)

Ontario

• Lennox and Addington Historical Society

Prince Edward Island

• P.E.I. Scottish Settlers Historical Society (official website)

Saskatchewan

• Prince Albert Historical Society

Ireland societies

• The College Historical Society of Trinity College, Dublin
• The Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin

Mexico societies

• Academia Mexicana de la Historia (official website)

Poland societes

• Polish Historical Society (Poland)

Turkey societies

• Turkish Historical Society

United Kingdom societies

• Naval dockyards society (NDS) UK
• Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society (OAHS) England
• Royal Historical Society London, England

United States societies

National societies

• American Historical Association

State societies

Territorial societies

• Official Historian of Puerto Rico

Federal District societies

• Historical Society of Washington, D.C. (official website)
• Supreme Court Historical Society

Local societies

California

• Historical Society of Long Beach (official website)
• Lompoc Valley Historical Society (offical website)
• Orange County Historical Society (official website)
• Western Sonoma County Historical Society (official website)
• Shasta Historical Society

Colorado

• Adams County Historical Society (official website)
• Aspen Historical Society (official website)
• Aurora Historical Society (official website)
• Boulder Historical Society (official website)
• Columbine Genealogical And Historical Society (official website)
• Delta County Historical Society
• Erie Historical Society (official website)
• Frisco Historical Society (official website)
• Frontier Historical Society (official website)
• Grand County Historical Society
• Hinsdale County Historical Society
• Idaho Springs Historical Society
• Johnstown Historical Society (official website)
• Leadville Heritage Museum Association
• Littleton Historical Society
• Logan County Historical Society
• Longmont Genealogical Society
• Mesa County Historical Society
• Montrose County Historical Society
• Ouray County Historical Society
• Phillips County Historical Society
• Pueblo County Historical Society (official website)
• Rio Grande County Historical Society
• Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society
• Sedgewick County Genealogical Society
• Sheridan Historical Society (official website)
• Silt Historical Society
• South Park Historical Society
• Summit Historical Society (official website)
• Telluride Historical Society (official website)
• Trinidad History Society

Connecticut

• Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society (official website)
• Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam (official website)
• Avon Historical Society (official website)
• Barkhamsted Historical Society (official website)
• Brookfield Historical Society (official website)
• Cheshire Historical Society (official website)
• Clinton Historical Society
• Danbury Museum and Historical Society
• Darien Historical Society (official website)
• East Windsor Historical Society (official website)
• Enfield Historical Society (official website)
• Fairfield Historical Society (official website)
• Farmington Historical Society (official website)
• Gaylordsville Historical Society (official website)
• The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich (official website)
• Haddam Historical Society (official website)
• Killingly Historical Society (official website)
• Litchfield Historical Society (official website)
• Manchester Historical Society (official website)
• Mansfield Historical Society (official website)
• Middlebury Historical Society (official website)
• Milford Historical Society (official website)
• Monroe Historical Society (official website)
• New Canaan Historical Society (official website)
• New Haven Museum and Historical Society
• New Milford Historical Society (official website)
• North Stonington Historical Society (official website)
• Norwalk Historical Society (official website)
• Old Bethlehem Historical Society (official website)
• Old Saybrook Historical Society (official website)
• Ridgefield Historical Society (official website)
• Rowayton Historical Society (official website)
• Simsbury Historical Society (official website)
• Somers Historical Society (official website)
• South Windsor Historical Society (official website)
• Stamford Historical Society (official website)
• Watertown Historical Society
• Weston Historical Society (official website)
• Westport Historical Society (official website)
• Wilton Historical Society and Heritage Museum (official website)
• Connecticut Humanities Council - List of Historic Sites, Museums or Organizations (official website)

Delaware

• Georgetown Historical Society (official website)
• Seaford Historical Society (official website)

Florida

• Algier-Sullivan Historical Society (official website)
• Baker County Historical Society (official webite)
• Boca Raton Historical Society (official website)
• Cedar Key Historical Society (official website)
• Citrus County Historical Society (official website)
• Clearwater Historical Society
• Dunedin Historical Society (official website)
• East Hillsborough Historical Society (official website)
• Florida Baptist Historical Society (official website)
• Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
• Gulf Breeze Area Historical Society (official website)
• Gulfport Historical Society
• Historical Society of Avon Park (official website)
• Historical Society of Central Florida
• Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society (official website)
• Key West Art & Historical Society (official website)
• Maitland Historical Society (official website)
• Marco Island Historical Society (official website)
• Micanopy Historical Society (official website)
• North Brevard Historical Society
• Orange County Historical Society
• Panhandle Preservation Alliance (official website)
• Pensacola Historical Society (official website)
• Pompano Beach Historical Society (official website)
• Santa Rosa Historical Society (official website)
• St. Augustine Historical Society (official website)
• Washington County Historical & Preservation Society

Georgia

• Roswell Historical Society
• Georgia Historical Society

Idaho

• Clearwater Historical Society, Orofino

Illinois

• Chicago History Museum
• Hamilton County Historical Society (official website)

Iowa

• Brooklyn Historical Society (official website)
• Massena Historical Society

Kansas

• Clearwater Historical Society (official website)

Kentucky

• Filson Historical Society

Maryland

• Allegany County Historical Society
• Allen Historical Society (official website)
• Ann Arrundell County Historical Society (official website)
• Calvert County Historical Society (official website)
• Caroline County Historical Society (official website)
• Dorchester County Historical Society (official website)
• Historical Society of Baltimore County (official website)
• Historical Society of Carroll County (official website)
• Historical Society of Cecil County (official website)
• Historical Society of Charles County
• Historical Society of Frederick County (official website)
• Historical Society of Harford County (official website)
• St. Mary's County Historical Society (official website)
• Wicomico Historical Society (official website)

Massachusetts

• The Historical Society (official website), Boston University
• Marlborough Historical Society (official website)
• Old Bridgewater Historical Society
• Old Colony Historical Society
• South End Historical Society

Minnesota

• Pennington County Historical Society (official website)
• Red Lake Falls Historical Society (official website)
• Washington County Historical Society (official website)

Missouri

• Saint Charles County Historical County (official website)

Nebraska

• Douglas County Historical Society
• Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Omaha

New Jersey

• Bergen County Historical Society (official website)
• Camden County Historical Society (official website)
• Chester Historical Society (official website)
• Cranford Historical Preservation Advisory Board
• Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society (official website)
• Greater Cape May Historical Society (Official website)
• Historical Society of Ocean Grove (official website)
• Historical Society of Princeton (official website)
• Historical Society of the Somerset Hills (official website)
• Historical Society of Winslow Township (official website)
• Howell Historical Society (official website)
• Jewish Historical Society of Metrowest (official website)
• Lambertville Historical Society (official website)
• Lawnside Historical Society (official website)
• Long-A-Coming Historical Society (official website)
• Navy Lakehurst Historical Society (official website)
• Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society (official website)

New York

• Brooklyn Historical Society
• New York Historical Society
• Schenectady County Historical Society
• White Plains Historical Society

North Carolina

• The Chapel Hill Historical Society

Ohio

• Berea Historical Society
• Marion County Historical Society
• Western Reserve Historical Society

Pennsylvania

• Blairsville Historical Society (official website)
• Germantown Historical Society (official website)
• Historical Society of Berks County
• Hummelstown Historical Society (official website)
• Lehigh County Historical Society
• Manheim Historical Society (official website)
• Moravian Historical Society (official website)
• Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society

Rhode Island

• Newport Historical Society
• Preservation Society of Newport County

South Carolina

• Beech Island Historical Society
• Parris Island Historical and Museum Society

Tennessee

• East Tennessee Historical Society

Texas

• East Texas Historical Society

• Texas Jewish Historical Society?

• West Texas Historical Association

Virginia

• Augusta County Historical Society
• Cape Charles Historical Society
• Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society)
• Orange County Historical Society)

Washington

• Seattle Historical Society

Wisconsin

• Directory of Wisconsin Local Historical Societies
• Bay View Historical Society
• Beloit Historical Society (official website)
• Brown County Historical Society (official website)
• Buffalo County Historical Society (official website)
• Burlington Historical Society (official website)
• Dane County Historical Society (official website)
• Greenfield Historical Society
• Hales Corners Historical Society (official website)
• La Crosse County Historical Society
• Milton Historical Society (official website)
• Milwaukee County Historical Society
• Oak Creek Historical Society
• Rock County Historical Society (official website)
• Shorewood Historical Society (official website)
• South Milwaukee Historical Society (official website)
• Washington County Historical Society (official website)
• Wauwatosa Historical Society (official website)
• West Allis Historical Society (official website)

Aviation historical societies

United States

• Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Huntsville, Alabama Official Site
• American Aviation Historical Society, Santa Ana, California
• B-26 Marauder Historical Society, Official Site at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
• Colorado Aviation Historical Society
  • Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society, Pueblo, Colorado
• Florida Aviation Historical Society Official Site
• Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society Official Site
• Maine Aviation Historical Society Official Site
• Massachusetts Aviation Historical Society Official Site
• New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society Official Site
• Oregon Aviation Historical Society Official Site

Other countries

• Air-Britain, United Kingdom Official Site
• Aviation Historical Society of Australia, Australia Official Site
• Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand, New Zealand Official Site
• Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory, Canada Official Site
• Bodø Aviation Historical Society, Norway Official Site non-English
• Historical Aviation Society of Ireland, Ireland
• Canadian Aviation Historical Society, Canada Official Site
• Civil Aviation Historical Society, Australia Official Site (Air Services Australia)
• Ontario Aviation Historical Society, Canada
• Swedish Aviation Historical Society, Sweden Official Site non-English
• Ulster Aviation Society, Northern Ireland

Note: all aviation sites were visited July 30, 2007

Time-period oriented societies

United States

• American Antiquarian Society
• The Historical Society (official website)
• Medieval Academy of America
• Plymouth Antiquarian Society

Other historical societies

Australia

• Australian Jewish Historical Society
• Australian Railway Historical Society

Canada

• Miles Canyon Historical Society (official website)

India

• Kokborok tei Hukumu Mission

United Kingdom

• Historical Diving Society
• Historical Maritime Society
• Jewish Historical Society of England
• Plastics Historical Society
• Polish Historical Society (United States)
• Nautical Archaeology Society
• Railway and Canal Historical Society

United States

• Anthracite Railroads Historical Society
• Conrail Historical Society
• Filipino American National Historical Society
• MCRD Museum Historical Society (official website)
• National Railway Historical Society
• North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society (official website)
• Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society
• United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey (official website)

See also

• List of genealogical societies
• List of halls and walks of fame
• List of Royal Societies

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