List of historical societies

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This is a partial and dynamic List of historical and heritage societies from around the world - and will never be complete. The sections provided are not mutually exclusive. A number of historical societies have associated museums - for the purposes of this wiki it may be practical to have one page for the two, or two separate pages.

Please feel free to add as appropriate. When a particular section gets too long, a separate page, linked from here, should be created.

Global

 * International Committee of Historical Sciences
 * International Council on Archives
 * International Historical Club, IHC
 * 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

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
 * International Council on Archives
 * Medieval Chronicle Society
 * International Historical Club, IHC

Australia Societies
See the separate list List of Australian local history societies

Provincial and territorial societies

 * Historical Society of Alberta
 * Manitoba Historical Society
 * New Brunswick Historical Society
 * The Newfoundland Historical Society
 * Family History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
 * 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

Northwest Territories

 * Fort Simpson Historical Society

Northwest Territories

 * Fort Simpson Historical Society

Ontario

 * Lennox and Addington Historical Society
 * York Pioneers

Prince Edward Island

 * P.E.I. Scottish Settlers Historical Society (1)

Saskatchewan

 * Prince Albert Historical Society

Ireland societies

 * Ards Historical Society, in Newtownards
 * The College Historical Society of Trinity College, Dublin
 * Craigavon Historical Society
 * The Galway Archaeological and Historical Society
 * The Literary and Historical Society of University College Dublin
 * Irish Historical Society
 * The Kilkenny Archaeological Society
 * Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies

Mexico societies

 * Academia Mexicana de la Historia

Poland societies

 * Polish Historical Society (Poland)

Saudi Arabia societies
Historical Saudi Historical Society

Turkey societies

 * Turkish Historical Society

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
 * Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
 * 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)

Regional and local societies

 * Abertay Historical Society Scotland
 * Bristol Record Society
 * Buchanhaven Heritage Society Scotland
 * 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
 * Lincoln Record 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
 * Till Valley Archaeological Society (TillVAS), Northumberland
 * Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
 * Wiltshire Record Society
 * Yorkshire Archaeological Society
 * Yorkshire Philosophical Society

More can be found here

National societies

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

State societies
See also List of U.S. state historical societies and museums


 * Alabama Historical Association
 * Alaska Historical Society
 * Arizona Historical Society
 * Arkansas Historical Association
 * California Historical Society
 * Colorado Historical Society
 * Connecticut Historical Society
 * Delaware Historical Society
 * Florida Historical Society
 * Georgia Historical Society
 * Hawaiian Historical Society
 * Idaho State Historical Society
 * Illinois State Historical Society
 * Indiana Historical Society
 * Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance
 * State Historical Society of Iowa
 * State Historical Society of Iowa
 * Kansas State Historical Society
 * Kentucky Historical Society
 * Foundation for Historical Louisiana
 * Louisiana Historical Society
 * Louisiana Landmarks Society
 * Maine Historical Society
 * Maryland Historical Society
 * Massachusetts Historical Society
 * Historical Society of Michigan
 * Minnesota Historical Society
 * Mississippi Historical Society
 * Missouri Historical Society
 * State Historical Society of Missouri
 * Montana Historical Society
 * Nebraska State Historical Society
 * Nevada Historical Society
 * New Hampshire Historical Society
 * New Jersey Historical Society
 * Historical Society of New Mexico
 * New-York Historical Society
 * North Carolina Office of Archives and History
 * North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
 * State Historical Society of North Dakota
 * Ohio Historical Society
 * Oklahoma Historical Society
 * Oregon Historical Society
 * Historical Society of Pennsylvania
 * Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
 * Rhode Island Historical Society
 * South Carolina Historical Society
 * South Dakota State Historical Society
 * Tennessee Historical Society
 * Texas Heritage Society - no longer operating
 * Texas Historical Commission
 * Texas State Historical Association
 * Utah State Historical Society
 * Vermont Historical Society
 * Virginia Historical Society
 * Washington State Historical Society
 * West Virginia Division of Culture and History
 * Wisconsin Historical Society
 * Wyoming State Historical Society

Territorial societies

 * Official Historian of Puerto Rico

Federal District societies

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

Alabama

 * Cherokee County Historical Society

California

 * Arcadia Historical Society
 * Historical Society of Long Beach
 * Historical Society of Southern California
 * Lompoc Valley Historical Society
 * Mill Valley Historical Society
 * Orange County Historical Society
 * Pasadena Historical Society
 * Shasta Historical Society
 * Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society
 * Sugar Creek Historical Society (California) - not found on websearch October 2015
 * Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Colorado

 * Adams County Historical Society
 * Aspen Historical Society
 * Aurora Historical Society
 * Boulder Historical Society (1)
 * Columbine Genealogical And Historical Society
 * Delta County Historical Society
 * Erie Historical Society
 * Frisco Historical Society
 * Frontier Historical Society
 * Grand County Historical Society
 * Hinsdale County Historical Society
 * Historic Bolder Inc.
 * Historical Society Of Idaho Springs
 * Idaho Springs Historical Society
 * Johnstown Historical Society (1)
 * Littleton Historical Society
 * Logan County Historical Society
 * Longmont Genealogical Society
 * Mesa County Historical Society
 * Mining History Association
 * Montrose County Historical Society
 * Otero County Historical Society(1)
 * Ouray County Historical Society
 * Phillips County Historical Society
 * Pueblo County Historical Society
 * Rio Grande Modeling & Historical Society
 * Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society
 * Sedgewick County Genealogical Society (1)
 * Sheridan Historical Society
 * Silt Historical Society
 * South Park Historical Society (1)
 * St. Vrain Historical Society
 * Summit Historical Society
 * Telluride Historical Society (1)
 * Trinidad History Society (1)

Connecticut

 * Amity & Woodbridge Historical Society
 * Aspinock Historical Society of Putnam
 * Avon Historical Society
 * Barkhamsted Historical Society
 * Brookfield Historical Society
 * Cheshire Historical Society (1)
 * Clinton Historical Society (Connecticut)
 * Danbury Museum and Historical Society
 * Darien Historical Society (1)
 * Derby Historical Society
 * East Windsor Historical Society (1)
 * Enfield Historical Society
 * Fairfield Historical Society
 * Farmington Historical Society
 * Gaylordsville Historical Society
 * Greenwich Historical Society (Connecticut)
 * The Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich
 * Haddam Historical Society
 * Killingly Historical Society
 * Litchfield Historical Society
 * Manchester Historic Association
 * Mansfield Historical Society
 * Middlebury Historical Society
 * Milford Historical Society
 * Monroe Historical Society
 * New Canaan Historical Society
 * New Haven Museum and Historical Society
 * New Milford Historical Society
 * North Stonington Historical Society
 * Norwalk Historical Society
 * Old Bethlehem Historical Society
 * Old Saybrook Historical Society
 * Ridgefield Historical Society
 * Rowayton Historical Society
 * Simsbury Historical Society
 * Somers Historical Society
 * South Windsor Historical Society (1)
 * Stamford Historical Society
 * Watertown Historical Society
 * Weston Historical Society
 * Westport Historical Society
 * Wilton Historical Society and Heritage Museum
 * Connecticut Humanities Council

Delaware

 * Delaware Historical Society
 * Georgetown Historical Society (1)
 * Laurel Historical Society
 * Lewes Historical Society
 * Seaford Historical Society

Florida

 * Alger-Sullivan Historical Society
 * Altamonte Springs Historical Society (1)
 * Baker County Historical Society
 * Boca Raton Historical Society
 * Cedar Key Historical Society
 * Central Florida Society for Historic Preservation (1)
 * Citrus County Historical Society
 * Clearwater Historical Society
 * Dunedin Historical Society
 * East Hillsborough Historical Society (1)
 * Florida Baptist Historical Society
 * Fort Lauderdale Historical Society
 * Geneva Historical Society
 * Goldenrod Historical Society, Inc.
 * Gulf Breeze Area Historical Society
 * Gulfport Historical Society
 * Historical Society of Avon Park
 * Historical Society of Central Florida
 * Historical Society of Sarasota County
 * Indian Rocks Beach Historical Society
 * Key West Art & Historical Society
 * Longboat Key Historical Society
 * Maitland Historical Society
 * Marco Island Historical Society
 * Micanopy Historical Society
 * Naples Historical Society (Florida)
 * North Brevard Historical Society
 * Orange County Historical Society
 * Oakland Park Historical Society
 * Orange County Historical Society (Florida)
 * Oviedo Historical Society, Inc.
 * Panhandle Preservation Alliance
 * Pensacola Historical Society
 * Pompano Beach Historical Society
 * Santa Rosa Historical Society
 * Sanford Historical Society
 * Sanford Historic Trust
 * Sarasota Historical Society
 * Seminole County Historical Society
 * Seminole County Historical Commission
 * St. Augustine Historical Society
 * Washington County Historical & Preservation Society

Georgia

 * Atlanta Historical Society
 * Roswell Historical Society
 * Georgia Historical Society

Idaho

 * Clearwater Historical Society, Orofino.

Illinois

 * Chicago History Museum
 * Hamilton County Historical Society
 * Theatre Historical Society of America

Indiana
Due to the length of the list see List of Indiana local history societies

Iowa

 * Brooklyn Historical Society (Iowa)
 * Cedar Falls Historical Society
 * Massena Historical Society (1)
 * State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines
 * Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance

Kansas

 * Clearwater Historical Society
 * Kansas Historical Society

Kentucky

 * Filson Historical Society

Maine

 * Maine Historical Society
 * Pejepscot Historical Society, Brunswick, Topsham & Harpswell history
 * Clinton Historical Society (Maine)

Maryland

 * Allegany County Historical Society
 * Allen Historical Society
 * Ann Arrundell County Historical Society
 * Calvert County Historical Society
 * Caroline County Historical Society
 * Dorchester County Historical Society
 * Historical Society of Baltimore County
 * Historical Society of Carroll County
 * Historical Society of Cecil County
 * Historical Society of Charles County
 * Historical Society of Frederick County
 * Historical Society of Harford County
 * Kent County Historical Society
 * Historical Society of Talbot County
 * Maryland Historical Society
 * St. Mary's County Historical Society
 * Wicomico Historical Society

Massachusetts

 * Chelmsford Historical Society
 * Clinton Historical Society (Massachusetts)
 * Dedham Historical Society and Museum
 * Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
 * Fall River Historical Society
 * The Historical Society, Boston University
 * Marlborough Historical Society
 * Duxbury Rural and Historical Society
 * Marlborough Historical Society
 * Massachusetts Historical Society
 * Old Bridgewater Historical Society
 * Old Colony Historical Society
 * Quincy Historical Society
 * South End Historical Society

Michigan

 * Lake Odessa Area Historical Society
 * Mid-Michigan Railway Historical Society
 * Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc

Minnesota

 * Minnesota Historical Society
 * Pennington County Historical Society
 * Red Lake Falls Historical Society (1)
 * Rice County Historical Society
 * Washington County Historical Society

Missouri

 * Boone County Historical Society
 * Monroe County Historical County
 * Saint Charles County Historical County
 * Sugar Creek Historical Center (Missouri)

Nebraska

 * Douglas County Historical Society
 * Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission, Omaha,
 * Plains Historical Society and Museum, Kimball, Nebraska
 * Washington County Historical Society
 * Nebraska State Historical Society

New Hampshire

 * Manchester Historic Association

New Jersey

 * Basking Ridge Historical Society (1)
 * Bergen County Historical Society
 * Camden County Historical Society
 * Chester Historical Society
 * Cranford Historical Preservation Advisory Board
 * Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
 * Greater Cape May Historical Society
 * Historical Society of Ocean Grove
 * Historical Society of Princeton
 * Historical Society of the Somerset Hills
 * Historical Society of Winslow Township
 * Howell Historical Society
 * Jewish Historical Society of Metrowest
 * Lambertville Historical Society
 * Lawnside Historical Society
 * Long-A-Coming Historical Society
 * Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
 * Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society
 * Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society
 * Longport Historical Society

New Mexico

 * Historical Society of New Mexico
 * Albuquerque Historical Society
 * Los Alamos Historical Society
 * Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico - Roswell

New York

 * Allegany Historical Society for the town and village
 * 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 and Erie County Historical Society
 * Chautauqua County Historical Society
 * Chester Historical Society (Chester, Orange County, New York)
 * Clinton Historical Society (Clinton, New York)
 * Collins Regional Historical Society (Collins Center, New York)
 * Greater Astoria Historical Society
 * Columbia County Historical Society, New York
 * New-York Historical Society
 * New York State Historical Association
 * New York Military Affairs Symposium
 * Pound Ridge Historical Society
 * Rensselaer County Historical Society
 * Sagtikos Manor Historical Society
 * Schenectady County Historical Society
 * Smithtown Historical Society
 * Steuben County Historical Society
 * White Plains Historical Society

North Carolina

 * Bethel Rural Community Organization
 * Canton Area Historical Museum
 * The Chapel Hill Historical Society
 * Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel
 * Moore County Historical Association

Ohio

 * Avon Historical Society
 * Madison Historical Society
 * Berea Historical Society
 * Marion County Historical Society (Ohio)
 * Western Reserve Historical Society

Oklahoma

 * Oklahoma City/County Historical Society
 * Tulsa Historical Society

Oregon

 * Oregon Historical Society

Pennsylvania

 * Blairsville Historical Society
 * Chadds Ford Historical Society
 * Chester County Historical Society
 * Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society (German Reformed Church)
 * Germantown Historical Society
 * Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County
 * Historical Society of Berks County
 * Historical Society of Frankford
 * Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
 * Hummelstown Historical Society
 * Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society
 * Lawrence County Historical Society
 * Lehigh County Historical Society
 * Lycoming County Historical Society
 * Manheim Historical Society
 * Mercer County Historical Society
 * Moravian Historical Society
 * Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society
 * Presbyterian Historical Society
 * Radnor Historical Society
 * Sharon Heritage Society (1)
 * Sharpsville 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
 * Parris Island Historical and Museum Society

Tennessee

 * East Tennessee Historical Society

Texas

 * East Texas Historical Society
 * Gillespie County Historical Society
 * Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
 * Texas Jewish Historical Society
 * West Texas Historical Association

Utah

 * Alta Historical Society
 * Cache Valley Historical Society
 * Delta County Historical Society
 * Draper Utah Historical Society
 * Fort Harmony Historical Society
 * Historical Society of Riverton
 * Iron County Historical Society (1)
 * Lehi Historical Society and Archives
 * Morgan County Historical Society
 * Park City Historical Society (1)
 * Riverton Historical Society
 * Smithfield Historical Society
 * St George Historical Society
 * Summit County Historical Society
 * Tooele County Historical Society (1)
 * Utah State Historical Society
 * West Jordan Historical Society
 * West Valley Historical Society
 * Washington County Historical Society (Utah)

Virginia

 * Augusta County Historical Society
 * Cape Charles Historical Society(1)
 * Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society
 * Greene County Historical Society (Virginia)
 * Orange County Historical Society

Washington

 * Ballard Historical Society
 * Adams County Historical Society
 * Asotin County Historical Society
 * Chelan County Historical Society
 * Clallam County Historical Society
 * Clark County Historical Society (1)
 * Columbia County Historical Society (1)
 * Cowlitz County Historical Society (1)
 * Douglas County Historical Society
 * East Benton County Historical Society
 * Ferry County Historical Society
 * Franklin County Historical Society
 * Garfield County Historical Society (1)
 * Grant County Historical Society
 * Grays Harbor County Historical Society (1)
 * Island County Historical Society
 * Jefferson County Historical Society
 * King County Historical Society
 * Kitsap County Historical Society
 * Kittitas County Historical Society (1)
 * Klickitat County Historical Society
 * Lewis County Historical Society
 * Lincoln County Historical Society
 * Mason County Historical Society
 * Okanogan County Historical Society
 * Pacific County Historical Society
 * Pend Oreille County Historical Society
 * San Juan County Historical Society (1)
 * Seattle Historical Society (1)
 * Skagit County Historical Society
 * Skamania County Historical Society
 * Snohomish Historical Society
 * Spokane County Historical Society
 * Stevens County Historical Society
 * Thurston County Historical Society (1)
 * Wahkiakum County Historical Society
 * Walla Walla County Historical Society (1)
 * Whatcom County Historical Society
 * Whitman County Historical Society
 * Yakima Valley Historical Society

Wisconsin

 * Appleton Historical Society
 * Bay View Historical Society
 * Beloit Historical Society
 * Brown County Historical Society
 * Buffalo County Historical Society
 * Burlington Historical Society
 * Dane County Historical Society
 * Greenfield Historical Society
 * Hales Corners Historical Society
 * La Crosse County Historical Society
 * Marathon County Historical Society
 * Menasha Historical Society
 * Milton Historical Society
 * Milwaukee County Historical Society
 * Neenah Historical Society
 * Oak Creek Historical Society
 * Pierce County Historical Association
 * Pleasant Prairie Historical Society
 * Rock County Historical Society
 * Sheboygan Society of Model Railroad Engineers
 * Shorewood Historical Society
 * South Milwaukee Historical Society
 * Washington County Historical Society
 * Wauwatosa Historical Society
 * West Allis Historical Society
 * Wisconsin Historical Society
 * Wisconsin Maritime Museum

United States

 * Aircraft Engine Historical Society, Huntsville, Alabama
 * American Aviation Historical Society, Santa Ana, California
 * B-26 Marauder Historical Society, at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona
 * Colorado Aviation Historical Society, Denver, Colorado
 * Cortez Aviation Heritage Society (Official site), Cortez, Colorado]
 * Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society, Pueblo, Colorado
 * Florida Aviation Historical Society
 * Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society
 * Maine Aviation Historical Society
 * Massachusetts Aviation Historical Society
 * New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society
 * Oregon Aviation Historical Society
 * United States Airways Heritage Association

Other countries

 * Air-Britain, United Kingdom
 * Maritime Aviation Archaeology, Greece
 * Aviation Historical Society of Australia, Australia
 * Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand, New Zealand
 * Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory, Canada
 * Aviation Historical Society, Norway
 * Canadian Aviation Historical Society, Canada
 * Civil Aviation Historical Society, Australia (Air Services Australia)
 * European Aviation Historical Society (1)
 * Historical Aviation Society of Ireland, Ireland
 * Instituto de Historia y Cultura Aeronáuticas, Spain
 * Ontario Aviation Historical Society, Canada
 * Swedish Aviation Historical Society, Sweden
 * Ulster Aviation Society, Northern Ireland
 * West Beach Aviation Group, Australia

Denominational societies

 * American Baptist Historical Society
 * Baptist History & Heritage Society
 * Disciples of Christ Historical Society
 * Evangelical and Reformed Historical Society
 * General Commission on Archives and History, United Methodist Church
 * Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
 * Lutheran Historical Society of the Mid-Atlantic
 * National Episcopal Historians and Archivists
 * Presbyterian Historical Society
 * The Archives of the Episcopal Church
 * United Church of Christ Archives

United States

 * American Antiquarian Society
 * Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
 * The Historical Society (1)
 * Medieval Academy of America
 * Plymouth Antiquarian Society

Canada

 * Miles Canyon Historical Railway Society
 * Photographic Historical Society of Canada

India

 * Kokborok tei Hukumu Mission

United Kingdom

 * Historical Association
 * 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
 * Great Northern Railway Historical Society
 * John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society
 * MCRD Museum Historical Society
 * National Railway Historical Society
 * North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society
 * The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society
 * Polish Historical Society (United States) (1)
 * Theatre Historical Society of America
 * Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society
 * United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey

Other countries

 * Centre For Medieval Studies (University of Toronto)
 * Middelaldercentret Denmark.
 * Medieval Centre (University of Copenhagen)

(1) Societies which are not readily discoverable on the web. Further research is necessary: information welcome.