Antique Historical Societies
United Federation of
Doll Clubs: Their mission is to create, stimulate, and maintain an
interest in all matters pertaining to doll collecting, as well as
establish and promote educational and philanthropic endeavors through
dolls.
Fraternal Organizations
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/topic/misc/AmericanFactsTrivia/Societies/fraternal_societies.htm
Vermont
http://www.vermonter.com/nek/historicalsociety.asp
http://www.vermonthistory.org/lhs/windham.htm
New York
http://www.historicpelham.com/societies.htm
Maine
http://www.genealogyforum.com/gfaol/resource/ME/HS1.htm
Folk Life Societies US
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/source/societie.html
Connecticut
http://www.connquest.com/ct/counties/litchfield/historicalsocieties.html
United States Historical Societies
Chicago Historical Society -
features information on Chicago and early Illinois history displayed in
many exhibits and available to researchers.
New York Historical Society -
museum collections and exhibitions, research library, archive and print
room, programs, and store.
American Jewish Historical Society
Kansas State Historical Society -
administers historic sites, museums, and other activities throughout
Kansas.
Minnesota
Historical Society@
Ohio
Historical Society@
Supreme Court Historical
Society - dedicated to the collection and preservation of the history
of the Supreme Court of the United States. Features a digital library of
articles and books, and legal and constitutional history.
Indiana Historical Society -
independent, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to collecting,
preserving, and promoting the history of the 19th state.
California
Historical Society - featuring an onsite bookstore and museum;
includes local photos, historical publications, biographical clippings and
more.
Washington State Historical Society -
guide to museums, resource centers, and educational programming.
Missouri Historical Society -
celebrates state history with a museum, library, and events.
Western Reserve Historical Society -
privately supported regional historical society founded to preserve and
present the history of all of the people of northeast Ohio.
White House Historical
Association - nonprofit organization that helps conserve and interpret
the White House with online tours, history lesson plans, trivia, and a
museum shop.
Connecticut Historical Society - museum
and library of CT and early New England history; genealogy research
services.
New Hampshire Historical Society
Nebraska State Historical
Society - preserves and interprets history of Nebraska with
manuscript, photo, audio/visual, archeological, and museum collections.
San
Diego Historical Society - with photos, postcards, stereo views,
journal articles, biographies, and stories.
Historical
Society of Pennsylvania@
Massachusetts
Historical Society - founded in 1791 to collect, preserve, and make
available the basic materials of American history.
Virginia
Historical Society@
State
Historical Society of North Dakota
Historical
Society of Delaware
South Carolina Historical Society
- historical and genealogical information.
State
Historical Society of Iowa - serves as a trustee of Iowa's historical
legacy and an advocate for understanding Iowa's past.
Oregon
Historical Society@
Brooklyn
Historical Society - museum, library, and education center dedicated
to illuminating the rich heritage of borough's diverse peoples and
cultures, past and present.
State
Historical Society of Wisconsin@
Vermont
Historical Society - museum and gift shop.
National
Japanese American Historical Society - Nikkei Heritage Online -
historical and cultural organization driven by oral histories, exhibitions
and publications.
Organ
Historical Society - international society for pipe organ history.
Jewish
Historical Society of Maryland - features programs and events,
exhibitions, volunteer information, and more.
Chinese
Historical Society of America - dedicated to the study, documentation,
and dissemination of Chinese American history.
Utah
Division of State History - home to the Utah State Historical Society.
Dallas
Historical Society - collects and preserves the history of Dallas and
Texas.
Oklahoma
Historical Society@
Army
Historical Foundation - nonprofit, tax exempt organization dedicated
to preserving the history and heritage of the American soldier.
GLBT
Historical Society - maintains a collection of primary source material
about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history.
Florida
Historical Society - features information on the Alma Clyde Field
Library of Florida History, the Greatest Living Floridian prize, upcoming
events, and more.
Jamestowne
Society - organized to discover and record the names of living
descendants of early settlers who established the nation, and more.
Historic
Charleston Foundation
Huguenot
Historical Society - dedicated to the National Historic Landmark
District in New Paltz, NY. Organizes the annual Colonial Street Festival
(formerly Stone House Day).
Old
York Historical Society - explore three centuries of life in a coastal
Maine village.
Great
Lakes Historical Society - Great Lakes lore is told through ship
models, painting, exhibits and collections of artifacts unique to the
Inland Seas.
Newport
Historical Society - contains information about the Society's
collections, historic sites, educational programs, exhibits, and tours.
Pejepscot
Historical Society - Pejepscot, Joshua Chamberlain and Skolfield
Whittier House Museums and research archives.
United
States Capitol Historical Society - enhances and perpetuates the
history and heritage of the Capitol, its institutions, and the individuals
who have served in Congress and the Capitol.
History
San José - preserves the history of the Santa Clara Valley and
manages the History Museum in Kelley Park, as well as the Peralta Adobe
& Fallon House.
Boston
Historical Society and Museum@
Gotham
Center for New York History, The - working to boost the visibility of
New York's historical assets.
Historical
Society of Southern California - with information and activities
concerning the history of Los Angeles and Southern California.
Kentucky
Historical Society
Heritage
Society - Houston, TX - mission is to preserve history through
restoration of historic structures, exhibition of historical artifacts and
presentation of education programs.
Idaho
State Historical Society - includes links to the Idaho Historical
Museum, historic sites, Library and Archives, and the State Historic
Preservation Office.
Palisades
Amusement Park Historical Society - a visit to one of America's most
beloved fun centersk. This site also features many other interesting
things for any fan of amusement parks.
Historic
Bethlehem Partnership - providing education about Bethlehem's early
history to schoolchildren and adults through three museums representing
agriculture, industry, and decorative arts.
Chinese
Historical Society of Southern California
Korean
American Historical Society (KAHS) - dedicated to enriching the
collective memory of Korean Americans through collecting, maintaining, and
transmitting the heritage and achievements of Koreans living in the United
States and abroad.
Berkeley
Historical Society
Tippecanoe
County Historical Association - documents the history of Lafayette,
Indiana and the surrounding area.
Historical
Society of Cecil County - operates a library and museum that promotes
the county's history.
Rensselaer
County Historical Society - located in the 1827 Federal-style Hart-Cluett
Mansion, the Society offers a house museum, changing exhibitions and a
public research library,
Kennebunkport
Historical Society - informing the public of the history associated
with the area; from the great shipbuilding industry to today's tourist
industry.
Wyoming
State Historical Society - lists programs, museums, historic sites,
and other items of interest.
Office
of Historic Alexandria@
Historical
Society of the Town of Greenwich - also offers information on the
Bush-Holley Historic Site.
Schenectady
County Historical Society - includes calendar of events, church
records, genealogy, and more.
LaPorte
County Historical Society & Museum
Historic
Hawai'i Foundation - works to preserve Hawai'i's unique architectural
and cultural heritage.
Gwinnett
Historical Society - devoted to the preservation of Gwinnett County's
rich heritage.
White
Pine Historical and Archaeology Society - Ely, NV - with information
on the Pony Express, ghost towns and county histories, photos, maps and
more.
Tennessee
Historical Society - promotes interest in and preservation of all
matters relating to the history of Tennessee.
Berrien
County Historical Association - interprets the diverse heritage of
Berrien County by preserving the original structures on the 1839
Courthouse Square.
Stearns
County Historical Society - home to the society's museum and research
center; center specializes in genealogical information for Germany and
Luxembourg.
Shaker
Heritage Society
Fulton
County, Indiana - Historical Society
Jewish
Historical Society of Greater New Haven - maintains the archives of
the local Jewish community. Includes information on cemeteries, pictures,
extensive links, and more.
Orange
County California Genealogical Society
Geneva
Historical Society - features exhibit and program information and
descriptions of its properties, including the Prouty-Chew Museum and the
Rose Hill Mansion.
Camden
County Historical Society - historical research and tour facility.
Includes photo tour, museum, genealogical resources, educational programs
and more.
Greene
County Historical Society and Museum
Sullivan
County Historical Society - history and genealogy.
Lexington
Historical Society - acquires, maintains, and preserves the
significant historical landmarks, artifacts, and archival material of the
historic Massachusetts town.
Abigail
Adams Historical Society - preserving the birthplace of Abigail Smith
Adams. Includes information on the history of the house, tours, and
events.
Falmouth
Historical Society
Richmond
Hill Historical Society - complete resource of information on the
origin and future of this NYC community in Queens.
Italian
Historical Society of America - outlining the achievements of Italians
and Italian Americans throughout history.
New
Mexico Jewish Historical Society - promotes the understanding and
study of Jewish history in the Western United States.
Shelby
County Historical Society Web Site - historical information on Shelby
County.
Buffalo
and Erie County, NY Historical Society - collects and preserves the
artifacts and records of Western New York history.
Century
House Historical Society - Rosendale, NY - nonprofit educational
organization dedicated to the industrial history of the Rosendale natural
cement region.
Wethersfield
Historical Society - home of the Wethersfield Museum.
Arlington,
MA Historical Society - owns and operates the 1740s Jason Russell
House and the Smith Museum on Arlington history.
Westchester
County Historical Society - library and research center dedicated to
preserving the heritage of Westchester County, NY.
Beloit
Historical Society - Wisconsin history including information on
Lincoln Center, Hanchett-Bartlett Homestead, and Society events.
St.
Lawrence County Historical Association - offering tours, publications,
archives and genealogy research.
Wise
County Historical Society - publishes the Appalachian Quarterly
Magazine and the Melungeon and Appalachian registries.
Dedham
Historical Society - houses a genealogical library, as well as local
historical collections. Exhibits include furnishings, artifacts,
paintings, photographic materials, and silver.
Humboldt
County Historical Society - resource for Northwest Californian, West
Coast, and Humboldt County history.
Berkshire
County Historical Society, The - nonprofit corporation dedicated to
collecting, preserving, and disseminating the history of Berkshire County.
Gaylordsville
Historical Society
Martha's
Vineyard Historical Society
Perry
County Historical Society - lists information about the society and
events.
Northwest
Georgia Historical and Genealogical Society
Stonington,
CT Historical Society, The - chronicles the lives of settlers,
blockade runners, ship captains, whalers, patriots, explorers, and more.
Yorktown
Historical Society - fostering public awareness and pride in
Yorktown's heritage
Bergen
County Historical Society - promotes appreciation of local & NJ
history. Campbell-Christie, Demarest & Steuben Houses, displays of
Jersey Dutch folk art, antiques, architecture & indian artifacts.
Josephine
County Historical Society - located at the Historic Schmidt House.
Clayton
Historical Society - home, town jail and other buildings have been
converted into a museum.
Howard
County Historical Society and Museum - housed in the Seiberling
Mansion complex, which houses artifacts, antiques, and memorabilia related
to the county.
Meigs
County Historical Society and Meigs County Museum - information on the
history and genealogy of the county - a joint effort with the Meigs County
Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.
Berkeley
County Historical Society - dedicated to the preservation and
perpetuation of history in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
Burlington,
WI Historical Society - includes newsletter, articles, discussion
forum, photos, online records, and more.
Newton
County Historical Commission
Natick
Historical Society & Museum, The - features artifacts of the
Natick Indian Community, as well as memorabilia relating to the Natick
community's daily life in earlier periods.
Bayside
Historical Society - collects and preserves materials documenting the
history of Bayside and Northeast Queens.
North
Lake Tahoe Historical Society - includes information on exhibits and
membership.
Archer
Historical Society - features local history articles, information on
the Depot Museum, and events calendar.
Keweenaw
County Historical Society - dedicated to preserving and sharing the
history of Michigan's northernmost county. Includes background on the
Eagle Harbor Lighthouse and the Rathbone School.
Rochester,
NH Historical Society
Yolo
County Historical Society - includes a walk through historical
Woodland, services, published books, and contact information.
Dakota
County Historical Society - with historical and genealogical
information, artifacts, and photographs of this Minnesota county.
Albion,
ME Historical Society - includes newspaper abstracts, monuments and
cemeteries, and the train station.
Clinton
County Genealogical, Historical Societies - resources including books,
upcoming event and membership details.
Forestville
Historical Society - information about the history and heritage of the
Wine Country town.
Baxter
County Historical and Genealogical Society
South
Dakota State Historical Society and Office of History@
Oliver
Springs Historical Society - includes local history articles, list of
historic sites, and photos.
Boston,
MA South End Historical Society - dedicated to the oldest historical
urban district in the U.S.
Sullivan
and Sorrento Historical Society - provides schedule, meeting
information, and local trivia.
Milford
Historical Society
Kennesaw
Historical Society - meets at the Kennesaw, GA, Civil War Museum.
South
Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society - founded to collect,
preserve, and publish historical and genealogical materials and records.
Mount
Prospect Historical Society
Cranston
Historical Society
Jewish
Historical Society of MetroWest - information about their archives,
facilities, and membership.
Sherman
Historical Society - dedicated to the preservation of the history of
Sherman, Connecticut.
Queen
Anne Historical Society - features information about the past and
present of the Queen Anne neighborhood.
Coffey
County Historical Society & Museum - preserving the heritage and
history of Coffey County, Kansas.
Batavia
Historical Society - Batavia, IL - dedicated to preserving the history
of the city and the Batavia Township.
Sherburne
County Historical Society - historical society and museum and research
library.
Summit
County Historical Society - information on the history of Akron and
Summit County. Includes virtual tour of Akron founder Simon Perkin's
Mansion.
Manitowoc
County Historical Society - home of the Heritage Center Museum and
Pinecrest Historical Village.
Blair
County Historical Society - preserves, promotes, and interprets the
history of Blair County.
Saukville
Area Historical Society - includes information on the annual Saukville
Crossroads Rendezvous.
Goshen
Public Library and Historical Society - Library and community
information, Internet resources, library newsletter and more.
Dorset
Historical Society - collects, maintains and exhibits artifacts,
manuscripts, photographs, books, art, archival, and genealogical material
relevant to the town of Dorset, Vermont, from 1761 to the present.
El
Paso County Historical Society - includes events, historical overviews
of El Paso and Juarez, and information on the Jane Burges Perrenot
Research Center.
Bedford
Historical Foundation [TX] - features information about the Old
Bedford School, area historical markers, historic photos, and more.
Mill
Valley Historical Society - offers programs, publications, and events
aimed at educating the community.
Rockne
Historical Association - includes The Pioneer newsletter, news and
upcoming events, articles, images, and membership information.
Allegany
State Park Historical Society - focused on the cultural and natural
history of New York's largest state park.
Cambridge
Historical Society - founded in 1905 and dedicated to promoting an
interest in all aspects of Cambridge history. Programs include a lecture
series, walking tours, and visits to historic houses.
Chester
Historical Society - features area history, information on tours and
publications, and reminiscences from former and current residents.
Placer
County, CA Historical Society - promotes interest in local history.
Chadds
Ford Historical Society - grew out of a group of civic-minded
individuals who annually organized a public celebration on the anniversary
of the Battle of Brandywine - September 11, 1777.
Sangamon
County Historical Society - works to perpetuate and create interest in
the history of Springfield and Sangamon County, Illinois.
Faulkner
County Historical Society - preserving the history of Faulkner County,
Arkansas. Site features articles, membership info, and more.
Lambertville
Historical Society (LHS) - sponsors events and activities that promote
community awareness and appreciation of Lambertville history and
architecture. Also home of the James Wilson Marshall House Museum.
Society
of Colonial Wars in the State of Maine - social, genealogical, and
historical organization dedicated to perpetuating the memory of Colonial
History.
Old
Mobeetie Texas Association - preserving the history of Mobeetie and
Wheeler County. Includes articles, pioneer interviews, and information
about the Huselby House Restoration Project.
Chillicothe
Historical Society - maintains the Fourth Street Museum with its
document document and genealogy library and the Railroad Museum.
Anderson
Island Historical Society - includes information on Johnson Farm, a
tour of the island, membership forms, and more.
Palmyra
Historical Society - maintains the Carlin House and Turner Museum.
Site includes newsletter, membership and tour information, publications,
and more.
San
Joaquin County Historical Society & Museum - dedicated to the
preservation of agricultural and local history of San Joaquin County,
California.
Hoosick,
NY Historical Society - dedicated to preserving and generating
interest in local history.
Derry
Area Historical Society
San
Diego Hysterical Society - paroding the history of fictional people,
and bogus events.
Burlingame
Historical Society
Oyster
Bay Historical Society@
Golden
Historical Society - restoring an 1872 smock windmill known as the
Prairie Mills Windmill. The original millstones and gearing remain in the
structure.
Historical
Societies and Genealogy Societies - home to local historical and
genealogical societies.
Webster
Groves, MO Historical Society - preserving the history of the city of
Century Homes.
Clinton
County Historical Society
Points
Northeast Historical Society - information about Browns and Dash
Points of Northeast Tacoma. Also offers a lighthouse keeper's cottage
program where you can become a light keeper for one-week.
North
Mississippi Historical Society - researches, preserves, and interprets
the history of north and northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Aurora,
OH Historical Society - established to acquire, restore, and preserve
local historical objects, materials, documents, and memorabilia.
Vermilion
Historical Society - preserving and disseminating the history of
Vermilion Parish. Includes articles, photographs, documents, and
publications.
Redondo
Beach Historical Society - preserving the town's history through
projects including a bi-annual historical and architectural home tour.
Heritage
League of Greater Kansas City - provides information about the history
and cultural development of the Greater Kansas City area.
Orchard
Lake, MI Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society - article archive
and photograph gallery from the organization that serves the communities
of Keego Harbor, Orchard Lake, Sylvan Lake, and West Bloomfield.
Stephenson
County, IL Historical Society - preserves and promotes local and
regional history in partnership with the Freeport Park District.
Apopka
Historical Society and Museum of Apopkans - information about the
museum and history of Apopka and North Orange Couty, Florida.
Doña
Ana County Historical Society - features program and event
information, history, publications, and local links.
Portage
County Historical Society
Washington
County Historical Society - promoting the historical heritage of
Washington county, New York.
Appalachian
Foothills Fire Historical Society - collecting, restoring, and
displaying the history of the fire services in the western foothills of
the Appalachian Mountains.
Caledonia
Historical Society - society information, events and news, with
historical photographs, maps, and museum updates.
Lompoc
Valley Historical Society - located in the restored
Fabing-McKay-Spanne House. Includes information on local history,
exhibits, and membership.
Bixby
Historical Society - preserving the history of Bixby and southern
Tulsa County. Site includes calendar of events, member information, online
resources, and more.
Deerfield
Beach, FL Historical Society - dedicated to preserving local history.
Beverly
Historical Society
Clearwater
County Historical Society - A 1911 brick schoolhouse holds the main
exhibits, with a log cabin, log school (first in county), railroad depot
and other buildings also on the grounds. We also do genealogical research.
Ewing
Township Historical Preservation Society - working to preserve and
protect Ewing Township's historic houses, buildings, and sites.
Palmer
Lake, CO Historical Society - holds monthly programs and manages the
local museum.
High
Plains Historical Society - Nunn, CO - preserves and displays the
history of Northern Weld County's historic places, buildings, and people.
Starks
Historical Society - features meeting dates, news, and project
information.
Becker
County Historical Society - resources, membership, research,
newsletter, and a calendar of events.
Rappahannock
Colonial Heritage Society - educating the public about the
Colonial-era history of the Rappahannock River Valley. Includes newsletter
and information about membership and events.
Jefferson
County Historical Society - featuring museums, tours, history, and a
calendar of events.
Hampstead
Historical Society - devoted to preserving the history of the town of
Hampstead, New Hampshire.
Weymouth
Historical Society - operates the Weymouth Museum and Jason Holbrook
Homestead. Features news, membership application, historical photos,
genealogical information, and more.
Lake
Jackson Historical Association - museum of local history and
archelogical site of Jackson Plantation.
Historical
Society of Long Beach - preserves a record of the city's extraordinary
history for future generations.
Kennebec
Historical Society - genealogical and historic preservation
organization.
Lincoln
Group, The - nonprofit, tax-exempt historical society devoted to the
study of Abraham Lincoln. Programs are held monthly in Washington, D. C.,
featuring nationally and locally recognized Lincoln scholars and
specialists.
Canton
Historical Society
Ishpeming,
MI Historical Society - includes a written history of the city and a
gathering of local artifacts.
Tazewell
County Historical Society - includes pictures from Tazewell County
Archives and information concerning the historical society's current
projects.
Navesink
Maritime Heritage Association - nonprofit educational organization
formed for the purpose of promoting appreciation and preservation of the
Navesink River communities of New Jersey.
Henderson
County Historical Commission - features calendar, committee
information, cemetery locations, publications list, and more.
Delaware
County Historical Society - Early Civil War Memorial, historic college
campus (1859-1944) site of nine building museum complex north of Hwy 38 in
Hopkinton, Iowa.
Long-A-Coming
Historical Society - Berlin, NJ - dedicated to the preservation of the
town's history.
Anoka
County Historical Society - dedicated to preserving memories and
artifacts for future generations.
Farmington
Area Historical Society - aim is to educate and involve people of the
history of the Farmington, Minnesota area, including Castle Rock, Empire,
and Eureka townships.
Putnam
County Historical Society - operates the Bronson-Mulholland House and
the Putnam Historic Museum. Features membership information and vintage
postcard and stereo view tours of the area.
Lakeside
Heritage Society, The - operates the Heritage Hall Museum and Lakeside
Heritage Archives.
Western
Maryland Heritage Foundation - organization dedicated to the
education, interpretation, and preservation of Western Maryland and
American history, including annual events honoring the Civil War, the
Revolutionary War, WWII, and beyond.
Historical
Society of Interlachen - features history of the area and gallery of
vintage and contemporary photographs.
Georgia
Association of Historians - features membership information,
newsletters, links to college and university history departments in
Georgia, and more.
Rice
Historical Society - collects and preserves for the future the history
of Rice University.
Edgewater
Historical Society - dedicated to our historical bond and enrichment
and helping connect generations and lives.
West
Jefferson County Historical Society - offers information on the
McAdory House, the Owen Plantation House, and the Sadler Plantation House
as well as activities and volunteer opportunities.
Fort
Benjamin Harrison Historical Society - educating people about the
natural and cultural heritage of Central Indiana.
Sebec
Historical Society - includes town history, photographs, information
on the Harrison School, and local records including births, deaths,
marriages, and cemeteries.
Cass
County Historical Society - features history and gallery of historical
photos, information about the Jerolaman-Long Home museum, and more.
Lowell,
MA Historical Society - collects, preserves, and publishes materials
related to Lowell and promotes the study of the history of the city.
Jewish
American Society for Historic Preservation - identifies and promotes
sites and programs of American Jewish historical interest.
Kansas
World War II Historical Society - brings together people with an
interest in the civilian and military history of the period. Includes
photos, re-enacting information, member directory, veterans profiles, and
links.
Historical
Society of the Blairsville Area - preserving and promoting the
heritage of Blairsville and the townships of Burrell, Black Lick, and
Derry.
Bay
Area Airline Historical Society
Texas
Military Historical Society@
Wichita
County Heritage Society - preserving, restoring, and displaying the
historical landmarks, documents, and other objects of natural beauty in
Wichita County.