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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

* Comité International d'Histoire de l'Art *Haitian American Historical Society * Historians without Borders * History News Network * International Association for Media and History *
International Committee of Historical Sciences The International Committee of Historical Sciences / Comité international des Sciences historiques (ICHS / CISH) is the international association of historical scholarship. It was established as a non-governmental organization in Geneva on May 1 ...
* International Commission for the History of Towns *
International Council on Archives The International Council on Archives (ICA; French: ''Conseil international des archives'') is an international non-governmental organization which exists to promote international cooperation for archives and archivists. It was set up in 1948, w ...

International Historical Club, IHC
* 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 *
Medieval Chronicle Society The Medieval Chronicle Society is an international and interdisciplinary organization founded to facilitate the work of scholars interested in medieval annals and chronicles, or more generally medieval historiography. It was founded in 1999 and in ...
* Network of Concerned Historians * The Theosophical Society


Supra-national

* Archives and Records Association (covers United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland) *Asian Association of World Historians * European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO) * Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia *
House of European History The House of European History (HEH) is a history museum and cultural institution in Brussels, Belgium, focusing on the recent history of Europe. It is an initiative by the European Parliament, and was proposed in 2007 by the Parliament's then ...
*International Association of Historians of Asia * Platform of European Memory and Conscience * Western History Association * World History Association


Australia


National societies

*The Australian Historical Association *
Federation of Australian Historical Societies The Federation of Australian Historical Societies (FAHS) is the peak body for historical societies throughout Australia.The Federation of Australian Historical Societieshome page Retrieved 24 August 2010.Cathy Pryor, "A force for the regions", ...
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Australian Jewish Historical Society The Australian Jewish Historical Society was founded in 1938 in Sydney. The first president was Percy J. Marks. At the first business meeting of the Society, the then-president of the Royal Australian Historical Society K. R. Cramp expressed ...
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Australian Association for Maritime History The Australian Association for Maritime History (AAMH) is an Australian maritime history organisation. It publishes a journal, a newsletter and organises conferences. History The association was formed in May 1978. Its main aim is to promote the ...
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Australian Catholic Historical Society The Australian Catholic Historical Society discusses Australian Catholic history via a newsletter and meetings, and is focussed around Sydney. Leadership The society was founded in 1940 in Sydney, by a group of students of Australian Catholic h ...
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Australian Railway Historical Society The Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHS) has been a railway organisation concerned with history and preservation of railway heritage at a national level. It has had divisions in every state and the Australian Capital Territory, althou ...
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Naval Historical Society of Australia The Naval Historical Society of Australia offers research facilities to its membership, which is open to all with an interest in the subject. Its aims and objectives are: :"To research, record and collate the history of all Navies, but particular ...
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Australian Garden History Society The Australian Garden History Society (AGHS) is an Australian history society dedicated to the study of Australian garden history and the conservation of significant landscapes and historic gardens. It was formed in 1980. There are AGHS branche ...
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Military Historical Society of Australia The Military Historical Society of Australia (MHSA) is a voluntary organisation formed in 1957, focused upon promoting research and study of Australia's military history. Administered by a federal council based in the Australian Capital Territor ...


State and territory societies


New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

* Royal Australian Historical Society *Brewarrina Historical Society,
Brewarrina Brewarrina (pronounced ''bree-warren-ah''; locally known as "Bre") is a town in north-west New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. It is east of Bourke and west of Walgett on the Kamilaroi Highway, a ...
*St George Historical Society, St George (Sydney)


Northern Territory The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known formally as the Northern Territory of Australia and informally as the Territory) is an states and territories of Australia, Australian internal territory in the central and central-northern regi ...

* Historical Society of the Northern Territory


Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

* Royal Historical Society of Queensland


South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

* Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association * Royal Geographical Society of South Australia * South Australia Police Historical Society


Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

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Tasmanian Historical Research Association The Tasmanian Historical Research Association is a Hobart, Tasmania, Hobart based Tasmanian historical group and publisher in existence since 1951. Earlier groups concerned about history and historical preservation occurred in the 1890s and 1920 ...


Victoria

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Royal Historical Society of Victoria The Royal Historical Society of Victoria is a community organisation promoting the history of the state of Victoria, Australia. It functions to promote and research the history of that state after settlement, and as an umbrella organisation fo ...
* Eltham District Historical Society *Geelong Historical Society * Heidelberg Historical Society


Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

The
Royal Western Australian Historical Society Royal Western Australian Historical Society has for many decades been the main association for Western Australians to collectively work for adequate understanding and protection of the cultural heritage of Perth and Western Australia. History T ...
is the overarching society for the whole state.
Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
: * Heritage Perth *Bassendean Historical Society *Bayswater Historical Society *Canning Districts Historical Society *City of South Perth Historical Society *Cockburn Historical Society *Colonial Bottle Collectors Club *Darlington Historical Group * Fremantle History Society *Jewish Historical and Genealogical Society of WA *Kalamunda and Districts Historical Society *Maritime Archaeological Association WA *Maylands Historical and Peninsula Association *Melville Historical Society *Midland and Districts Historical Society * Mundaring and Hills Historical Society *Perth Electric Tramway Society *Rockingham District Society *Scout Heritage Centre of WA *Swan-Guildford Historical Society *WA Police Historical Society *Wanneroo and Districts Historical Society
Peel Peel or Peeling may refer to: Places Australia * Peel (Western Australia) * Peel, New South Wales * Peel River (New South Wales) Canada * Peel Parish, New Brunswick * Peel, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community in Peel Parish * Pee ...
: *Jarrahdale Heritage Society *Kwinana Heritage Group *Mandurah Historical Society *Murray Districts Historical Society *Serpentine Historical Society Wheatbelt: *Beverley Historical Society *Bindoon and Districts Historical Society *Brookton and Districts Historical Society * Carnamah Historical Society *Cervantes Historical Society *Corrigin Historical Society *Cunderdin Historical Society *Goomalling Historical Society *Koorda and Districts Museum & Historical Society *Moora Historical Society *Narembeen Historical Society *Northam and Districts Historical Society *Nungarin Heritage Machinery and Army Museum * Toodyay Historical Society *Wongan Hills and Districts Museum and Historical Society *Yilgarn Historical Society *The York Society South West: *Augusta Historical Society *Australind and Districts Historical Society *Bridgetown Historical Society *Bunbury Historical Society *Busselton Historical Society *Denmark Historical Society *Donnybrook Historical Society *Friends of Donnelly Village *Harvey Historical Society *Manjimup Historical Society *Margaret River and District Historical Society *Walpole-Nornalup Historical Society Great Southern: *Albany Historical Society *Broomehill Historical Society *Katanning Historical Society *Kojonup Historical Society *Plantagenet Historical Society Mid West: *Birdwood Military Museum and Society *Geraldton Historical Society *Irwin Districts Historical Society *Morowa District Historical Society *Northampton Historical Society
Kimberley Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to: Places and historical events Australia Queensland * Kimberley, Queensland, a coastal locality in the Shire of Douglas South Australia * County of Kimberley, a cadastral unit in South Australia Ta ...
: *Broome Historical Society *Kununurra Historical Society *Wyndham Historical Society Goldfields-Esperance: *Eastern Goldfields Historical Society *Esperance Bay Historical Society *Ravensthorpe Historical Society
Gascoyne The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gascoyne has about of ...
: *Gascoyne Historical Society
Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, sparsely populated regions of Western Australia, region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people; wealth disparity; its ancient landscapes; the prevailing r ...
: *Pilbara Railways Historical Society


Brazil

* Associação Nacional de História (ANPUH)


Canada


National societies

* Canadian Historical Association


Provincial and territorial societies


Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...

*Old Glenora Conservation Association *Edmonton and District Historical Society


British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...

* Sea Island Heritage Society


Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...

* Manitoba Historical Society


New Brunswick New Brunswick is a Provinces and Territories of Canada, province of Canada, bordering Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to ...

* New Brunswick Historical Society * Carleton County Historical Society


Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region of Labrador, having a total size of . As of 2025 the populatio ...

*Greenspond Historical Society


Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

* Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society


Ontario Ontario is the southernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Located in Central Canada, Ontario is the Population of Canada by province and territory, country's most populous province. As of the 2021 Canadian census, it ...

* Ontario Historical Society * York Pioneers


Quebec Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...

* Literary and Historical Society of Quebec


Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada. It is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and to the south by the ...

* Prince Albert Historical Society


China

*Association of Chinese Historians


Czech Republic

*Český národní komitét historiků


French Polynesia

* Tahitian Historical Society


Finland

*Archaeological Society of Finland * Finnish Antiquarian Society *Finnish Historical Society


Germany

*Verband der Historiker und Historikerinnen Deutschlands


Ghana

* Historical Society of Ghana


Hungary

* Hungarian Historical Society


India

* Pune Aitihasik Vastu Smriti


Ireland

* Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland * Galway Archaeological and Historical Society *Irish Historical Society * Kilkenny Archaeological Society * Ards Historical Society, in
Newtownards Newtownards (; ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. It is in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Newtow ...
Ards Historical Society
official site]


Lithuania

* Lithuanian Institute of History


Mexico

* Academia Mexicana de la Historia, National Academy


Moldova

*
Association of Historians of Moldova The Association of Historians of Moldova () is a professional association of historians in Moldova. Overview The Association of Historians of Moldova was formed on June 18, 1989; Pavel Parasca was the first president. Sergiu Musteaţă is the ...


Morocco

*Association Marocaine pour La Recherche Historique


Netherlands

*Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap


New Zealand


Tauranga Historical Society (Est. 1952)
*The New Zealand Historical Association


Pakistan

* Pakistan Museum of Natural History


Poland

* Polish Historical Society (Poland)


Portugal

*Academia Portuguesa da Historia


Saudi Arabia

*Historical Saudi Historical Society


South Africa

* Southern African Historical Society


Spain

*
Real Academia de la Historia The Royal Academy of History (, RAH) is a Spanish institution in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the different branches of life, of c ...


Philippines

* Philippine Historical Association


Turkey

*
Turkish Historical Society The Turkish Historical Society (; TTK) is a research society studying the history of Turkey and the Turkish people, founded in 1931 by the initiative of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, with headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. It has been described as "the Ke ...


United Kingdom and Crown dependencies


National societies

* Anglo-Norman Text Society * Black and Asian Studies Association * British Record Society *
British Records Association The British Records Association (widely known as the BRA, pronounced as three letters) is a British learned society founded in 1932 to promote the preservation, understanding, accessibility and study of historic records and archives. It is a regi ...
* Canterbury and York Society * Catholic Record Society * Crimean War Research Society * Hadrianic Society * Harleian Society *
Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (), often called simply the Cymmrodorion, is a London-based Wales, Welsh learned society, with membership open to all. It was first established in 1751 as a Social club, social, cultural, literary society, l ...
(Wales) *
List and Index Society The List and Index Society (L&IS) is a United Kingdom learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related ...
* Naval Dockyards Society (NDS) * Navy Records Society * Past and Present Society *
Royal Historical Society The Royal Historical Society (RHS), founded in 1868, is a learned society of the United Kingdom which advances scholarly studies of history. Origins The society was founded and received its royal charter in 1868. Until 1872 it was known as the H ...
* Scottish History Society * Scottish Record Society *
Selden Society The Selden Society is a learned society and registered charity concerned with the study of English legal history. It functions primarily as a text publication society, but also undertakes other activities to promote scholarship within its sphere ...
(English law) *
Society for Army Historical Research The Society for Army Historical Research is a learned society, founded in 1921 to foster "interest in the history and traditions of British and Commonwealth armies, and to encourage research in these fields." It is one of the oldest societies of it ...
*
Society of Antiquaries of London The Society of Antiquaries of London (SAL) is a learned society of historians and archaeologists in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1707, received its royal charter in 1751 and is a Charitable organization, registered charity. It is based ...
*
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is the senior antiquarian body of Scotland, with its headquarters in the National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. The Society's aim is to promote the cultural heritage of Scotland. The usu ...
* Stair Society (Scots law) *
The Historical Association The Historical Association is a membership organisation of historians and scholars founded in 1906 and based in London. Its goals are to support "the study and enjoyment of history at all levels by creating an environment that promotes lifelong lea ...


Regional and local societies


United States


Aviation historical societies


United States

* Aircraft Engine Historical Society,
Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is the List of municipalities in Alabama, most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population of the city is estimated to be 241,114 in 2024, making it the List of United States cities by population, 100th-most populous ...
* American Aviation Historical Society,
Santa Ana, California Santa Ana (Spanish language, Spanish for ) is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, California, United States. Located in the Greater Los Angeles region of Southern California, the city's population was 310,227 at the 2020 census. As ...
* B-26 Marauder Historical Society, at Pima Air and Space Museum,
Tucson, Arizona Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...
* Colorado Aviation Historical Society,
Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
** Cortez Aviation Heritage Society,
Cortez, Colorado Cortez () is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home-rule municipality that is the county seat and the List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous municipality of Montezuma County, Colorado, United States. The ci ...
** Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society,
Pueblo, Colorado Pueblo ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality that is the county seat of and the List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous municipality in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The ...
* Florida Aviation Historical Society * Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society * Maine Aviation Historical Society * Massachusetts Aviation Historical Society * Missouri Aviation Historical Society,
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...
* New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society * Oregon Aviation Historical Society *United States Airways Heritage Association


Other countries

*
Air-Britain Air-Britain, traditionally sub-titled 'The International Association of Aviation Enthusiasts', is a non-profit aviation society founded in July 1948. As from 2015, it is constituted as a British charitable trust and book publisher. History Air-Br ...
, United Kingdom * Aviation Historical Society of Australia, Australia * Aviation Historical Society of New Zealand, New Zealand * Tramway Historical Society, New Zealand * Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory, Canada * Bod? Aviation Historical Society, Norway * Canadian Aviation Historical Society, Canada * Ontario Aviation Historical Society, Canada * Aviation Archaeology in Greece, Greece * European Aviation Historical Society * Historical Aviation Society of Ireland, Ireland * Civil Aviation Historical Society, Australia (Air Services Australia) * Swedish Aviation Historical Society, Sweden * Ulster Aviation Society, Northern Ireland * West Beach Aviation Group, Australia * Instituto de Historia y Cultura Aeronáuticas, Spain


Denominational societies

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American Baptist Historical Society The American Baptist Historical Society (ABHS) is the oldest Baptist historical society in the United States. History The American Baptist Historical Society was created in 1853 at the instigation of John Mason Peck. In 1862, it was chartered under ...
* Baptist History and Heritage Society * Disciples of Christ Historical Society
Evangelical & Reformed Historical Society (German Reformed Church)
* Historical Society of the Episcopal Church * * National Episcopal Historians and Archivists * Presbyterian Historical Society


Time-period oriented societies


United States

*
American Antiquarian Society The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture. Founded in 1812, it is the oldest historical society in ...
* The Historical Society *
Medieval Academy of America The Medieval Academy of America (MAA; spelled Mediaeval until ) is the largest organization in the United States promoting the field of medieval studies. It was founded in 1925 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The academy publishes the q ...
* Plymouth Antiquarian Society


Subject matter-based historical societies


Canada

* Canadian Society for the History of Medicine * Miles Canyon Historical Society * Photographic Historical Society of Canada


India

* Kokborok tei Hukumu Mission


United Kingdom

*Historical Diving Society *
Historical Maritime Society The Historical Maritime Society (HMS) is a United Kingdom - based historical reenactment organisation researching and portraying life in Horatio Nelson's Royal Navy. There is also a growing interest within the Society in all matters naval and in ...
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Jewish Historical Society of England The Jewish Historical Society of England (JHSE) was founded in 1893 by several Anglo-Jewish scholars, including Lucien Wolf, who became the society's first president. Early presidents of the JHSE included Hermann Adler, Michael Adler, Joseph Ja ...
* 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 The National Railway Historical Society (NRHS) is a non-profit organization established in 1935 in the United States to promote interest in, and appreciation for the historical development of Rail transport, railroads. It is headquartered in Phila ...
* North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society * Polish Historical Society (United States) * The Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society * Theatre Historical Society of America * Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society *
United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey The United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey, Inc. (or URHS of NJ) is a non-profit educational organization directed at supporting the preservation of New Jersey's historical railroad equipment and artifacts for the proposed New Jersey Tra ...


See also

* List of genealogical societies * List of Antiquarian Societies *
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* List of Royal Societies *
Text publication society A text publication society is a learned society which publishes (either as its sole function, or as a principal function) scholarly editions of old works of historical or literary interest, or archival documents. In addition to full texts, a text p ...


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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Historical societies
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