List of historical societies
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
- International Commission for the History of Towns
- International Council on Archives
- International Economic History Association
- International Social History Association
- International Intelligence History Association
- International Water History Association
- International Students of History Association
- Medieval Chronicle Society
- Network of Concerned Historians
- The Theosophical Society
Supra-national
- Archives and Records Association
- 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
- International Association of Historians of Asia
- Platform of European Memory and Conscience
- Western History Association
- World History Association
Argentina
Australia
National societies
- Federation of Australian Historical Societies
- Australian Jewish Historical Society
- Australian Association for Maritime History
- Australian Catholic Historical Society
- Australian Railway Historical Society
- Naval [Historical Society of Australia]
- Australian Garden History Society
- Military Historical Society of Australia
State and territory societies
[New South Wales]
- Royal Australian Historical Society
- Brewarrina Historical Society, Brewarrina
- St George Historical Society, St George (Sydney)
[Northern Territory]
[Queensland]
[South Australia]
- Kangaroo Island Pioneers Association
- Royal Geographical Society of South Australia
- South Australia Police Historical Society
[Tasmania]
Victoria">Victoria (Australia)">Victoria
[Western Australia]
The Royal Western Australian Historical Society is the overarching society for the whole state.Perth:
- Heritage Perth
- 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
- Jarrahdale Heritage Society
- Kwinana Heritage Group
- Mandurah Historical Society
- Murray Districts Historical Society
- Serpentine Historical Society
- 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
- 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
- Albany Historical Society
- Broomehill Historical Society
- Katanning Historical Society
- Kojonup Historical Society
- Plantagenet Historical Society
- Birdwood Military Museum and Society
- Geraldton Historical Society
- Irwin Districts Historical Society
- Morowa District Historical Society
- Northampton Historical Society
- Broome Historical Society
- Kununurra Historical Society
- Wyndham Historical Society
- Eastern Goldfields Historical Society
- Esperance Bay Historical Society
- Ravensthorpe Historical Society
- Gascoyne Historical Society
- Pilbara Railways Historical Society
Belgium
See: List of historical societies in FlandersBrazil
See: List of historical and geographical institutes of BrazilCanada
National societies
Provincial and territorial societies
[Alberta]
- Old Glenora Conservation Association
- Edmonton and District Historical Society
[British Columbia]
- Sea Island Heritage Society
- Vancouver Historical Society
- West Vancouver Historical Society
[Manitoba]
[New Brunswick]
[Newfoundland and Labrador]
- French Shore Historical Society
- Greenspond Historical Society
[Nova Scotia]
[Ontario]
[Quebec]
[Saskatchewan]
Chile
- Sociedad Chilena de Historia y Geografía
Czech Republic
- Český národní komitét historiků
Denmark
Finland
See also: List of local associations in Finland ; focused on local cultural heritage and historyFrance
See:French Polynesia
Germany
See: List of historical societies in Germany, List of history workshops in Germany, and List of local history societies in North Rhine-WestphaliaGhana
Guatemala
- Academia de Geografía e Historia de Guatemala
Honduras
- Sociedad de Geografía e Historia de Honduras
Hungary
India
- Pune Aitihasik Vastu Smriti
- Historians India Society (HIS)
- Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR)
- Indian History and Culture Society (IHCS)
Lithuania
Mexico
Moldova
Morocco
- Association Marocaine pour La Recherche Historique
Netherlands
See: List of historical societies in the Netherlands- Royal Netherlands Historical Society
- Historisch Genootschap, Utrecht
New Zealand
*Norway
*Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
See: Swedish local history associationsSwitzerland
See: Historical societies in SwitzerlandTurkey
United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
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
- List and Index Society
- Naval Dockyards Society
- Navy Records Society
- Past and Present Society
- Royal Historical Society
- Scottish History Society
- Scottish Record Society
- Selden Society
- Society for Army Historical Research
- Society of Antiquaries of London
- Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
- Stair Society
- The Historical Association
Uruguay
Venezuela
Aviation historical societies
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, Cortez, Colorado
- *Pueblo Historical Aircraft Society, Pueblo, Colorado
- Florida Aviation Historical Society
- Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society
- Maine Aviation Historical Society
- Massachusetts Aviation Historical Society
- Missouri Aviation Historical Society, St. Louis, Missouri
- New Hampshire Aviation Historical Society
- Oregon Aviation Historical Society
- United States Airways Heritage Association
Other countries
- Air-Britain, 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
- Swedish Aviation Historical Society, Sweden
- Ulster Aviation Society, Northern Ireland
- West Beach Aviation Group, Australia
- Instituto de Historia y Cultura Aeronáuticas, Spain
Denominational societies
- American Baptist Historical Society
- Baptist History and Heritage Society
- Disciples of Christ Historical Society
- Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
- National Episcopal Historians and Archivists
- Presbyterian Historical Society
Time-period oriented societies
United States
- American Antiquarian Society
- The Historical Society
- Medieval Academy of America
- 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
United Kingdom
- 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
- 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