List of historical societies in Pennsylvania
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Pennsylvania, United States.[1]
Organizations
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- Adams County Historical Society [d][1][4]
- Allegheny-Kiski Valley Historical Society[4]
- Antietam Historical Association
- Beaver Falls Historical Society and Museum [d][5][4]
- Bedford County Historical Society [d][6]
- Historical Society of Berks County[4][7]
- Biglerville Historical and Preservation Society[4]
- Blair County Historical Society [d][4]
- Historical Society of the Blairsville Area[8]
- Bradford County Historical Society[4][7]
- Bucks County Historical Society [d][4][7]
- Butler County Historical Society, Pennsylvania [d][4]
- California Area Historical Society[4]
- Cambria County Historical Society [d] [4]
- Carbondale Historical Society and Museum
- Historical Society of Carnegie[4]
- Catholic Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
- Centre County Historical Society [d][4]
- Chadds Ford Historical Society [d][4]
- Chester County History Center[4]
- Chestnut Hill Historical Society [d] (in Philadelphia)[4]
- Clarion County Historical Society[4]
- Clinton County Historical Society [d][4]
- Concord Township Historical Society [d][4]
- Conneaut Valley Area Historical Society[4]
- Connellsville Area Historical Society[4]
- Conshohocken Historical Society [d][4]
- Corry Area Historical Society[4][2]
- Crawford County Historical Society[7]
- Cumberland County Historical Society [d] [3][4]
- Historical Society of Dauphin County[4][9]
- Delaware County Historical Society [d][4][4]
- Derry Township Historical Society[4]
- Downington Historical Society[4]
- Edinboro Area Historical Society[4]
- Elizabeth Township Historical Society (in Allegheny County)[4]
- Elizabethtown Historical Society[4]
- Elizabethville Area Historical Society[8]
- Elk County Historical Society [d][6][4]
- Erie County Historical Society [d][6][4]
- Equinunk Historical Society [d][5]
- Fairview Area Historical Society[4]
- Historical Society of Fort Washington [d][4]
- Historical Society of Frankford
- Franklin County Historical Society [d][5]
- Fulton County Historical Society[4]
- Germantown Historical Society [d] (in Philadelphia)[4]
- Greene County Historical Society [d]
- Hanover Area Historical Society [d][4]
- Haverford Township Historical Society[4]
- Highlands Historical Society, Pennsylvania [d][5]
- Highspire Historical Society[4]
- Hummelstown Area Historical Society[8]
- Huntingdon County Historical Society [d] [4]
- Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County[4]
- Jacobsburg Historical Society (in Nazareth)[4]
- Jefferson County Historical and Genealogical Society[4]
- Jefferson Township Historical Society[4]
- Johnstown Area Heritage Association[4]
- Lackawanna Historical Society [d][4]
- Lancaster County Historical Society [d][6][4]
- Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society [d] [5][4]
- Lansdale Historical Society [d][4]
- Latrobe Area Historical Society[4]
- Lawrence County Historical Society [d] [6][4]
- Lawrence Park Historical Society[4]
- Lebanon County Historical Society [d][4]
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society[4]
- Lehigh County Historical Society[4]
- Ligonier Valley Historical Society [d][4]
- Limerick Township Historical Society [d][4]
- Linesville Historical Society[4]
- Lower Marion Historical Society (in Rosemont)[4]
- Luzerne County Historical Society
- Lycoming County Historical Society and Taber Museum [d][4]
- Manheim Historical Society[4]
- Mercer County Historical Society [d][4]
- Middletown Area Historical Society [d][4]
- Mifflin County Historical Society[4]
- Historical Society of Millersburg and Upper Paxton Township[4]
- Historical Society of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania [d][4]
- Monroe County Historical Association[4]
- Historical Society of Montgomery County[7]
- Moravian Historical Society[5][7]
- Historic Morrisville Society[4][7]
- Muncy Historical Society[4][8]
- New Holland Area Historical Society
- Newport Historical Society[7]
- Newville Historical Society[4]
- Northern York County Historical and Preservation Society[4]
- Northampton County Historical and Genealogical Society [d] [4]
- Northumberland County Historical Society[4]
- Old York Road Historical Society [d][6][4]
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania[5]
- Pennsylvania Postal History Society[4]
- Perkasie Anniversary and Historical Society [d] [4]
- Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area[4]
- Pike County Historical Society[4]
- Pikeland Historical Society[4]
- Potter County Historical Society [d][4]
- Pottstown Historical Society [d][4]
- Quakertown Historical Society [d][4]
- Radnor Historical Society[8]
- Red Lion Area Historical Society[4]
- St. Marys and Benzinger Historical Society[4]
- Schuylkill County Historical Society [d][4]
- Sharon Heritage Society
- Sharpsville Area Historical Society[9]
- Snyder County Historical Society[4]
- Solanco Historical Society (in Quarryville)[4]
- Somerset Historical Center[4]
- Strasburg Heritage Society[4]
- Stewartstown Historical Society[4]
- Susquehanna County Historical Society [d][4]
- Thornbury Historical Society[4]
- Tri-County Heritage Society (in Morgantown)[4]
- Tyrone Area Historical Society[4]
- Union County Historical Society[4]
- Valley Forge Historical Society[4]
- Venango County Historical Society[4]
- Wampum Area Historical Society[4]
- Warren County Historical Society [d][4]
- Washington County Historical Society, Pennsylvania [d][7][4]
- Washington Crossing Historic Park[5]
- Wayne County Historical Society, Pennsylvania [d][4]
- Waynesboro Historical Society
- West Hanover Township Historical Society [d][6][4]
- Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania[7][4]
- Westmoreland County Historical Society [d][4]
- Wissahickon Valley Historical Society[4]
- Wyoming Historical and Geological Society[4][10]
- Historical Society of York County[4][10]
- Zelienople Historical Society[4]
See also
[edit]- History of Pennsylvania
- List of museums in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Pennsylvania
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "Pennsylvania County Historical Societies and Archives", LibGuides, State Library of Pennsylvania, retrieved June 26, 2025
- ^ "Want markers for historical places", Harrisburg Telegraph, Harrisburg, Pa., January 19, 1917 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ Charter, constitution, and by-laws of the Lancaster County Historical Society, Lancaster Pa., 1906 – via Internet Archive
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- ^ a b c d e f g "Museum Directory", pamuseums.org, PA Museums, retrieved July 16, 2024
- ^ a b c d e f "Institutional Members", pa-history.org, Pennsylvania Historical Association, archived from the original on July 16, 2024 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Historical societies in the United States", Officers, Act of incorporation, Constitution, List of members, Historical societies in the United States, 1896, Baltimore, MD: American Historical Association, 1896, p. 42+ – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c d "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 26, 2025
- ^ "American Studies: Historical and Preservation Societies in the Harrisburg Area", Library Guides, Pennsylvania State University, retrieved June 21, 2025
- ^ a b Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 17, 2025
Further reading
[edit]- Appleton P. C. Griffin (1907), "Pennsylvania", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 792+ – via HathiTrust
- American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Pennsylvania", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 153+ – via HathiTrust
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External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Historical societies in Pennsylvania.
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in Pennsylvania
- Library of Congress, Pennsylvania: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC
- "Philadelphia Area Archives", library.upenn.edu, University of Pennsylvania Libraries
