List of historical societies in California

The following is a list of historical societies in the state of California, United States.

Organizations

  • Alameda County Historical Society[3]
  • Alhambra Historical Society[4][5]
  • Alpine Historical Society[6]
  • Arcadia Historical Society[7]
  • Beverly Hills Historical Society[7]
  • Burbank Historical Society[7]
  • California Historical Society
  • California Pioneers of Santa Clara County
  • Camp Pendleton Historical Society[6]
  • Carlsbad Historical Society[6]
  • Carmel Valley Historical Society
  • Contra Costa County Historical Society
  • Del Mar Historical Society[6]
  • Duarte Historical Society and Museum[4][1]
  • El Cajon Historical Society[6]
  • Encitas Historical Society[6]
  • Fallbrook Historical Society[6]
  • Fort Bragg-Mendocino Coast Historical Society
  • Fresno Historical Society[8]
  • Glendale Historical Society [2]
  • Glendora Historical Society
  • Humboldt County Historical Society
  • Imperial County Historical Society[6]
  • Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego[6]
  • Jewish Historical Society of San Diego[6]
  • Kern County Historical Society[3]
  • Kings County Historical Society[3]
  • La Jolla Historical Society[6]
  • La Mesa Historical Society[6]
  • Lakeside Historical Society[6]
  • Lemon Grove Historical Society[4][3]
  • Historical Society of Long Beach[9]
  • Los Angeles Conservancy, the largest membership-based historic preservation organization in the country.
  • Los Angeles Historical Society[10][4]
  • Los Californios[6][11]
  • Manteca Historical Society[10][5]
  • Marin County Historical Society[3]
  • Mendocino County Historical Society
  • Monterey County Historical Society[12]
  • Mountain Empire Historical Society[6] in Campo
  • Nevada County Historical Society
  • Northwest Pacific Railroad Historical Society[13]
  • Ocean Beach Historical Society[6]
  • Orange County Historical Society
  • Pacific Beach Historical Society[6]
  • Pacifica Historical Society
  • Pasadena Historical Society[12]
  • Historical Society of Pomona Valley[3]
  • Poway Historical and Memorial Society[6]
  • Ramona Pioneer Historical Society[6]
  • Rancho Bernardo Historical Society[6] in Norte
  • Rancho Santa Fe Historical Society[6]
  • Russian River Historical Society[13]
  • Sacramento County Historical Society[14]
  • San Bernardino County Historical Society[3]
  • San Diego Historical Society
  • San Dimas Historical Society
  • San Francisco History Association[10]
  • San Lorenzo Valley Historical Society[10][6]
  • San Marcos Historical Society[6]
  • San Mateo County Historical Society[3]
  • Santa Barbara Historical Society[3]
  • Santa Cruz County Historical Society[3]
  • Historical Society of Santa Rosa[13]
  • Shasta Historical Society[3]
  • Sierra Madre Historical Society[3]
  • Siskiyou County Historical Society[14]
  • Sonoma County Historical Society[13]
  • Society of California Pioneers
  • South Bay Historical Society[6] in Chula Vista
  • Historical Society of Southern California[12][7]. Founded in 1883, the Historical Society of Southern California (HSSC) is the oldest historical society in California.
  • Temecula Valley Historical Society[6]
  • Trinity County Historical Society
  • Tuolumne County Historical Society
  • University Heights Historical Society[6] in San Diego
  • Western Sonoma County Historical Society[10][13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly – via HathiTrust, 1884-1961
  2. ^ Los Angeles Herald, California, October 31, 1909 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k American Association for State and Local History (1944), "California", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 13+ – via HathiTrust{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b c American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
  5. ^ "2022 Membership Directory", californiahistorian.com, Conference of California Historical Societies, retrieved June 28, 2025
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Historical Societies: Directory", sandiegohistory.org, California: San Diego History Center, retrieved June 28, 2025
  7. ^ a b c "Historical Societies, Museums & Archives: Los Angeles County", laalmanac.com, California: Los Angeles Almanac, retrieved June 28, 2025
  8. ^ Terry Abraham, ed. (2015), "Western United States and Canada", Repositories of Primary Sources, 1995-2015, University of Idaho Library
  9. ^ "Long Beach and Local History: Other History Centers & Online Archives", Research Guides, University Library, California State University, Long Beach, retrieved June 28, 2025
  10. ^ a b c d e "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 28, 2025
  11. ^ loscalifornianos.org, retrieved June 28, 2025(interested in "early Hispanic Californians in Alta California")
  12. ^ a b c Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 28, 2025
  13. ^ a b c d e "Historical Societies, Sites & Resources", sonomacounty.ca.gov, California: County of Sonoma Historical Records Commission, retrieved June 28, 2025
  14. ^ a b John D. Hicks (1957), "History in California", California Historical Society Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, doi:10.2307/25155113

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