List of historical societies in Minnesota
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Minnesota, United States.[1][2]
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Organizations
- Aitkin County Historical Society
- Mcgregor Area Historical Society
- Anoka County Historical Society[3]
- Blaine Historical Society
- Columbia Heights Historical Society
- Coon Rapids Historical Society
- Becker County Historical Society
- Lake Park Area Historical Society
- Beltrami County Historical Society[3]
- Blackduck Area History And Arts Center
- North Beltrami Heritage Center
- Benton County Historical Society
- Sartell Historical Society
- Big Stone County Historical Society
- Blue Earth County Historical Society[3]
- Betsy-Tacy Society
- Madison Lake Area Historical Society
- Rapidan Heritage Society
- Brown County Historical Society
- Comfrey Area Historical Society
- Sleepy Eye Area Historical Society
- Springfield Area Historical Society
- Carlton County Historical Society
- Esko Historical Society
- Moose Lake Area Historical Society
- Carver County Historical Society
- Chanhassen Historical Society
- Chaska Historical Society
- Waconia Heritage Association
- Watertown Area Historical Society
- Willkommen Heritage Center Of Norwood Young America
- Cass County Historical Society
- Chippewa County Historical Society[3]
- Maynard History Museum
- Friesen Historical Society
- Chisago County Historical Society
- Amador Heritage Center
- Center City Historical Society
- Lindstrom Historical Society
- North Chisago Historical Society
- Taylors Falls Historical Society
- Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County[3]
- Ulen Historical Society
- Clearwater County Historical Society[3]
- Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers
- Cook County Historical Society
- Gunflint Trail Historical Society
- Tofte Historical Society, Minnesota
- Schroeder Area Historical Society
- Cottonwood County Historical Society
- Crow Wing County Historical Society
- Crosslake Area Historical Society
- Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network
- Nisswa Area Historical Society
- Pequot Lakes Area Historical Society
- Dakota County Historical Society[4]
- Eagan Historical Society
- Farmington Area Historical Society
- Lakeville Area Historical Society
- Rosemount Area Historical Society
- Dodge County Historical Society[3]
- West Concord Historical Society
- Douglas County Historical Society, Minnesota[3]
- Evansville Historical Foundation
- Kensington Area Heritage Society
- Osakis Area Heritage Center
- Faribault County Historical Society
- Bricelyn Area Historical Society
- Elmore Area Historical Society
- Kiester Area Historical Society
- Minnesota Lake Area Historical Society
- Wells Historical Society
- Winnebago Area Museum
- Fillmore County Historical Society[3]
- Chatfield Historical Society
- Harmony Area Historical Society
- Hesper-Mabel Area Historical Society
- Preston Historical Society
- Rushford Area Historical Society
- Spring Valley Community Historical Society
- Wykoff Area Historical Society
- Freeborn County Historical Society
- Community Historical Society-Alden Museum
- Clarks Grove Area Heritage Society
- Hollandale Area Historical Society
- Goodhue County History Society[3]
- Cannon Falls Area Historical Society
- Goodhue Area Historical Society
- Kenyon Area Historical Society
- Pine Island Area Historical Society
- Wanamingo Historical Society
- Zumbrota Area Historical Society
- Grant County Historical Society
- Hennepin History Museum[3]
- Bloomington Historical Society[3]
- Brooklyn Historical Society, Minnesota|Brooklyn Historical Society
- Champlin Historical Society
- Eden Prairie Historical Society[3]
- Edina Historical Society[3]
- Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society[3]
- Golden Valley Historical Society[3]
- Hopkins Historical Society[3]
- City of Minnetonka Historical Society[3]
- North Hennepin Historical Society
- Plymouth Historical Society, Minnesota
- Richfield Historical Society
- Robbinsdale Historical Society[3]
- St. Bonifacius Historical Society
- St. Louis Park Historical Society[3]
- Wayzata Historical Society
- Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association
- Westonka Historical Society[3]
- Houston County Historical Society
- La Crescent Area Historical Society
- Hubbard County Historical Society
- Paul Bunyan Historical Society And Museum
- Isanti County Historical Society[5]
- Jackson County Historical Society[3]
- Kanabec History Center
- Kandiyohi County Historical Society[3]
- Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association[5]
- Atwater Area Historical Society
- Monongalia Historical Society
- Kittson County Historical Society
- Koochiching County Historical Society
- Lac qui Parle County Historical Society
- Lake County Historical Society
- Bay Area Historical Society
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society
- Historical Committee Of The Isabella Community Council
- Lake of the Woods County Historical Society
- Le Sueur County Historical Society
- Lincoln County Historical Society
- Lake Benton Area Historical Society
- Balaton Area Historical Society[3][5]
- Lyon County Historical Society[3]
- Cottonwood Area Historical Society
- Mahnomen County Historical Society
- Marshall County Historical Society
- Argyle Historical Society
- Rosebank Historical Association
- Martin County Historical Society
- Ceylon Area Historical Society
- Granada Historical Society
- Trimont Area Historical Society
- Truman Historical Association[5]
- Welcome Historical Society
- McLeod County Historical Society
- Stewart Area Historical Society
- Meeker County Historical Society
- Dassel Area Historical Society
- Grove City Area Historical Society
- Mille Lacs County Historical Society
- Mille Lacs Lake Historical Society
- Milaca Area Historical Society[3]
- Morrison County Historical Society
- Military Historical Society Of Minnesota
- Motley Area Historical Society
- Royalton Historical Society
- Upsala Area Historical Society
- Mower County Historical Society[3]
- Adams Area Historical Society
- Murray County Historical Society
- Fulda Heritage Society
- Nicollet County Historical Society[3]
- Norman County Historical and Genealogy Society
- Red River History Museum
- History Center of Olmsted County[3]
- Oronoco Area History Center
- Stewartville Area Historical Society
- Otter Tail County Historical Society
- History Museum Of East Otter Tail County, Minnesota
- Pennington County Historical Society
- Goodridge Area Historical Society
- Pine County Historical Society
- Pine City Area History Association
- Pipestone County Historical Society
- Jasper Historical Society
- Polk County Historical Society
- East Polk Heritage Center[3]
- Sand Hill Settlement Historical Society
- Pope County Historical Society[3]
- Ramsey County Historical Society
- Hill Farm Historical Society
- Little Canada Historical Society
- Maplewood Area Historical Society[3]
- New Brighton Area Historical Society
- North St. Paul Historical Society
- Roseville Historical Society
- Shoreview Historical Society
- St. Paul Police Historical Society
- White Bear Lake Area Historical Society[3]
- Red Lake County Historical Society
- Redwood County Historical Society
- Lamberton Area Historical Society
- Lucan Historical Society Depot Museum
- Renville County Historical Society
- Bechyn Historical Society
- Danube Historical Society
- Hector Historical Center
- Sacred Heart Area Historical Society
- Rice County Historical Society
- Morristown Historical Society
- Northfield Historical Society[3]
- Roseau County Historical Society[3]
- Warroad Historical Society
- St. Louis County Historical Society[4]
- Britt Community Historical Society
- Canosia Historical Society
- Ely-Winton Historical Society
- Hermantown Historical Society
- Hibbing Historical Society
- Iron Range Historical Society
- Proctor Area Historical Society
- Tower-Soudan Historical Society
- Virginia Area Historical Society
- Scott County Historical Society[3]
- Belle Plaine Historical Society
- Dan Patch Historical Society
- Jordan Area Historical Society
- Lydia Area Historical Society
- New Prague Historical Society
- Shakopee Heritage Society
- Sherburne County Historical Society
- Sibley County Historical Society
- Arlington Historical Society, Minnesota
- Joseph R. Brown Heritage Society
- Winthrop Community Historical Society
- Albany Heritage Society
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society
- Kimball Area Historical Society
- Melrose Area Historical Society
- Paynesville Historical Society
- St. Joseph Area Historical Society
- Sartell Historical Society
- Sauk Centre Area Historical Society
- Steele County Historical Society
- Stevens County Historical Society[3]
- Swift County Historical Society
- Todd County Historical Museum
- Bertha Historical Society
- Eagle Bend Historical Society
- Hewitt Historical Society
- Staples Historical Society
- Traverse County Historical Society
- Browns Valley Historical Society
- Wabasha County Historical Society
- Lake City Historical Society
- Plainview Area History Center
- Wadena County Historical Society
- Menahga Area Historical Society And Museum
- Sebeka Finnish Historical Society
- Verndale Historical Society
- Waseca County Historical Society
- Washington County Historical Society
- Afton Historical Society
- Denmark Township Historical Society
- Marine Historical Society
- South Washington Heritage Society
- Woodbury Heritage Society
- Watonwan County Historical Society
- St. James Historical Society
- Winona County Historical Society[3]
- Minnesota City Historical Association
- Wright County Historical Society[3]
- Cokato Historical Society
- Delano/Franklin Township Historical Society
- Hanover Historical Society
- Rockford Area Historical Society
- St. Michael Historical Society
- Yellow Medicine County Historical Society[3]
- Granite Falls Historical Society
Statewide/Topical
- American Swedish Institute
- Danish American Center
- Germanic American Institute
- Great Northern Railway Historical Society
- Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota
- Hmong Archives
- Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest
- Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery
- Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center
- Norwegian-American Historical Association
- Polish Cultural Institute and Museum
See also
- History of Minnesota
- List of museums in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
- ^ "County Historical Societies, Chapters, and Local Organizations". Minnesota Historical Society - Local History Services. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Statewide/Topical Historical Organizations in Minnesota". Minnesota Historical Society - Local History Services. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ 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 z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap "Contributing Institutions", mncollections.org, Minnesota: Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums, retrieved September 17, 2025
- ^ a b Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 26, 2025
- ^ a b c d "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 26, 2025
Further reading
- Appleton P. C. Griffin (1907), "Minnesota", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 600+ – via HathiTrust
- American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Minnesota", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 89+ – via HathiTrust
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External links
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- "Minnesota Societies", familysearch.org, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mostly related to genealogy but includes links to historical societies).