List of historical societies in Texas
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Texas, United States.[1]
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- Anna Area Historical Preservation Society
- Aransas County Historical Society[2]
- Atascosa County Historical Society[2]
- Bastrop County Historical Society[2]
- Bee County Historical Society[2]
- Bell County Historical Society
- Bellaire Historical Society[3][4]
- Birdville Historical Society[3]
- Brown County Historical Society[5]
- Burleson County Historical Society[2]
- Central Texas Historical Association[6]
- Clay County Historical Society[2][3]
- Cleveland Historical Society[3]
- Cochran County Historical Society
- Collin County Historical Society[2]
- Comanche County Historical Society[2]
- Dallas Historical Society
- Deaf Smith County Historical Society[2]
- East Montgomery County Historical Society[2]
- East Texas Historical Association
- El Paso County Historical Society[3]
- Friendswood Historical Society[4]
- Galveston Historical Foundation (formerly Galveston Historical Society)
- Gillespie County Historical Society
- Harris County Historical Society[2][4]
- Harrison County Historical Society[2]
- Henderson County Historical Society[2]
- Hidalgo County Historical Society
- Hill County Historical Association[7]
- Hopkins County Historical Society[2]
- Hudspeth County Historical Society[2]
- Indianola Historical Society[8]
- Irion County Historical Society
- Karnes County Historical Society[2]
- Katy Historical Society
- Kemah Historical Society[3]
- Kinney County Historical Society
- Lamar County Historical Society[2]
- Leon County Historical Society[2]
- Leon Valley Historical Society
- Llano County Historical Society[2]
- Mason County Historical Society[2]
- Menard County Historical Society[2]
- Midland Historical Society[3]
- Murphy Historical Society[3][9]
- Nacogdoches Historical Society[7][5]
- Navarro County Historical Society[2]
- Nueces County Historical Society[2]
- Orange County Historical Society[2][3]
- Panhandle-Plains Historical Society
- Permian Historical Society[8][5]
- Rains County Historical Society[2]
- Reagan County Historical Society[2]
- Red River County Historical Society[2]
- Refugio County Historical Society[2]
- Riesel Historical Society[3]
- San Antonio Historical Association[7]
- San Augustine County Historical Society[2]
- Shelby County Historical Society[2]
- Sherman County Historical Society[2]
- Smith County Historical Society[2][3]
- Somerset County Historical Society[3]
- South Texas Historical Association[6]
- Sterling County Historical Society[2]
- Sutton County Historical Society[2]
- Tarkington Prairie Historical Society
- Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society[3]
- Tarrant County Historical Society[2]
- Texas Catholic Historical Society[7][8]
- Texas Gulf Historical Society[3]
- Texas Jewish Historical Society
- Texas State Historical Association
- Tom Green County Historical Society[2][6]
- Upton County Historical Society[2]
- Walker County Historical Society[7]
- Waller County Historical Society[2]
- West Texas Historical and Scientific Society[8][5]
- West Texas Historical Association[5]
- Wilson County Historical Society[2][3]
- Wise County Historical Society[2]
- Wood County Historical Society
- Wylie Historical Society[9][2]
See also
- History of Texas
- List of museums in Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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 "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, May 9, 2013, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Portal to Texas History: Partners", texashistory.unt.edu, University of North Texas Libraries, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ a b c Will Howard; Janet Wagner (October 2011), "Historical Societies", harriscountytx.gov, Texas: Harris County Historical Commission, archived from the original on June 29, 2025 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ a b c "HIST 3301: History of Texas", Research Guides, San Angelo, Texas: Angelo State University, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ a b c d e American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Texas", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 178+ – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ a b "Historical Organizations and Resources", collincountytx.gov, McKinney, TX: Collin County Historical Commission, retrieved June 29, 2025
Further reading
- Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "Texas", Bibliography of American Historical Societies, American Historical Association. Annual report ;1905, v. 2 (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 909+ – via HathiTrust
External links
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- D. Ryan Smith, "Historical Organizations", Handbook of Texas Online, Texas State Historical Association
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in Texas
- Library of Congress, Texas: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC