List of historical societies in California
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of California, United States.
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- 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
- 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]
- Historical Society of Glendale[3]
- 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][2]
- Historical Society of Long Beach[9]
- Los Angeles Conservancy, the largest membership-based historic preservation organization in the country.
- Los Angeles Historical Society[10][3]
- Los Californios[6][11]
- Manteca Historical Society[10][4]
- Marin County Historical Society[3]
- Mendocino County Historical Society
- Monterey County Historical Society[12]
- Mountain Empire Historical Society[6] in Campo
- 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][5]
- 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][6]. 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
- History of California
- List of museums in California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in California
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
- ^ Historical Society of Southern California Quarterly – via HathiTrust, 1884-1961
- ^ Los Angeles Herald, California, October 31, 1909 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 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) - ^ 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
- ^ "2022 Membership Directory", californiahistorian.com, Conference of California Historical Societies, retrieved June 28, 2025
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c "Historical Societies, Museums & Archives: Los Angeles County", laalmanac.com, California: Los Angeles Almanac, retrieved June 28, 2025
- ^ Terry Abraham, ed. (2015), "Western United States and Canada", Repositories of Primary Sources, 1995-2015, University of Idaho Library
- ^ "Long Beach and Local History: Other History Centers & Online Archives", Research Guides, University Library, California State University, Long Beach, retrieved June 28, 2025
- ^ a b c d e "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 28, 2025
- ^ loscalifornianos.org, retrieved June 28, 2025(interested in "early Hispanic Californians in Alta California")
- ^ a b c Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 28, 2025
- ^ a b c d e "Historical Societies, Sites & Resources", sonomacounty.ca.gov, California: County of Sonoma Historical Records Commission, retrieved June 28, 2025
- ^ a b John D. Hicks (1957), "History in California", California Historical Society Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 2, doi:10.2307/25155113
Further reading
- Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "California", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 146+ – via HathiTrust
External links
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- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in California
- Library of Congress, California: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC