List of historical societies in Maryland

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

Organizations

Historical Society of Kent County building in Maryland, US, in 2020
1888 newspaper item about a meeting of the Anne Arundel County Historical Society, Maryland
  • Allegany County Historical Society[1][2]
  • Allen Historical Society[3]
  • Anne Arundel County Historical Society[2][4]
  • Historical Society of Baltimore County[2]
  • Bladensburg Historical Society[5]
  • Boyds Historical Society[6]
  • Calvert County Historical Society[7]
  • Caroline County Historical Society[3]
  • Historical Society of Carroll County[2]
  • Historical Society of Cecil County[5][8]
  • Historical Society of Charles County[3][1]
  • Chevy Chase Historical Society
  • Clarksburg Historical Society[6]
  • Dorchester County Historical Society[3][1]
  • Federalsburg Historical Society[2]
  • Historical Society of Frederick County[9][4]
  • Garrett County Historical Society
  • Greensboro Historical Society[2]
  • Harford Historical Society[10]
  • Historical Society of Harford County[4]
  • Howard County Historical Society[2]
  • Historical Society of Kent County[5][1]
  • Laurel Historical Society
  • Maryland Historical Society
  • Montgomery County Historical Society[11][2]
  • Prince George's Historical Society[1]
  • Queen Anne's County Historical Society
  • St. Mary's County Historical Society[7]
  • Somerset County Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Talbot County[5]
  • Thurmont Historical Society[2][3]
  • Washington County Historical Society[5]
  • Wicomico Historical Society[5]
  • Worcester County Historical Society

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "County historical societies", Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives, retrieved July 23, 2024
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Digital Maryland: Collections", digitalmaryland.org, Baltimore, MD: Enoch Pratt Free Library, retrieved July 12, 2025
  3. ^ a b c d e "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved July 22, 2025
  4. ^ a b c "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
  5. ^ a b c d e f American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Maryland", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C – via HathiTrust{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b "Local historical societies & organizations", Maryland Manual On-Line, Maryland State Archives, retrieved July 12, 2025
  7. ^ a b 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
  8. ^ "Cecil County Historical Society", The Midland Journal, Rising Sun, Maryland, January 29, 1932 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
  9. ^ Terry Abraham, ed. (2015), "Eastern United States and Canada", Repositories of Primary Sources, 1995-2015, University of Idaho Library
  10. ^ Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "Maryland", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office – via HathiTrust
  11. ^ Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved July 22, 2025