List of historical societies in Ohio

The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Ohio, United States.[1]

Organizations

Cover of the 1905 Proceedings of the Richland County Historical Society, Ohio
1898 newspaper item about a donation to the Clark County Historical Society in Ohio[2]
View of Granville Historical Society building in Ohio (photo 2016)
Sign for the Twinsburg Historical Society in Ohio (photo 2014)
  • Adams County Historical Society[3]
  • Allen County Historical Society[4]
  • Alliance Historical Society, Ohio[3]
  • Amelia Area Historical Society
  • Apple Creek Historical Society
  • Ashland County Historical Society & Museum[3]
  • Ashtabula County Historical Society
  • Bainbridge Historical Society[4]
  • Belden Historical Society[4]
  • Belmont County Historical Society
  • Belpre Historical Society[3]
  • Berea Historical Society
  • Blue Ash Historical Society
  • Botkins Historical Society[4]
  • Brimfield Historical Society[3]
  • Broadview Heights Historical Society[4]
  • Brookville Historical Society, Inc.[4]
  • Brown County Historical Society[4]
  • Brunswick Area Historical Society
  • Butler County Historical Society[4][3]
  • Centerville-Washington Township Historical Society[1]
  • Chagrin Falls Historical Society[3]
  • Chatham Township Historical Society
  • Cincinnati Historical Society
  • Clark County Historical Society[3]
  • Clinton County Genealogical & Historical Society
  • Columbus Historical Society
  • Conneaut Area Historical Society
  • County Line Historical Society of Wayne-Holmes County[4]
  • Crestline Historical Society[4]
  • Darke County Historical Society[3]
  • Defiance County Historical Society
  • Delaware County Historical Society[3]
  • Dover Historical Society[3]
  • Fairport Harbor Historical Society
  • Firelands Historical Society[4][5]
  • Fostoria Area Historical Society
  • Franklinton Historical Society[6]
  • Fredericktown Area Historical Society[4]
  • Fulton County Historical Society[4]
  • Gallia County Historical & Genealogical Society[4]
  • Gates Mills Historical Society
  • Granger Historical Society
  • Granville Historical Society[4]
  • Great Lakes Historical Society
  • Historical Society Of Greenfield[4]
  • Greenhills Historical Society[4]
  • Henry County Historical Society
  • Highland County Historical Society
  • Hinckley Historical Society[4]
  • Historic New Richmond Historical Society
  • Historical Society of Old Brooklyn[4]
  • Hudson Historical Society[4]
  • Huron County Historical Society
  • Huron Historical Society[4]
  • Jefferson County Historical Association
  • Jefferson County Historical Society
  • Kelleys Island Historical Association
  • Kent Historical Society and Museum
  • Knox County Historical Society
  • Lake County Historical Society[7]
  • Lake Erie Islands Historical Society[4]
  • Lake Township Historical Society[1]
  • Lakewood Historical Society
  • Licking County Historical Society[6]
  • Litchfield Historical Society[4]
  • Lodi Harrisville Historical Society[4]
  • Logan County Historical Society
  • Lorain County Historical Society[8][5]
  • Lucasville Area Historical Society[4]
  • Madison Historical Society
  • Magnolia Area Historical Society
  • Mahoning Valley Historical Society[4][5]
  • Manchester Historical Society[4]
  • Mantua Historical Society[4]
  • Marion County Historical Society
  • Mason Historical Society[4]
  • Maumee Valley Historical Society[4]
  • Medina County Historical Society[4]
  • Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society[4]
  • Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society[4]
  • Middleburg Heights Historical Society
  • Milan Historical Society
  • New Washington Ohio Historical Society
  • Niles Historical Society
  • Noble County Historical Society[4]
  • North Baltimore Ohio Area Historical Society[4]
  • North Ridgeville Historical Society[4]
  • Oakwood Historical Society[4]
  • Ohio History Connection (formerly Ohio Historical Society)
  • Old Northwest Historical Society
  • Olmsted Historical Society
  • Pemberville-Freedom Area Historical Society[4]
  • Perry County Historical Society[4]
  • Perry Historical Society of Lake County[4]
  • Plain City Historical Society[4]
  • Plymouth Area Historical Society[4]
  • Portage County Historical Society[4]
  • Preble County Historical Society
  • Putnam County Historical Society
  • Richfield Historical Society
  • Richland County Historical Society[9]
  • Riverside Historical Society[4]
  • Rocky River Historical Society[4]
  • Roseville Historical Society[4]
  • Ross County Historical Society[7]
  • Salem Historical Society
  • Scioto County Historical Society[4]
  • Seville Historical Society[4]
  • Sharon Township Heritage Society[4]
  • Shelby County Historical Society[4]
  • Smithville Community Historical Society[4]
  • Society of Historic Sharonville[4]
  • Spencerville Historical Society[4]
  • Stow Historical Society[4]
  • Strongsville Historical Society
  • Summit County Historical Society of Akron, Ohio
  • Tippecanoe Historical Society[4]
  • Trotwood-Madison Historical Society[4]
  • Troy Historical Society[4]
  • Trumbull County Historical Society
  • Twinsburg Historical Society[4]
  • Union County Historical Society
  • Upper Sandusky Historical Society
  • Valley City Historical Society
  • Van Wert County Historical Society
  • Vinton County Historical & Genealogical Society[4]
  • Walhonding Valley Historical Society
  • Warren County Historical Society[1][7]
  • Washington County Historical Society, Ohio
  • Waterville Historical Society
  • Wayne County Historical Society of Ohio
  • Waynesville Historical Society[1]
  • Western Lake Erie Historical Society[1]
  • Western Reserve Historical Society[5]
  • Westerville Historical Society[4]
  • Westwood Historical Society
  • Williams County Historical Society[4]
  • Windsor Historical Society[4]
  • Worthington Historical Society
  • York Township Historical Society[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e 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
  2. ^ "An interesting relic", Marietta Daily Leader, Ohio, December 17, 1898 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Contributors", ohiomemory.org, Ohio History Connection and State Library of Ohio, retrieved July 3, 2025
  4. ^ 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 aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 24, 2025
  5. ^ a b c d "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
  6. ^ a b "Local history directory", columbushistory.org, Ohio: Columbus Historical Society, retrieved July 26, 2024
  7. ^ a b c Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 26, 2025
  8. ^ "Historical Society Meeting", The Enterprise, Wellington, Ohio, October 24, 1894 – via Chronicling America
  9. ^ "Historical Society", Stark County Democrat, Canton, Ohio, June 17, 1902 – via Chronicling America

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