List of historical societies in Rhode Island
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Rhode Island, United States.
Organizations

- Armenian Historical Association of Rhode Island
- Barrington Historical and Antiquarian Society[2]
- Blackstone Valley Historical Society
- Block Island Historical Society[3]
- Bristol Historical and Preservation Society
- Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society
- Charlestown Historical Society
- Coventry Historical Society
- Cranston Historical Society
- Cuttyhunk Historical Society
- East Providence Historical Society
- Exeter Historical Association
- Historical Society of Smithfield
- Hope Historical Society
- Hopkinton Historical Association
- Italian American Historical Society of Rhode Island
- Jamestown Historical Society[4]
- Johnston Historical Society
- Massasoit Historical Association
- Middletown Historical Society
- Mile of History Association
- Narragansett Historical Society
- Newport Historical Society
- Preservation Society of Newport County
- North Stonington Historical Society
- Pawtuxet Valley Preservation and Historical Society
- Portsmouth Historical Society
- Prudence Island Historical and Preservation Society
- Quonochontaug Historical Society
- Rhode Island Historical Society
- Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association
- Rhode Island Labor History Society
- Rhode Island Soldiers and Sailors Historical Society[2]
- Richmond Historical Society
- South County History Center
- Steamship Historical Society of America
- Tiverton Historical Society[5][1]
- Warwick Historical Society
- Westerly Historical Society
- Western Rhode Island Civic Historical Society
- Willow Dell Historical Association
- Woonsocket Historical and Preservation Society
See also
- History of Rhode Island
- List of museums in Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Rhode Island
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
- ^ "Paradise School", middletownhistory.org, RI: Middletown Historical Society, archived from the original on December 19, 2007 – via Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "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
- ^ American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Rhode Island", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved July 22, 2025
- ^ "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved July 22, 2025
Further reading
- Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "Rhode Island", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 883+ – via HathiTrust
- American Association for State and Local History (2002), "Rhode Island", Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Historical societies in Rhode Island.
- "Directory of Historical Repositories", rihrab.com, Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in Rhode Island
- Library of Congress, Rhode Island: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC