List of U.S. state historical societies and museums

The following is a sortable table of U.S. state and federal district historical societies and history museums.

Table

State or federal district	Official title	State historical society	State history museum
Alabama	State of Alabama	Alabama Historical Commission	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alaska	State of Alaska	Alaska Historical Society	Alaska State Museum
Arizona	State of Arizona	Arizona Historical Society	Arizona State Museum
Arkansas	State of Arkansas	Arkansas Historical Association	Historic Arkansas Museum
California	State of California	California Historical Society	The California Museum
Colorado	State of Colorado	History Colorado	History Colorado Center
Connecticut	State of Connecticut	Connecticut Museum of Culture and History	Museum of Connecticut History
Delaware	State of Delaware	Delaware Historical Society	Delaware History Center
Florida	State of Florida	Florida Historical Society	Museum of Florida History
Georgia	State of Georgia	Georgia Historical Society	None
Hawaiʻi	State of Hawaiʻi	Hawaiian Historical Society	Hawaiian Historical Society
Idaho	State of Idaho	Idaho State Historical Society	Idaho State Museum
Illinois	State of Illinois	Illinois State Historical Society	Illinois State Museum
Indiana	State of Indiana	Indiana Historical Society	Indiana State Museum
Iowa	State of Iowa	State Historical Society of Iowa	State Historical Museum of Iowa
Kansas	State of Kansas	Kansas Historical Society	Kansas Museum of History
Kentucky	Commonwealth of Kentucky	Kentucky Historical Society	Kentucky Museum Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History
Louisiana	State of Louisiana	Louisiana Historical Society	Louisiana State Museum Louisiana History Museum
Maine	State of Maine	Maine Historical Society	Maine State Museum Maine Historical Society Museum
Maryland	State of Maryland	Maryland Historical Society	Maryland Historical Society
Massachusetts	Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Massachusetts Historical Society	Commonwealth Museum
Michigan	State of Michigan	Historical Society of Michigan	Michigan Historical Center
Minnesota	State of Minnesota	Minnesota Historical Society	Minnesota History Center
Mississippi	State of Mississippi	Mississippi Historical Society	Museum of Mississippi History
Missouri	State of Missouri	State Historical Society of Missouri	Missouri State Museum
Montana	State of Montana	Montana Historical Society	Montana Historical Society Museum
Nebraska	State of Nebraska	History Nebraska	Nebraska History Museum
Nevada	State of Nevada	Nevada Historical Society	Nevada State Museum
New Hampshire	State of New Hampshire	New Hampshire Historical Society	New Hampshire Historical Society Museum
New Jersey	State of New Jersey	New Jersey Historical Society	New Jersey State Museum
New Mexico	State of New Mexico	Historical Society of New Mexico	New Mexico History Museum
New York	State of New York	New-York Historical Society	New York State Museum
North Carolina	State of North Carolina	North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office	North Carolina Museum of History
North Dakota	State of North Dakota	State Historical Society of North Dakota	North Dakota Heritage Center
Ohio	State of Ohio	Ohio History Connection	Ohio History Center
Oklahoma	State of Oklahoma	Oklahoma Historical Society	Oklahoma History Center
Oregon	State of Oregon	Oregon Historical Society	Oregon Historical Society Museum
Pennsylvania	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	Historical Society of Pennsylvania	State Museum of Pennsylvania
Rhode Island	State of Rhode Island	Rhode Island Historical Society	Rhode Island Historical Society
South Carolina	State of South Carolina	South Carolina Historical Society	South Carolina State Museum
South Dakota	State of South Dakota	South Dakota State Historical Society	South Dakota State Historical Society
Tennessee	State of Tennessee	Tennessee Historical Commission	Tennessee State Museum
Texas	State of Texas	Texas State Historical Association	Bullock Texas State History Museum
Utah	State of Utah	Utah State Historical Society	Utah State Historical Society
Vermont	State of Vermont	Vermont Historical Society	Vermont History Museum
Virginia	Commonwealth of Virginia	Virginia Historical Society	Virginia Museum of History and Culture
Washington	State of Washington	Washington State Historical Society	Washington State History Museum
West Virginia	State of West Virginia	West Virginia Division of Culture and History	West Virginia Culture Center and State Museum
Wisconsin	State of Wisconsin	Wisconsin Historical Society	Wisconsin Historical Museum
Wyoming	State of Wyoming	Wyoming State Historical Society	Wyoming State Museum
District of Columbia	District of Columbia	Historical Society of Washington, D.C.	None

See also

• List of historical societies in the United States
• Lists of U.S. state topics