List of U.S. state historical societies and museums

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

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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 Historical 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

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