List of historical societies in New Hampshire

The following is a list of historical societies in the state of New Hampshire, United States. ^{[1] [2]}

Organizations

Gilsum Historical Society building in New Hampshire (photo 2012)

Atkinson Historical Society building in New Hampshire (photo 2013)

• Abbot-Downing Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Acworth Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Albany Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Alexandria Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Allenstown Historical Society  ^{[ d ] [3]}
• Alstead Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Alton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Andover Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Antrim Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Ashland Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Association for Rollinsford Culture & History  ^{[ d ]}
• Atkinson Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Auburn Historical Association  ^{[ d ]}
• Barnstead Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Barrington Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Bartlett Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Bath Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Bedford Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Belknap Mill Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Belmont Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Bennington Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Berlin & Coos County Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Boscawen Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Bradford Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Brentwood Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Bridgewater Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Campton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Canaan Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Canterbury Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Centre Harbor Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Charlestown Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Chatham Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Chester Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Chesterfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Claremont Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Cohos Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Colebrook Area Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Concord Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Conway Historical Society  ^{[ d ] [3]}
• Cornish Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Croydon Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Dalton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Danbury Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Deerfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Deering Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Dublin Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Dummer Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Dunbarton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Durham Historic Association  ^{[ d ]}
• East Kingston Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Effingham Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Enfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Epping Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Exeter Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Farmington Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Fitzwilliam Historical Society Inc.  ^{[ d ]}
• Fort at #4 Association  ^{[ d ]}
• Francestown Improvement & Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Franklin Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Freedom Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Friends of Kingston Historical Museum Association  ^{[ d ]}
• Friends of Pisgah, Inc.  ^{[ d ]}
• Gilmanton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Gilsum Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Goffstown Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Gorham Historical Society and Railroad Museum  ^{[ d ]}
• Goshen Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Grantham Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Greenfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Greenland Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Groton Historical Society, New Hampshire  ^{[ d ]}
• Hampstead Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hampton Falls Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hampton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hancock Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hanover Historical Society  ^{[ d ] [3]}
• Haverhill Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Henniker Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hill Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hillsborough Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hinsdale Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Historic Harrisville, Inc.  ^{[ d ]}
• Historical Society of Amherst  ^{[ d ]}
• Historical Society of Cheshire County  ^{[ d ]}
• Historical Society of Cheshire Cty  ^{[ d ]}
• Historical Society of Kensington  ^{[ d ]}
• Historical Society of Temple  ^{[ d ]}
• Holderness Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hollis Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hopkinton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Hudson Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Isles of Shoals Historical & Research Association  ^{[ d ]}
• Jackson Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Jaffrey Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Jefferson Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Johns Historical Hotel  ^{[ d ]}
• Keene Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Kingston Improvement & Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Laconia Historical & Museum Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Laconia Indian Historical Association  ^{[ d ]}
• Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lakes Region Heritage Roundtable  ^{[ d ]}
• Lancaster Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lebanon Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lee Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lempster Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Lisbon Area Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Littleton Area Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Londonderry Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Loudon Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Madbury Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Madison Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Manchester Historic Association  ^{[ d ]}
• Marlborough Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Marlow Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Meredith Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Merrimack Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Merrimack Society of Genealogists  ^{[ d ]}
• Milford Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Monadnock Center for History and Culture  ^{[ d ]}
• Moultonborough Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Nashua Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Natural History Conference  ^{[ d ]}
• New Boston Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• New Castle Historical Society, New Hampshire  ^{[ d ]}
• New Durham Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• New Hampshire Historical Society
• New Hampshire Sled Dog Rescue History and Education Center  ^{[ d ]}
• New Hampshire Society of Genealogists  ^{[ d ]}
• New Hampshire Supreme Courthistorical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• New Hampton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• New Ipswich Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• New London Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Newbury Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Newington Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Newport Historical Society, New Hampshire  ^{[ d ]}
• Newton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• North Hampton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Northumberland Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Northwood Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Nottingham Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Orford Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Ossipee Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Park Hill Meeting House Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Pelham Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Pembroke Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Penacook Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Pequawaket Historical League  ^{[ d ]}
• Piermont Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Pittsburg Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Pittsfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Plainfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Plaistow Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Plymouth Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Poore Family Farm Foundation  ^{[ d ]}
• Portsmouth Historical Society, New Hampshire  ^{[ d ]}
• Racing History Preservation Group  ^{[ d ]}
• Raymond Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Richmond Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Rindge Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Rochester Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Rockingham County Society of Genealogists  ^{[ d ]}
• Rollinsford Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Rumney Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Rye Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Salem Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Salisbury Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Sanbornton Historical Document Foundation  ^{[ d ]}
• Sanbornton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Sandown Historical Society and Museum  ^{[ d ]}
• Sandwich Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Shelburne Heritage Commission  ^{[ d ]}
• Springfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Stoddard Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Strafford County Genealogical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Strafford Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Sugar Hill Historical Museum  ^{[ d ]}
• Sugar Hill Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Summersworth Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Sunapee Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Surry Historical Committee  ^{[ d ]}
• Sutton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Swanzey Historical Museum  ^{[ d ]}
• Tamworth Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Thompson Ames Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Thornton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Township of Grafton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Township of Milton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Troy Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Tuftonboro Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Twin Mountain-Bretton Woods Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Unity Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Upper Pemigewasset Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Village Improvement and Red Schoolhouse Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Wakefield Heritage Commission  ^{[ d ]}
• Wakefield-Brookfield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Walpole Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Warner Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Warren Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Washington Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Waterville Valley Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Weare Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Wentworth Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Westmoreland Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Whitefield Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Wilmot Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Wilton Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Winchester Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}
• Wolfeboro Historical Society  ^{[ d ]}

See also

• History of New Hampshire
• List of museums in New Hampshire
• National Register of Historic Places listings in New Hampshire
• List of historical societies in the United States

References

1. 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. "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica , retrieved June 24, 2025
3. Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative , retrieved June 26, 2025

Further reading

• Appleton P. C. Griffin (1907), "New Hampshire", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 620+ – via HathiTrust
• American Association for State and Local History (1944), "New Hampshire", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 109+ – via HathiTrust

External links

• Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in New Hampshire
• Library of Congress, New Hampshire: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC