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Local Societies and Historical Organizations

Historical organizations that are HSM Members are listed below with their contact information. The Michigan History Directory, listing over 750 local historical organizations (both HSM members and non-members) is available. Click here for more information. For contact information on local societies that are not a member of HSM please contact us at hsm@hsmichigan.org For an HSM membership application and information click here.


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Acme

Music House Museum

Ada

Ada Historical Society

Adrian

Lenawee County Historical Society

Albion

Albion Historical Society

Algoma

Algoma Township Historical Society

Algonac

Algonac-Clay Historical Society

Allegan County

Then and Now Historical and Genealogical Society of Eastern Allegan County

Allegan County Old Jail Museum & Historical Museum

Allen

Allen Area Historical Society

Allendale

Grand Valley State University Library

Alpena

Besser Museum for Northeastern Michigan

Alto

Bowne Township Historical Society

Ann Arbor

African American Cultural & Historical Museum

Bentley Historical Library

Washtenaw County Historical Society

National Archives Records Administration

Kempf House Museum

University of Michigan-Exhibit Museum of Natural History

Arcadia

Arcadia Area Historical Society

Au Gres

Arenac County Historical Society

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Bad Axe

Huron County Historical Society

Bancroft

Historical Society of Bancroft

Bangor

Bangor Historical Society

Barryton

Barryton Area Historical Commission

Battle Creek

Heritage battle creek

Bay City

Bay County Historical Society

Beaver Island

Beaver Island Historical Society

Belding

The Belding Museum

Bellaire

Bellaire Area Historical Society

Belleville

Belleville Area Museum & Historical Society

Yankee Air Museum

Bellevue

Bellevue Historical Society

Belmont

Hyser Rivers Museum Brd.

Benton Harbor

Mary's City of David

House of David Museum

Benzonia

Benzie Area Historical Society

Berrien Springs

Berrien County Historical Association

Big Rapids

Jim Crow Museum

Birmingham

Birmingham Historical Museum/Society

Bloomfield Hills

Jewish Community Archives

Breckenridge

Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society

Bridgeport

Historical Society of Bridgeport

Brighton

Brighton Area Historical Society

Green Oak Township Historical Society

Brimley

Bay Mills Brimley Historical Research Society

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Caledonia

Caledonia Historical Commission

Caledonia Historical Society

Caloma

North Berrien Historical Society & Museum

Calumet

Norwegian Lutheran Church Historical Society

Coppertown U.S.A. Mining Museum

Keweenaw National Historic Park

Cannonsburg

The Cannon Township Historical Society

Canton

Canton Historical Society

Capac

Capac Community Historical Society

Caro

Watrousville-Caro Area Historical Society

Caspian

Iron County Historical Museum and Society

Cass City

Cass City Area Historical Society

Cassopolis

Edward Lowe Foundation

Cedarville

Les Cheneaux Historical Association/Museum/Maritime Museum

Centreville

St. Joseph County Historical Society

Charlevoix

Charlevoix Historical Society & Museum

Norwood Area Historical Society

Charlevoix County History Preservation Society

Charlotte

Eaton County Historical Commission

Eaton County Genealogical Society

Courthouse Square Association & the Eaton County Historical Society

Chase

Chase Township Public Library

Chase Library Historical Society

Chassell

Chassell Historical Organization & Heritage Center

Cheboygan

Historical Society of Cheboygan County

Chesaning

Chesaning Area Historical Society

Chesterfield

Chesterfield Township Historical Society

Clarkston

Clarkston Community Historical Society

Clinton

Historical Society of Clinton

Clinton Township

Greater Clinton Township Historical Society

Clinton Township Historical Commission

Columbiaville

Historic Ft. Wayne Coalition

Coloma

North Berrien Historical Society and Museum

Comstock Park

Alpine Historical Commission

Concord

Mann House; Michigan Dept. of History, Arts & Libraries

Coopersville

Coopersville Area Historical Society Museum

Covington

Covington Historical Society

Crystal Falls

Crystal Falls Museum Society

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Davisburg

Springfield Township Historical Society

Dearborn

Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village

Dearborn Historical Museum

Arab American National Museum

Delta County

Delta County Historical Society

Delta Township

Delta Township Historical Society

Detroit

Detroit Historical Society

MotorCities Automobile National Heritage Area

Preservation Wayne

Association for Great Lakes Maritime History

Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Inc

Model T Automobile Heritage Complex, Inc. (T-PLEX)

William E. Scripps Estate/ Guest House, Inc.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

Pewabic Pottery

Michigan Archival Association

Motown Historical Museum

Dexter

Dexter Area Historical Society

Dorr

Then and Now Historical & Genealogical Society

Douglas

Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society

Dowagiac

Museum at Southwestern Michigan College

Durand

Durand Union Station, Inc.

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Eagle Harbor

Keweenaw County Historical Society

East Jordan

East Jordan Portside Art and Historical Museum

Jordan Valley District Library

East Lansing

East Lansing Historical Society

Historical Society of Michigan

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections

Eastpointe

East Detroit Historical Society

East Tawas

Iosco County Historical Society

Edwardsburg

Edwardsburg Museum Group

Elk Rapids

Elk Rapids Area Historical Society and Museum

Empire

Empire Area Heritage Group

Escanaba

The Delta County Historical Society

Essexville

Heritage House

Evart

Evart Public Library Museum

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Fairview

Steiner Museum

Farmington

Farmington Hills Historic District Commission

Farwell

Farwell Area Historical Society and Museum

Ferndale

Ferndale Historical Society

Fife Lake

Fife Lake Historical Society

Flat Rock

Flat Rock Historical Society

Flint

Genesee County Historical Society

Alfred P. Sloan Museum

Crossroads Village Huckleberry Railroad

Whaley Historical House

Stockton Center at Spring Grove

Flint Geneological Society

Flushing

Flushing Area Historical Society

Frankenmuth

Frankenmuth Historical Association

Frankfort

Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse

Franklin

Franklin Historical Society

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Gagetown

Friends of the Thumb Octagon Barn

Gaines

Swartz Creek Area Historical Society

Garden City

Garden City Historical Museum

Gaylord

Otsego County Historical Society and Museum

Gladwin

Gladwin County Historical Society

Grand Blanc

Grand Blanc Heritage Association

Grand Haven

Tri-Cities Historical Museum

Grand Ledge

Grand Ledge Area Historical Society

Grand Marais

Grand Marais Historical Society

Grand Rapids

Gaines Township Historical Society

Grand Rapids Historical Commission

Grand Rapids Historical Society

Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council

Hekman Library Calvin College

Kent County Council for Historical Preservation

Heritage Hill Association

Gerald R. Ford Presidental Museum

Public Museum of Grand Rapids

Grand Rapids Historical Commission

Western Michigan Genealogical Society

Temple Emanuel

Heritage Hill Association

Grand Rapids Dominicans

Grandville

Grandville Historical Commission and Museum

Grayling

Crawford County Historical Society/Museum

Lovells Township Historical Society

Wellington Farm Park, Inc.

Greenbush

Greenbush Historical Society

Greenville

Flat River Historical Society and Museum

Grosse Ile

Grosse Ile Historical Society

Grosse Pointe Farms

Grosse Pointe Historical Society

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Hadley

Hadley Township Historical Society

Hamburg

Hamtramck Historical Commission

Hamtramck

Ukrainian American Archives and Museum, Inc

Quincy Mine Hoist Association

Hamtramck Historical Commission

Hancock

Finnish-American Historical Archives

Quincy Mine Hoist Association

Hanover

Hanover-Horton Hist Soc/Conklin Reed Organ and History Museum

Harbor Springs

Harbor Springs Area Historical Society

Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians

Harper Woods

German-American Heritage Foundation

Harrisville

Alcona Historical Society

Sturgeon Pt. Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

Hart

Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society

Hartford

Van Buren County Historical Society

Hartland

Hartland Area Historical Society/Florence B. Dearing Museum

Hastings

Charlton Park Village, Museum and Recreation Area

Barry County Historical Society

Hermansville

IXL Historical Museum

Hessel

Eastern Upper Peninsula History Consortium

Hickory Corners

Gilmore Car Museum

Hillman

Montmorency County Historical Society

Hillsdale

Hillsdale County Historical Society

Highland

Highland Township Historical Society

Holland

Michigan Archival Association

Holland Area Historical Society

Joint Archives of Holland

Holland Museum

Holly

Holly Historical Society

Homer

Homer Historical Society

Houghton

Houghton County Historical Society

Copper Country Historical

Houghton Lake

Houghton Lake Area Historical Society

Hubbardston

Hubbardston Area Historical Society

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Imlay City

Imlay City Historical Commission, Inc.

Inkster

Inkster Historical Commission

Ionia

Ionia County Historical Society

Iron Mountain

Iron Mountain Iron Mine

Menominee Range Historical Foundation Museum

Ironwood

Ironwood Area Historical Society & Museum

Ishpeming

US National Ski & Snowboarding

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Jackson

Ella Sharp Museum of Art   History

Jenison

Jenison Historical Association and Museum

Jonesville

Grosvenor House

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Kalkaska

Kalkaska County Historical Society/Museum

Kentwood

Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission

Kinross

Kinross Heritage Society

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Lake Linden

Houghton County Historical Museum & Society

Lake Odessa

Ionia County Genealogical Society

Lake Odessa Area Historical Society

Lake Orion

Orion Historical Society

Lansing

Library of Michigan, Michigan Dept. of History, Arts & Libraries

Michigan Historical Center

Michigan Historic Preservation Network

Museum of Surveying

R. E. Olds Transportation Museum

Turner Dodge House & Heritage Center

Michigan Women's Historical Center and Hall of Fame

Michigan Humanities Council

Lapeer

Lapeer County Historical Society

Leland

Leelanau Historical Society & Museum

Lewistown

Lewiston Area Historical Society, Inc.

Lexington

Sanilac County Village & Museum

Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park Historical Museum

Linden

City of Linden

Livonia

Livonia Historical Society

Madonna University, Archives, Library

Lowell

Lowell Area Historical Museum

Ludington

Mason County Historical Society/White Pine Village

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Mackinaw City

Mackinac Island State Park Commission

Mackinaw Area Historical Society

Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association

Mancelona

Mancelona Historical Society

Manchester

Manchester Area Historical Society

Manistee

S.S. City of Milwaukee

Manistique

Schoolcraft County Historical Society

Marine City

Historical Society of Marine City

Marquette

Bishop Baraga Association and Archives

Marquette County Historical Society, Inc.

Beaumier Heritage Center

Marshall

Marshall Historical Society

Mason

Mason Area Historical Society

Ingham County Historical Commission

Menominee

Menominee County Historical Society

Midland

Alden B. Dow Home & Studio/Archives

Midland County Historical Society

Dow Gardens

Milan

Milan Area Historical Society

Milford

Milford Historical Society and Museum

Millersburg

Millersburg Area Historical Society

Monroe

Genealogical Society of Monroe County

Monroe Historic District Commission

Monroe County Historical Museum

Monroe Historical Society

Immaculate Heart of Mary Archives

Montrose

Montrose Historical   Telephone Pioneer Museum

Mount Clemens

Macomb County Historical Society

Michigan Transit Museum

Macomb County Historical Commission

Mount Pleasant

Clarke Historical Library

Mount Pleasant Area Historical Society

Museum of Culture and Natural History

Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture   Lifeways

Munising

Alger County Historical Society

Muskegon

Muskegon County Historical Society

Muskegon County Museum

Muskegon Heritage Association

Crocker House Museum

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Naubinway

Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum

Newaygo County

Newaygo County Society of History and Genealogy

New Baltimore

New Baltimore Historical Society

New Boston

Huron Township Historical Society

Newberry

Luce County Historical Society

Niles

Pearls Flour and Grist Mill

Northport

Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum

Northville

Northville Historical Society

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Oakland Township

Oakland Township Historical Society

Okemos

Friends of Historic Meridian

Old Mission

Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society

Ontonagon

Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum

Orion Township

Orion Historical Society

Orchard Lake

Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society

Ortonville

Ortonville Community Historical Society

Otsego

Otsego Area Historical Society

Oscoda

Yankee Air Museum

Oshtemo

Oshtemo Historical Society

Ovid

Ovid Historical Society

Owosso

Shiawassee County Historical Society

Michigan State Trust for Railway

Oxford

Northeast Oakland Area Historical Society

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Pentwater

Pentwater Historical Society

Pelkie

Hanka Homestead Museum   Restoration

Pigeon

Pigeon Historical Society

Pittsfield Township

Pittsfield Twp. Historical Society

Plymouth

Plymouth Historical Museum

Pontiac

Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society

Portage

Schoolcraft Historical Society

Air Zoo

Port Austin

Huron City Museum/House of Seven Gables

Port Austin Area Historical Society

Port Huron

Port Huron Museum of Arts and History

Pte Aux Pins

Bois Blanc Island Historical Society

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Ray Township

Ray Township Historical Society

Richmond

Richmond Area Historical & Gene. Society

Rochester

Rochester-Avon Historical Society

Oakland Twp. Historical Society

Rodchester Hills

Rochester Hills Museum @ Van Hoosen Farm

Rockford

Rockford Area Historical Society

Algoma Twp. Historical Society

Rockland

Rockland Museum

Rockwood

Rockwood Area Historical Society

Rogers City

Presque Isle County Historical Museum

Romeo

Romeo Historical Society

Roscommon

Roscommon Area Historical Society

Roseville

Roseville Historical and Genealogical Society

Royal Oak

Royal Oak Historical Society

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St. Clair

St. Clair Historical Commission/Museum

St. Clair Shores

Selinsky-Green Farmhouse Museum

St. Johns

Clinton County Historical Society

St. Joseph

The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center

St. Louis

St. Louis Area Historical Society

Saginaw

Historical Society of Saginaw County

Saginaw Railway Museum

Salem

Salem Area Historical Society

Saline

Saline Area Historical Society

Sanford

Sanford Area Historical Society

Saugatuck

Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society

Sault Ste. Marie

Chippewa County Historical Society

Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

LeSault de Ste Marie Historical Sites Inc.

Water Streeet Historic Block

Shepherd

Shepherd Area Historical Society

Sodus

Log Cabin Society of Michigan

South Haven

Historical Association of South Haven

Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum

Michigan Maritime Museum

South Lyon

South Lyon Area Historical Society

South Range

Copper Range Historical Society

Sterling Heights

Sterling Heights Historical Commission/Library

Stockbridge

Waterloo Area Historical Society

Sturgis

Sturgis Historical Society

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Taylor

Taylor Historical Society

Tecumseh

Tecumseh Area Historical Society

Temperance

Bedford Historical Society

Thompsonville

Michigan Legacy Art Park

Traverse City

Grand Traverse Heritage Center

The Traverse Area Historical Society

Railroad Historical Society of Northwest Michigan

Trenton

Trenton Historical Society

Trenton Historical Commission

Troy

Troy Museum and Historic Village

Troy Historical Society

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Vicksburg

Vicksburg Historical Society/Museum

Vassar

Vassar Historical Society

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Wakefield

Wakefield Historical Society/Gogebic County

Wales

Wales Historical Society

Warren

Warren Historical and Genealogical Society

Warren Historical Commission

Washington

Greater Washington Area Historical Society

The Loren Andrus Octagon House

Waterford

Waterford Township Historical Society

Wayne

Wayne Historical Society

City of Wayne Historical Museum

Weidman

Barryton Area Historical Commission

West Bloomfield

Chaldean Cultural Center

Jewish Historical Society of Michigan

West Branch

Ogemaw Historical Society and Museum

White Lake

White Lake Historical Society

Wyandotte

Wyandotte Historical Society

Wyoming

Wyoming Michigan Historical Commission

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Ypsilanti

Historical Society of Ypsilanti

Michigan Firehouse Museum

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Zeeland

Zeeland Historical Society