Local Historical Organizations
Historical organizations that are HSM Members are listed below with direct connections to their website or organizational information.
For information about non-member organizations, please refer to the Michigan History Directory, which lists more than 750 local historical organizations (both HSM members and non-members). Contact information on local societies that are not a member of HSM can also be obtained by contacting us.
Please note: Organizations are listed by the cities in their physical addresses. Organizations without a physical location will be listed under the city in their mailing address.
Visit our membership page for more information on joining HSM.
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Acme
Ada
Adrian
Lenawee County Family Researchers
Lenawee County Historical Society
Albion
Alger
Alger County Historical Society
Algonac
Algonac-Clay Historical Society
Allegan
Allegan County Historical Society
Alpena
Besser Museum of Northeast Michigan
Ann Arbor
African American Cultural and Historical Museum
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Pittsfield Township Historical Society
Washtenaw County Historical Society
Arcadia
Arcadia Area Historical Society
Bad Axe
Huron County Historical Society
Baldwin
Bangor
Battle Creek
Willard Public Library – Helen Warner Branch
Bay City
Belding
Grattan Township Historical Society
Bellaire
Bellaire Area Historical Society
Belleville
Belleville Area Museum & Historical Society
Bellevue
Bellevue Area Historical Society
Benton Harbor
Berrien Springs
Berrien County Historical Association
Big Rapids
Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia at Ferris State University
Mecosta County Historical Society
Birmingham
Birmingham Historical Museum & Society
Bloomfield Hills
Boyne City
Charlevoix County History Preservation Society
Breckenridge
Breckenridge-Wheeler Area Historical Society
Brethren
Bridgeport
Historical Society of Bridgeport
Brighton
Brighton Area Historical Society
Brimley
Bay Mills-Brimley Historical Research Society
Bruce
Historic Memorials Society in Detroit
Byron Center
Cadillac
Wexford County Historical Society
Caledonia
Calumet
Coppertown U.S.A. Mining Museum
Norwegian Lutheran Church Historical Society
Cannonsburg
Cannon Township Historical Society
Canton
Capac
Capac Community Historical Society
Caro
Watrousville-Caro Area Historical Society
Caseville
Historical Society of Caseville
Caspian
Iron County Historical Museum and Society
Cassopolis
Cass County Historical Commission
Cedarville
Les Cheneaux Historical Association
Centreville
St. Joseph County Historical Society
Charlevoix
Norwood Area Historical Society
Charlotte
Chassell
Cheboygan
Cheboygan County History Center
Chelsea
Chelsea Area Historical Society
Chesaning
Chesaning Area Historical Society
Chesterfield
Chesterfield Historical Society
Clarkston
Clarkston Community Historical Society
Clawson
Clinton
Southern Michigan Railroad Society
Clinton Township
Clinton Township Historical Commission
Coldwater
Branch County Historical Society
Coloma
North Berrien Historical Society & Museum
Columbiaville
Columbiaville Historical Society
Comstock Park
Alpine Township Historical Commission and Museum
Coopersville
Coopersville Area Historical Society
Coopersville Farm Museum & Event Center
Copemish
Marilla Museum & Pioneer Place
Covington
Covington Township Historical Museum
Curtis
Curtis Historical Society
Crystal
Crystal Township Historical Society
Crystal Falls
Davison
Davison Area Historical Society
Dearborn
Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
Delta Township
Delta Township Historical Society
DeTour
DeTour Passage Historical Museum
Detroit
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Fred Hart Williams Genealogical Society
Model T Automobile Heritage Complex, Inc.
MotorCities National Heritage Area
Dexter
Dexter Area Historical Society
Door
Then & Now Genealogical Library of Allegan County
Douglas
Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society
Dowagiac
Drummond Island
DeTour Reef Light Preservation Society
Dryden
Durand
East Lansing
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Michigan State University Museum
Edwardsburg
Elk Rapids
Elk Rapids Area Historical Society and Museum
Empire
Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear
Engadine
Escanaba
The Delta County Historical Society
Essexville
Farmington Hills
Farmington Hills Historic District Commission
Farwell
Farwell Area Historical Society and Museum
Ferndale
Fife Lake
Flat Rock
Flint
Genesee County Historical Society
Whaley Historical House Museum
Flushing
Flushing Area Historical Society
Fowlerville
Livingston Centre Historical Village
Frankenmuth
Frankenmuth Historical Association
Michigan’s Own Military & Space Museum
Frankfort
Friends of Point Betsie Lighthouse
Fraser
Fremont
Gagetown
Friends of the Thumb Octagon Barn
Galesburg
Garden
Garden Peninsula Historical Society & Museum
Garden City
Friends of the Garden City Historical Museum
Gaylord
Otsego County Historical Society and Museum
Gladwin
Gladwin County Historical Society
Goodells
Grand Blanc
Grand Blanc Heritage Association
Grand Haven
Grand Ledge
Grand Ledge Area Historical Society
Grand Marais
Grand Marais Historical Society
Grand Rapids
Cascade Historical Society & History Room
Gerald R. Ford Presidental Museum
Grand Rapids Historical Society
Greater Grand Rapids Women’s History Council
Michigan Masonic Museum & Library
Temple Emanuel of Grand Rapids Archives
Western Michigan Genealogical Society
Grandville
Grandville Historical Commission & Museum
Grass Lake
Waterloo Area Historical Society
Grayling
Crawford County Historical Society/Museum
Lovells Township Historical Society
Greenbush
Greenville
Fighting Falcon Military Museum
Grosse Ile
Grosse Pointe Farms
Grosse Pointe Historical Society
Grosse Pointe Shores
Gulliver
Gwinn
Hadley
Hadley Township Historical Society
Hale
Plainfield Township Historical Commission
Hamburg
Hancock
Finnish American Heritage Center
Hanover
Hanover-Horton Hist Soc/Conklin Reed Organ and History Museum
Harbor Beach
Harbor Springs
Harbor Springs Area Historical Society
Harrison
Clare County Historical Society
Harrisville
Hart
Hart Historic District Commission
Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society
Hartford
Van Buren County Historical Society
Hartland
Hartland Area Historical Society/Florence B. Dearing Museum
Hastings
Barry County Historical Society
Charlton Park Village, Museum and Recreation Area
Hermansville
Hickory Corners
Highland
Highland Township Historical Society
Hillman
Montmorency County Historical Society
Hillsdale
Hillsdale County Historical Society
Holland
Center of African American Art and History
Holland Area Historical Society
Holly
Abraham Lincoln Civil War Round Table
Homer
Houghton
Houghton County Historical Society
J.R. Van Pelt Library at Michigan Tech University
Houghton Lake
Houghton Lake Area Historical Society
Howell
Howell Area Historical Society
Hubbardston
Hubbardston Area Historical Society
Hudson
Hudson Museum and Bean Creak Valley Historical Society
Imlay City
Imlay City Historical Commission, Inc.
Ionia
Ionia County Historical Society
Iron Mountain
Menominee Range Historical Foundation Museum
Iron River
Ironwood
Ironwood Area Historical Society & Museum
Ishpeming
Ishpeming Area Historical Society
Ithaca
Kalamazoo
Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society
Kaleva
Kaleva Historical Society & Bottle House Museum
Kentwood
Kentwood Historic Preservation Commission
Kinross
Lake Ann
Lake Linden
Houghton County Historical Museum & Society
Lake Odessa
Ionia County Genealogical Society
Lansing
Historical Society of Greater Lansing
Historical Society of Michigan
Lansing Area African American Genealogy Society
Michigan Historic Preservation Network
Michigan Oral History Association
Michigan Women’s Historical Center & Hall of Fame
R. E. Olds Transportation Museum
Lapeer
Lapeer County Historical Society
Leland
Leelanau Historical Society & Museum
Lewiston
Lewiston Area Historical Society
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park Historical Museum
Linden
Linden Mills Historical Society
Livonia
Lowell
Mackinaw City
Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association
Mackinaw Area Historical Society
Mancelona
Manchester
Manchester Area Historical Society
Marine City
Historical Society of Marine City
Marine City Community Pride & Heritage Museum
Marquette
Marquette Regional History Center
Marshall
Mason
Ingham County Historical Commission
Menominee
Bailey Property Preservation Association
Menominee County Historical Society
Michigamme
Midland
Alden B. Dow Home & Studio/Archives
Midland County Historical Society
Milan
Milford
Milford Historical Society and Museum
Millersburg
Millersburg Area Historical Society
Millington
Millington-Arbela Historical Society & Museum
Monroe
Genealogical Society of Monroe County
Monroe Historic District Commission
Monroe County Historical Museum
Montrose
Montrose Historical Telephone Pioneer Museum
Mount Clemens
Macomb County Historical Society and Crocker House Museum
Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Area Historical Society
Museum of Cultural and Natural History
Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
Munising
Alger County Historical Society
Muskegon
Muskegon County Historical Society
Muskegon Heights
Naubinway
Top of the Lake Snowmobile Museum
New Boston
Huron Township Historical Society
Newberry
Luce County Historical Society & Museum
Niles
Niles District Library – Local History Collection
Northport
Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum
Northville
Oakland
Oakland Township Historical Society
Okemos
Old Mission
Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society
Omena
Ontonagon
Ontonagon County Historical Society Museum
Orchard Lake
Ortonville
Ortonville Community Historical Society
Oscoda
Oshtemo
Ovid
Otisville
Otisville Area Historical Association
Owosso
Shiawassee County Historical Society
Michigan State Trust for Railroad Preservation
Oxford
Painedale
Pentwater
Petoskey
Pickford
Pickford Area Historical Society
Pigeon
Plymouth
Pointe Aux Pins
Bois Blanc Island Historical Society
Pontiac
Oakland County Historical Commission
Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society
Port Austin
Port Austin Area Historical Society
Port Sanilac
Redford Township
Redford Township Historical Commission
Republic
Republic Area Historical Society
Richmond
Richmond Area Historical & Genealogical Society
Rochester
Rochester-Avon Historical Society
Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm
Rockford
Algoma Township Historical Society
Oakfield Pioneer Heritage Society
Rockford Area Historical Society
Rockland
Rockland Township Historical Museum
Rockwood
Rockwood Area Historical Society
Rogers City
Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum
Presque Isle County Historical Museum
Romeo
Roscommon
Roscommon Area Historical Society
Roseville
Genealogical Society of Flemish Americans
Roseville Historical and Genealogical Society
Royal Oak
Michigan Railroad History Conference
Saginaw
Historical Society of Saginaw County
Hoyt Library – History & Genealogy Collection
Saginaw Valley Railway Historical Society
Saline
Saline Area Historical Society
Sanford
Sanford Area Historical Society
Sault Ste. Marie
Chippewa County Historical Society
Le Sault de Ste Marie Historical Sites Inc.
Sugar Island Historical Preservation Society
Sebewaing
Sebewaing Area Historical Society
Shelby
Shelby Area District Library – Local History Room
Shelby Township
Shepherd
Shepherd Area Historical Society
South Haven
Historical Association of South Haven
South Lyon
Green Oak Township Historical Society
South Range
Copper Range Historical Society
Southfield
Sparta
Sparta Township Historical Commission
St. Clair
St. Clair Shores
Historical Society of St. Clair Shores
Selinsky-Green Farmhouse Museum
St. Clair Shores Public Library
St. Ignace
Michilimackinac Historical Society
St. Johns
Clinton County Historical Society
St. Joseph
The Heritage Museum and Cultural Center
St. Louis
St. Louis Area Historical Society
Sterling Heights
Sterling Heights Historical Commission/Library
Stockbridge
Waterloo Area Historical Society
Sturgis
Sunfield
Taylor
Tecumseh
Tecumseh Area Historical Society
Temperance
Thompsonville
Traverse City
History Center of Traverse City
Trenton
Troy
Ubly
Union City
Vandalia
Underground Railroad Society of Cass County
Vassar
Vicksburg
Wakefield
Wales
Warren
Warren Historical and Genealogical Society
Washington
Friends of the Loren Andrus Octagon House
Greater Washington Area Historical Society
Ray Township Historical Society
Waterford
Waterford Township Historical Society
Wayne
West Bloomfield
Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society
West Branch
Ogemaw Historical Society and Museum
West Olive
Olive Township Historical Society & Museum
Westland
White Cloud
Newaygo County Society of History and Genealogy
White Lake
Wyandotte
Wyandotte Historical Society & Museum