The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Minnesota, United States.[1][2]
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Hopkins Historical Society building in Minnesota (photo 2014)
Film in cold storage in the collections of the Scott County Historical Society, Minnesota, 2024
Logo of the Stevens County Historical Society in Minnesota, 2020
Organizations
[edit]- Aitkin County Historical Society
- Mcgregor Area Historical Society
- Anoka County Historical Society[3]
- Blaine Historical Society [wd]
- Columbia Heights Historical Society
- Coon Rapids Historical Society
- Beltrami County Historical Society[3]
- Blackduck Area History And Arts Center
- North Beltrami Heritage Center
- Benton County Historical Society [wd]
- Sartell Historical Society
- Big Stone County Historical Society
- Blue Earth County Historical Society[3]
- Betsy-Tacy Society
- Madison Lake Area Historical Society
- Rapidan Heritage Society
- Brown County Historical Society
- Comfrey Area Historical Society
- Sleepy Eye Area Historical Society
- Springfield Area Historical Society [wd]
- Carlton County Historical Society
- Esko Historical Society [wd]
- Moose Lake Area Historical Society [wd]
- Carver County Historical Society
- Chanhassen Historical Society
- Chaska Historical Society [wd]
- Waconia Heritage Association
- Watertown Area Historical Society
- Willkommen Heritage Center Of Norwood Young America
- Cass County Historical Society
- Chippewa County Historical Society[3]
- Maynard History Museum
- Friesen Historical Society
- Chisago County Historical Society [wd]
- Amador Heritage Center
- Center City Historical Society
- Lindstrom Historical Society
- North Chisago Historical Society [wd]
- Taylors Falls Historical Society
- Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County[3]
- Ulen Historical Society
- Clearwater County Historical Society [wd][3]
- Lake Itasca Region Pioneer Farmers
- Cook County Historical Society
- Gunflint Trail Historical Society
- Tofte Historical Society, Minnesota [wd]
- Schroeder Area Historical Society [wd]
- Cottonwood County Historical Society
- Crow Wing County Historical Society [wd]
- Crosslake Area Historical Society [wd]
- Cuyuna Iron Range Heritage Network
- Nisswa Area Historical Society
- Pequot Lakes Area Historical Society [wd]
- Dakota County Historical Society [wd][4]
- Eagan Historical Society
- Farmington Area Historical Society
- Lakeville Area Historical Society [wd]
- Rosemount Area Historical Society
- Douglas County Historical Society, Minnesota [wd][3]
- Evansville Historical Foundation
- Kensington Area Heritage Society
- Osakis Area Heritage Center
- Faribault County Historical Society
- Bricelyn Area Historical Society
- Elmore Area Historical Society
- Kiester Area Historical Society
- Minnesota Lake Area Historical Society
- Wells Historical Society
- Winnebago Area Museum
- Fillmore County Historical Society[3]
- Chatfield Historical Society
- Harmony Area Historical Society [wd]
- Hesper-Mabel Area Historical Society
- Preston Historical Society
- Rushford Area Historical Society
- Spring Valley Community Historical Society
- Wykoff Area Historical Society
- Freeborn County Historical Society [wd]
- Community Historical Society-Alden Museum
- Clarks Grove Area Heritage Society
- Hollandale Area Historical Society
- Goodhue County History Society[3]
- Cannon Falls Area Historical Society
- Goodhue Area Historical Society
- Kenyon Area Historical Society
- Pine Island Area Historical Society
- Wanamingo Historical Society
- Zumbrota Area Historical Society
- Hennepin History Museum[3]
- Bloomington Historical Society[3]
- Brooklyn Historical Society, Minnesota|Brooklyn Historical Society
- Champlin Historical Society
- Eden Prairie Historical Society [wd][3]
- Edina Historical Society[3]
- Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society [wd][3]
- Golden Valley Historical Society [wd][3]
- Hopkins Historical Society [wd][3]
- City of Minnetonka Historical Society[3]
- North Hennepin Historical Society
- Plymouth Historical Society, Minnesota [wd]
- Richfield Historical Society
- Robbinsdale Historical Society[3]
- St. Bonifacius Historical Society
- St. Louis Park Historical Society [wd][3]
- Wayzata Historical Society
- Western Hennepin County Pioneers Association
- Westonka Historical Society [wd][3]
- Houston County Historical Society [wd]
- La Crescent Area Historical Society
- Hubbard County Historical Society [wd]
- Paul Bunyan Historical Society And Museum
- Isanti County Historical Society[5]
- Kanabec History Center
- Kandiyohi County Historical Society[3]
- Norway Lake Lutheran Historical Association[5]
- Atwater Area Historical Society
- Monongalia Historical Society
- Lake County Historical Society [wd]
- Bay Area Historical Society [wd]
- Finland Minnesota Historical Society
- Historical Committee Of The Isabella Community Council
- Lincoln County Historical Society [wd]
- Lake Benton Area Historical Society
- Balaton Area Historical Society[3][5]
- Lyon County Historical Society [wd][3]
- Cottonwood Area Historical Society
- Mahnomen County Historical Society
- Marshall County Historical Society [wd]
- Argyle Historical Society
- Rosebank Historical Association
- Martin County Historical Society [wd]
- Ceylon Area Historical Society
- Granada Historical Society
- Trimont Area Historical Society
- Truman Historical Association[5]
- Welcome Historical Society
- McLeod County Historical Society [wd]
- Stewart Area Historical Society
- Meeker County Historical Society [wd]
- Dassel Area Historical Society
- Grove City Area Historical Society
- Mille Lacs County Historical Society [wd]
- Mille Lacs Lake Historical Society [wd]
- Milaca Area Historical Society [wd][3]
- Morrison County Historical Society
- Military Historical Society Of Minnesota
- Motley Area Historical Society
- Royalton Historical Society
- Upsala Area Historical Society
- Murray County Historical Society
- Fulda Heritage Society
- Norman County Historical and Genealogy Society
- Red River History Museum
- History Center of Olmsted County[3]
- Oronoco Area History Center
- Stewartville Area Historical Society
- Otter Tail County Historical Society [wd]
- History Museum Of East Otter Tail County, Minnesota
- Pennington County Historical Society [wd]
- Goodridge Area Historical Society
- Pine County Historical Society [wd]
- Pine City Area History Association
- Pipestone County Historical Society
- Jasper Historical Society
- Polk County Historical Society
- East Polk Heritage Center[3]
- Sand Hill Settlement Historical Society
- Ramsey County Historical Society
- Hill Farm Historical Society
- Little Canada Historical Society [wd]
- Maplewood Area Historical Society[3]
- New Brighton Area Historical Society
- North St. Paul Historical Society
- Roseville Historical Society
- Shoreview Historical Society [wd]
- St. Paul Police Historical Society
- White Bear Lake Area Historical Society [wd][3]
- Red Lake County Historical Society
- Redwood County Historical Society
- Lamberton Area Historical Society
- Lucan Historical Society Depot Museum
- Renville County Historical Society
- Bechyn Historical Society
- Danube Historical Society
- Hector Historical Center
- Sacred Heart Area Historical Society [wd]
- Rice County Historical Society [wd]
- Morristown Historical Society
- Northfield Historical Society [wd][3]
- Roseau County Historical Society [wd][3]
- Warroad Historical Society
- St. Louis County Historical Society[4]
- Britt Community Historical Society
- Canosia Historical Society
- Ely-Winton Historical Society
- Hermantown Historical Society
- Hibbing Historical Society
- Iron Range Historical Society
- Proctor Area Historical Society [wd]
- Tower-Soudan Historical Society
- Virginia Area Historical Society [wd]
- Scott County Historical Society [wd][3]
- Belle Plaine Historical Society
- Dan Patch Historical Society
- Jordan Area Historical Society
- Lydia Area Historical Society
- New Prague Historical Society
- Shakopee Heritage Society
- Sherburne County Historical Society
- Sibley County Historical Society [wd]
- Arlington Historical Society, Minnesota [wd]
- Joseph R. Brown Heritage Society
- Winthrop Community Historical Society [wd]
- Albany Heritage Society
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society [wd]
- Kimball Area Historical Society
- Melrose Area Historical Society
- Paynesville Historical Society
- St. Joseph Area Historical Society
- Sartell Historical Society
- Sauk Centre Area Historical Society [wd]
- Swift County Historical Society
- Todd County Historical Museum
- Bertha Historical Society
- Eagle Bend Historical Society
- Hewitt Historical Society
- Staples Historical Society [wd]
- Traverse County Historical Society
- Browns Valley Historical Society [wd]
- Wabasha County Historical Society [wd]
- Lake City Historical Society
- Plainview Area History Center
- Wadena County Historical Society
- Menahga Area Historical Society And Museum
- Sebeka Finnish Historical Society
- Verndale Historical Society
- Washington County Historical Society
- Afton Historical Society
- Denmark Township Historical Society [wd]
- Marine Historical Society
- South Washington Heritage Society
- Woodbury Heritage Society
- Watonwan County Historical Society
- St. James Historical Society
- Winona County Historical Society[3]
- Minnesota City Historical Association
- Wright County Historical Society [wd][3]
- Cokato Historical Society
- Delano/Franklin Township Historical Society
- Hanover Historical Society [wd]
- Rockford Area Historical Society [wd]
- St. Michael Historical Society
- Yellow Medicine County Historical Society[3]
- Granite Falls Historical Society [wd]
Statewide/Topical
- American Swedish Institute
- Danish American Center [wd]
- Germanic American Institute
- Great Northern Railway Historical Society
- Heritage Organization of Romanian Americans in Minnesota
- Hmong Archives
- Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest [wd]
- Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery
- Minnesota Supreme Court Historical Society
- Minnesota Masonic Heritage Center
- Norwegian-American Historical Association
- Polish Cultural Institute and Museum
See also
[edit]- History of Minnesota
- List of museums in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ "County Historical Societies, Chapters, and Local Organizations". Minnesota Historical Society - Local History Services. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Statewide/Topical Historical Organizations in Minnesota". Minnesota Historical Society - Local History Services. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap "Contributing Institutions", mncollections.org, Minnesota: Minnesota Alliance of Local History Museums, retrieved September 17, 2025
- ^ a b Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 26, 2025
- ^ a b c d "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 26, 2025
Further reading
[edit]- Appleton P. C. Griffin (1907), "Minnesota", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 600+ – via HathiTrust
- American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Minnesota", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 89+ – via HathiTrust
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External links
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- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in Minnesota
- "Minnesota Societies", familysearch.org, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Mostly related to genealogy but includes links to historical societies).
