List of historical societies in Illinois
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Illinois, United States.[1]
Organizations
[edit]- Antiquarian and Historical Society of Illinois[3][4]
- Augustana Historical Society[5]
- Aurora Historical Society[5]
- Bond County Historical Society[6]
- Boone County Historical Society[6]
- Bureau County Historical Society[1]
- Cairo Historical Society[6]
- Chicago Historical Society[4][3]
- Chicago Lawn Historical Society[5]
- East Peoria Historical Society[7]
- Edwards County Historical Society[5]
- Englewood Historical Association[5]
- Evanston Historical Society[3]
- Franklin Grove Historical Society[3]
- Franklin Society (in Chicago)[4]
- German American Historical Society of Illinois
- Golden Historical Society[6]
- Glencoe Historical Society[5]
- Grundy County Historical Society[5]
- Hamilton County Historical Society[1]
- Hyde Park Historical Society (in Chicago)[3]
- Illinois State Historical Society
- Jersey County Historical Society[5]
- Historical Society of Joliet[4]
- La Grange Historical Society[5]
- Lee County Historical Society[5]
- Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society[1]
- Kankakee County Historical Society[5]
- Kendall County Historical Society[1]
- Macon County Historical Society[5]
- Madison County Historical Society [d][5]
- McLean County Historical Society[4][3][7]
- Morgan County Historical Society[5]
- Morgan Park Historical Society[5]
- Oak Park Historical Society[5]
- Peoria Historical Society [d][3][5][7]
- Pioneer Association of Will County[4]
- Historical Society Of Quincy & Adams County[7]
- Ravenswood-Lake View Historical Association[5]
- Ridge Historical Society (in Chicago)[3]
- Rock Island County Historical Society [d][6][7]
- St. Charles Historical Society[5]
- Historical Association of Greater St. Louis[5]
- Saline County Historical Society[3]
- Schuyler County Historical Society[5]
- South Shore Historical Society (in Chicago)[3]
- Thebes Historical Society[6]
- Vermilion County Historical Association[5]
- West Side Historical Society (in Chicago)[3][5]
- Wheeling Historical Society[3]
- Winnebago County Historical Society[5]
- Historical Society of Woodlawn[3][5]
See also
[edit]- History of Illinois
- List of museums in Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Directory of Illinois Historical Societies" (PDF), historyillinois.org, Illinois State Historical Society, 2021, archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2022
- ^ Rock Island Argus, Illinois, May 13, 1912 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 30, 2025
- ^ a b c d e f "Historical societies in the United States", Officers, Act of incorporation, Constitution, List of members, Historical societies in the United States, 1896, Baltimore, MD: American Historical Association, 1896, p. 42+ – via HathiTrust
- ^ 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 American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Illinois", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 31+ – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f Tina M. Reithmaier, ed. (1988), "Historical Societies", Guide to the cultural resources in Illinois, Office of the Secretary of State of Illinois, p. 17+ – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b c d e "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 30, 2025
Further reading
[edit]- Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "Illinois", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 188+ – via HathiTrust
- American Association for State and Local History (2002), "Illinois", Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
External links
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