The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Iowa, United States.
Organizations
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- Adair County Historical Society[3]
- Alburnett Community Historical Society[4]
- Amana Heritage Society[5]
- Ames Historical Society[6]
- Benton County Historical Society[6]
- Cedar County Historical Society[6]
- Cedar Falls Historical Society
- Center Point Historical Society[4]
- Central City Historical Society[4]
- Cerro Gordo County Historical Society[3]
- Coggon Historical Society[4]
- Decatur County Historical Society[7][8]
- Des Moines County Historical Society[3][6]
- Dubuque County Historical Society[6] (owns the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium)
- Ely Community History Society[4]
- Floyd County Historical Society[6]
- Hamilton County Historical Society[3]
- Historical Society of Henry County[3]
- Howard County Historical Society[3]
- Jackson County Historical Society[1]
- Jasper County Historical Society[3][6]
- Jefferson County Historical Society[3]
- Johnson County Historical Society[9]
- Kalona Historical Society[6]
- Historical Society of Linn County[10]
- Lucas County Historical Society[7]
- Madison County Historical Society[10][7]
- Mahaska County Historical Society[5][3]
- Marion County Historical Society[3]
- Marshall County Historical Society[3][11]
- Massena Historical Society
- Mitchell County Historical Society[6]
- Montgomery County Historical Society[6]
- O'Brien County Historical Society[3]
- Osceola County Historical Society[3]
- Pella Historical Society[6]
- Plymouth County Historical Society[3]
- Pocahontas County Historical Society[3]
- Polk County Historical Society[3]
- Pottawattamie County Historical Society[3]
- Ringgold County Historical Society[3]
- Smithland Historical Society[3]
- Springville Area Historical Society[4]
- State Historical Society of Iowa
- Tabor Historical Society[9]
- Tama County Historical Society[3]
- Troy Mills Historical Society[4]
- Union County Historical Society[3]
- Walker Historical Society[4]
- Warren County Historical Society[3][6]
- Wayne County Historical Society[3]
- Historical Society of Webster County[3]
- West Des Moines Historical Society[6]
See also
[edit]- History of Iowa
- List of museums in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Iowa
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ a b Annals of Jackson County, Iowa, Maquoketa, Iowa: Jackson County Historical Society, 1905–1913 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Two Historical Monuments Planned", Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, Iowa, March 7, 1914 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Iowa", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 50+ – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h "Resources: Historical Societies within Linn County", linncountyiowa.gov, Iowa, retrieved July 23, 2025
- ^ a b "Iowa Heritage Digital Collection: Participating Institutions", iowaheritage.org, State Library of Iowa, retrieved July 23, 2025
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved July 23, 2025
- ^ a b c Report of Committee on Methods of Organization and Work on the Part of State and Local Historical Societies, Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1906 – via Internet Archive,
Reprinted from the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1905
- ^ "Decatur County Historical Society", The Leon Reporter, Iowa, December 5, 1912 – via Chronicling America
- ^ a b Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved July 23, 2025
- ^ a b Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "Iowa", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 202+ – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Tells of bygone days in papers", Evening Times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, November 1, 1911 – via Chronicling America
Further reading
[edit]- "The Iowa Association of Local Historical Societies", The Annals of Iowa, vol. 23, no. 3, State Historical Society of Iowa, pp. 238–251, 1942, doi:10.17077/0003-4827.6879
- American Association for State and Local History (2002), "Iowa", Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Historical societies in Iowa.
- Teaching Iowa History Online Collections Database, Iowa Museum Association. Includes items from historical societies in Iowa.
- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in Iowa
- Library of Congress, Iowa: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC
