What is Historical society?
[[File:Washington State Historical Society 05-Straightened and cropped.jpg|thumb|right|The Washington State History Research Center, operated by the [[Washington State Historical Society]]]] A '''historical society''' (sometimes also '''preservation society''') is group that collects, keeps, and understands historical information or historical things. These groups were created to help people in the future understand their [[Cultural heritage|heritage]]. Historical societies can do many different things. Some do [[genealogy]], some try to protect historical buildings, some focus on certain towns, countries, people, railroads, or religious groups.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publichistory.org/features/HistoricalSocietyHistory.html#|title=History of Historical Societies in the U.S.|last=Lawrence|first=Debra DeRuyver, Jennifer Evans, Sara|website=www.publichistory.org|access-date=2016-03-27}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commons category|Historical societies}} * [https://www.historians.org/ American Historical Association] * [http://www.historicnewengland.org/preservation Preservation at Historic New England] * [http://royalhistsoc.org/about/ Royal Historical Society] * [http://www.history.org.uk/ The Historical Association] * [http://www.centraleuropeanhistory.org/ Central European History Society] {{Authority control}} [[Category:Historical societies| ]]