How to Search for Historical Societies
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Finding Historical Societies or History Libraries
In many states, there are both state and county historical societies or history libaries. You can use the options below to find historical societies.
Ways to Use Historical Societies
Historical societies may do searches of their archives for you—often for a fee. You might also consider contacting a lookup volunteer who is able to go to a given historical society to do an in-person search. Here is one way to search for lookup volunteers.
Additional Resources Related to Historical Societies
Not Sure, Try Our Free Online Genealogy Search Advisor
If you are not sure that an historical society is the next best option for your research, consider using the advice feature of this site. This will help you pick your next best steps in your research. Go to the Free Online Genealogy Search Advisor.
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