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 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.

References

Other websites

 American Historical Association
 Preservation at Historic New England
 Royal Historical Society
 The Historical Association
 Central European History Society