Historical Societies and Museums - By County

The following historical societies and transportation-related museums are organized by county.

Counties In Michigan

• 01 - Alcona Historical Society. Website

• 02 - Alger County Historical Society. Facebook

• 03 - Allegan County Historical Society. Website

• 04 - Alpena County.

  • Northeast Michigan Genealogical Society - Alpena. Website

• 05 - Antrim County.

  • Bellaire Area Historical Society. Facebook

  • Elk Rapids Area Historical Society, Website

• 06 - Arenac County Historical Society. Website

• 07 - Baraga County Historical Museum. Website

• 08 - Barry County Historical Society.

• 09 - Bay County Historical Society & Museum. Website

• 10 - Benzie County Historical Society & Museum. Website | Facebook

• 11 - Berrien County Historical Association. Website

  • Benton Harbor Historical Preservation Society. Facebook
  • North Berrien Historical Museum. Website

• 12 - Branch County Historical Society. Website

• 13 - Calhoun County Museum. Website

  • Albion Historical Society. Website
  • Historical Society of Battle Creek. Website
  • Marshall Historical Society. Website.

• 14 - Cass County

  • Dowagiac Area History Museum

• 15 - Charlevoix Historical Society. Website

• 16 - Cheboygan County History Center. Website

• • Mackinaw Area Historical Society. Website

• 17 - Chippewa County Historical Society. Website | Photos

• 18 - Clare County Historical Society. Facebook

• 19 - Clinton County Historical Society. Website

• 20 - Crawford County Historical Society. Website

• 21 - Delta County Historical Society. Website

• 22 - Dickinson County

  • Menominee Range Historical Foundation Museum. Website

• 23 - Eaton County Historical Commission. Website

  • Eaton Rapids Historical Society. Website

• 24 - Emmet County Historical Commission. Website

• • Mackinaw Area Historical Society. Website

• 25 - Genesee County Historical Society. Website | Photos

  • Clio Depot and Museum. Website.
  • Davison Historical Society and Museum. Website.
  • Fenton Museum and Historical Society. Website.
  • Flushing Area Historical Society. Website.
  • Goodrich/Atlas Historical Society. Website.
  • Grand Blanc Heritage Association and Museum. Facebook.
  • Linden Mills Historical Society and Museum. Website.
  • Montrose Historical & Telephone Pioneer Museum. Website.
  • Moount Morris Historical Society. Facebook.
  • Swartz Creek Area Historical Society. Website.

• 26 - Gladwin County Historical Society. Website

• 27 - Gogebic County

  • Bessemer Historical Society. Website
  • Ironwood Area Historical Society. Website
  • Wakefield Historical Society. Website

• 28 - Grand Traverse County

  • Old Mission Peninsula Historical Society. Website
  • Traverse Area Historical Society. Website | Facebook

• 29 - Gratiot County Historical and Genealogical Society. Website

• 30 - Hillsdale County Historical Society. Website

• 31 - Houghton County

  • Copper Range Railroad Historical & Technical Society. Website

  • Houghton County Historical Society. Website

• 32 - Huron County Historical Society. Website

• 33 - Ingham County Historical Commission. Website

  • Historical Society of Greater Lansing. Website
  • Leslie Historical Society. Website
  • Mason Area Historical Society and Museum. Website
  • Williamston Depot Museum. Website

• 34 - Ionia County Historical Society. Website | Facebook

• 35 - Iosco County Historical Society and Museum. Website | Facebook

• 36 - Iron County Historical and Museum Society. Website
  

  • Crystal Falls Museum Society - Harbour House. Website.

• 37 - Isabella County Historical Society. Facebook

• 38 - Jackson County

  • Ella Sharp Museum. Website.

• 39 - Kalamazoo County Historical Society. Website

  • Oshtemo Historical Society. Website 

• 40 - Kalkaska County Historical Soclety. Website

  • Fife Lake Historical Society. Website

• 41 - Kent County Historical Society. Website.

  • Cedar Springs Museum & Historical Society. Website.
  • Friends of Reeds Lake. Website.
  • Grand Rapids Historical Society. Website
  • Grandville Historical Commission. Facebook
  • Kent City Historical Society. Website
  • Lowell Area Historical Museum. Website
  • Rockford Area Historical Society. Website
  • Sparta Historical Society. Website.

• 42 - Keweenaw County

  • Copper Range Railroad Historical & Technical Society. Website

  • Keweenaw County Historical Society. Website

• 43 - Lake County Historical Society. Facebook

• 44 - Lapeer County Historical Society. Website

  • Almont Community Historical Society. Facebook
  • Imlay City Historical Museum. Website

• 45 - Leelanau County Historical Society Museum. Website 

• 46 - Lenawee County Historical Society. Website

• 47 - Livingston County

  • Brighton Area Historical Society. Website
  • Fowlerville History. Website
  • Green Oak Township Historical Society. Website
  • Hamburg Historical Museum. Website
  • Howell Area Historical Society. Website

• 48 - Luce County Historical Museum. Website

• 49 - Mackinac County

  • Mackinaw Area Historical Society. Website
  • Michilimackinac Historical Society. Facebook

• 50 - Macomb County Historical Society. Website

• 51 - Manistee County Historical Museum. Website.

• 52 - Marquette Historical Society. Website.

  • Ishpeming Area Historical Society. Website.
  • Marquette Regional History Center. Website.
  • Michigamme Museum. Website.
  • Negaunee Historical Society. Website.
  • Republic Area Historical Society. Website.

• 53 - Mason County Historical Society. Website

• 54 - Mecosta County Historical Juseum. Facebook

• 55 - Menominee County Historical Society. Website

• 56 - Midland County Historical Society. Website

• 57 - Missaukee County Historical Society. Website

• 58 - Monroe County Historical Society. Website

• 59 - Montcalm County - Flat River Museum and Historical Society. Website

• 60 - Montmorency County

  • Hillman Historical Society - Brush Creek Mill. Website
  • Lewiston Area Historical Society. Website

• 61 - Muskegon County Museum. Website

  • White Lake Aea Historical Society. Website

• 62 - Newaygo County Museum and Heritage Center. Website

• 63 - Oakland County History Center. Website

  • Auburn Hills Historical Society. Website
  • Birmingham Museum. Website
  • Bloomfield Historical Society. Website
  • Clarkston Community Historical Society. Website
  • Commerce Township Area Historical Society. Facebook
  • Farmington Historical Society. Website
  • Ferndale Historical Society. Website
  • Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society. Website
  • Hazel Park Historical Commission. Website
  • Highland Township Historical Society. Website
  • Holly Historical Society. Website
  • Milford Historical Society. Website
  • Northeast Oakland ( Oxford) Historical Museum. Website
  • Novi Historical Commission. Website
  • Orion Historical Society. Website
  • Rochester-Avon Historical Society. Website
  • Royal Oak Historical Society Museum. Website
  • Southfield Historical Society. Website
  • South Lyon Historical Society and Witch's Hat Museum. Website
  • Troy Historical Society. Website
  • Waterford Township Historical Society. Website

• 64 - Oceana County Historical & Genealogical Society. Website

  • Pentwater Historical Society. Website
  • Shelby Township Historical Committee. Website

• 65 - Ogemaw County Genealogical & Historical Society. Website

• 66 - Ontonagon County

  • Copper Range Railroad Historical & Technical Society. Website

  • Ontonagon Historical Museum. Website

• 67 - Osceola County

• 68 - Oscoda County

• 69 - Otsego County Historical Society. Website

• 70 - Ottawa County

  • Joint Archives of Holland. Website
  • Holland Area Historical Society. Facebook
  • Olive Township Historical Society. Website
  • Tri-Cities Historical Museum. Website
  • Zeeland Historical Society. Website

• 71 - Presque Isle County Historical Museum. Website

  • Onaway Historical Museum. Website

• 72 - Roscommon County Historical Society. Website

• 73 - Saginaw County History Society & Castle Museum of History. Website

  • Frankenmuth Historical Association. Website
  • Historical Society of Bridgeport. Website

• 74 - St. Clair County Historical Museum. Website

  • Port Huron Museums. Website

• 75 - St. Joseph County Historical Society. Facebook.

• 76 - Sanilac County Historical Village & Museum. Website

• 77 - Schoolcraft County Historical Society. Website

• 78 - Shiawassee County Historical Society. Facebook

  • Durand Union Station - Michigan Railroad History Museum. Website
  • Owosso Histgorical Commission. Website

• 79 - Tuscola County

  • Millington-Arbela Historical Society. Website
  • Vassar Historical Society. Website

• 80 - Van Buren Historical Society Museum. Website

• 81 - Washtenaw County Historical Society. Website

  • Ann Arbor Historical Foundation. Website
  • Chelsea Area Historical Society & Museum. Website
  • Dexter Area Historical Society. Website
  • Manchester Area Historical Society. Website
  • Milan Area Historical Society. Website
  • Northfield Township Historical Society. Facebook
  • Saline Area Historical Society. Website
  • Ypsilanti Historical Society and Museum. Website

• 82 - Wayne County

  • Dearborn Historical Museum. Website
  • Detroit Historical Society. Website
  • Hamtramck Historical Museum. Website
  • The Henry Ford. Website
  • Marine Historical Society of Detroit. Website.
  • Wayne (City) Historical Museum. Website

• 83 - Wexford County Historical Society Museum. Website

Illinois Counties near Michigan

• Cook County

• Will County

Indiana Counties near Michigan

• Allen County Historical Society. Website

• DeKalb County History Center. Website

• Elkhart County istorical Museum. Website

  • National New York Central Railroad Museum. Website

• LaGrange County

• Lake County (IN) History Center. Website

• LaPorte County Historical Society Museum. Website

• Noble County Historical Society of Indiana. Website

• Porter County Museum. Website

• St. Joseph County (IN)

  • History Museum of South Bend. Website

• Steuben County History. Website

Ohio Counties near Michigan

• Fulton County Historical Society. Website

• Lucas County Historical Society. Website

• Toledo History Museum. Website

• Williams County Historical Society. Website

• Wood County Historical Society and Museum. Website

Ontario Provinces and Districts near Michigan

• Algoma District

  • Sault Ste. Marie (CA) Museum. Website

• Essex County Historical Society. Website

• Lambton County Historical Society. Facebook

Wisconsin Counties near Michigan

• Florence County Historical Society. Website

• Forest County Historical & Genealogical Society. Website

• Iron County (WI) Historical Society Museum. Website

• Marinette County Historical Society. Website

• Vilas County Historical Museum. Website

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