Hertfordshire's Local History Societies

There is a local history society in most towns and many villages in Hertfordshire, reflecting the widespread interest in this fascinating topic.  Their activities range from programmes of talks and events to major research work and publication.  If you want to find out more about where you live in Hertfordshire, or to get involved in local history activity, then click the link to your local society below.

If your local society is not included here, and you would like us to add it, please contact us. Please report any broken links on this page.
  
Links

Hertfordshire Directory (includes contact details for local history societies which do not have websites)

Museums in Hertfordshire 

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

Hertfordshire Building Preservation Trust

Hertfordshire Gardens Trust

Hertfordshire's Hidden Heroines

Hertfordshire Memories community website
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Hertfordshire cases - the Elizabethan Star Chamber Project (cases by county)

Herts Past Policing

Hertfordshire Record Society

Historical Association (Hertfordshire Branch)

British Association for Local History

The National Archives

The Elizabethan Star Chamber Project 

Hertfordshire Family History Society

Genealogy in Hertfordshire

Beds & Herts Historic Churches Trust

Abbots Langley Local History Society

Apsley Paper Trail

Ashwell Museum

Baldock Museum & Local History Society

Barnet Battlefield Survey project

Barnet Museum & Local History Society

Berkhamsted & District Archaeolgical Society

Berkhamsted Local History & Museum Society

Bishop's Stortford Museum

Braughing Local History Society

Brookmans Park History

Buntingford Railway & Local History Society

Buntingford Civic Society

Bushey Museum & Art Gallery

Codicote Local History Society

Croxley Green History Project

Dacorum Heritage Trust

de Havilland Aircraft Heritage Centre / Mosquito Aircraft Museum

East Herts Archaeolgical Society

Elstree & Borehamwood Museum

Elstree Screen Heritage

The Hadhams history

Harpenden & District Local History Society

Hatfield: Mill Green Museum & Mill

Hemel Hempstead History & Museum Society

Hertford Museum & oral history group

Hertford & Ware Local History Society

High Wych History blog

Hitchin, British Schools Museum

Hitchin Historical Society

Hitchin: North Hertfordshire Museum

Hoddesdon: Lowewood Museum

Kings Langley Local History & Museum Society

Knebworth House

Lemsford Local History Group

Letchworth Garden City Society​

Letchworth Local History Group

Letchworth: Heritage Foundation

Leverstock Green Chronicle

London Colney Local History Society

Markyate Local History Society

Much Hadham Forge Museum

Norton Community Archaeology Group

Pirton Local History Group

Potters Bar Museum

Redbourn Village Museum

Redbournbury Water Mill & Bakery

Rickmansworth Historical Society

Rickmansworth Waterways Trust

Royston Cave

Royston & District Local History Society

Royston & District Museum & Art Gallery

Sawbridgeworth Local History Society

Stanstead Abbotts Local History Society

St. Albans "Arc & Arc" Society community website

St. Albans Cathedral

St. Albans: Museum of St Albans & UH Galleries

St. Albans South Signal Box

St Albans Tour Guides

Stevenage Society for Local History

Stevenage Museum

Tewin village history

Three Rivers Museum Trust

Tring & District Local History & Museum Society

Tring: The Natural History Museum at Tring

Verulamium Museum

Walkern Local History Society

Ware Museum

Watford & District Industrial History Society

Watford Museum

Welwyn Archaeological Society

Welwyn & District Local History Society

Welwyn Roman Baths

Wheathampstead & District Preservation Society

Wheathampstead history