RAHS Affiliated Societies
There are over 360 local history and special interest societies affiliated to the Royal Australian Historical Society. They are listed below both by geographical region, and by special interest topic; some are listed under more than one category.
For information on RAHS services for affiliated societies please click here. If a society name is highlighted click on the name to link to their web page.
For up-to-date contact details on affiliated societies please contact the Manager - Outreach Programmes, Royal Australian Historical Society, 133 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia; telephone (02) 9247 8001; fax (02) 9247 7854; or email outreach@rahs.org.au
Region: NSW Central Coast & Hunter Valley
Region: NSW Riverina, Monaro, Southern Highlands & ACT
Region: NSW Illawarra & South Coast
Topic: Architecture & Heritage
Ashfield & District Historical Society
Auburn District Historical Society Inc
Avalon Beach Historical Society Inc
Balmain Association Inc
Bankstown Historical Society
Beecroft Cheltenham History Group Inc
Blacktown & District Bicentennial Museum Association Inc
Blacktown & District Historical Society
Blue Mountains Family History Society
Blue Mountains Historical Society
Botany & District Historical Society
Botany Bay Family History Society Inc
Brush Farm Historical Society
Burwood & District Historical Society Inc
Camden Area Family History Society
Camden Historical Society Inc
Campbelltown & Airds Historical Society
Canterbury & District Historical Society
Cape Banks Family History Society Inc (Maroubra)
Church Point & Bayview Heritage Society
City of Sydney Historical Association
Coasters Retreat Historical Society
Dangar Island Historical Society
Dharug & Lower Hawkesbury Historical Society
Drummoyne & District Historical Society
Dural & District Historical Society Inc
Fairfield City Museum & Gallery
Friends of Castlereagh Cemetery
Friends of Centennial Bakery Museum (St George)
Friends of First Government House Site
Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery
Friends of Nepean Inc
Glenbrook & District Historical Society Inc
Granville Historical Society
Hawkesbury & District Historical Society
Hawkesbury Family History Group
Hills District Historical Society Inc
Holroyd & District Historical Society
Holroyd Family History Group Inc
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Family History Society
Hornsby Shire Historical Society
Hunters Hill Historical Society Inc
Hunters Hill Trust
Hurstville Family History Society Inc
Hurstville Heritage Society Inc
Hurstville Historical Society Inc
Kogarah Historical Society Inc
Ku-ring-gai Historical Society
Kurrajong-Comleroy Historical Society
Lane Cove Historical Society
Leichhardt Historical Journal
Leichhardt Local History Group
Lidcombe Heritage Group
Liverpool & District Family History Society
Liverpool (City) & District Historical Society Inc
Manly Warringah & Pittwater Historical Society Inc
Marrickville Heritage Society
Mid Mountains Historical Society
Mosman Historical Society
Mount Druitt Historical Society
Mount Victoria & District Historical Society Inc
Mount Wilson & Mount Irvine Historical Society Inc
Nepean District Historical Archaeology Group
Nepean District Historical Society
Nepean Family Historical Society Inc
North Shore Historical Society
Paddington Society
Parramatta & District Historical Society
Parramatta Family History Group
Peakhurst School of Arts Inc
Picton District Historical & Family History Society
Prospect Heritage Trust Inc
Pyrmont Ultimo Historical Society
Randwick & District Historical Society
Riverstone & District Historical Society
Rockdale District Heritage Association Inc
Ryde District Historical Society Inc
South Sydney Heritage Society
Springwood Historical Society Inc
St George Historical Society Inc
St Mary's Church South Creek
St Marys District Historical Society
Strathfield District Historical Society Inc
Sutherland Shire Historical Society Inc
The Oaks Historical Society
Toongabbie & District Historical Society Inc
Waverley Historical Society
Willoughby District Historical Society
Woollahra History & Heritage Society Inc
Region: NSW Central Coast & Hunter Valley
Abermain Heritage Preservation Society
Brisbane Water Historical Society Inc
Central Coast Family History Group Inc
Cessnock District Historical and Family History Society Inc
Coalfield Heritage Group
Dungog Historical Society
Eastlakes Historical Society & Museum Inc
Fort Scratchley Historical Society Inc
Gloucester & District Historical Society
Gosford Heritage Association
Great Lakes Historical Co-operative Society Ltd
Gresford District Historical Society
Lake Macquarie & District Historical Society
Lake Macquarie Family History Group
Maitland District Historical Society Inc
Maitland Family History Circle Inc
Manning Valley Historical Society
Manning Wallamba Family History Society Inc
Merewether Historical Museum
Merriwa Historical Society
Monarch Historical Museum
Morisset Hospital Historical Committee
Morpeth Museum
Murrurundi & District Historical Society
Muswellbrook Local and Family History Society
Newcastle Family History Society Inc
Newcastle & Hunter District Historical Society Inc
Paterson Historical Society
Port Stephens Family History Society Inc
Port Stephens Historical Society
Raymond Terrace & District Historical Society
Richmond Vale Preservation Co-op Society Ltd
Scone & Upper Hunter Historical Society
Singleton Family History Society Inc
Singleton Historical Society & Museum Inc
Sir William Dobell Memorial committee Inc
St Paul's Church Kincumber Heritage Foundation
Stockton Historical Society Inc
Stroud & District Historical Society Inc
Sugarloaf & Districts Action Group Inc
Tomaree Family History Group
Wallsend Heritage Group Inc
Wyong District Museum & Historical Society
Wyong Family History Group Inc
Alstonville Plateau Historical Society Inc
Bangalow Historical Society Inc
Bellinger Valley Historical Society
Brunswick Valley Historical Society
Bunker Cartoon Gallery
Camden Haven Historical Society Inc
Casino & District Family History Group
Casino & District Historical Society
Clarence River Historical Society
Coffs Harbour District Family History Society
Coffs Harbour Historical Society & Museum Inc
Don Dorrigo & Guy Fawkes Historical Society
Douglas Vale Conservation Group Inc
Kyogle & District Historical Society
Lawrence Historical Society Inc
Lennox Head Heritage Committee
Maclean District Historical Society
Macleay River Historical Society Inc
Mid Richmond Historical Society
Nambucca District Historical Society
Orara Valley Historical Society
Port Macquarie & District Family History Society Inc
Port Macquarie Historical Society Inc
Port of Yamba Historical Society
Richmond River Historical Society Inc
Stroud & District Historical Society Inc
Tweed Heads & District Historical Society
Tweed River Historical Society
Uki & South Arm Historical Society
Upper Clarence Historical Society
Wauchope District Historical Society
West of the Range Historical Society Inc
Wingham Family History Group Inc
Armidale & District Historical Society
Armidale Family History Group Inc
Bingara District Historical Society Inc
Black Mountain Preservation society Inc
Boggabri & Districts Historical Society Inc
Glen Innes & District Historical Society
Gunnedah & District Historical Society Inc
Guyra & District Historical Society
Gwydir Family History Society
Inverell & District Family History Group Inc
Manilla Historical Society
Moree & District Historical Society
Nandewar Historical Society
Narrabri & District Historical Society Inc
Quirindi & District Historical Society Inc
Saddlery & Firearms Heritage Museum
Tamworth Historical Society
Tenterfield District Historical Society
Tenterfield Railway Preservation Society
Uralla Historical Society
Walcha District Historical Society
Wee Waa & District Historical Society
Wing Hing Long Museum (Tingha)
Bathurst & District Historical Society Inc
Bathurst Family History Group Inc
Blayney Shire Local & Family History Group
Bourke & District Historical Society
Brewarrina & District Historical Society Inc
Broken Hill Historical Society Inc
Canowindra & District Historical Society
Carcoar & District Historical Society Inc
Cobar Historical Society
Cobar Regional Museum Association
Condobolin & District Historical Society
Coonabarabran DPS Local and Family History Group Inc
Cowra & District Historical Society & Museum Inc
Cowra Family History Group Inc
Cowra Fun Museum
Dubbo & District Family History Society Inc
Dubbo Museum & Historical Society
Firearms Technology Museum
Forbes & District Historical Society
Gooloogong Historical Society
Grenfell Historical Society Inc
Gulargambone Historical Society
Gulgong Historical Society
Hargraves & District Historical Society
Henry Lawson Society of NSW
Jenolan Caves Historical & Preservation Society Inc
Lightning Ridge Historical Society
Lithgow & District Family History Society Inc
Lithgow & District Historical Society
Marsden Memorial Rural History Research Centre
Millthorpe & District Historical Society Inc
Molong Historical Society
Mudgee Historical Society Inc
Nyngan & District Historical Society
Oberon & District Museum Society
Orange & District Historical Society
Orange Family History Group Inc
Orange Heritage Group Inc
Parkes & District Historical Society
Rylstone & District Historical Society
Tottenham Historical Society
Trundle District Historical & Collectors Society
Walgett & District Historical Society
Wellington Historical Society
White Cliffs History Group
Region: NSW Riverina, Monaro, Southern Highlands & ACT
Adelong Alive Museum
Albury & District Historical Society Inc
Batlow Historical Society
Berrigan & District Heritage Committee
Berrima District Historical & Family History Society Inc
Bland District Historical Society
Bombala & District Historical Society Inc
Braidwood & District Historical Society
Bundanoon History Group Inc
Burragorang Heritage Society Inc
Cooma Monaro Historical Society Inc
Cootamundra Local History Society
Corowa & District Historical Society Inc
Crookwell & District Historical Society
Darlington Point Advancement & Historical Association
Deniliquin & District Historical Society Inc
Goulburn District Family History Society Inc
Goulburn & District Historical Society
Griffith Genealogical & Historical Society Inc
Gunning & District Historical Society
Harden Murrumburrah Historical Society Inc
Hillston Historical Society
Jerilderie & District Historical Society
Jindera Museum & Historical Society Inc
Junee & District Historical Society
Kangaroo Valley Historical Society
Lake Cargelligo Historical Society
Lavington & District Family History Society
Leeton Family History Society
Pioneer Women's Hut
Queanbeyan & District Historical Society
Snowy River Shire Historical Society
Taralga Historical Society
Temora Historical Society
Thredbo Historical Society
Tumut & District Historical Society Inc
Ungarie Historical Society
Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society
Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society
Walla Walla & District Historical Society
Wentworth Historical Society
Windellama Historical Society
Yanco & Murrumbidgee Districts Pioneer & Historical Association Inc
Yass & District Historical Society
Young Historical Society Inc
Region: NSW Illawarra & South Coast
Bega Valley Historical Society Inc
Bermagui Historical Society Inc
Berry & District Historical Society
Bolong Union Church Inc
Clyde River & Batemans Bay Historical Society
Dapto & District Heritage Society
Eden Killer Whale Museum Management Committee
Friends of the Kiama Library Inc
Gerringong & District Historical Society
Illawarra Family History Group Inc
Illawarra Historical Society Inc
Kangaroo Valley Historical Society
Kiama & District Historical Society
Lady Denman Heritage Complex Huskisson Inc
Merimbula-Imlay Historical Society Inc
Milton Ulladulla Genealogical Society Inc
Milton Ulladulla Historical Society
Moruya & District Historical Society Inc
Narooma Historical Society
Port Kembla Heritage Park Inc
Shoalhaven Family History Society Inc
Shoalhaven Historical Society Inc
Tongarra Heritage Society
Wolumla Historical Society
Army Museum Bandiana Foundation (Vic)
Barham/Koondrook Historical Society Inc
Battery Hill Mining Centre (NT)
Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc
Lord Howe Historical Society
Norfolk Island Historical Society
Topic: Architecture & Heritage
Australian Cinema & Theatre Society Inc.
Australian Garden History Society
Australian Society for Historical Archæology Inc
Bolong Union Church Inc
Brush Farm Historical Society
Convict Trail Project
Friends of Castlereagh Cemetery
Friends of First Government House Site
Friends of Mays Hill Cemetery
Horbury Hunt Club Inc
Jenolan Caves Historical & Preservation Society Inc
Morisset Hospital Historical Committee
Nepean District Historical Archaeology Group
Port Kembla Heritage Park Inc
Silver Society of Australia Inc
St Mary's Church South Creek
Sugarloaf & Districts Action Group Inc
Traditional Tools Group Inc
Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW Inc
Wing Hing Long Museum (Tingha)
Armidale Family History Group Inc
Bathurst Family History Group Inc
Berrima District Historical & Family History Society
Blayney Shire Local & Family History Group
Blue Mountains Family History Society
Botany Bay Family History Society Inc
Camden Area Family History Society
Cape Banks Family History Society Inc
Casino & District Family History Group
Central Coast Family History Group Inc
Cessnock District Historical & Family History Society
Coffs Harbour District Family History Society
Coonabarabran DPS Local & Family History Group Inc
Cowra Family History Group Inc
Dubbo & District Family History Society Inc
Goulburn District Family History Society Inc
Griffith Genealogical Historical Society Inc
Gwydir Family History Society
Hawkesbury Family History Group
Heraldry & Genealogy Society of Canberra Inc
Holroyd Family History Society
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Family History Society
Hurstville Family History Society
Illawarra Family History Group Inc
Inverell & District Family History Group Inc
Lake Macquarie Family History Group
Lavington & District Family History Society
Leeton Family History Society
Lithgow & District Family History Society Inc
Liverpool & District Family History Society
Maitland Family History Circle Inc
Manning Wallamba Family History Society Inc
Muswellbrook Local and Family History Society
Nepean Family Historical Society Inc
Newcastle Family History Society Inc
NSW & ACT Association of Family History Societies
Orange Family History Group Inc
Parramatta Family History Group
Picton District Historical & Family History Society
Port Macquarie & District Family History Society Inc
Port Stephens Family History Society Inc
Shoalhaven Family History Society Inc
Singleton Family History Society Inc
Tomaree Family History Group
Wagga Wagga & District Family History Society
Wingham Family History Group Inc
Wyong Family History Group Inc
Antique Arms Collectors Society
Arms Collectors Guild of NSW
Army Museum Bandiana Foundation
Army Museum Sydney Foundation
Firearms Technology Museum
Fort Scratchley Historical Society Inc
Monarch Historical Museum
Naval Historical Society of Australia
NSW Military History Society
Penshurst Returned and Services League
Pike & Musket Society of NSW
Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company
Saddlery & Firearms Heritage Musuem
Stoccata School of Defence
Everingham Family Association
Hamilton Hume Foundation
Hungerford & Associated Families Society
John & Mary Small Descendants Association
John Palmer Society
1788-1820 Pioneer Association
Thomas & Jane Rose Family Society
Anglican Historical Society (Canberra)
Anglican Historical Society (Sydney)
Australian Catholic Historical Society
Australian Jewish Historical Society
Baptist Historical Society of NSW
Friends of the Ferguson Library
Masonic Historical Society of NSW
Quaker Historical Committee
St Paul's Church Kincumber Heritage Foundation
St Peters Anglican Church Archives Committee
Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory Historical Society
Uniting Church Records & Historical Society
Australian Ferry Society
Australian Institute of Navigation
Australian Railway Historical Society
Aviation Historical Society of Australia (NSW) Inc
Convict Trail Project
Lady Denman Heritage Complex Huskisson Inc
Monarch Historical Museum
NSW Railway Signalling Museum
Signalling Record Society NSW Inc
Tenterfield Railway Station Preservation Society Inc
Amateur Geological Society of the Hunter Valley
Australian Lebanese Historical Society Inc
Australian Science History Club
Australian Society of the Lacemakers of Calais
Bunker Cartoon Gallery
Chinese Australian Historical Society
Colong Foundation for Wilderness Ltd
Henry Lawson Society of NSW
History Teachers' Association of NSW
Morisset Hospital Historical Committee
Museum of Fire Inc
Museum of Printing at NERAM
NSW Society of the History of Medicine
Oral History Association of Australia
Parks & Playgrounds Movement Inc
Portuguese Australian Historical Society
SDN Children's Services Inc
Sydney Society for Scottish History
Total Environment Centre
Tracks Foundation NSW Inc
Wing Hing Long Museum (Tingha)