historical society

noun

: a group of people who work to preserve the history of a place

Examples of historical society in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One cottage, known as the Hour Glass, houses the town’s historical society, which keeps records of the ski jump that went up on top of a dune in 1927 and the Prairie-style house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939. —

Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024 The historical society had recently installed a water hose at the replica schoolhouse. —

Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 Rains was also recruited into the historical society. —

Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024 The Ohio Historical Connection, a historical society that manages cultural heritage in the state, acquired the deed to the land in 1933 and has leased it to the Moundbuilders Country Club ever since. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for historical society

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