Public History Resources

This page provides links to local, regional, and nationally recognized public history organizations, representing museums, historic sites, and historical organizations. These links are useful in learning more about organizations, their mission, their current projects, and potential employment opportunities. You may also wish to join a professional organization to help build your network of professional contacts.

General Public History

• American Association for State and Local History
• H-Public
• National Council on Public History
• National Park Service
• Oral History Association
• The Public Historian
• Public History Resource Center
• Center for History and New Media at George Mason University

Historic Preservation

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
• PreserveNet

Museums

• American Association of Museums
• Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums

Archives

• Society of American Archivists
• National Archives and Records Administration
• Lyrasis

State and Local Organizations

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission
• The Charlotte Museum of History
• Levine Museum of the New South
• Historic Latta Plantation
• UNC Charlotte Special Collections

Regional Resources

North Carolina

• North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
• North Carolina Historic Sites
• North Carolina Museum of History
• Society of North Carolina Archivists
• North Carolina Office of Archives and History
• North Carolina Museums Council

Virginia

• Virginia Historical Society
• The Library of Virginia
• Virginia Association of Museums
• Center for History and New Media

Tennessee

• Tennessee State Library and Archives
• Tennessee Historical Commission

South Carolina

• South Carolina Department of Archives and History
• South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
• South Carolina Historical Society

Georgia

• Atlanta History Center
• Georgia Historical Society
• Georgia Secretary of State, Archives and History Division

National Resources

• American Association for State and Local History
• American Historical Association
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
• National Archives
• National Council on Public History
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Park Service
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Organization of American Historians
• Public History Resource Center
• Smithsonian Institution
• Society of American Archivists
• U.S. Capitol Historical Society