- GLBT Historical Society
- San Francisco
Maintains a collection of primary source material about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender history.
www.glbthistory.org
- Chinese Historical Society of America
- San Francisco
Dedicated to the study, documentation, and dissemination of Chinese American history.
www.chsa.org
- United States Lighthouse Society
- San Francisco
Resource for related historic and preservation information.
www.uslhs.org
- Varian Fry Foundation Project/IRC
- Menlo Park
Educational project of the International Rescue Committee promoting the story of Varian Fry, an American who saved over 2000 people from Nazi death camps in France in 1940.
www.almondseed.com/vfry/fryfoun.htm
- Japanese Town Archives, The
- San Francisco
Collection of books, periodicals, documents, maps, photographs, art, and film relating to the Japanese experience in the United States from the mid-1800s to the present.
www.amacord.com/fillmore/museum/jt
- History San Jose
- San Jose
Preserves the history of the Santa Clara Valley and manages the History Museum in Kelley Park, as well as the Peralta Adobe & Fallon House.
www.historysanjose.org
- Mill Valley Historical Society
- Mill Valley
Offers programs, publications, and events aimed at educating the community.
www.millvalleyhistoricalsociety.org
- South Bay Historical Railroad Society
- Santa Clara
Activities include the restoration of the historic Santa Clara Depot and Tower complex, railroad museum, and club-sized HO & N-scale layouts.
www.sbhrs.org
- California Genealogical Society and Library
- Oakland
Maintains a library, gathers and preserves vital records, and provides education through meetings, seminars, and workshops.
www.calgensoc.org
- Clan Iain Abrach~MacIain
- San Francisco County
16th century Scottish Renaissance guild specializing in portraying everyday life.
www.iainabrach.org
- Victorian Preservation Association
- San Jose
Based in Santa Clara Valley, the VPA is a nonprofit focused on educating owners of Victorian and other older homes on the restoration process.
www.vpa.org
- Livermore Heritage Guild
- Livermore
An information source for those who are interested in the history of Livermore and houses its collection in the historic Carnegie Library Building.
www.lhg.org
- PBY Catalina Foundation
- Santa Rosa
Strives to collect, restore, operate, educate, and inform the public of the origin, usage, and history of the aircraft.
www.pbycat.org
- Berkeley Historical Society
- Berkeley
www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/histsoc
- Clayton Historical Society
- Clayton
Home, town jail and other buildings have been converted into a museum.
www.94517.com/chs
- Preservation Action Council
- San Jose
Concerned with preserving historic resources.
www.preservation.org
- Seabiscuit Heritage Foundation
- Willits
Promoting the cultural legacy of the Ridgewood Ranch home of Seabiscuit through historic preservation, environmental conservation, and public education.
www.seabiscuitheritage.com
- San Francisco Architectural Heritage
- San Francisco
Devoted to the appreciation, understanding, and protection of San Francisco's architecturally and historically significant structures and districts.
www.sfheritage.org
- National Japanese American Historical Society - Nikkei Heritage Online
- San Francisco
Historical and cultural organization driven by oral histories, exhibitions and publications.
www.nikkeiheritage.org
- Sonoma County Genealogical Society
- Santa Rosa
Events, officers, resources, links and more.
www.scgs.org
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