- 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
- Bay Area Airline Historical Society
- San Francisco
www.wonderful-people.com/Museums_and_galleries/Museums/Transportation/Aviat...
- California Preservation Foundation
- Oakland
Statewide, nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of California's historic built environment.
www.californiapreservation.org
- Gold Rush Trail / Gold Rush Trail Foundation
- San Francisco
San Francisco's outdoor history museum is a walking tour of gold rush era historical monuments, areas and points of interest.
www.goldrushtrail.org
- Mill Valley Historical Society
- Mill Valley
Offers programs, publications, and events aimed at educating the community.
www.millvalleyhistoricalsociety.org
- National Civil War Association
- San Francisco
Committed to educating the public about the Civil War; presents living history through reenactments and lectures.
www.ncwa.org
- E Clampus Vitus: Mountain Charlie Chapter No.1850
- Santa Clara County
Preserving California history in the Santa Clara County.
www.mountaincharlie1850.org
- Clan Iain Abrach~MacIain
- San Francisco County
16th century Scottish Renaissance guild specializing in portraying everyday life.
www.iainabrach.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
- Save St. Brigid Catholic Church
- San Francisco
Landmark in San Francisco with Irish stained-glass windows, Romanesque architecture, and Ruffatti organ. Site is organized to help save the church.
www.st-brigid.org
- Mendocino County Historical Society
- Ukiah
www.pacificsites.com/~mchs
- 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
- 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
- Clayton Historical Society
- Clayton
Home, town jail and other buildings have been converted into a museum.
www.94517.com/chs
- Historic Tugboat Education and Restoration Society
- Sausalito
Preserving the tugboat USS Nokomis, one of the last operational vessels from the U.S. fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
www.ussnokomis.com
- Forestville Historical Society
- Forestville
Information about the history and heritage of the Wine Country town.
www.sonic.net/forestville
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