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 The historical society took possession of the structure in 2020 to protect it from demolition. Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2024 The previous record was just four shipwrecks in 2016, and usually there are only two or three, said Tamara Thomsen, a maritime archeologist with the historical society. Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for historical society 

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“Historical society.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/historical%20society. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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