How to Use historical society in a Sentence

historical society

noun
Definition of historical societynext
  • In all, Barbera said the historical society’s position has greatly improved with the rental of its building.
    — Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2024
  • That was the same impulse that led to the creation of the historical society more than 30 years ago, Ochi added.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2024
  • The historical society plans to have a meet-and-greet with Shrimp at the historic Nicholson House in the near future.
    — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The historical society didn’t have any records of shipwrecks found in that area.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But beyond the historical society tours, the resort has no plans to open up to the public, spokeswoman Sara Geen Hill said.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Each time, crews brought the ship to the surface and put it back into service, according to the historical society.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 May 2024
  • With the new information, Gates and the historical society went out onto the lake aboard the David Boyd, a research vessel, to try to find the minesweepers.
    — Frank Witsil, USA TODAY, 18 July 2023
  • All except a few dozen hardy souls who formed the historical society and began patching the scars of this tumbledown town.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
  • When the church closed, the congregation donated the church bell, cast in 1852, to the historical society, along with a donation to help build a tower for it.
    — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Still, there is the mystery of the Peterson to solve, and the historical society’s research boat will revisit the area where the Curtis and Marvin were found this summer.
    — Remy Tumin, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The boats were all located in an 800-foot area that was likely once a shoreline, according to the historical society.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
  • Soon, the book may be put in an archival box or given to the local historical society for further preservation, Kreiden said.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • During dive season, the historical society places a mooring buoy to identify the location of the wreck.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2023
  • The shipwreck site is marked by a historical society mooring buoy, which allows visiting boats to tie-up directly above the site.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 20 July 2023
  • In many ways, the historical society said, the discovery of these shipwrecks, sunk beneath the lake's surface, offers a window to the past, because the cold water preserves the artifacts for decades.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 12 Apr. 2023
  • History of the state is not being erased or hidden; all one needs to do is read a book on Minnesota history or visit the historical society.
    — Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The crew records, historical society officials said, we aboard the ship and appear to be lost, but the find might spur relatives who, through family lore, to contact the shipwreck museum.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2024
  • The historical society requires that the text be well-researched and well-documented.
    — Journal Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Today, the former train station houses the Mount Airy Museum, run by the historical society.
    — Jennifer Donatelli, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • The historical society had attributed the image to Brady.
    — Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 11 June 2024
  • The keeper of the island's lighthouse rescued the crew, according to the historical society, but the ship was abandoned and was eventually covered with sand and forgotten.
    — CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The historical society added the settlement’s full name, Fort Pontchartrain du détroit, became Detroit.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2023
  • These stories are set in the archetypal old Connecticut town where so much of his fiction is situated, a place with a green, a steepled church, a historical society, a museum.
    — Charles McGrath, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • To mount the exhibit, the town’s historical society asked community members to share stories and material from their family members who served abroad or on the home front.
    — Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This year, Landmarks Illinois listed Brooklyn as an endangered site, and efforts are underway from a local historical society and outside agencies to make sure the town remains on the map.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Until then, the historical society is closed to visitors.
    — Donna M. Owens, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Although parts of the structure were restored, the church remained vacant until 2014, when the Township of Concord purchased the property and began preservation efforts, with guidance from the town’s historical society.
    — Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Benson said the historical society will receive multiple calls every day asking for a request.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2023
  • To save or not to save Taylor, the historical society president, said the structure meets the criteria to be considered historic, based on its age, architecture and a prominent person owning and living in the home: Melina Johns.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The historical society runs the Caldwell Personage, a museum outfitted inside the home where Caldwell was murdered.
    — Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2023

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'historical society.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: