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About The National Historical Society

The National Historical Society (NHS) is a 501c(3) nonprofit organized “to foster, promote, and encourage interest in and the study of American history and culture, support research, and develop media to connect all Americans to their shared heritage” It also aims to “encourage the teaching of American history and civics in schools and universities, and promote civic literacy.” Every state in the U.S. has a historical society, as well as most counties and cities. But until now there has not been a national society to educate about the events and people who helped make America the world’s leading democracy. The Society operates American Heritage, the widely respected magazine of American history. By assuming the subscribers and assets of American Heritage, the newly formed Society is the largest historical organization in number of members. NHS will continue and build on the 73-year tradition of American Heritage by illuminating our nation’s past in new ways, across multiple media, to reach academic and non-academic audiences alike.