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Kansas State Historical Society
Concerned with identifying, collecting, preserving, interpreting, and disseminating materials and information pertaining to Kansas history.

Kentucky Historical Society
Responsible for preserving and interpreting state history. Includes information on museums and online exhibits, outreach and public programs. Established in 1836.

Louisiana Div of Historic Preservation
Includes link to the Louisiana Landmarks Project, an electronic archive of 100 properties selected from the National Register listings.

Maine Historic Preservation Commission
Responsible for the identification, evaluation, and protection of the states's significant cultural resources as directed by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.

Maryland Historical Trust
Assists in identifying, evaluating, preserving, and interpreting the state's significant prehistoric and historic districts, sites, structures, and cultural objects and artifacts.

Massachusetts Historical Commission
Responsible for identifying, evaluating, and protecting the Commonwealth's important historic and archaeological resources.

Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
Identifies, evaluates, registers, interprets and protects the state's historic properties.

Minnesota Historical Society
Collects, preserves, and interprets state history through museum exhibits, extensive libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs, and book publishing.

Mississippi Historic Preservation Division
Responsible for historical study and recording of buildings and sites that are significant in terms of architecture, history, and culture, and survey of prehistoric sites.

Missouri Historic Preservation Program
Coordinates statewide programs in the areas of historic preservation and outdoor recreation. Includes links to information on state historic sites.

Montana Historical Society
Founded in 1865, the oldest historical organization in the West is designated as the official state archives and includes the nation's largest collection of publications on Montana.

Nebraska State Historical Preservation Office
Promotes the preservation state cultural resources through local historic preservation programs, historic buildings survey, and education and training.

Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
Assists citizens and state and federal agencies in preserving historic properties of national, state and local importance.

New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources
Promotes the understanding and conservation of the state's historical, archaeological, architectural and cultural heritage.

New Jersey Historical Commission
Seeks to advance public knowledge of state history through conferences, publications, workshops, grants, research, exhibitions, and media projects.

New Mexico Historic Preservation Division
Works with private and public owners of sites from many historical periods to ensure that the state's cultural heritage is preserved.

New York State Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation
Helps communities to identify historic properties and assists in the protection and preservation of these properties through grant programs, training, and legal and technical assistance.

North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Assists in the identification, evaluation, protection, and enhancement of properties significant in North Carolina history and archaeology.

North Dakota Archeology and Historic Preservation Division
Concerned with research and protection of significant historical, architectural, and archeological properties.

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