The following local history groups or museums, listed alphabetically by city, were active members of South Dakota State Historical Society as of April 1, 2002:

Brown County Historical Society

Brown County/Aberdeen Landmark Commission

First Presbyterian Church

Andover Community Park & Restoration

The Community Depot, Inc.

Marshall County Historical Society

Ag Heritage Museum

Brookings Historical Preservation Commission

Akta Lakota Museum

Lyman-Brule Genealogical Society

Clear Lake Historical Society & Museum

Custer County Historical Society

Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society

Ingalls Homestead

Adams Memorial Museum

Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission

Galena Historical Society

Dell Rapids Society for Historic Preservation

Union County Historical Society

City of Elk Point

Elkton Community Museum

Town of Fairfax Restoration

Faulk County Historical Society

Moody County Historical Society

Wakpa Sica Historical Society

Freeman Academy Heritage Hall Museum

Garretson Area Historical Society

Gary Historical Society

Gettysburg Certifield Local Government

Gregory County Historical Society

Hyde County Historical & Genealogical Society

Fall River County Historical Society

Miner County Historical Society

Heartland Historical Society

Badlands Natural History Association

Keystone Area Historical Society

Lead Historic Preservation Commission

Grand River Museum

Karl E. Mundt Historical/Ed Foundation

Smith-Zimmermann Museum

Bennett County Historical Society

Grant County Historical Society

Middle Border Museum of American Indian & Pioneer Life

Mitchell Area Historical Society

Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village

Young Women’s Christian Association

Klein Museum

Butte County Historical Society

Sully County Development Corporation

Historic South Dakota Foundation

Aurora County Historical Society

Heritage Club of Platte

Minnilusa Historical Museum

Rapid City Historic Preservation Commission

South Dakota Tech/Children’s Science Center

Twin Brooks Threshing Show club

Sinte Gleska University

Scotland Historic Preservation Commission

Scotland Historical Society

Sioux City Public Museum

Center for Western Studies/Augustana College

Mikkelsen Library/Augustana College

Minnehaha County Historical Society

Sioux Falls Board of Preservation

Siouxland Heritage Museums

D.C. Booth Fish Hatchery Society, Inc.

Spearfish Center for the Arts/Humanities

Spearfish Historical Preservation Society

Timber Lake and Area Historical Society

Clay County Historical Society

Clay County Historic Preservation Commission

Lewis & Clark – Spirit Mound Trust

USD Archaeology Lab/Social Behavior

Vermillion Area Arts Council

W.H. Over Museum

Brookings County Historical Society

Codington County Historical Society, Inc.

Mellette Memorial Association

Dunham Historical Society

Mellette County Historical Society

Tripp County Historical Society

Yankton Area Arts Association

Yankton County Historical Society

Annual Local History Group/Museum memberships in the South Dakota State Historical Society cost $40. For more information call (605) 773-6000.