historical society

collocation in English

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historical
adjective
uk
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/us
/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/
connected with studying or representing things from ...
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society
noun
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.ti/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬i/
a large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done. All the people in a country, or in several similar countries, can be referred to as ...
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(Definition ofhistoricalandsocietyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After representations had been made by the localhistoricalsociety, a year was allowed for people to raise the necessary funds to restore the building.
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The site is adjacent to the former rail station; the building remains in place and is in use as the localhistoricalsocietyrail museum.
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A genuine longship would likely have been salvaged by ahistoricalsociety, or have had a protection order placed upon it.
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The single room schoolhouse has been preserved by thehistoricalsociety.
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He is credited with helping spur modernization at thehistoricalsociety, joining the board in 2003 and particularly starting about 2006.
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The museum was established in 1976 by private citizens who organized as the country'shistoricalsociety.
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It houses the public library and thehistoricalsociety.
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Protests led by the city council andhistoricalsocietyled to the plans being dropped.
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Ultimately, thehistoricalsocietydecided that history is history.
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In 1877 a localhistoricalsocietybegan to plan a monument for the battle's centenary, and considered many designs.
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After serving for a time as a garage, the building was rehabilitated by the localhistoricalsocietyin 1964.
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In 1987 the railroad sold the depot to thehistoricalsociety.
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Several of these homes are protected by their town'shistoricalsociety.
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The mansion is now owned by a volunteerhistoricalsociety.
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It was purchased from the town by thehistoricalsocietyin 1950.
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The hall was restored using original materials where possible and the work has been praised by the localhistoricalsociety.
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Due to the growth of the museum, a need for increased fund-raising, and more volunteer involvement, ahistoricalsocietywas founded in 1987.
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Generally, ahistoricalsocietyfocuses on a specific geographical area, such as a county or town or subject, such as aviation or rail.
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In 1959, thehistoricalsocietywas incorporated as a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization.
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It is the third oldesthistoricalsocietyand the first to be national in scope.
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