The county's rich heritage can be explored in more detail by visiting the many visitor centres, country houses, museums and other heritage sites throughout Nottinghamshire.

The East Midlands Oral History Archive which 'has been established to create the first large-scale archive of oral history recordings in the East Midlands.

The Nottinghamshire Family History Society exists to bring together all who are interested in family history research, to help in the preservation and indexing of local genealogical records, and in the copying and publishing of such records.

The Nottinghamshire Local History Association was formed in 1953 to bring together people and organisations interested in all aspects of local history in the county.

Revolutionary Players is a website covering Midlands history during the Industrial Revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries across Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire.

- including publications about local history in the East Midlands.

The Thoroton Society is Nottinghamshire's principal historical and archaeological society. It was founded in 1897 and named after Dr Robert Thoroton who, in 1677, published the first history of the county. The Society aims to promote and foster study of the history, archaeology and antiquities of Nottinghamshire for the public benefit.