Membership
Enjoy articles on the history and bibliography of natural history across all periods and cultures.
Other benefits include:
- Archives of Natural History
- Events and meetings
- Online access to Archives
- Events and meetings
Latest news
Other benefits include:
The Society for the History of Natural History is an international society for everyone who is interested in natural history in the broadest sense. This includes botany, zoology and geology as well as natural history collections, exploration, art and bibliography. Everyone with an interest in these subjects – professional or amateur – is welcome to join. For a brief history of the society, click here.
SHNH is known for its friendliness and provides a focal point for the history of all aspects of natural history. It has a thriving international membership and regional representatives organise local meetings. An international meeting is held at regular intervals and our most recent meeting was #SHNH2019 in York, UK on the theme #TradingNature in association with the Geological Curator’s Group. The two-day meeting examined the role of agents, dealers and commercial enterprises in the history of natural history. Our next meeting will be #SHNH2022 in Cambridge, UK,
The Society’s main publication is Archives of Natural History, published twice a year and distributed free to members. All volumes published from 1936 onwards are available online. An informal Newsletter is also regularly published with details of forthcoming meetings, news and events, a notes and queries section, and new publications. To keep up with the latest from SHNH, sign up to our JISCMAIL list and connect via social media.