Harleston and District Historical Society provides a focus in the town and surrounding district for people interested in its history. The Society run the Harleston Museum, offer monthly lectures, provide walks and trails, and arrange local research projects.

Harleston and District Historical Society meet in St John’s Church on Broad Street on the second Thursday of each month.

​Meetings start at 2:00 pm and last about two hours.  They usually consist of a speaker on an aspect of local, regional or national historical interest.