History
The Port Macquarie Historical Society was founded in 1956 and since then has collected, and continues to collect, archival and museum materials relating to Port Macquarie and the adjacent districts.
Holdings
The collection is comprised mostly of family and personal papers and business records. In addition there is a large collection of photographs, including negatives from the local newspaper. One collection (Annabella Boswell's Papers) is listed on the Australian Memory of the World Register.