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Petroleum history provides an important context for understanding modern energy challenges. The American Oil & Gas Historical Society (AOGHS) preserves exploration and production history while chronicling U.S. petroleum milestones. AOGHS provides updated energy education resources to researchers, universities, K-12 educators, state and county historical societies, libraries, and others dedicated to material preservation. AOGHS also maintains a website with links to hundreds of community oil and gas museums and publishes the free monthly email “Oil & Gas History News” newsletter (see sign-up form below).

Although the historical society cannot investigate all company histories, the AOGHS website includes forums for sharing research. Visitors are invited to post old stock questions (with details about the certificate) on the Stock Certificate Q&A forum page. Other requests (and images) can be posted in the Research & Artifacts Forum or — for finding museums to preserve family heirlooms — the Oil & Gas Families Forum. Email the society at bawells@aoghs.org if you would like your research question added. Include details that will be posted. Please support this effort. Thank you. — Bruce A. Wells, executive director. Mailing address: AOGHS 3204 18th Street, NW, No. 3, Washington, DC 20010