We know our craft, we’re committed to our business, and we love what we do.
Our staff at History Associates Incorporated (HAI) includes nearly fifty professional researchers, storytellers, interpretive planners, archivists, and museum professionals. We are a small business headquartered just outside Washington, D.C., with remote global support centers. Since 1981, we have served hundreds of clients across the United States and around the world.
Whether you need in-depth historical research to answer a legal question and win a case, a script for a museum exhibit, a digital timeline to celebrate a company anniversary, or archival and collections management support, our multidisciplinary team has the training, tools, and experience to make your project a success.
HAI is a leading professional services firm offering research, discovery, and experience services to government, corporate, legal, education, museum, and association clients.
Who We're Helping
We provide research and analysis expertise to leading law firms helping our clients reduce their financial liability, obtain successful judgements, and comply with regulatory requirements.

Legal
We provide special expertise to leading law firms, applying our investigative historical research and expert witness testimony capabilities to help win litigation cases across multiple domains.

Commercial
We preserve and celebrate the legacy of corporate brands through content curation, archives management, historical research, exhibition design, and multimedia storytelling.

Government
We bring modern archival solutions to government organizations, preserving the past while shaping the future with accessible and informative historical content.

Associations & Institutions
We create audience and stakeholder-driven immersive experiences and providing collections support for education and cultural institutions, museums, historic sites, and associations.
How We Assist Our Clients
We are research experts. We bring a distinct blend of skills, services, and know-how to your project.








