Public Access
Expand your museum’s audience to millions of internet users by sharing your collection items online.
With Public Access, you can easily share your collection with the public. You select the records and images to share, as well as what data fields are shared from each catalog. You also have control over various site settings, including the navigation buttons, built-in email forms, search settings, and styling.
Each Public Access site is customized by our staff to complement an organization's main website. This includes a home page that can be further customized with images and links or additional information about your online collections. If you want to change the look of your site, you have full control or you can ask our staff for help.
Public Access has a built-in report to help you identify the most common searches performed on your site. Google Analytics can be added for a more detailed analysis of site usage and visitor statistics. Free submission to Google Indexing is available, which can help make your collections more visible to the public.
Please note: Public Access requires PastPerfect Web Edition. If you are interested in sharing collections online with the public in conjunction with your PastPerfect Version 5.0 program, please visit museumsoftware.com/pastperfectonline.html.

Easy to Use
Select records to go online individually, using a query, or from Catalog Lists. Newly selected records and updates to previously shared records are published immediately. Changes to site settings are also instantly visible.

Safe & Secure
You choose which records, fields, and images from your PastPerfect program are available online. The web-friendly images shared on your site can be watermarked for protection. Sites can also be password protected.

Save Time
PastPerfect Online can serve as your own 24/7 research assistant. Web visitors can search your collections at their own pace before contacting you with an idea of what they need, freeing up your time for other projects.

Built-in Forms
Customizable email forms help you solicit feedback on items in the collection and provide online visitors the opportunity to request image reproductions. Additionally, online visitors can use the Email to a Friend form to share items from your collection.

Customizable
Sites are designed to complement your main website. All sites feature a customizable Landing Page, where you can include search tips or information about your organization. Changes to your site can be made at any time through simple checkboxes, dropdown menus, or by modifying HTML and CSS.

Site Statistics & Google Indexing
The built-in reporter helps you identify the most common searches performed on your site. Google Analytics can be added for a more detailed analysis of site usage and visitor statistics. Free submission to Google Indexing is available, enabling your collections to become accessible to anyone using Google.
Pricing
Institutional Members of the American Association for State and Local History (A​A​S​L​H) receive a 20% discount on the majority of PastPerfect products and services.
Public Access Annual Hosting | Standard | A​A​S​L​H |
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Public Access for Starter Package | $250 | $200 |
Public Access for Full Package | $375 | $300 |
Public Access for XL Package | $750 | $600 |
Public Access for 2XL Package | $1500 | $1200 |
Please contact our sales staff by calling 1-800-562-6080 or emailing sales@museumsoftware.com to start sharing your collections online.
A full price list for Web Edition and the Public Access add‑on can be found on our pricing page.
List of Collections
Western
- Arizona Historical Society - Tucson, AZ
- Benton County Historical Society (OR) - Philomath, OR
- City of Campbell - Campbell Historical Museum - Campbell, CA
- Coronado Public Library - Coronado, CA
- Friends of Timberline - Portland, OR
- Gold Nugget Museum - Paradise, CA
- Harney County Library - Burns, OR
- History Center of San Luis Obispo County - San Luis Obispo, CA
- Issaquah History Museums - Issaquah, WA
- Japanese American Historical Society of San Diego - San Diego, CA
- Kelley House Museum - Mendocino, CA
- Marin History Museum - San Rafael, CA
- Mazamas - Portland, OR
- Mineral King Preservation Society - Three Rivers, CA
- Moses Lake Museum & Art Center - Moses Lake, WA
- Museum of the Peace Corps Experience - Oregon City, OR
- Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas - Las Vegas, NV
- North Olympic History Center - Port Angeles, WA
- Rosicrucian Order, AMORC - San Jose, CA
- Roswell Museum & Art Center - Roswell, NM
- Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton - Atherton, CA
- San Anselmo Historical Museum - San Anselmo, CA
- San Diego Model Railroad Museum - San Diego, CA
- Santa Monica History Museum - Santa Monica, CA
- Sausalito Historical Society - Sausalito, CA
- Sharlot Hall Museum - Prescott, AZ
- Siskiyou History Alliance - Yreka, CA
- Southern Oregon Historical Society - Medford, OR
- Sumner Historical Society - Sumner, WA
- The Archives of Falconry - Boise, ID
- University of Hawaii - Hamilton Library - Honolulu, HI
- Washington State University - Museum of Art - Pullman, WA
Mountain-Plains
- Aspen Historical Society - Aspen, CO
- Beaumont Heritage Society - Beaumont, TX
- Buffalo Bill Memorial Museum and Grave - Golden, CO
- City of Austin - O. Henry & Dickinson Museums - Austin, TX
- Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum - Dallas, TX
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Denver, CO
- Eddy County Historical Society - New Rockford, ND
- History Nebraska - Lincoln, NE
- Hot Springs County Museum & Cultural Center - Thermopolis, WY
- Jackson Hole Historical Society & Museum - Jackson, WY
- Jefferson County Historical & Genealogy Society (KS) - Oskaloosa, KS
- Louisville Historical Museum - Louisville, CO
- Museum of the Great Plains - Lawton, OK
- Polish Heritage Center at Panna Maria - Panna Maria, TX
- Rapid City Public Library - Rapid City, SD
- Siouxland Heritage Museums - Sioux Falls, SD
- The Blackwell School Alliance - Marfa, TX
- The Brinton Museum - Big Horn, WY
- Tulsa Foundation for Architecture - Tulsa, OK
- University of Wyoming - Art Museum - Laramie, WY
- Wyoming State Museum - Cheyenne, WY
Midwest
- Amana Heritage Society - Amana, IA
- Swenson Center - Augustana College - Rock Island, IL
- Benzie Area Historical Society - Benzonia, MI
- Campbell House Museum - St. Louis, MO
- Capital Area District Libraries - Lansing, MI
- Carmel Clay Historical Society - Carmel, IN
- Center for Michigan Jewish Heritage - Bloomfield Hills, MI
- Champaign County History Museum (IL) - Champaign, IL
- Champaign County Historical Society - Urbana, OH
- Chatfield Music Lending Library and Archive - Chatfield, MN
- Delaware County District Library - Orange Branch - Delaware, OH
- Delaware County Historical Society (IN) - Muncie, IN
- Dennos Museum Center - Traverse City, MI
- Des Moines Public Library (IA) - Des Moines, IA
- Dunkerton Historical and Tourism Association - Dunkerton, IA
- Fulton County Heritage Alliance Collection - Wauseon, OH
- History Center - Linn County Historical Society - Cedar Rapids, IA
- Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation - Des Moines, IA
- Iowa State University - AESHM - Ames, IA
- Jackson County Historical Society (IL) - Murphysboro, IL
- Jackson County Historical Society (MO) - Independence, MO
- Jefferson County Library - Northwest Branch - High Ridge, MO
- Lakeside Heritage Society - Lakeside, OH
- Living History Farms - Collections - Urbandale, IA
- Madison County Historical Museum (IL) - Edwardsville, IL
- Masonic Home of Missouri - Columbia, MO
- Michigan State Capitol - Lansing, MI
- Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library - Mishawaka, IN
- Mitchell County Historical Society (IA) - Osage, IA
- Neville Public Museum - Green Bay, WI
- New Albany-Floyd County Public Library - New Albany, IN
- Nicollet County Historical Society - St. Peter, MN
- Rochester Hills Museum at Van Hoosen Farm - Rochester Hills, MI
- Rogers Park - West Ridge Historical Society - Chicago, IL
- Sandusky Library - Sandusky, OH
- Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet - St. Paul Province - St. Paul, MN
- P. H. Sullivan Museum - Zionsville, IN
- The Edgewood Museum - Edgewood, IA
- Tipton County Historical Society - Tipton, IN
- William H Willennar Genealogy Center - Eckhart Public Library - Auburn, IN
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum - Madison, WI
- Zeeland Historical Society - Zeeland, MI
Mid-Atlantic
- Adams County Historical Society (PA) - Gettysburg, PA
- Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel - Philadelphia, PA
- Avalon Free Public Library History Center - Avalon, NJ
- Canal Society of New Jersey - Morristown, NJ
- Chester County History Center - West Chester, PA
- Chhange at Brookdale Community College - Lincroft, NJ
- Delbarton School - Morristown, NJ
- Division of Historic Sites & History Services - Middlesex County - New Brunswick, NJ
- East Hampton Historical Society - East Hampton, NY
- EBT Foundation, Inc. - Rockhill Furnace, PA
- Fenton History Center Museum & Library - Jamestown, NY
- Franklin County, Pennsylvania Archives - Chambersburg, PA
- Franklin Township Public Library - Somerset, NJ
- Women's History and Resource Center - Washington, DC
- Germantown Historical Society (PA) - Philadelphia, PA
- Holocaust Awareness Museum and Education Center - Elkins Park, PA
- Howard County Historical Society (MD) - Ellicott City, MD
- Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum - Washington, DC
- Longport Public Library - Longport, NJ
- Montgomery County Historical Society (MD) - Rockville, MD
- National Fire Heritage Center - Emmitsburg, MD
- New York Transit Museum - Brooklyn, NY
- Niagara Falls Public Library - Niagara Falls, NY
- Northport Historical Society & Museum - Northport, NY
- Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum - Ocean City, MD
- Players Foundation for Theatre Education - New York, NY
- Schenectady County Historical Society - Schenectady, NY
- Tonawanda Kenmore Historical Society - Kenmore, NY
- UMGC: University of Maryland - Global Campus Arts Program - Adelphi, MD
- Voices Center for Resilience - New Canaan, CT
New England
- Appalachian Mountain Club Library & Archives - Bretton Woods, NH
- Babcock-Smith House Museum - Westerly, RI
- Biddeford Historical Society - Biddleford, ME
- Boston Children's Museum - Boston, MA
- Cape Elizabeth Historical Preservation Society - Cape Elizabeth, ME
- Cary Memorial Library - Lexington, MA
- Castine Historical Society - Castine, ME
- Chelmsford Historical Society - North Chelmsford, MA
- Dennis Historical Society, Inc. - South Dennis, MA
- Maine Maritime Museum - Bath, ME
- Margaret Chase Smith Library - Skowhegan, ME
- Marist College Archives and Special Collections - Poughkeepsie, NY
- Mystic River Historical Society - Mystic, CT
- Nichols House Museum - Boston, MA
- North Hampton Heritage Commission - North Hampton, NH
- North Kingstown Free Library - North Kingstown, RI
- Norwalk Public Library - Norwalk, CT
- NSCDA - MA - Boston, MA
- Old Bristol Historical Society - Bristol, ME
- Plimoth Patuxet Museums - Plymouth, MA
- Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association - Deerfield, MA
- Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives - Watertown, MA
- Revolutionary Spaces - Boston, MA
- Sisters of Notre Dame Training School - Ipswich, MA
- St. George Historical Society, Inc. - Tenants Harbor, ME
- Steamship Historical Society of America - Warwick, RI
- Tufts University Art Galleries - Medford, MA
- Woods Hole Historical Museum - Wood's Hole, MA
Southeastern
- Aiken County Historical Museum - Aiken, SC
- Art Museum at the University of Memphis - Memphis, TN
- Augusta County Historical Society - Staunton, VA
- Battleship North Carolina - Wilmington, NC
- Boca Grande Historical Society - Boca Grande, FL
- City of Raleigh - HRM Program - Raleigh, NC
- Delta Flight Museum - Atlanta, GA
- Edgar Allan Poe Museum - Richmond, VA
- Floyd County Historical Society (VA) - Floyd, VA
- Fort Valley Museum Inc - Fort Valley, VA
- George H. and Laura E. Brown Library - Washington, NC
- Harrodsburg Historical Society - Harrodsburg, KY
- High Point Museum & Historical Society - High Point, NC
- Historic Mobile Preservation Society - Mobile, AL
- Jacksonville Historical Society - Jacksonville, FL
- Lam Museum of Anthropology - Wake Forest University - Winston Salem, NC
- Loudoun Museum - Leesburg, VA
- Manassas Museum - Manassas, VA
- Manatee County Historical Resources - Bradenton, FL
- Matheson History Museum - Gainesville, FL
- Montgomery Bell Academy - Nashville, TN
- Mooresville Public Library - Special Collections - Mooresville, NC
- Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia - Atlanta, GA
- Richmond Fredericksburg & Potomac RR Hist Soc - Fredericksburg, VA
- St. Augustine Historical Society - St. Augustine, FL
- Given Memorial Library and Tufts Archives - Pinehurst, NC
- University Museum - University, MS
- Washington's Western Lands Museum - Ravenswood, WV
- Wilton House Museum - NSCDA - Richmond, VA
International
- Owen Sound Museums - Billy Bishop Home & Museum - Owen Sound, ON Canada
- Grenada National Museum - St. George’s, Grenada
- Heritage Abbotsford Society - Abbotsford, BC Canada
- Homer Watson House and Gallery - Kitchener, ON Canada
- Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre - Beamsville, ON Canada
- Maritime Museum of British Columbia - Victoria, BC Canada
- Meaford Museum - Meaford, ON Canada
- Merrickville & District Historical Society - Merrickville, ON Canada
- National Trust for the Cayman Islands - George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
- Orillia Museum of Art & History - Orillia, ON Canada
- Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society - Garden Bay, BC Canada
- Queen's Own Rifles of Canada - Toronto, ON Canada
- The Friends of Algonquin Park - Whitney, ON Canada
- University of British Columbia - Okanagan Art Gallery - Kelowna, BC Canada