Christopher Columbus Shaw (1824-1913) was the founder and first president of the Milford Historical and Genealogical Society (later becoming the Milford Historical Society). Here are our presidents over the years:
- 1895-1913 Christopher C. Shaw
- 1913-1941 George A. Worcester
- 1941-1944 Rev. William Weston
- 1945-1951 Arthur B. Rotch
- 1951-1952 Harold C. Bowley
- 1952-1955 Mrs. Clinton A. McLane
- 1955-1958 Robert H. Kelly
- 1958-1961 Miss Ruth French
- 1961-1964 Dr. Alexandre G. Law
- 1964-1970 Thurston V. Williams
- 1970-1973 Mrs. Robert Fay
- 1973-1976 Robert J. Kerr
- 1976-1982 Margaret McCormack
- 1982-1986 William & Martha Rotch
- 1987-1989 Marilyn Kenison
- 1989-1991 Maryann Doyle
- 1991-1992 Brenda McGrath Nadeau
- 1992-1993 Martha Rotch
- 1993-1995 Charles & Joan Setaro
- 1996-1998 William Dyer
- 1999-2008 Polly Cote
- 2009-2010 Kevin Taylor
- 2011-2012 Marcia Nelson
- 2013-2018 David Palance
- 2018 Heather Flynn
- 2019-Current Mark Genovesi