American Spirit Magazine is a print magazine published by the Daughters of the American Revolution. They want articles that focus on American history, from the Colonial period to the 1820s. According to our previous research, they are particularly interested in history that focuses on women and they accept queries that offer unique perspectives into the past. Pay is on acceptance for the amount agreed upon. Their guidelines have been removed from their website but you can still contact them on the guidelines page.
Chronicle is the official publication of the Historical Society of Michigan. They welcome queries for features, educational history pieces, and articles for other departments, which they list on their site. According to their submissions guidelines, the payment range for members is $75 to $125, and for non-members $50 to $100. To learn more, refer to this page.
Atlas Obscura publishes "secret histories, dispatches from odd gatherings, on-the-ground coverage of overlooked locales, profiles of fascinating characters, and anything with an element of surprise and a sense of place." They are looking for pitches for their two main sections: Places (a.k.a. “the Atlas”) and Stories, home for reported articles and features. According to their submission guidelines, payment is around 50 cents per word. To learn more, refer to this page.
Today I Found Out publishes interesting history facts. They do not want dry material and the article must appeal to a wide range of readers. No length is listed on their website, but a word count check on recently published articles shows that they typically published articles that are 1,500 to 1,800 words. If they are interested in your articles, they will buy it from you. To learn more, refer to their writers’ guidelines.