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Benefits of Membership

 

Whether you live in Southern California or you live far away and are researching family members who lived here, you enjoy many benefits of membership in the Southern California Genealogical Society.

 

 Do you live in Southern California? Are you a native with generations of relatives here? Or are your ancestors’ records filed far away in ice-covered courthouses and hard to research remotely?

 Are you researching ancestors who came to California to follow the lure of a better life or better health, although you live in other parts of the country or the world?

 Are you looking for relatives in Germany, or with French-Canadian, Irish or Scotch roots, or who fought in the Revolutionary, Civil or other war?

 Or are you a newcomer to genealogy , looking to learn valid research techniques and expand your research beyond census listings and other Internet resources?

If any of these statements describes you, then you can benefit by membership in the Southern California Genealogical Society.

  • Work side-by-side with highly experienced and skilled genealogists to gain exposure to valid methods of proving family facts.
  • Attend monthly programs help hone your skills and introduce new techniques and resources.
  • Volunteer to help create the Southern California data resources that will be used by generations of genealogists and family researchers. “Pay it back” to thank the volunteers who have preceded us, and who have contributed so greatly to our knowledge of our families’ histories.
  • Research several areas of the country under one roof at the SCGS Library.

In addition to the camaraderie, education, resources and knowledge benefits of membership in a genealogical society like SCGS, you receive benefits that can make your membership fee pay for itself!

Benefit or Feature of Membership
 

Members
Nonmembers

Four issues of The Searcher, the Society’s award-winning research and family history journal

Free to members

$2.50 per issue

Two queries per year, published in the Searcher

Free to members

Not available

Research Team Assistance to help break down your brick walls

10% discount

No discount

Genealogical bookstore and online shopping cart, including SCGS publications

10% discount

No discount

DNA testing – collaboration with Family Tree DNA

Reduced pricing – save up to $60 per test

No discount

Annual Genealogical Jamboree registration

Significant Cost Savings

No coupon

In-person use of the SCGS Library and its 30,000+ genealogy resources

Free to members

Donation requested

In-Library wireless Internet for laptop computer users

Free to members

Not available

In-Library use of high-speed Internet to access genealogical websites

Free to members

Not available

Monthly meetings with genealogy classes and technique tips

Free to members

Donation requested

User groups for the most popular genealogy software programs

Free to members

Not available

SCGS offers several options for single-year and multiple-year memberships for families and individuals, including:

Category

Description

Cost

 

1 year individual

Twelve months’ membership for one person, beginning on the date of application. Includes 4 issues of The Searcher, two free queries in The Searcher, discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from the SCGS book- store and shopping cart.

$ 30 annually

1 year family

Twelve months’ membership for two or more members in the same household. Receives all benefits of membership, including 4 issues of The Searcher, two free queries in The Searcher, discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from the SCGS book -store and shopping cart. One copy of The Searcher per household.

$ 40 annually

2 year individual

Twenty-four months’ membership for one person, beginning on the date of application. Receives all benefits of membership, including 4 issues of The Searcher, two free queries in The Searcher, discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from the SCGS book- store and shopping cart.

$ 55 biannually

2 year family

Twenty-four months’ membership for two or more members in the same household. Receives all benefits of membership, including 4 issues of The Searcher, two free queries in The Searcher, discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from the SCGS book -store and shopping cart. One copy of The Searcher per household.

$ 75 biannually

International membership

Twelve months’ membership for one person, beginning on the date of application. Includes international postage and shipping for 4 issues of The Searcher, two free queries in The Searcher, discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from the SCGS book- store and shopping cart.

$ 60 annually

Student Membership Any person under the age of 25, who provides a copy of a drivers license (proof of age) and a copy of a valid student ID card will receive all benefits of membership, including 4 issues of The Searcher, two free queries in The Searcher, discounts on Research Team assistance and publications from the SCGS book -store and shopping cart. One copy of The Searcher per household. $20 annually

 

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