The society offers several options to renew your membership or join for the first time. Open the “Annual Membership Fees” section for links to our secure online store.
If you need more information, download a copy of our membership booklet.
If you are ready to join but prefer to pay by check, download a copy of our membership application.
Annual Membership Fees
Memberships are not transferable or refundable. All StLGS members receive our publication, the StLGS Quarterly. The electronic Quarterly is free to all members; however, if you wish a paper Quarterly, choose the membership category that includes the additional yearly $5 publication/postage fee.
- Individual Membership $40 or $45 with paper Quarterly
- Receive all of the membership benefits listed under “Membership Benefits” below.
- Family Membership $45 or $50 with paper Quarterly
- Receive all of the membership benefits listed under “Membership Benefits” below for two people living in the same house.
- Youth Membership $25 or $30 with paper Quarterly
- Membership for one individual 25 years of age or younger. Receive all of the membership benefits listed under “Membership Benefits” below
- Friend of the Society $100 or $105 with paper Quarterly
- Friend of the Society is a greater yearly membership donation helping our all-volunteer society to continue with its mission with all of the membership benefits listed under “Membership Benefits” below.
- Patron $175 or $180 with paper Quarterly
- Society patrons receive all of the membership benefits listed under “Membership Benefits” below plus a one-hour consultation with an experienced genealogist.
- Life Membership $600 (no additional charge for the paper Quarterly, but you must choose that option)
- Life members pay a one-time fee and receive all of the membership benefits listed under “Membership Benefits” below plus a St. Louis Genealogical Society Life Member pin and a two-hour consultation with an experienced genealogist.
Membership Benefits
The St. Louis Genealogical Society is the largest local genealogical society in the nation. It is renowned in genealogical circles for its excellence in programming, resources, and membership services. StLGS members receive the following benefits:
StLGS Website
- Members have access to an exclusive Members-Only area of our ever-growing website.
- Members can log in to access these benefits.
- Thousands of images of actual documents are being added regularly.
- Included on the site are more than a million names of St. Louisans.
- Most recent registration forms, news, and genealogical information are always on the website.
Discounts on Society Events and Products
- Members receive our quality publication: the StLGS Quarterly Journal
- (Members can log in to access the last four issues of the StLGS Quarterly.)
- (Members can log in to access all back issues of the StLGS Quarterly.)
- Members get a discount code in our online store to use for savings on::
- the annual Family History Conference and Speaker Series (The society’s Family History Conference is our largest single-day event each year. The Speaker Series, held once or twice each year, explores a selected topic in depth.)
- the annual Salt Lake City Research Trip. (The annual research trip in October/November to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, is led by professional genealogists with many years of experience in using the library. This trip offers a chance to spend a week researching at the largest library devoted to genealogy in the world in the company of others with similar interests.
- books, CDs, and other products we sell
- Members can access a set of free Monographs for Members.
Your Membership Helps Support the St. Louis Genealogical Society
Membership provides a meaningful way to give back to the society and help other researchers. Membership fees help fund a variety of the society’s historical records collection and preservation projects. Our members also help the society maintain our research facilities, produce high quality publications, and present informative classes and programs to enhance genealogical research.
Questions about membership? Contact the vice president of membership at .
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