Membership
PURPOSE:
The NORTHWEST INDIANA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY is a non-profit organization
whose objectives are to collect, preserve and disseminate knowledge and
information with reference to genealogy, history, biography and heraldry; to
promote and sustain interest in the study of these fields; to pool interest
and aid individual members of the Society; and to issue publications
relating to genealogy.
MEMBERSHIP PERIOD:
The membership year is July 1 to June 30. Any application for membership
received after May 1 will be applied to the following year.
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
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Regular meetings held at 10:00 am on the third (3rd) Saturday of each
month, February through November
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Programs and speakers of genealogical, historical and related areas of
interest
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Bi-monthly newsletter – TWIGS – with free queries
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Networking opportunities
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10% Discount on NWIGS publications; genealogical supplies available for
purchase at meetings
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Discounted membership in the Pioneer Heritage Circle if qualified by
direct descent of an early Lake or Porter County resident
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Meetings held at area libraries and museums
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Volunteer projects such as cemetery reading and indexing of newsletters,
obituaries or public records
If you have questions about NWIGS membership, then please contact us at
nwigs@hotmail.com. Also, please consider completing and returning
our Membership Census Form
with your membership application. This membership information facilitates
greater networking among NWIGS members who may share common ancestors or
locations of interest.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
(click here
for pdf version of this form)
CHECK ONE:
Membership Type
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New
[ ]
Renewal
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CHECK ONE:
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Individual
$15.00/1 year; $28.00/2 years
[ ] Family*
$17.00/1 year; $32.00/2 years
*Family must reside at SAME address
[ ] Life Membership
$225.00
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Genealogy Computer Program Used:
Genealogy Level (check one):
[ ] Basic
[ ] Intermediate
[ ]
Advanced
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Area of Interest (check all that apply):
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Lake County
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Porter County
[ ] Other __________
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PLEASE PRINT:
Individual
Membership
(Circle) Mr. Mrs.
Ms. Miss
Name_________________________________________________
Family Membership
(Circle) Mr. Mrs.
Ms. Miss
Second
Name __________________________________________
Address
_______________________________________________
City
_______________________ State/Country
______________
Zip+4 ____________
Telephone (_______) ________________
E-Mail__________________________________________________
Include Your Surnames of Interest:
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Make your check payable to: NWIGS
Mail Application & Dues to: NWIGS, PO Box 595, Griffith, IN 46319
YAHOO! Message List
We have an active message list for NWIGS located at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InNWIGS/
Consider joining the list to keep informed about upcoming events and to
communicate with our members.
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