Membership

 Will You Join Us?

Click here to Join or Renew membership online.

Click here to download a PDF of the Membership form.

We serve two groups of researchers

• Those with Lake County roots, and
• Those who currently live in Lake County but have roots elsewhere (the majority of members)

What do we do for our members?

• For Lake County roots: we print articles, news and queries in the Quarterly, present local interest topics at meetings, publish county records, provide web pages of indexes and/or other county materials, and provide links to local web pages.
• For Lake County residents: we print articles, news and queries in the Quarterly, present topics at meetings reflecting their interests, and provide web pages of helps and links to special interest web pages.

Membership in our Society entitles you to:

• Reduced rates on publications, field trips, and conferences.
  • The first issue of the membership year is published in the fall.
  • You will be assigned a membership number when you pay your dues for the first time.
  • You will need to use this number to receive the reduced rates. Click here to see our publications list.
• Fellowship with other genealogists
  • We have regular monthly meetings on our schedule with the exceptions of December.
  • Periodically we hold all day Conferences with nationally known speakers.There is an additional benefit — access to vendors of genealogy books and supplies.
  • In the past we occasionally charter a bus or van to visit the National Archives branch in Chicago or libraries in Chicago, Madison, and Fort Wayne. We’re currently looking for someone new to lead this effort.
• Aids to researching your families
  • Meet others working on the same surnames, geographic localities or ethnic groups.
  • Comparing notes with others in similar situations can sometimes provide a break through in your problem research areas.
• Submission of four (4) queries for publication in our Quarterly.
  • The queries for our Quarterly do not need to have a Lake County connection. (Our Quarterly is widely circulated.)
  • Our Quarterly is indexed in PERSI and may be searched by our fellow genealogists. Use every opportunity you have to connect with others whose research lines may touch yours.

The Dues Year starts July 1st & ends on June 30th

There is a place on the Membership Application for you to choose the membership year for your payment. Renewals are accepted at any time and will extend the current membership.

• $30 for Regular Membership: Individual membership that allows 4 surnames in the Membership Directory. (Add an optional $5/year for a paper copy of the Quarterly publication.)
• $33 for Family Membership: for two or more individuals living at the same address. This membership allows 8 surnames in the Membership Directory. (Add an optional $5/year for a paper copy of the Quarterly publication.)
• $35 for Library (paper copy of the Quarterly publication)
• $30 for International Membership (digital copy of the Quarterly Publication)
• $15 for Youth Membership:  for under the age of 25.