Membership is open to any individual or organization
interested in promoting the objectives of the Society and upon payment of
$25.00 dues per year. Annual memberships (and renewals) start on the first day
of the month following receipt of dues. Annual memberships expire 12 months
later on the last day of the month. Renewals should be sent early in the
last month of membership to assure that no lapse of membership occurs.
Our board and committee members who deal with incoming new and renewal
memberships need time to process them. For the annual dues, each
organizational member . . .
- receives four issues of the MGS quarterly, (Deep South
Genealogical Quarterly) which has been published since 1963 and is regarded as
one of the top genealogical publications in the country.
- receives our monthly newsletter.
For the annual dues, each individual member . . .
- receives four issues of the MGS quarterly. (see note below)
- receives our monthly newsletter. (see note below)
- may submit queries for publication in the DSGQ
according to the guidelines established by the editor.
- may participate in any of the active Sharing
Information Groups (SIGs).
- may attend our monthly Genealogy "How To..." Workshops
conducted by experienced genealogists, at 12:00 Noon, before our regular
membership meeting.
- may utilize the computer equipment and CD-ROMs in our
library for research and scanning projects.
- may have the surnames they are actively researching
placed into the MGS web site's internet surname search engine to make it easier
for Internet genealogists to make a connection.
- may have the web address of their personal genealogical
web site placed in the MGS web site's online directory of member web sites.
- may attend our monthly meeting and program at no
charge.
- receives a discount on charges for seminars and special
classes and/or workshops that the Society sponsors.
- obtains the opportunity to network and socialize with
some of the most knowledgeable, experienced and FRIENDLY genealogists in the
area.
We have recently initiated Junior Memberships aimed at the younger family
researcher. The cost for this membership is $10.00 dues per year. Junior
members are provided the same privileges as the full membership, except
they do NOT receive the quarterlies.
A note
about mailed publications:
The MGS Newsletter and the DSGQ
are mailed within the United States at bulk rate for a non-profit organization.
Members outside the U.S. must contribute additional postage to receive these
publications by mail. Online members can, however, view the most recent issues
of the MGS Newsletter on this web site. Publications that are returned by the
Postal Service due to members moving and not updating their address with the
Society are not re-mailed. (The Society incurs first class
postage for every returned publication) Therefore, you should be sure
to keep your membership data current at all times. Don't forget you can e-mail
us! For the same price as an individual membership, a joint membership is available, which includes up to
2 members of the same family at the same address. Both family
members enjoy the benefits of individual membership, but only one copy of the
monthly newsletter or the DSGQ is mailed to that address each time they are
sent out.
For individuals over 60, a special life membership is available for a one-time cost of
$400.00.
To join, fill out a membership application and mail
it (along with payment) to:
Mobile
Genealogical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box
6224
Mobile, AL
36660-6224
You can get a membership application by clicking
HERE.
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