Home >> Support Us >> Membership

Membership

Join others who value what we can learn from the past!  Members receive free admission to the Connecticut Historical Society, use of the Research Center, free or reduced admission to programs and workshops, CHS store discounts, guest passes, and other benefits. You can purchase memberships online or download the membership form at the bottom of this page.

Individual and Household Memberships

Individual Membership* — $40 BUY NOW!
Household Membership* (two adults with children under 18 at the same address) — $50 BUY NOW!
Student Membership — $35 BUY NOW!
*Seniors (age 65+) and out-of-state residents receive a $5 discount of individual and household membership.

Benefits Include:

• Free admission to the CHS and Connecticut's Old State House
• Free use of the CHS Research Center
• Free or reduced admission to programs and workshops
• Priority handling of mail and e-mail research inquiries
• Subscription to the CHS newsletter Making History
• 10% CHS store discount
• Borrowing privileges from the Woodward Genealogy Loan Collection
• Monthly e-newsletter
• 2 free passes for guests
• Invitations to attend presentations by CHS research fellows

Educator Membership — $40 BUY NOW!

Benefits Include:

• General member benefits, plus
• Two Educator E-newsletters

Special Membership Societies

Henry Barnard Society — $150 BUY NOW!
Henry Barnard was an educator and the Connecticut Historical Society’s first historian, 1889.

Benefits Include:

• General member benefits, plus
• 4 free passes for guests
• Discount on photocopies in the Research Center
• 20% discount on digital reproductions

Thomas Day Society — $300 BUY NOW!
Thomas Day was the Secretary of the State and the Connecticut Historical Society’s first Corresponding Secretary, 1839.

Benefits Include:

• Henry Barnard Society benefits, plus
• Meet speakers before programs and view special items from the collection
• Tailored behind the scene tours for member and guest(s)

Ellen Larned Society — $500 BUY NOW!
Ellen Larned was a historian of Windham County and the Connecticut Historical Society’s first female member and officer, 1890.

Benefits Include:

• Thomas Day Society benefits, plus
• Subscription to Connecticut History, a scholarly publication of the Association for the Study of Connecticut History

For information about the benefits of Thomas Robbins Society membership ($1,000) or 1825 Society membership ($5,000) or information about Corporate or Institutional memberships, please contact Elizabeth Abbe at elizabeth_abbe@chs.org or (860) 236-5621 x278.

Downloads

CHS Membership Form.pdf Download (49 KB)