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Bergen County Historical Society Membership Application P.O. Box 55 River Edge, NJ 07661 (201) 343-9492
I (We) hereby apply for membership in the Bergen County Historical Society. My (Our) annual dues for the membership class checked below are attached. If this is a gift membership, please check here .
Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss Address Town State Occupation Zip Phone Email address: (not distributed anywhere else)
Annual Dues: By Class of Membership - Choose One
Individual - $20.00
Library and Historical Organizations - $20.00
Families (Spouses and their children, under 18 years old) - $30.00 How many family members?
Contributing, Donation over - $35.00
Corporation, Donation over - $250.00
Lifetime - $400.00
Student, under 18 yrs - $5.00 (please include name of school presently attending)
Members joining after May 1 will have their first year's dues credited to the next fiscal year which begins July 1. Yes, I would like to receive the BCHS Newsletter and Program of Events & Lectures
If possible, come out and introduce yourself to BCHS board and members at one of our events. You are welcome to get involved!
VOLUNTEER COMMITTEES: (Please all check boxes that apply for those Committees of interest)
Docents & Living History Committee: Studies the lifestyles of early Bergen County inhabitants, portrays these lives at Society events and conducts historic house tours at Historic New Bridge Landing.
Museum Committee: Catalogs and maintains the Society's museum collection of historic furniture and artifacts.
Library Committee: Maintains the Society's voluminous library collection, are now located at Felican College (Lodi campus library) and available on a limited basis. http://www.felician.edu.
Buildings & Grounds Committee: Helps to restore and preserve the physical aspects of Historic New Bridge Landing.
Events Planning Committee: Responsible for planning the Society's calendar of annual events and organizing each event's volunteer support.
Newsletter Committee: Coordinates all aspects involved with the production of the Society's periodic newsletter.
Membership Committee: Maintains the Society's membership information.
Gift Shop Committee: Maintains the Society's gift shop and responsible for upkeep of inventory.
Comments or Suggestions
Research Request:
In order to provide access to the Library collections to researchers who are unable to visit the Library, queries will be accepted by mail or email. BCHS members may submit three free queries per year. Nonmembers will be charged a $10 fee for each query. Queries should include relevant, concise information and a specific question to be answered, as well as the researcher’s complete contact information (name, address, phone, and email). Library volunteers will provide 15 minutes of research for each query. The researcher will be provided a list of sources consulted and an answer if one is found. For queries which will require longer than 15 minutes of research or which cannot be answered from the Society’s collections, the researcher will be referred to another repository, given information about places to post queries, and/or referred to a paid researcher. There is no charge for referral. We regret that we are unable to spend more time, but our volunteer staff is working very hard to maintain, process, and index the collection to increase its usefulness to everyone. The first 3 photocopies are free. Additional copies are charged according to our fee schedule.
The Society will provide a list of Society members who are willing to do research in the Library collections for a fee. (list to come this Fall, 2009). The Society makes no representation regarding their capabilities and does not regulate their fees or practices. Researchers are urged to check references and to understand the terms and conditions of the desired research. The Society will also inform the researcher about lists of accredited researchers from such organizations as the Association of Professional Genealogists, whose members can be hired to do research. August 13, 2009
