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.
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
(click here
for pdf version)
CHECK ONE:
Membership Type
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New
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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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