RIGS Membership Online Application

HOW TO JOIN ONLINE...

  1. Complete the form on this page
  2. Click on the "Submit" button
  3. Follow the instructions to submit your payment (either by check or by credit card via PayPal)

Membership spans the calendar year: January 1 to December 31. (Note: Membership applications received prior to October 1 will be for the current year and you will receive back issues of our journal, RI Roots, for the current year;  applications recieved after October 31 will be for the following year).    

Note: this form is for new personal memberships only. If you represent an organization and wish to apply for membership or renew an existing membership, please use the Organization Membership Application form.

If you are currently a member and wish to renew your membership, please use the Renew Your Membership form in the Join RIGS section of our website.

 
Member Information:
Prefix:   
First Name:  Required
Middle Name: 
Last Name:  Required
Suffix: 
 
Note: We wish to build a community of dedicated genealogists who communicate with one another in a variety of ways.  To that end, there is a Member Directory in our private Members Only section.  We encourage our members to include their information in the Member Directory, but, if for any reason, you do not wish to have all or some of your information available in the Member Directory, please make this known by checking any of the below options:
 
   Exclude Name (and all other information)    Exclude Address
   Exclude Telephone No.    Exclude E-mail Address

Once you have joined, you can modify any of the above directory options through your membership profile located in the Members Only section.

 

Contact Information:
Address:  Required
Address 2: 
City:  Required
State / Province:  Required
Postal Code:  Required
Country:  Required only if outside U.S.
Phone:   Required, formatted as (000) 000-0000
Email:   Required
Optional Seasonal Address:
Address: 
Address 2: 
City: 
State / Province: 
Postal Code: 
Country: 
  Select the months below to use your seasonal address.
From:      To: 

 

Membership Requested:
Choose one:
 $25.00 Standard Digital Membership (Publications are available to download from the RIGS website)
 $35.00 Standard Membership (Publications will be mailed)
 $37.50 Dual Digital Membership (Pblications are available to download from the RIGS website)
 $52.50 Dual Membership (Publications will be mailed)
 
This is a gift membership
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 Optional Addtional Information:

Memberships in other genealogical, patriotic or historical societies. Include any offices or titles held. Any genealogical certification should also be listed.

 

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I have an area of specialization that is related to Rhode Island genealogy, and would be interested in presenting a lecture or workshop.

I am interested in contributing an article for publication on Rhode Island genealogy.

  Major genealogy interest::

 

Surnames You Are Researching:
Once you have joined, you can add and maintain family surnames yourself through your membership profile located in the Members Only section.
 

 

By submitting my application for membership, I hereby agree that as a member of the Rhode Island Genealogical Society I will, to the utmost of my abilities, maintain those standards of high integrity that are necessary to the keeping of accurate and lasting records of our ancestors for the benefit of this and future generations. I further agree that I will use those records now in existence with the care necessary for the preservation of the same.

 
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