We hope you will consider joining our Society. You will be an important part of an organization that is moving ahead in the preservation of regional and local history. The Minisink Valley Historical Society, chartered in 1889, is the second oldest historical organization in Orange County. There is an extensive collection of family and county histories, and also a major collection of photographs. As a benefit of your membership, you will have access to a premier collection of materials for your personal research.
We invite you to help us in carrying out the various projects that we are involved with. Our archives are open on Thursday afternoons at the Port Jervis Free Library. To join by regular mail, just print the application form, fill it out and send it to address listed with a check or money order. The Society now accepts online orders using PayPal. PayPal enables customers to safely and securely pay for items. Just click the "Add to Cart" button next to the membership category you want and it will be added to your shopping cart. Once you are ready to check out, you will be sent to the PayPal website to securely enter your payment information. If the membership is for someone else, please enter that information as well as any other special instructions in the "Add special instructions for the Merchant" area while checking out. Using PayPal is free, fast and easy. Click Here to visit the PayPal website.
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Membership Categories November 1, 2019
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Junior Historian (up to 18) - $5.00
Students who receive an "A" average in social studies or history get a free membership in the Society. |
$5.00
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Individual Membership - $15.00
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$15.00
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Family & Friend Membership - $20.00
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$20.00
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Genealogy Membership - $35.00
Entitles you to a one hour search within our collection by our volunteers. This would include up to 20 photocopies of research. Our archive contains surname files, published genealogies, cemetery records, church records, local history and obituaries. Please be aware that there are no guarantees that we will have anything on your individual. |
$35.00
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Patron & Business Membership - $50.00
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$50.00
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Stephen Crane Contributing Membership - $100
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$100.00
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John B. Jervis Canal Engineer Sustaining Membership - $250
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$250.00
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Stephen St. John Canal Hotel Museum Sponsor - $500
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$500.00
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Martinus Decker Patriot Benefactor - $1,000
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$1000.00
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