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. The Society has in its collection many items that relate to the earliest settlement of the region. 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. You will also receive all other benefits listed next to the membership category you choose below.

We invite you to help us in carrying out the various projects that we are involved with. Call us at our listed phone number (845-856-2375) or stop by on Thursdays at the Port Jervis Free Library. Thank you for your interest in our Society.

Joining our Society is easy. 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. Within a couple of weeks you will have in hand a membership card and the most current newsletter informing you about our plans and programs and the gifts and information listed for your chosen category.

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Junior Historian (up to 18) - $5.00 Free Admission to Fort Decker for individual and guests and quarterly newsletter Students who receive an "A" average in social studies or history get a free membership in the Society.

$5.00

Individual Membership - $15.00 Free Admission to Fort Decker for individual and guests and quarterly newsletter

$15.00

Family & Friend Membership - $20.00 Free Admission to Fort Decker for family and a quarterly newsletter

$20.00

Patron & Business Membership - $50.00 Free Admission to Fort Decker for individual and guests, quarterly newsletter, Fort Decker mug and sign for business announcing membership in Society

$50.00

Stephen Crane Contributing Membership - $100 Free Admission to Fort Decker for individual and all guests, quarterly newsletter, Fort Decker mug, copy of Stephen Crane Walking Tour of Port Jervis by Peter Osborne

$100.00

John B. Jervis Canal Engineer Sustaining Membership - $250 Free Admission to Fort Decker for individual and all guests, quarterly newsletter, published recognition, guided walk along the mile-long D & H Canal Trail in Port Jervis with Society's director and packet of informational materials and one Images of America series book (choice of one of the available books in Society's bookstore)

$250.00

Stephen St. John Canal Hotel Museum Sponsor - $500 Free Admission to Fort Decker for individual and all guests, quarterly newsletter, published recognition, two Images of America series books (choice of two of the available books in Society's bookstore), private house tour with guests of Fort Decker by Society's director. (The director will lead a guided one hour tour of Fort Decker and the grounds and will include 18th-century refreshments and handouts)

$500.00

Martinus Decker Patriot Benefactor - $1,000 Free Admission to Fort Decker for individual and guests, quarterly newsletter, published recognition, complete collection of Images of America series (5 books in all),private local history tour of area with guests by Society's director (The director will lead a guided three-hour car tour of the area's most important historic sites which will include 18th-century refreshments and handouts)

$1000.00

Application for Membership

Membership Categories:	Junior Historian (up to 18) - $5.00 Individual Membership - $15.00 Family & Friend Membership - $20.00 Patron & Business Membership - $50.00 Stephen Crane Contributing Membership - $100 John B. Jervis Canal Engineer Sustaining Membership - $250 Stephen St. John Canal Hotel Museum Sponsor - $500 Martinus Decker Patriot Benefactor - $1,000
Additional donation:	Enclosed is an addition donation: $
Please make your check or money order payable to: Minisink Valley Historical Society
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