Membership
The membership year runs from January 1 to December 31. Anyone who joins after October 1 in a calendar year will be a member through the next membership year.
All regular meetings are open to the public and are held at the Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room, 9 Case Avenue, Norwalk, Ohio, unless otherwise announced.
All regular meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. The April meeting is the annual awards dinner, and there is no meeting in December.
Up-coming meetings, programs, and other evens are listed on our MEETINGS & EVENTS page.
Membership Benefits
Dues
Single Membership – $15.00
Joint Membership – $20.00
Student Membership (under age 18) – $3.00
Life Membership
Single – $250.00 (or $25.00/year for 10 years)
Joint – $350.00 (or $35.00/year for 10 years)
Make checks payable to: Huron County Chapter, OGS.
Mail your completed MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION form and your check to:
Huron County Chapter, OGS
P. O. Box 923
Norwalk, OH 44857-0923
All regular meetings are open to the public and are held at the Firelands Historical Society Meeting Room, 9 Case Avenue, Norwalk, Ohio, unless otherwise announced.
All regular meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. The April meeting is the annual awards dinner, and there is no meeting in December.
Up-coming meetings, programs, and other evens are listed on our MEETINGS & EVENTS page.
Membership Benefits
- A quarterly newsletter, Huron County Kinologist, which contains news, research, extractions, articles of local interest, queries, and much more.
- Members who provide an email address on their membership application form will receive by email: the newsletter, notices of all meetings and events, and a link to Zoom, for all regular meetings that are made available for viewing virtually when possible. (See the Meetings & Events page for more information about the availability of meetings via Zoom.)
- Access to our Ancestor File, which houses surname cards and pedigree charts.
- Free instructive lectures at our monthly meetings.
- Free admission to the Firelands Historical Society Museum and their research center, the Laning-Young Research Library, during their open hours.
- Research and copy services via U. S. mail.
- Submit a query to be published in the Huron County Kinologist.
- Option to join First Families of Huron County, which includes Pioneers, Settlers, Builders, and Century.
- Option to join Civil War Families of Huron County, which includes all those who who served in the Civil War and lived in Huron County at some point in their lives.
- Option to join Deceased Military Veteran Families of Huron County, which identifies and honors persons who served in the military and who lived in Huron County at some point in their lives.
Dues
Single Membership – $15.00
Joint Membership – $20.00
Student Membership (under age 18) – $3.00
Life Membership
Single – $250.00 (or $25.00/year for 10 years)
Joint – $350.00 (or $35.00/year for 10 years)
Make checks payable to: Huron County Chapter, OGS.
Mail your completed MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION form and your check to:
Huron County Chapter, OGS
P. O. Box 923
Norwalk, OH 44857-0923
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
When renewing membership, all current members are expected to complete and submit a MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION form with payment, so we can verify and/or up-date your contact information and surnames annually. Surnames must be listed on each year's renewal application in order for them to be included on the current annual surnames list.
Renewing members should submit their application form and payment before January 1 for that year's dues.
Renewing members should submit their application form and payment before January 1 for that year's dues.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
You can choose to become a Life Member by selecting that option on the regular MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION form. After you become a Life Member, you need to update your membership information every year by using the LIFE MEMBERSHIP UPDATE form.
