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Join HSP!
Whether you are a scholar, a teacher, a family historian, or simply have a curiosity for the past, a membership to HSP has something for you. When you become a member, you will receive many benefits, including access to the society’s nationally significant collection of more than 21 million records that span over 350 years of history. Your support will help HSP protect and conserve the collection, ensuring that these historic documents and manuscripts can be enjoyed for years to come. As a member of HSP, you will join Pennsylvania’s history community—a network of historians, educators, and cultural enthusiasts who understand the importance of preserving the past and building a better tomorrow.

Renewing Members
Renew your membership today to ensure that you don’t miss a single issue of PMHB and Legacies or any of the other great benefits HSP has to offer. Simply select the level at which you wish to renew and move to check out. If you are uncertain about your current level or if you have questions about upgrading your membership, contact our membership office at 215-732-6200 ext. 235 or membership@hsp.org. Thank you for your continued support of one of our nation’s greatest treasures!

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Individual Membership Levels
$75 Researcher
$130 Patron
$250-$499 Patron Plus
$500-$999 Contributor

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Treasures Society
While all gifts to HSP enable us to collect, share and protect the stuff of history, a portion of each Treasures Society donation directly supports the care and preservation of HSP's "treasured" collections.
$1,000-$2,499 Member
$2,500-$4,999 Sponsor
$5,000-$9,999 Benefactor
$10,000+ President’s Circle

Organizational Membership
Organizations of all shapes and sizes join our society. From universities and libraries, to corporations, foundations, and publishing companies, HSP attracts a wide variety of institutions. Whether your company is interested in supporting a local nonprofit, or you are interested in taking advantage of the many great benefits such as subscriptions to our publications and visits to the research facility, HSP’s organizational membership can work to meet your interests.
$150 Basic Group
$250 Premium Group

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OR Download and Send Membership Form
You may also choose to download our membership form which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader and fax to (215) 732-2680 or mail to: Membership, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107

Benefits of Membership
All members receive:

• Free admission to HSP’s research library
• Invitations to special events, educational lectures, and exhibits
• Discounts on workshops and other programs
• Subscription to our history magazine, Pennsylvania Legacies
• Subscription to our scholarly journal, Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
• And much more!

Upper Level Memberhips
Upper-level members receive all of the above listed benefits, plus many additional perks such as research-strategy interviews with our staff and advance paging service. Our Patron Plus members and above also receive complimentary research passes to share HSP with their friends and family and an online subscription to GenealogyBank.

Benefits for Genealogists
Genealogists of all levels will find an abundance of resources as a member of HSP. Our archive is one of the richest in the region for genealogical records, including material from every state east of the Mississippi and the collections from the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania. Each year, we offer genealogical workshops and programs, which are run by our professional staff and other highly qualified presenters. We also offer onsite access to popular Web sites Ancestry.com Library Edition and Historic Map Works Library Edition, which can save you hundreds of dollars per year on subscription costs. Our upper-level members receive a free subscription to GenealogyBank, one of the largest online newspaper archives for family history research.

Questions? Please call 215-732-6200, ext. 235 or send an e-mail to membership@hsp.org.