Annual
Fees (All fees to be paid in Australian dollars and are due on 1st January)
Full
Member - Individual
$77
pro-rata from July
1 (*Note: All pro-rata fees are for New
Members only)
pro-rata from October 1
Additional
Family Member - Living in same household
$39
pro-rata from July 1
pro-rata from October 1
Full
Member -
Concession(For
Centrelink and DVA
Pension Card holders only)
New Member
Joining Fee
$20
Full Member -
Individual
$68
pro-rata from July 1
pro-rata from
October 1
Additional
Family Member - Living
in same household
$34
pro-rata from July 1
pro-rata from
October 1
Magazine Only
$55
Overseas
Magazine Only
$70
Overseas
Membership
$87
Interest Group
(available to Members only)
$16
Late Fee
(for renewal paid after March 31)
$20
Life
Membership -
Individual
$1050
Life
Membership -
Family
$1590
Visitorsper day
$20
Visitorsafter 1pm
$10
Benefits of
Membership
•
Free use of our extensive Reference Library
of books, maps, fiche, film, CDs, DVDs and internet subscriptions such
as
Ancestry.com, Findmypast, Documents Online and from the Origins
Network, both British and Irish Origins.
•
Country, Interstate &
International Members free
research for two hours per year
This is a special service for Country, Interstate and International
Members
Members must be financial and are then entitled to two hours free
research each year (A Country member is defined as
one who lives further than 100 km from the Melbourne GPO)
•
Tour of the Library for new
members, conducted on the second Saturday of each month (excluding
January)
•
Starting Out classes designed to help
researchers get the most from the records available in the Library and
elsewhere
•
One-on-One tuition that provides personal
help with your research
•
Seminars presented monthly
•
Research and Look Up
service
•
Certificate & Will ordering service for
overseas Birth, Death and Marriage certificates and Wills
•
Monthly newsletter,News
& Events sent by email to financial members and
available at the library for those without internet access
•
Official magazine of the AIGS, TheGenealogistis received quarterly
•
AIGS Surnames database. Members can add up to six names they are researching.
•
Interest Groups that enable Members to
share their information on areas of interest. There are nine
Interest Groups at present which are:
EasternCounties of England, London and Northern Home Counties,
Northern Counties of England,
North West Midlands, South East England,
South West England, Scotland, Naval & Military and Wales and the Welsh Borders.
•
Monthly area meetings at four
locations: Bendigo, Moonee Ponds, Mordialloc and Warrnambool
•
Members of AIGS have Reciprocal rights with a number of
interstate societies.
They are as follows:
Genealogical
Society of the Northern
Territory
Genealogical Society of Queensland
Tasmanian Family History Society Inc.
Queensland Family History Society Inc.
South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry
Society Inc.
The Heraldry & Genealogy Society of
Canberra Inc.
Western Australian Genealogical Society Inc.
Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical
Studies in Northgate, Canterbury, Kent, England
New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.
To use any of these Interstate
Libraries, please
present your AIGS membership card, along with a letter from the Office Manager stating you are a financial member of AIGS. (This letter is valid for three months). For members of the above Societies
to use the AIGS library, they must present their membership card at the
entry desk for verification and sign the admission book. This
dispensation does NOT apply to members of interstate societies who are
domiciled in Victoria.
Privacy Statement
The AIGS collects personal
information about members to allow it to maintain membership records
and provide services to members. If you indicate an interest in
volunteer or Interest Group activities, the information may be shared
within the
AIGS
to allow a response to this interest.
The AIGS does not disclose personal information to any third
party, unless the third party is contracted by the Institute to provide
administrative services or activities on its behalf. In these
circumstances the AIGS makes sure that the third party is bound by
the same rules. Personal information will also be disclosed in
accordance with the requirements of the law. At any time you may
request access to the personal information that the AIGS holds
about you and advise us of any inaccuracies.
If we do not obtain the
information we seek, we may not be able to:
▪ process your
renewal/application
▪ mail your copy of The Genealogist
▪ provide information about services offered by AIGS.
Your signature on the
Application Form will confirm that you have read and agree with this
Privacy Statement.
To update your personal address
please email
the Membership Secretary.
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