Benefits of
Membership |
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Free use of our extensive Reference Library
of books, maps, fiche, film, CDs, DVDs and internet subscriptions sites.
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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)
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Tour of the Library for new
members, conducted on the second Saturday of each month (excluding
January) |
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Starting Family History classes designed to help
researchers get the most from the records available in the Library and
elsewhere |
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One-on-One tuition that provides personal
help with your research |
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Seminars & Workshops presented monthly |
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Research and Look Up
service
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Certificate & Will ordering service for
overseas Birth, Death and Marriage certificates and Wills
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Monthly newsletter, News
& Events sent by email to financial members and
available at the library for those without internet access
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Official magazine of the AIGS, The Genealogist
is received quarterly |
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AIGS Surnames database (members can add up to six names they are researching) |
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Interest Groups that enable Members to
share their information on areas of interest
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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.
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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. |
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Application Form |
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Privacy Statement. |
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please email the Membership Secretary. |
