Benefits of membership in the Hamilton County Genealogical Society

·         The Tracer, an award-winning quarterly journal with 32 pages of information on Hamilton County records, repositories and resources

·         The Gazette, a digital quarterly E-newsletter with Chapter news and updates for the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County available from our homepage.

·         Members-only access on the Chapter’s website to the only index of Hamilton County Wills, 1918-1973 – not available anywhere else!

·         Ability to apply to any of the Chapter’s three lineage societies: First Families of Hamilton County (before 1821), Settlers and Builders of Ohio (1821-1860), Century Families of Hamilton County (1861 to 100 years ago)

·         Ability to submit surname file cards; members are notified if their cards match or show similar research interests with other members

·          Free queries in The Tracer ($3.00 for non-members)

·          50% discounts on the Chapter’s research services (see http://www.hcgsohio.org/research.shtml

·          Current Membership brochure HCGS Brochure

All of these benefits cost just $10 (electronic publications only) or $20 (electronic and hard-copy publications) per year.

Mail in Membership Form
MS WORD  or   PDF

Dues & Membership Classifications:
Subject to change without notification.

E-Member (1 or 2 persons at the same address)....$10.00 per year
The Tracer and The Gazette as PDF files downloaded from our web site  

Following membership classes receive printed copies of The Tracer
by US Mail and The Gazette from our web site  

REGULAR (1 or 2 persons at the same address)....$20.00 per year  

SUSTAINING ........$25.00 per year
Sustaining Membership provides additional operating funds for the Chapter and
as such is encouraged and much appreciated.

Postage, add $8.00 for Canadian addresses and $15.00 for international

Life ........$300.00

FFHC..........$30.00 (Application Fee)

Settlers/Builders.…..$30.00 (Application Fee)

Century Families.…..$30.00 (Application Fee)

Dues are payable by January 1st for each coming year.

Life Members are continued on the roll of the Chapter as memorials after their death. Life Memberships are held in an endowment fund. Fund use is not restricted and will follow non-profit organization guidelines. These Life Memberships, active or memorial, help the Chapter preserve genealogical information by publication and indexing which is made available to the public for generations to come.

New members joining during the year will receive all paper issues of The Tracer for that year.