Rock County Genealogical Society Membership

WELCOME 
Whether you’re a newcomer to family history or an experienced genealogist, we are confident you find value in your new membership in the Rock County Genealogical Society, and we’re here to help with many helpful member benefits.

JOIN THE ROCK COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
You can either:

• Sign-up and pay by credit card at our Society Store, or
• Send a your name, street address and email address along with a check to the Society at the address at:​

                     RCGS c/o Membership, 430 N. Jackson Street,  Janesville, WI 53547-09

RCGS MEMBERSHIP FEES:

• Individual/Couple Membership: $22 annually (single address) 
• Silver Lifetime Membership: $300 one time payment ($100 treated as a tax deductible donation)
• Gold Lifetime Membership: $500 one time payment ($300 treated as a tax deductible donation)

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STANDARD MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
Here are some of the standard membership benefits:

• Our Public + Members-Only Website at www.RCGSWI.org, including password-protected Members-Only pages of the RCGS web site with exclusive viewing of select and regularly rotating research content like Rock County cemetery, probate, and vital records indexes. A new password is in each newsletter.
• ​The Charles Tallman Archives and Research Center houses unique Family history found nowhere else – not at any online subscription services. Visit us or request help from afar. You'll Research Requests are treated with priority, too.
• Our Quarterly Society Newsletter, including a calendar of area programs and events, historical surname indexes, a chance to post free research queries, information on upcoming RCGS programs and detailed summaries of recent talks (in case you couldn’t join us).
• Submit Family Research Questions for Publication in the Society Newsletter by clicking on our Newsletter Query Contact Form.
• Waiver of the Archives Admission Fee saves $10 when visiting the Charles Tallman Archives & Research Center in person.
• "Genealogy Jump-Start" Bibliography provides a free annual search for an single ancestor or surname from our card file, select books, as well as key publications and indexes. This produces a solid listing of holdings that may contain your ancestor to assist you during a research visit or, at reduced member rates, to commission further expert research. Lifetime members enjoy even more. It's free top all RCGS members, so why not try a "Genealogy Jump-Start."
• 10% - 50% Discounts on RCGS Publications for over 50 surname indexes from atlases, newspapers, cemeteries, historical books, obituaries, photographs, diaries, bibles and other family records. Check-out our RCGS publications and Indexes,
• Savings on Research and Copy Fees in the Charles Tallman Archives and Research Center, whether in person or from a distance. Archive research services and fees vary depending on membership status, copy volume, complexity of research and time required to fulfill the request.
• Free Limited Look-up Services by volunteer owners of Rock County genealogical reference books (not RCGS publications). This service provides brief look-ups with transcriptions or scanned images. Try our Members-Only Look-up Service.
• Free Programs and Speakers Events in at the Helen Jeffris Woods Museum Gallery Room, 426 N. Jackson Street, in Janesville, WI (programs are promoted and summarized in the RCGS newsletter. If you can't join us, don't despair, because an increasing number of programs are "Live Webinars" view-able from your home PC, and all our programs are summarized in print within the quarterly Society Newsletters.
• Free Attendance at Local Field Trips and access to periodic research trips to other archives. Bus, admission fees or other charges may apply when traveling to more remote destinations.

SILVER MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

• All of the RCGS Standard membership benefits, plus                                                                                               (or in substitution for lesser benefits of the same general kind)
• A $100 receipt for your tax deductible donation to a our charitable, 5.01c3 Society,
• Free admission to the RCGS Library & RCHS Archive for life,
• Two "Genealogy Jump-Start" surname searches, to include photo and family files, and extensive book look-ups (a $60 value),
• 2 free Rock County Pioneer Certificates to accompany your Pioneer submissions, $10/certificate thereafter, 
• 2 hours of expert Research Assistance per year at no charge (up to a $60 value), 
• 75% discount on Library and Archive black & white photocopy fees,
• 67% discount on Library and Archive color photocopy fees,
• 25% discount on all purchases of RCGS publications.

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GOLD MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

• All of the RCGS Standard and Silver membership benefits, plus                                                                              (or in substitution for lesser benefits of the same general kind)
• A $300 receipt for your tax deductible donation to a our charitable, 5.01c3 Society,
• Two free "Genealogy Jump-Start" surname searches, to extensive look-ups in all RCGS published indexes directories (a $60 value),
• Free Rock County Pioneer Certificates to accompany your Pioneer submissions, 
• 3 hours of expert Research Assistance per year at no charge (up to a $90 value), 
• 85% discount on Library and Archive black & white photocopy fees,
• 83% discount on Library and Archive color photocopy fees,
• 50% discount on all purchases of RCGS publications.