Membership
The Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society has a great group of passionate, dedicated genealogists with a lot to offer both Pennsylvania residents and those who now live far from their Pennsylvania roots. Join to get the great benefits listed below! As of July 2024, WPGS uses a rolling-year membership. Your membership will last a full year from the date when you sign up. You may renew your membership beginning 30 days before your membership expiration date. Memberships may be cancelled, but are not refundable. Questions should be directed to membership@ wpgs.org.
Benefits of Membership
- Six issues of our newsletter, Jots from Western Pennsylvania, and access to digital copies of all previous newsletters and access to all previous issues from 1974-Present, with index.
- Two free queries in each edition of the Society newsletter.
- Eight informative monthly meetings per year (some as video conferences). Most are free and open to the public.
- Significant Member discounts on Library Research and the Online Book Store.
- Free 5-Generation Ancestor Chart and inclusion in the online Ancestor Chart Project, with access to over 146,000 names in more than 2,500 member Ancestor Charts.
- Participation in the Surname Research Project, a database of surnames being researched by members.
- Digital copies of issues of the WPGS scholarly publication, Quarterly, Volumes 1 to Present, with full index.
- Eligibility for the Suzanne Johnston Memorial Scholarship.
- Access to many church records, cemetery indexes, community records, and family histories.
Membership Dues:
As of July 2024, WPGS uses a rolling-year membership. Your membership will last a full year from the date when you sign up. You may renew your membership beginning 30 days before your membership expiration date.
Annual Membership
Single person membership
$25.00
Annual Joint Membership
Two members living at one address
$31.00
Annual Membership (outside USA)
Not US military
$32.00
