Annual Membership

Currently Membership is annual and runs from July 1 to June 30. To join anytime, download the form, complete it and return it either by email, post or in person.

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Membership Advantages:

• Receive the Society's quarterly informative and thought-provoking newsletters to keep members up to date with events, free of charge to Society members.

• Entry to the Museum and Old Government Cottage by Society members, free of charge.

• Interesting and enjoyable trips and outings, including trips to historic sites.

• Access to the Society's Research Rooms with its extensive range of material to do your own research, free of charge.

• Networking with other people who are researching or can provide information.

• Monthly musters with interesting speakers.

• Opportunity to learn about the history of Bathurst.

• Friendship and socialising with a group of like-minded people who are fascinated, concerned and passionate about Bathurst and district's history and heritage.

• Invitations to book launches and special functions.

• Invitations to similar events elsewhere in town that have an historical links or basis.

• Opportunity to attend the bi-annual Theo Barker Memorial Lecture.

• Able to purchase local history books, postcards, photos, etc from the Society's shop.

• Periodic discounted book offers.

• Assisting to promote a wonderful town.

• Annual Christmas Party invitation.

• Conserving history and retelling and keeping alive the stories of early Bathurstians.

• Opportunity to participate as a volunteer in the Society's many community services, for example serving as a museum attendant or as a researcher answering local and family history queries.

• Making use of one's life's skills and experience and feeling useful.

• Corporate members also are always welcome!