Join over 1,000 family historians who enjoy the benefits of membership of the Society
We welcome new members from around the world and especially those with their ancestral roots in Gloucestershire. We offer a range of membership options, depending on whether you live in the UK or Overseas, and if you choose to receive a printed or electronic copy of the Quarterly Journal.
Membership enables you to:
- receive the Journal, our quarterly magazine packed with interesting articles
- browse the Journal Archive which contains a copy of every issue of the journal
- publish details of your surnames of interest to connect with other Society members
- request free searches of the Gloucestershire registers
- help with the various on-going projects recording Gloucestershire Family History
- help fund this website and the Family History Centre
Annual Subscriptions
Subscriptions run annually from 1 April each year to 31 March of the following year.
if you join on or after 1 January in any year your subscription will run to 31 March of the following year.
Our current membership packages cover everyone at the same address.
There are four options available.
GFHS: UK PDF Journal Online £10
You can read the journal only as an electronic document (pdf) by downloading from the Members’ Area. You will be sent an email when each journal is published.
GFHS: Overseas PDF Journal Online £10
You can read the journal only as an electronic document (pdf) by downloading it from the Members’ Area. You will be sent an email when each journal is published. The content of the pdf of the journal is identical to that sent to UK members but we need to identify overseas members for accounting purposes.
GFHS: UK Paper Journal by Post £12
A printed copy of the journal will be sent to an address in the UK. You can also download the pdf version.
GFHS: Overseas Paper Journal by Post £15
A printed copy of the journal will be sent to an address outside the UK. You can also download the pdf version.
Membermojo
We manage our membership subscriptions using Membermojo if you are renewing your subscription you will be asked to enter your email address and will then receive an email containing your renewal link.
When purchasing a subscription you can:-
- renew your membership up to 3 months before the expiry date
- pay using a PayPal account or with a credit or debit card via PayPal
- pay by sending us a cheque or with a bank transfer
- set up a Direct Debit so that your subscription will be automatically paid in future years