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Minnesota Historical Society membership is an excellent value for you. It is also the perfect way to discover your connection to the past.

Join now and be first in line to see the Vatican Splendors exhibit coming to the History Center, opening Sept. 27, 2008. Members are eligible for expanded viewing times, discounts and early ticket purchases (tickets will be available starting summer 2008).

Double the value of your gift! Join or renew at the Associate membership level or higher today and help earn additional support for Society programs. Now through June 30, 2008, new and increased gifts of $100 or more may qualify to be matched dollar-for-dollar thanks to a special challenge by fellow members.

Your benefits as a member include:

• free or discounted admission to more than 20 historic sites, museums and libraries throughout Minnesota (some levels include guest admission passes);
• numerous discounts on classes and programs to help you in your own research, Library photocopies and duplication orders, museum stores purchases, in Café Minnesota and on MHS Press publications;
• award-winning publications delivered to your doorstep— Minnesota History quarterly magazine and Member News bimonthly;
• invitations to members only events including sneak previews of History Center exhibits, discounted shopping at our Museum Stores, or an evening picnic on the grounds of the Oliver H. Kelley Farm along the Mississippi River;
• benefits at over 100 historical organizations and museums nationwide through Time Travelers (to participate in this program, called Time Travelers, present your current Minnesota Historical Society membership card and receive a variety of benefits, such as free admission or gift-shop discounts, when you visit Time Travelers affiliates);
• an opportunity to support a vital cultural resource and to preserve Minnesota history.

Questions? Call us at 651-259-3131 or 1-888-293-4440; email membership@mnhs.org; or try our Membership FAQ.

Membership levels

• $45 Individual Senior (age 65+)
• $50 Individual (benefits for 1 adult)
• $65 Individual Plus (benefits for 1 adult PLUS 1 guest admission pass per visit)
• $65 Household Senior (age 65+; benefits for 2 adults and children or grandchildren under 18)
• $75 Household (benefits for 2 adults and children or grandchildren under 18)
• $95 Household Plus (Household benefits PLUS 2 guest admission passes per visit)
• $145 Associate (all Household Plus benefits)
• $250 Contributing (all Household Plus benefits)
• $500 Sustaining (all Household Plus benefits)
• $1,000+ North Star Circle recognizes donors making gifts of $1,000 and more to the Society's Annual Fund

Gift Memberships

• $50 Individual Gift Membership
• $65 Individual Plus Gift Membership
• $75 Household Gift Membership
• $95 Household Plus Gift Membership

Join today or give the gift of membership!
Phone: 651-259-3131 or 1-888-293-4440
Fax: Complete our membership form and fax it to 651-297-7804
Mail: Complete our membership form and mail it to Membership, Minnesota Historical Society, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906.

Make your gift go further. Did you know that your Minnesota Historical Society contribution may be eligible for a matching gift from your employer? Check our list of employers that may match your contribution. Simply complete the appropriate paperwork and mail it to the development office along with your contribution. We’ll do the rest.