
About HCHS Membership
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Student Membership
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Student Membership ($15)
The following benefits apply to students K-12 and college students with identification.- Free research services (copies and postage not included)
- Free copies of Marriage Licenses if you visit the HCHS Research Library
- Half-price ($5) copies of Marriage Licenses for mail-in requests
- Discounted admission to paid HCHS programs and events
- Free admission to our Lunch Lecture Series events
- Free concert tickets available to all members on first come, first serve basis
- Invitations to annual members only events
- 10% discount on all publications and gift shop items
- 15% discount on all HCHS logo items
- Quarterly newsletter, The Legacy, available in print or via email
- Access to our entire research database via the Membership Portal on the HCHS website
Individual Membership
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Individual Membership ($40)
- Free research services (copies and postage not included)
- Free copies of Marriage Licenses if you visit the HCHS Research Library
- Half-price ($5) copies of Marriage Licenses for mail-in requests
- Discounted admission to paid HCHS programs and events
- Free admission to our Lunch Lecture Series events
- Invitations to annual members only events
- 10% discount on all publications and gift shop items
- 15% discount on all HCHS logo items
- Quarterly newsletter, The Legacy, available in print or via email
- Access to our entire research database via the Membership Portal on the HCHS website
Family Membership
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Family Membership ($60)
Family membership includes all benefits of Individual Membership to be applied to 2 adults plus all children under 18 in one household.Bronze Membership
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Bronze Membership ($100)
Bronze Membership includes all benefits of Family Membership plus the following while supplies last- One color print of the Martenet 1860 map, “Map of Howard County, Maryland: Drawn Entirely from Actual Surveys”
- One color print of the Sachse map, circa 1859, “Panoramic View of the Scenery on the Patapsco”
Silver Membership
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Silver Membership ($250)
Silver Membership includes all benefits of Family Membership plus the following while supplies last- The book, “Patapsco: Life along Maryland's Historic River Valley” by Alison Kahn
- The book, “Jim Clark: Soldier, Farmer, Legislator. A Memoir by James Clark, Jr.”
Gold Membership
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Gold Membership ($500)
Gold Membership includes all benefits of Family Membership plus the following while supplies last- Use the Howard County Historical Society Museum for one evening for an event (3 hours maximum) for up to 60 people at no charge
- The book, “Farms Never to be Forgotten: A Glimpse into the Changing Pastoral Landscape of Howard County, Maryland: Paintings, Prose & Poetry” by Shyami Codippily
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Did You Know?
Almira Lincoln Phelps became the principal of the Patapsco Female Institute and enrollment soared to 300 young ladies in 1841.