Membership - Howard County Historical Society

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, including the
Holiday Home Tour, Antique Appraisal Fair, Public Programs Series, etc.
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
Monthly e-newsletter

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, including the
Holiday Home Tour, Antique Appraisal Fair, Public Programs Series, etc.
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
Monthly e-newsletter

Gift Membership (New Memberships Only) ($40)

HCHS logo car magnet – a $40 value
Choice of a free Arcadia publishing Images of America book – a $20 value
A full color 24” X 20” print of and key to Sachse’s Panoramic View of the Scenery on the Patapsco, Ellicott Mills, MD, 1859 – a $15 value.
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, including the
Holiday Home Tour, Antique Appraisal Fair, Public Programs Series, etc.
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
Monthly e-newsletter

Family Membership ($60)

The following benefits apply to up to two adults plus all children under 18 in the household.

Advance notice of children’s education programs.
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, including the
Holiday Home Tour, Antique Appraisal Fair, Public Programs Series, etc.
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
Monthly e-newsletter

Bronze Membership ($100)

One print from our collection
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, including the
Holiday Home Tour, Antique Appraisal Fair, Public Programs Series, etc.
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
Monthly e-newsletter

Silver Membership ($250)

Museum wine and cheese tour for five people.
Your choice of a framed print from our photo collection
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, including the
Holiday Home Tour, Antique Appraisal Fair, Public Programs Series, etc.
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
Monthly e-newsletter

Gold Membership ($500)

Use the Howard County Historical Society Museum for one evening for an event for up to 60 people. (300 dollar fee is waived)
Behind-the-scenes wine and cheese evening tour of the museum for ten people led by Executive Director Shawn Gladden.
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, including the
Holiday Home Tour, Antique Appraisal Fair, Public Programs Series, etc.
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
Monthly e-newsletter

Mike Radinsky has been curator at the Museum of Howard County History since 2016. His interests lie in local history, especially Howard County’s involvement in the Civil War. He participates in living history programs in the area and for the museum. Mike also leads historic walking tours and ghost tours in the historic district. He lives in Ellicott City with his family.

Becca Dobbs graduated from Towson University with her B.A. in Anthropology and a minor in Museum Studies in the fall of 2018. She came to the Historical Society in the summer of 2016 as a volunteer immediately following a Walking Tour. Becca was hired as one of the Museum’s assistants in 2017. Her duties include assisting with special events, educational outreach programs and of course working at the museum on weekends. Becca enjoys doing genealogy and drinking lots of coffee. If you see her around, please send her a friendly hello!

Charlie Jennings was born in the Boston area. He earned his B.A. & M.B.A. degrees at Dartmouth College. After working at a national public-accounting firm and earning his CPA accreditation in Massachusetts, he moved on to accountancy in the corporate sector. In the mid-70s he moved to Howard County with his wife, Tina, and two boys, to work as VP-Finance at Choice Hotels. Charlie now volunteers as our Retail Manager at both the Archives and Museum. Historical interests include America’s wars (Rev, Civil, and WWII) and European accounts including the Age of Sail and the controversies of the Empire.

Henry “Hank” Fitzer has undergraduate degrees in Spanish and Accounting with minors in German and History. Hank’s careers include Maritime Commerce at the Port of Baltimore (14 years) and with the Maryland State Government (30 years). He has recently retired and now volunteers at both the Archives and the Museum. His interests include Languages, History and Archaeology. His historical areas of greatest interest are Ancient, Native American, U.S. Colonial through Civil War, and Latin American.

Kaitlyn McKay has been a volunteer at the Howard County Historical Society since 2015. In addition to working at the Museum of Howard County History, Kaitlyn is also the Historical Society’s social media coordinator. She received her AA degree at Howard Community College & her Bachelor’s degree in English at Towson University. Kaitlyn currently works in the administration offices at the Baltimore County Public Library.

Mary Sanphilipo started with us in 2012 as a volunteer and now acts as our Museum and Collections Manager. She has her B.A. in Archaeology with a minor in History from U.M.B.C. and her Masters in Library Sciences from U.M.C.P. After college, she began her career at the Baltimore City Life Museums where she stayed for 10 years. She then took a 15 year hiatus from work to homeschool her two children, Shannon and Aiden. She also oversees our Museum rentals such as our ongoing yoga and ballroom dance classes.

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