Membership

Join us - become a Member

It does not matter if your ancestors were not born in Weston-super-Mare or North Somerset. In 1804 the population of Weston-super-Mare was only 106 so it is not surprising that there are not many Westonians amongst us! Many of our local members have no connection with Weston until they themselves came!

Start as an Affiliate Member - for free

With our interactive website there are great features available only to society members. If you decide to start with a free account then on completion of the online registration process, you will become an Affiliate Member able to:

• add your own Research Query,
• send emails to members for any purpose, e.g. where you have common Surname Interests or wish to collaborate on other matters.
• post a comment on any news item, transcript record, interest record, library book, or any other item published on the site,

You can begin straight away engaging with our community of like minded family historians. If you want more, then you'll want to upgrade to Full Membership.

Full Member's enjoy more

When you are ready to progress to Full Membership, you'll find our fees are competitive (see below), and once registered you can, in addition to the above:

• add & edit your own Surname Interests (there is no limit to how many you add),
• read (or download) and search any Society Parish Transcripts,
• read (or download) Society Journal articles,
• view a complete list of the contents of our Library and pre-request the loan of any book,

We are continually working to improve your site and some forthcoming features to look forward to include: a fully searchable transcript database and facilities for uploading files and photos for sharing.

Whether a beginner or more experienced there is a place for you with us.

Membership Details

For Full Members our year starts on the 1st January, those joining towards the end of the year may indicate that they wish their membership to commence on the following 1st January. A Full Member joining during the year will be sent back copies of the Journal for that year if available. Four types of membership are offered:

To apply for membership download the application form below then send the completed form along with a cheque for the correct amount to the address shown on the form. Or use the Parish Chest to join online.

Download Membership Form

or Join Online at Parish Chest