Membership

Members of the Georgia Historical Society include individuals, families, institutions, and businesses statewide.  Members enjoy a full array of valuable annual benefits, including complimentary subscriptions to The Georgia Historical Quarterly, Georgia History Today, free admission to the Library and Archives in historic Hodgson Hall, invitations to all GHS programs, lectures and events, and more. Learn more

Affiliate Chapter Program 

Local historical societies, genealogical groups, museums, churches, archives, and other historical organizations may join the Georgia Historical Society's Affiliate Chapter Program.  Affiliate Chapter members enjoy access to additional resources, including workshops, conferences, publicity, and professional consultation visits by GHS staff. Learn more

Annual Fund                

Gifts to the Georgia Historical Society's 2008 Annual Giving Fund will support much-needed maintenance and upgrades to the Society's library and archive facilities.  Donations to GHS's Annual Giving Fund are fully tax-deductible and your generous gift will have an immediate and vital impact on GHS's ability to continue to fulfill its vital mission.  Learn more

Endowment Campaign

GHS is working towards securing a $10 million Endowment to help ensure a future for Georgia's past.  In 1973, the Georgia Historical Society Board of Curators created a permanent Endowment Trust with a separate, independent Board of Trustees.  The purpose of the Trust is to provide for the perpetual care and maintenance of the Society's collection and facilities as well as to ensure a future for Georgia's past.  Learn more

Planned Giving

Planned gifts to the Georgia Historical Society - immediate outright gifts or deferred estate-based gifts of money or other assets - create extraordinary opportunities for both the donor and GHS.  For the donor, planned gifts can provide tax advantages, help fulfill estate-planning objectives for both heirs and charitable organizations, complement lifestyle goals, and create a legacy.  For GHS, planned gifts literally assure its future ability to preserve Georgia's past.  Learn more 

Tributes and Memorials

A gift to the Georgia Historical Society is a wonderful, caring way to remember a family member or friend, or to honor a milestone.  Donors can feel doubly satisfied that their gift will acknowledge a special person or event while also helping to further GHS's mission to collect, preserve, and share Georgia history.  GHS provides tribute and memorial gift givers with a contribution receipt, and acknowledges receipt of the gift, and the donor's thoughtfulness, to the honoree or other recipient designated by the donor.  All gift amounts remain confidential.   

Combined Federal Campaign

The Georgia Historical Society participates in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the world's largest annual workplace charity campaign that offers federal employees an opportunity to give back to their communities by making contributions to non-profit organizations of their choice.  The Georgia Historical Society's CFC five-digit agency code is 40549.  

The Charitable IRA Legislation is back for a repeat performance - don't miss this second-chance opportunity to make tax-free gifts from your IRA! 

On October 3, 2008, The President signed the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008," which reinstates and extends certain tax law provisions that allow direct charitable gifts from Individual Retirement Accounts by anyone over age 70 1/2 to qualified organizations such as the Georgia Historical Society.

If you are required to receive minimum distributions from your IRA and you do not need the money for personal use, consider using those funds as a charitable gift.  Contact your tax advisor today to find out more about this opportunity.