RHSQ Membership

Membership

Benefits
Royal Historical Society of Queensland membership benefits include free access to research assistance in the Welsby Library and the Commissariat Store Museum, a monthly Bulletin, distributed to members 11 times a year, and each quarter, a copy of the Journal.

There is a monthly programme of lunchtime and early evening presentations by members and invited guests and special activities such as that organised for Queensland Day. The RHSQ Bulletin and the website provide a regular update of the activities of the Society, upcoming activities and news from around the State.

Members are invited to take an active interest in the Society. The RHSQ relies on the efforts of its members who in their spare time undertake the range of tasks necessary to effectively run the Society, the Museum, the reference collection, publications and the activities programme. Rest assured there is always a task that can be found for a willing volunteer!

Application form
RHSQ welcomes mail about all its activities. To support the organisation and share in the benefits, we suggest you consider applying for membership. We invite you to print the membership application form on this page, fill in the details and post it with your payment, by cheque, money order or credit card details. Ring, write or e-mail us but we suggest, for your own security, that you do not e-mail credit card details. Please click on Membership application form to download and print an application form.

Some people have expressed a little confusion about membership categories.

Most people join the RHSQ as Ordinary members, and if a couple then for another $20.00 the partner becomes a member, membership entitles the member to RHSQ Bulletins and Journals, use of the Welsby Library, and right to vote at meetings.

Affiliated Society: Various historical societies in Queensland and Australia have affiliated membership. This membership entitles the Society to RHSQ Bulletins and Journals.

Library subscription: Libraries such as the BCC Library, Gympie Council Library and other LGA libraries have Library membership. This membership entitles them to RHSQ Bulletins and Journals.

Junior members are those under 18 years old and must provide proof that they are under 18 years of age. Junior Members only receive the Bulletin.

Student members must be a student and under age of 25 years and provide identification such as their student card. Student members only receive the Bulletin.

Members after 10 years of paying their annual subscription annually can pay a lump sum to acquire Life Membership by Purchase.