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As an educational organization, our mission is to help you understand and apply the records and resources available in the U.S. and the British Isles.
ISBGFH Events
British Institute
Our popular British Institute offers a week of immersion into British research topics. Held annually in the fall, British Institute courses are especially designed to help you develop your research skills in British and Irish records. Each instructor is there to guide you. To read more about the British Institute, click here.
Summer Institute
The Summer Institute offers a day of learning about various topics that you can apply in the research and analytical skills learned in the Institute class.To read more about the Summer Institute, click here.
Why should you join (or renew your membership) in ISBGFH?
Come for the education, stay for the lively discussion!
Don’t be surprised when your genealogical research becomes even more enjoyable!
Winter Webinars, November – March, only for members
Video recordings are available to members through August 1 each year.
Our quarterly journal, British Connections, with an index!
Our members-only journal, including back issues through 1979, are even more exciting with our new index.
New! Heritage Dispatch, a monthly communication
Every month, get the latest ISBGFH news and British genealogy research tips in your inbox. Members will have access to all back issues.
Discounts on our Virtual Summer Institute and British Institute
Members receive substantial discounts on these annual events.
New! Ask the Genealogist Series
Members have access to video recordings on our website.
Journals from other societies
Members can read publications from “sister” societies for free!
Surnames of Interest list
Connect with other members who may be researching some of the same British ancestors.
Annual General Membership Meeting
Members are invited to our Annual General Membership Meeting.
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You may join or renew online or by mail – options are below.
| Membership Categories | |
|---|---|
| Student | $20 |
| Individual | $35 |
| Family | $45 |
| Subscription (Library or Society) | $60 |
| Individual Lifetime | $355 |
| Family Lifetime | $380 |
Subscriptions by Organizations differ from personal memberships in a few key ways:
- All organization subscribers receive both an electronic (PDF) copy and a printed/mailed copy of each issue of British Connections.
- Subscribers have no voting rights in the society.
- Subscribers are not to provide access to their electronic copy beyond their members (in the case of societies) or patrons (“in house” or library_card holders, in the case of libraries), except as explicitly agreed to by the ISBGFH Governing Board.
British Connections
Individuals and families will receive British Connections, the ISBGFH quarterly journal, via email. There is an annual surcharge of $40 ($60 outside North America) to receive British Connections in printed format via postal mail.
We now have a student membership (must be over 18 years of age).