Membership Benefits

  • Discounts on webinars to learn strategies and Irish resources to improve your research skills.
  • Exclusive access to recorded IGSI presentations; the library of past webinars.
  • Subscription to our quarterly Irish research publication, The Septs, in electronic and/or paper format.
  • Subscription to our eNewsletter, Ginealas, 6 issues/year.
  • Meeting other IGSI members who share an interest in genealogy and family history.
  • FREE entry to the Hoffman Research Library in Mendota Heights, Minnesota, the location of IGSI’s research collection, one of the largest Irish genealogical collections in the USA.
  • FREE access to Findmypast and Ancestry Library Edition on library computers.
  • FREE volunteer research assistance on the second Saturday of the month in the library.

IGSI offers PayPal or Stripe as options for making payments via credit or debit cards or financial accounts.

Paypal

You can select "Pay with Debit or Credit card" at the bottom of the PayPal window. (See example)

If you have a PayPal account and prefer to make your payment through that account, you can log in to Pay with Debit or Credit Card.

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Stripe

Stripe will offer to store your financial information in its Link system. You can choose that option if you want your card / bank account information stored. Otherwise, choose Pay.

Prefer to join by mail?

Make a check payable to The Irish Genealogical Society International (or IGSI). Checks should be drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. funds. Mail your check with a note that you are joining.  Include your name, address, telephone number and email address, and your type of membership.

Mailing address IGSI - Membership 1385 Mendota Heights Rd, Ste 100 Mendota Heights, MN 55120

Membership types and fees

Fees are annual, based on each membership's anniversary date.

Plans for individual or dual (two members in the same household)
Plan NameFeeDescription
Indv. Electronic$35.00Full membership, with online-only access to our quarterly journal The Septs.
Indv. Dual Electronic$45.00Paperless membership provides all member benefits to two individuals - except a print copy of The Septs. The members receive notice to access an electronic version of The Septs (downloadable as a .pdf file) and have access to the members-only section of the IGSI website.
Indv. General$40.00Full individual membership, with mail delivery of a print copy of The Septs quarterly journal.
Indv. Dual$50.00Membership for two members of the same household, with mail delivery of one print copy of The Septs quarterly journal.
Indv. International$50.00For non-U.S. residents who desire delivery of our quarterly journal, The Septs, by mail. Non-U.S. residents who do NOT need postal delivery of The Septs should register for INDIVIDUAL ELECTRONIC membership.
Plans for organizations, such as genealogical societies and libraries

Plan NameFeeDescription
Indv. Electronic$35.00Full membership, with online-only access to our quarterly journal The Septs.
Indv. Dual Electronic$45.00Paperless membership provides all member benefits to two individuals - except a print copy of The Septs. The members receive notice to access an electronic version of The Septs (downloadable as a .pdf file) and have access to the members-only section of the IGSI website.
Indv. General$40.00Full individual membership, with mail delivery of a print copy of The Septs quarterly journal.
Indv. Dual$50.00Membership for two members of the same household, with mail delivery of one print copy of The Septs quarterly journal.
Indv. International$50.00For non-U.S. residents who desire delivery of our quarterly journal, The Septs, by mail. Non-U.S. residents who do NOT need postal delivery of The Septs should register for INDIVIDUAL ELECTRONIC membership.