
Become a Member
To become a member of the RHSV, you can join using the online application form on this page, or by downloading the applicable paper form and returning it with payment to RHSV, 239 A’Beckett Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.
Online Membership Application Form
Individual Membership Form (Paper) – For Persons & Households
Organisation Membership Form (Paper)
Online Application Information
- When signing up, you will be asked to provide a password which will give you access to your account on the RHSV website. From your account dashboard you will be able to, but not limited to:
- view and renew your membership details
- view recent orders and wishlist items
- manage your shipping and billing addresses
- edit your password and account details.
- Organisation members or authorised representatives will be able to claim and manage their organisation listing on the RHSV website (subject to RHSV approval).
Membership Benefits
Members of the RHSV enjoy:
- Free use of the Society’s comprehensive Library and valuable collections – rare books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, newspapers, directories, indexes, registers and other items.
- Advice with personal research from our Library and research staff (members get 1 hour free of charge and discounted extended research fees).
- A subscription to History News.
- A subscription to the Victorian Historical Journal.
- Fortnightly eBulletins which are a What’s On for the RHSV and the history sector.
- Discounted admission to monthly talks of historical interest.
- Free admission to RHSV exhibitions.
- Substantial discount to RHSV events such as conferences and workshops.
- Substantial discount on excursions to places of historical interest with well informed guides.
- Professional links with over 300 historical and specialist societies in Victoria.
- Discounted image fees and room hire
Gift Membership
In the new member form below you have an option to tick gift membership. Remember to let us know how you want the gift membership delivered – we can send it directly to the gift recipient or to you for personal delivery.
Membership Publication Delivery Options
Please note that, whichever delivery option you choose, you are still able to get our fortnightly eBulletins (What’s On) if you supply an email address.
Digital: Digital delivery means that you will get 2 issues of the Victorian Historical Journal and 6 issues of History News delivered digitally to your email address each year
Digital / Paper: This delivery method means that you will get the 2 issues of the Victorian Historical Journal mailed, in paper copy, to your postal address and the 6 issues of History News will be delivered digitally to your email address each year.
Paper : You get both the 2 issues of the Victorian Historical Journal and the 6 issues of History News mailed in paper copy to your postal address each year.
*A three year membership attracts a $10 discount per annum on top of any other discounts for digital delivery.
Voting Membership Options
All rates include GST
# Affiliated indicates that you are a member of another affiliated historical society which is a member of the RHSV.
Ordinary (Individual)
Digital
One Year - $75
Three Years - $195
Digital / Paper
One Year - $95
Three Years - $255
Paper
One Year - $115
Three Years - $315
Household
Digital
One Year - $85
Three Years - $225
Digital / Paper
One Year - $105
Three Years - $285
Paper
One Year - $125
Three Years - $345
Student (Full-time)
Digital
One Year - $35
Three Years - N/A
Digital / Paper
One Year - N/A
Three Years - N/A
Paper
One Year - N/A
Three Years - N/A
Affiliated Individual#
Digital
One Year - $55
Three Years - $135
Digital / Paper
One Year - $75
Three Years - $195
Paper
One Year - $95
Three Years - $255
Affiliated Household#
Digital
One Year - $65
Three Years - $165
Digital / Paper
One Year - $85
Three Years - $225
Paper
One Year - $105
Three Years - $285
Non-Voting Membership Options
All rates include GST
Affiliated Member Society
Digital
One Year - $75
Three Years - N/A
Digital / Paper
One Year - $95
Three Years - N/A
Paper
One Year - $115
Three Years - N/A
Library / School
Digital
One Year - $85
Three Years - N/A
Digital / Paper
One Year - $105
Three Years - N/A
Paper
One Year - $125
Three Years - N/A
Corporate Membership
Digital
One Year - $250
Three Years - N/A
Digital / Paper
One Year - $270
Three Years - N/A
Paper
One Year - $290
Three Years - N/A
Subscription (Non-membership)
All rates include GST
Journal Subscription Only (Victorian Historical Journal)
Digital
One Year - $60
Three Years - N/A
Digital / Paper
One Year - N/A
Three Years - N/A
Paper
One Year - $100
Three Years - N/A
Donations Explained
We greatly appreciate donations (big or small) to assist both our day-to-day activities, and to secure our long-term future.
There are two different ways you can choose for your donation to be applied.
*Donations to the RHSV Foundation secure our long-term future.
*Donations to the RHSV itself are about the here and now – what we will achieve today.