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.

Non-Voting Membership Options

All rates include GST

Subscription (Non-membership)

All rates include GST

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.