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.
• Old News, a fortnightly eBulletin which is a What’s On for the RHSV and the history sector.
• Discounted admission to monthly talks of historical interest.
• Free admission to RHSV exhibitions and book launches.
• 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 350 historical and specialist societies in Victoria.
• Discounted image fees and room hire
• the satisfaction of knowing you are supporting an organisation that advocates for the preservation of our history and our stories – our culture

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 Old News eBulletins (a 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 historical society which is a member of the RHSV (affiliated with the RHSV).

*For two individuals at the same address – both of whom can receive email notifications and claim discounted prices.

Non-Voting Membership Options

All rates include GST

^Allows for 2 email addresses at one library or school to receive all member information and benefits including all digital publications and news plus 1 hard copy of 2 issues of VHJ and 6 issues of HN mailed to library/school. 

+Allows for up to 3 work email addresses at the same business to receive member information and benefits

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.