About Membership

Benefits

• free use of the research centre in Dundee
• 3 editions of our journal, the Tay Valley Family Historian, per year
• a comprehensive New Member's Pack
• free inclusion of your research interests and queries in the Tay Valley Family Historian
• copy of the annual Tay Valley Family History Resource fiche
• contact addresses of people researching Tay Valley ancestors
• inclusion of your researched families in our Family Group Sheets collection
• information from our growing database collections of local ancestors
• the local knowledge of many other members
in-person use of the research centres of other members of SAFHS on production of a current membership card (e.g. Glasgow & West of Scotland FHS, Aberdeen & NE Scotland FHS, Dumfries & Galloway FHS, Shetland FHS, Scottish Genealogy Society)
• Meetings and Events
  • attendance at evening meetings
  • the chance to 'graveyard' twice a year
  • attendance at the annual SAFHS conference (at an extra cost)
  • evening visits to New Register House, Edinburgh (at an extra cost)
• Research Services
  • certificate service (at an extra cost)
  • research and look-up service (research at an extra cost)
• Online Research
  • our exclusive e-mail group, Tay-Valley-Bridges
  • online databases of source material
  • digital resources exclusively for members
  • online members interests

Conditions

Data Protection Act: It is a condition of your membership of the Society that you agree to your name, address (& email address) and membership number being held on a computer database. This is essential for administrative purposes and will be used by the Society solely for such purposes.

These details will also be published in the society’s journal and annual membership lists to facilitate the exchange of genealogical information between members. It is also a condition of your membership that you agree explicitly that any material you contribute to the Society for inclusion in its Genealogy Charts or Family Group Sheets be recorded in a computer database maintained by the Society.