Become a Member or Just Contribute
Membership Questions? E-mail our Membership Coordinator (PHSMembership@PortsmouthHistorical.org )
Becoming a Member is easy:
By Mail
Click on the membership to download a form by clicking on the membership form link below and mail in your form and payment
PHS Membership Form (2022 Portsmouth Historical Society Membership Form)
To Apply or Renew ONLINE:
Click on the “Membership” button below and select type of membership. the click on the “Pay Now” button to make an online membership payment via PayPal. (No PayPal account is needed)
- Individual membership: $30
- Family membership: $40
- William Baulston Circle, Contributor Level: $60
- Sara J. Eddy Circle, Patron Level: $100
- Anne Hutchinson Circle, Benefactor Level: $250
For other donation amounts, use the DONATE section below.
Select type of membership in the drop-down menu below.
Also fill in additional information for our member database.
(we will not share our email list.)
Patrons, Corporate Members and Donors $100 or over will be acknowledged on our web site
Members receive:
- Notifications of Special Events
- Invitation to Annual Meeting
- Time Traveler’s Membership
- Discounts on Portsmouth Historical Society Merchandise (Christmas ornaments, postcards, stationary, etc.)
- AND MOST OF ALL – To Know YOU are Helping to Preserve Portsmouth History.
TIME TRAVELER’S
Your Portsmouth Historical Society Membership includes membership in the national Time Traveler’s network.
- Exclusive benefits and privileges at museums and historical sites nationwide
- Free or discounted reciprocal membership for a network for historical museums, sites, and societies throughout the United States.
- Free or discounted admission to over 300 organizations in more than 40 states across the country
- A variety of exclusive benefits and privileges, such as gift shop discounts, and much, much more.
The Missouri History Museum created the Time Travelers program in 1998 so that members of historical institutions could receive exclusive benefits and privileges at museums and historical sites nationwide.
Check out the Time Traveler’s website at http://timetravelers.mohistory.org for a list of sites where this benefit applies.
Corporate Membership
Although we have a significant number of individual and family memberships that provide us some of the resources to carry out our important work, our businesses and other organizations also play an important part in our ability to carry out our mission.
Please consider having your business or organization provide support to us with a corporate membership. Corporate membership is only $75 and provides following benefits:
- Display of your logo on our web site
- Display your logo on our Museum Corporate Partner poster at the entrance to our museum.
- Recognition during our many lectures and other events
- Two complementary individual memberships to the Society
- Special invitations to our events and our Annual Meeting.
Most importantly, your support will help us in our mission to Preserve, Protect, and Promote Portsmouth history. Stewardship of our rich history is the legacy that will provide a lasting impact on our citizens and preserve the unique character of our town.
You can become a corporate supporter by emailing us at PHSMembership@portsmouthhistorical.org .
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CORPORATE PARTNERS (click on image to go to site)
I just joined!
There was no membership form to complete. Here are the details:
Family membership
Bob Wilson Clara Munley
735 Black Point Lane
Portsmouth RI 02871
We live here part time and in California the rest. We visited last week and thoroughly enjoyed it! Very impressive team and collection. Thanks so much for what you are doing to preserve our past!
I had some difficulty using the PayPal Credit Card function on the PHS website. After entering my data and clicking on the PayPal “Pay now” vs the “Buy now” button I was transferred directly to a PayPal sign on and options page.
It did not appear to provide an option to simply add my credit card information unless I signed in or created an PayPal account. After I signed in, I was able to add my credit card information, but unable to search or identify the Portsmouth Historical Society as the charity I would be sending funds to. It did not appear that my previous data entry on the Historical Society web site was ever carried over to PayPal.
It’s most likely something I’m doing wrong, but if not, then I can imagine other members and donors possibly being frustrated by the noted process. I believe it states in brown letters that only credit card information would need to be entered when using PayPal.
I plan to submit my membership form by mail and felt it might be beneficial to share my experience with you. Sincerely hoping I’m the only one.
Best Regards and looking forward to renewing my membership…Andy
Andy, thanks for the heads up. Others have not had the same problem. After pressing the BuyNow button it should have sent you to the PayPal screen where if asked you if you wanted to pal via paypal or by a non-paypal card and a drop down for donation to Butts Hill Fort Restoration. . I will check it out.
Sorry for the trouble.
Rich Talipsky
I just tried to apply for an individual membership and received the following message when I hit the PayPal button: “Things don’t appear to be working at the moment. Please try again later.” So I made a $25 donation in hopes that it will be honored today, as my membership fee, at a society event I would like to attend. I have a Chicago mailing address so entering just the City and Zip on the on-line form could be problematic for the payment application.
Pam Seaman (RI residence @ 71 Cornell Dr, Portsmouth RI 02871 but mailing address is 5555 N Sheridan Rd, apt 1203, Chicago IL 60640)