Membership & Benefits

Joining or renewing your membership to the Museum shows your dedication to preserving and sharing Belfast’s unique history. Your financial contribution provides for community programs, educational events, scholarships for future historians, artifact preservation and museum operations.

Online Membership Purchase

Prefer to send a check?
Download our membership form and mail it in!

Free Admission

Access to the museum that waives the $5 entry fee for you and includes admission for one guest with you per visit.

Product Discounts

10% discount is offered to all members on retail items available at the museum.

Free Event Entry

To the monthly presentations at the Library Abbott Room are free to all members, a savings of $5 per event.

Newsletters

Receive news of recent archival additions, stories of past events, information on local historic figures and more. Stay current with upcoming events, including our programs and information on area events of historic interest.

Historic House Markers

For Belfast homeowners, we can assist in identifying your home as an area historic residence, and facilitate your purchase of a placard for your building.

Museum Off-season Access

Special off-season entry to the museum can be arranged by making an appointment with staff members on weekday mornings.

Benefits require presentation of membership card.

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Gifts Above the Annual Membership

Please consider a gift to support the important community and preservation work of this organization.
Tax deductible as permitted by law; the Society & Museum is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I get a card?

Is the membership tax deductible?

What is the duration of my membership?

New Exhibits & Presentations Each Season

Your membership supports, along with maintaining our collections and museum operations, each season we present several history programs at the Belfast Free Library. If you are unable to attend, we post the presentation on our "Window on History" Vimeo channel for free.

Watch past presentations

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There are many ways to contribute and preserve Belfast's history.

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