Certainly one way that local historical societies can build membership is by encouraging gift memberships for community members who have moved away. This is a way of continuing to keep in touch with their hometown/county/locality. Start by promoting gift memberships among your current membership, and then throw it open to the community under the banner of ³what better way to keep in touch with things happening at home?² You should have members from all over the country! Good luck. Claudia -- Claudia J. Nicholson Executive Director North Star Museum of Boy Scouting and Girl Scouting 2640 E. Seventh Avenue North St. Paul, MN 55109 651-748-2880 [log in to unmask] Visit us on the web at www.nssm.org! On 11/30/06 12:47 PM, "Susan Floyd" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello, > As our membership is not increasing as we would wish, it's time for a > membership drive in the community. Apart from getting articles in the local > papers and having tables at our events, can anyone offer further advice about > conducting/organizing such a drive to "reinvigorate" the membership? We are a > small historical society with future plans for a permanent museum. > > Thanks, > Susan > ========================================================= Important Subscriber > Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ > . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a > one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the > message should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to > [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff > Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).