Membership

About NYSHA Membership 

Create a sustainable legacy, preserve history, and provide insight for future generations through a membership to the New York State Historical Association.  We are a community of over 3,000 members dedicated to history, art, and offering excellence! As a member, you provide vital support for our: 

• World-class exhibitions,compelling lectures and public programs
• Growing museum collections
• Research Library
• Educational programs including History Day and virtual Distance Learning
• And much more

All members receive these basic benefits:

• Free admission to the Fenimore Art Museum, The Farmers’ Museum, the Research Library
• Free admission to special events at both museums including Harvest Festival and Taste of the Sublime
• Headwaters / The Painted Pony quarterly newsletter and seasonal calendars
• Award winning annual publication Heritage
• Invitations to members only events including the Annual Meeting and Members’ Holiday Reception
• Discounted subscription to NYSHA’s quarterly academic journal New York History
• Invitations and reduced rates for programs, events, and educational programs
• 10% discounts in the museums’ gift shops and cafés
• Discounted admission and purchases at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
• 10% discounts at the Fly Creek Cider Mill’s Millstore Marketplace

See Membership Levels

 

Membership & Development Events

Past Events:

Click Here To view images from the 2009 Annual Benefit Gala: When in Rome

106th Annual Meeting of the New York State Historical Association with Comm. Stefano Acunto, the Honorable Vice Consul of the Republic of Italy, July 16, 2009.

Finger Lakes Food and Wine Weekend, April 25, 2009.  Click here to view images from the Finger Lakes Food & Wine Tour, Spring Members' Trip

NYSHA Culture Club Happenings
NYSHA's Culture Club is dedicated to connecting young professionals
to the cultural community.  Culture Club events are open to all ages.

Past Events:

Dinner and a Movie featuring Sergio Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West" / October 9, 2009

Roman Holiday / May 22, 2009 ~ An evening of art, dancing, delicious foods, and Italian culture. To view images from this event click here

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