As a member, you'll enjoy access to billions of searchable names, along with exclusive programs and services!
3-Month Membership ($34.95)
Benefits for one person for 3 months. Print edition of American Ancestors Magazine and Register not available.
Family Membership ($119.95)
Benefits for up to 3 members of the same household for 1 year.
Research and Resources
- Access to over 10 billion searchable names and records on AmericanAncestors.org
- Free access to partner databases from organizations including NewspaperArchive, 19th Century U.S. Newspapers, The New York Times, and many more
- Free admission to American Ancestors in Boston to access the Brim-DeForest Library, the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center, the Family Heritage Experience, and our world-class collection of family history material
- Standard access to American AncesTREES, an online family tree program
Publications
- Quarterly print delivery of American Ancestors magazine
- Quarterly digital delivery of the Register, the flagship journal of American genealogy. Get print delivery for an extra $20/year. (Print delivery included with all contributing level memberships)
Discounts on Programs & Services
- 10% off all online lectures and courses
- $10/hour discount on research-for-hire
- $150 discount on consultation session (3-Month Membership Excluded)
- 10% discount on books published by American Ancestors (some restrictions and exclusions apply)
Exclusive Offers
- Save up to 30% off the best available rate at participating hotels reserved through HistoricHotels.org
- Exclusive discount on one-year subscription to Family Tree Magazine
- 10% off a Tier 1 membership to GEDmatch
- Complimentary 12-month membership to Travel + Leisure GO for exclusive savings on accommodations and activities
Contributing Memberships
Support American Ancestors all year long!
By becoming a contributing member of American Ancestors, you get access to all the benefits of our Family-level membership plus one free expert consultation per year, access to a library of recorded seminars, and Advanced or Premium access to American AncesTREES. Thank you for contributing to our mission to advance the study of family history in America and beyond!
Life Membership ($5,000)
Membership benefits one person for life.
Institutional Membership
Offer your patrons a seat in our world-class library while they’re still seated in yours.
Corporate Membership
Make family history research an employee or client benefit.
Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center Membership ($99.95)
Become a member of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) and enjoy a year of discovering Jewish family and community history. Your membership includes access to more than 10 billion online records, research libraries, special event invitations, a consultation with a JHC archivist, a free event with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston, a tour of the JHC archives, and more!
When you join the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center (JHC) at New England Historic Genealogical Society (American Ancestors), you support our work and receive many exciting benefits from both the JHC and American Ancestors, including a year of discovery about Jewish family and community.
- All benefits for only one person
- JHC Exclusive: Free consultation with a JHC archivist about organizing and preserving your family papers
- JHC Exclusive: Tour of the JHC archives
- JHC Exclusive: Discounts to JHC events
- JHC Exclusive: Free admission to one Sunday program of your choice with the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston. (Visit jgsgb.org for event listings and more information.)
- Over 1.4 billion searchable names on AmericanAncestors.org
- Quarterly delivery of the magazine American Ancestors and the flagship journal of American genealogy, the Register
- Free admission to the American Ancestors library and special collections
- $20/hour discount on research-for-hire
- $100 discount on Personal Genealogist for the Day consultation session
- 10% discount on books published by American Ancestors (some restrictions and exclusions apply
- Standard access to American AncesTREES, an online family tree program
- Save up to 30% off the best available rate at participating hotels reserved through HistoricHotels.org and HistoricHotelsWorldWide.com
- Exclusive discount on a one-year subscription to Family Tree Magazine
Contact Member Services if you need help at membership@nehgs.org or 888-296-3447.
Guest Memberships
Free Guest Membership accounts allow web visitors to access a selection of AmericanAncestors.org databases to sample a portion of the vast offerings that American Ancestors provides family historians of all paid membership levels. Sign-up.
To access all our databases please select any of the paid membership levels above on this page