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Membership
Membership is open to anyone interested in Genealogy. We aim to help people in Bergen County with their genealogy in general and people outside Bergen County with Genealogy in Bergen County.
Individual Membership is $20 per year, Family Membership is $25. Please not that our membership year starts November 1. If you join before September, we hope you will renew in November.
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or download a paper form for snail mail
Our postal address is:
Genealogical Society of Bergen County
P.O. Box 432
Midland Park, NJ 07432
Meetings
The GSBC meets on the fourth Monday of every month (except December and Holidays) at 7:00 pm. Generally, a short business meeting is followed by a lecturer who discusses various aspects of genealogical research.
Our Newsletter
Our quarterly newsletter, The Archivist, is mailed in February, May, August and November to all members. It includes a schedule of meetings, seminars, and other scheduled events of the GSBC and other nearby societies, articles relating to research in Bergen County, queries and responses, listings of various records of general interest, and other interesting information and helpful hints.
Classes
The GSBC offers basic genealogy, family history, and computer classes. The latter are conducted by the Ridgewood Public Library, with several of our members teaching.
History of the GSBC
25 + Years of History
The following history of the Society is mostly extracted from that included in the 25th Anniversary issue of The Archivist.