Membership
How to join your local history society
The Shaftesbury & District Historical Society own and manage this gem of a museum at the top of Gold Hill, Shaftesbury.
Become a member where your annual subscription [£15 for one individual; £25 for several family members residing at the same address; £3 for a student] will help support Gold Hill Museum.
Membership is a wonderful way to learn about local history in the company of others with similar interests. New members are always welcome.
It’s easy to join. All you have to do is:
email enquiries@goldhillmuseum.org.uk
telephone 01747 852157.
or download a Membership application and return to the museum.
Benefits of membership include:
- Free admission to the series of six lectures on historical subjects from October through March
- Participation in “Tea and Talks”, the annual members’ afternoon of presentations on their historical findings to other members
- Priority use of Gold Hill Museum Library by appointment for study and research
- Annual outing to a local place of historical interest
- Annual garden party in the Museum’s charming cottage garden
- Regular Newsletter, the Byzant
- Use of the Society’s membership tickets to gain free admission to the Dorset County Museum in Dorchester
