Membership

All members receive a subscription to Oak Leaves, the quarterly newsletter of the ELS Historical Society.

Members also may become involved in a variety of Society activities:

• attend the informative annual programs of the Historical Society
• help their church maintain valuable historical records
• learn to preserve old documents and artifacts
• conduct research on the history of the ELS, its congregations, and its pastors
• receive periodic bulletins with articles of news and interest
• meet other people with a lively interest in history
• attend the annual business meeting of the Society
• donate items of historical interest to the Synod Archives or Ottesen Museum
• contribute articles to Oak Leaves

To become a member or renew an existing membership with the ELS Historical Society:

1. Print this form (click the printer icon in the upper right part of this screen), fill in the appropriate blanks, and then mail it together with your membership dues to: ELS Historical Society, 6 Browns Court, Mankato, MN 56001.
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2. Click here and print the PDF version of this form.

Membership Type (check one):

Voting Membership is available to any communicant member of an ELS congregation; or, any communicant member of a congregation in fellowship with the ELS.

• ___ Individual or Married Couple ($15/year)
• ___ Lifetime ($300)

Associate (non-voting) Membership is available to any other individual or organization interested in the work and purpose of the ELS Historical Society.

• ___ Individual or Organization ($25/year)

(Make checks payable to "ELS Historical Society.")

 

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