Society memberships?

Question

i was just wondering if we really have only 65 genealogical society members in our community. Figured there would be more. (Stats from the Society Badge members page).

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With WikiTree's vast community of registered members, there must be thousands who have a membership of a genealogical society - if only 65 badges have been awarded to date then now may be a good time to phase the badge out. In reality, there is no way of policing this and although someone might say they have a membership today, they might not renew it tomorrow.

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True, how would anyone keep up with that (dropping memberships)? I’ve got two right now, NC Genealogical and Palatines to America, but I have had others that I dropped for various reasons over the years. It does get expensive and my interests change. Same with clan memberships. I got too busy to attend games for a while, so I dropped my one.

Answer 1

Interesting question, Pip. Seems like there should be a lot more but it may be most people don't know there is a badge for it.

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Or aren't interested in having the badge.  :-)

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Agreed, some people don’t care about badges.

I would encourage anyone not members of a society to check out the major publications if the bigger, national or state societies to get an idea of very well done genealogies. Lots of libraries have them.

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I didn't know there was a badge for belonging to a Genealogical Society - or is it just for US Genealogical Societies?

I belong to the the Sussex Family History society (UK)

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The badge just says for being a member of a genealogy society. I would think Sussex Family History Society would count. To get the badge, post here: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/281835/would-you-like-a-society-member-badge-?

Answer 2

What do you class as a genealogical society? I am a member of 4 Family History Societies in England and Scotland and the Guild of One Name Studies. I see no particular point in having a badge for these memberships.