Membership

How To Apply for Membership Online or by Mail

Online:

By U.S. Mail:

The Lakeside Heritage Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. 100% of your membership dues are eligible for tax deduction.

1 - Please download the application form here (PDF format).

The form also allows you to include an additional tax-deductible donation for the General Fund, Endowment Fund, and Building Maintenance Fund (if you wish).

2- Please complete the form and mail it along with your membership dues to:

Lakeside Heritage Society
210 Walnut Avenue
Lakeside OH 43440

Please make your checks payable to "Lakeside Heritage Society"

Thank you!

Become a Member

The Lakeside Heritage Society is a not-for-profit organization under the laws of the State of Ohio and a tax-exempt organization defined by IRS section 503(c)(3), with an unpaid Board of Trustees consisting of 16 volunteers who serve four-year terms. In addition to contributions and sales at fundraising events, the Society relies upon membership dues to support its mission and activities.

Members receive the semi-annual Lakeside Heritage Newsletter named Heritage Happenings, containing Society news, and the Manifest, with research features on local history.

Other member benefits include:

A discount on books sold by Lakeside Heritage Society
Free (once on the Lakeside grounds) historical walking tours
Member-only special events
Special Archives Benefits (free research and free photocopies (up to five per day))
Providing vital support to the Lakeside Heritage Society in fulfilling its mission

For additional information or if you have any questions, contact us, or please call (419) 798-5519.

General Information

Membership is open to everyone interested in preserving, promoting and advancing the history of Lakeside, the Marblehead Peninsula and the Chautauqua Movement in America.
Annual membership is calendar year January 1 through December 31, with dues as follows:

$25 (Single)
$40 (Family)
$75 (Contributing)
$150 (Patron)