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Drawing of the future Columbus Historical Society building, Engine House No. 6.

Help CHS purchase Engine House No. 6 for our permanent home! Donations by check can be mailed to: Columbus Historical Society, 717 West Town Street, Columbus, OH 43222. Please write Capital Campaign in the check memo. 

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Annual MEMBERSHIP

Membership supports our mission of preserving and telling the story of Columbus, Ohio.  Benefits of membership include access to Central Ohio historians, early registration to popular CHS events, free or discounted admission to CHS programs, monthly email newsletters, periodic e-updates, discounts on merchandise (excluding Redbubble), and a subscription to our brand new publication Columbus History, A Journal of the Columbus Historical Society*. At the Deluxe and Dual Deluxe levels, your card will have the logo for the Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums (ROAM) reciprocal museum admission; this will give you and a guest free or discounted admission to 390 museums across the United States, Canada, and more.  There are 10 ROAM sites located in Ohio. Even better, future generations will know that you helped to preserve Columbus history. You'll also be able to meet a group of like-minded friends with which to share and learn the history of our city.

Ready to join? To begin online registration, please click the type of membership you'd like to purchase. You will be redirected to our secure online payment system, powered by PayPal. At this page, you will be able to pay your membership fee. 

Prefer to pay by check? Please downloand our membership form and mail your completed form and check to: Columbus Historical Society, 717 West Town Street, Columbus, OH 43222.  

Giving a membership as a gift? Please let us know on the membership form and provide the mailing address for the recipient. If purchasing a membership through PayPal, please email us at info@columbushistory.org to let us know the gift membership details.  

*New members who have joined between June 30, 2023 and January 5, 2024 will receive a free copy of the first and second issues of the CHS journal!

Annual MEMBERSHIP LEVELS and Benefits

Basic: $30

  • Benefits include: CHS journal, CHS e-newsletter, free or discounted admission to CHS programs for 1 individual.

Dual: $50

  • Benefits include: CHS journal, CHS e-newsletter, free or discounted admission to CHS programs for 2 individuals.

Deluxe: $80

  • Benefits include: FREE reciprocal museum admission to over 394 museums across North America through ROAM for 2 guests, CHS journal, CHS e-newsletter, free or discounted admission to CHS programs for 1 individual.

Dual Deluxe: $100

  • Benefits include: FREE reciprocal museum admission to over 394 museums across North America through ROAM for 2 guests, CHS journal, CHS e-newsletter, free or discounted admission to CHS programs for 2 individuals.

MAKE A CONTRIBUTION

To make a contribution online, please click the type of donation you'd like to make. You will be redirected to our secure online payment system, powered by PayPal. At this page, you will be able to finalize your donation and provide us with your personal information. All donors to our general funds at the $100 level or above will automatically receive Dual Deluxe level membership.

2022-2023 Donors

The Columbus Historical Society appreciates the generous donations and support of its donors.

Engine House #6 Capital Campaign

The City of Columbus
The Columbus Foundation
William H. Davis, Dorothy M. Davis and William C. Davis Foundation
The Jeffrey Company Contributions Committee
Monica Morgan Robert J. Weiler Family Fund

Catherine Adamescu, Binaebi Akah, Leonardo Almeida, Anonymous, Arlene Armstrong, John G. Bachman, David G. Baker, Miranda Barnewall, Walter Bauer, Jack Benjamin, Susan Bishop, Teresa Black, Lynne Bonenberger, Pam and Marc Borstein, Susan Bishop, Jill Bradway, Jolie Braun, Michael Brown, Jeanne Budde, Kevin Byrd, Bob Campbell, Robert Caswell, David Clifton, Robert Cody, Brendan Connor, Pamela Conrad, Neal Coryell, Elizabeth Crane, Barbara Crabill, Michael Creamer, Michael and Sharon Curtin, Daniel Davis, Daughters of Erin, Douglas Dempsey, Katie Dimancescu, Gerald Dixon, Brenda Doner, Mary Duffey, Brenda Dutton, DRT Systems, Nancy D. Edwards, Jeff Eisenman, Ray Essex, Cindy Farson, Michael Feist, Joseph Florian, Jennifer Fourman, Diane H. Frush, Mike Frush, Richard Frye, Erin Gibbons, Richard Gomez, Phillip Graneto, William Grant, Kathryn Green, Carmen Hadley, Zach Hamer, Anne Hammerstein, Lana Helton, Tyneisha Harden, Stephen Hewitt, Gretchen J. Hummel, Jeanine A. and Mark A. Hummer, Robert Humphrey, Bob Hunter, Robert Hutchins, Stephen Hewitt, Andrew Hunter, Bob Hunter, Greg Immel, Information and Communications Services, LLC, Jane Marland Salon, Bill Jefferson, Kathryn Jeffrey, Joyce Johnson, Kay Bea Jones, Rebecca Kemper, Shawn Kenney, Jack Kincade, Richard Kincade, Jennifer Kohl-Hanley, Susan Lamb, James Lehnerd, Ed Lentz, Robert Leonhard, Lionel Properties LLC, James Livingston, Robert Loversidge, John Luchin, Stuart Lutz, Jodell Maclean, Stephen Maher,  Joseph Malone, Mary Jean Malone, Megan Martin, Lowell Marx, Sherrill Massey, Dorothy Maxim, Julie McGhee, Mark Mederski, Nick Miller, Bonnie Beth Mitchell, Jennifer Morrison, Joe Motil, Jill Murphey, Janet Mushrush, Jennie Nickel, Paula S. Niven, Charles and Carol O'Connor, Michael O'Connor, George O'Donnel, Patrick O'Ryan,  Maryellen O'Shaughnessy, Bart Overly, Oxford Real Estate, Jacqueline Pasternack, Suzanne Patzer, David W. Paul, Charlotte Penniman, William Penniman, Kimber Perfect, Anne R. Peterson, Andrew Pinkerton, Emil Pinta, Andrea Plymale, Emily Prieto, Guy Purington, Paula Quickel-Bowers, Adel Riegel, Thomas Rieland, Alvin Rodack, Bob Roehrer, Jen Rudy, Edward Ryan, Fran Ryan, Michael Schadek, Stacy Schaible, Scott Schricker, Susan Schubert, Diane and Stanley Sells, David and Laura Sewalk, R.S. Sharp, Andrew Shuman, Phil Smith, Tom Smith, Solomon  Family Properties LLC, Sandy Solomon, Scott Solomon, Donna Solove, Lynn Stan, Philip Stichter, Gretchen Suhre, Mark Sutter, Rick Swaro, Rachel Sykes, Sheldon and Rebecca Taft, Dorothy Teater, Jennifer Thiltgen, James E.  Thompson, Betty Thurn, Clement Thurn, Jim and Barbie Tootle, Doug Tracy, Mark S. Trump, Larry Tyree, Carol A. Ventresca, Fredrick Vierow, Takia Waller, William B. Warner, Roy Wentzel, Janice E. Williams, Lucy Wolfe, Ann and Alan Woods, Sally and Robert Yocom, Howard C. Zimmer

Leadership Circle

Anonymous, James G. Livingston

Partners

Gretchen Hummel, Jodell A. Maclean, Erik Stoddard

Supporters

Richard C. Barrett, Richard & Yvonne Burry, Mary and Kevin Fenlon

Contributors

Anonymous, Lawrence Barum, Walter Bauer, Richard and Yvonne Burry, Joseph Curmode, Columbus Philatelic Club Inc., Brenda Dutton, Cindy Farson, First Night Columbus, Dianne Hoover, Robert Hunter, Joyce Johnson, Carol Larimer, James Lehnerd, Robert Leonhard, Karen Lombard, Robert Loversidge, Jodell A. Maclean, Jane Marland, Mary J. McGhee, Robert and Ann Oakley, Suzanne Patzer, Wm David Penniman, Anne R. Peterson, Alvin Rodack Fran Ryan, Julia Sebastian, Robert Shapter, Russell and Carol Thompson, Betty Thurn

Friends

Anonymous, Bruce Aument, Richard W. Bauer, Pamela Conrad, Kathryn F. Green, Dianne Hoover, George & Kathy Kane, Richard C. McClelland, Ann Mirels, Alice Rathburn, Bernita Reese, Philip Stichter, Tisbest Philanthropy, Carolyn Yutzy