Become a Member

Annual Membership Categories & Benefits- Join online

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Individual $35 Senior Citizens (62+) $30
• Unlimited FREE admission to the Mercer Museum, Spruance Library and Fonthill Museum.
• 10% Discount in the Mercer Museum Shop.
• Invitation to exhibit previews and special events.
• Subscription to Penny Lots, the newsletter of the Bucks County Historical Society.
• Four FREE guest passes to the Mercer Museum, Spruance Library or Fonthill Museum.
• Participation in Time Travelers, a reciprocal admissions program.

Student $20
• All Individual benefits excluding shop discount and free passes.

Family $55
• All the Individual benefits for two adults and all children under the age of 18 residing at the same address.

Grandparent $55
• All the Individual benefits for up to two grandparents and all grandchildren under 18.

Sustaining $75
• All the Individual benefits plus four additional guest passes (8 total).

Sponsor $150
• All the Sustaining benefits plus subscription to Pennsylvania Heritage Magazine and a one-time gift book.

Contributor $250
• All the Sponsor benefits plus two additional guest passes (10 total) and one archival reproduction.

Distinguished Donor $500
• All the Contributor benefits plus a special gift book, Bucks County Fraktur, edited by BCHS curator, Cory Amsler.

President's Circle $1,000
• All the Distinguished Donor benefits plus private tour of the Mercer Museum or Fonthill for your party of 10 (two weeks notice necessary).

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Business Members Program

When you join the Mercer Associate Business Members of the Bucks County Historical Society, you let your customers, employees, neighbors, family and friends know that you recognize the importance of supporting culture and history in the community where you work and live.

As a Mercer Associate, you help to preserve the unique resources that are the Mercer Museum, Fonthill Museum and Spruance Library -- buildings and collections that are an essential part of the cultural fabric of the Delaware Valley. They promote education, tourism and a quality of life we all appreciate. Your annual membership ensures that the doors of our National Historic Landmarks will be open for the next group of visitors and generations to come.

Along with our thanks, your business contribution will be recognized in several ways. Special tile markers with the names of business sponsors are displayed in the Gemmill Pavilion of the Mercer Museum. You will receive an attractive plaque with a tile marker to display at your place of business. Your company name will appear in regular published lists of business sponsors, including the BCHS Annual Report, and you will receive a VIP pass that admits up to four people at a time to visit our museums. Scroll down for a list of current business members.

Various levels of membership are available to accommodate both large and small businesses:

Tradesman ($250 - $499)
• Mercer Associates Tile imprinted with your business name displayed in the Mercer  Museum entrance, * Mercer Associates Plaque to hang at your place of business,
• VIP BCHS Membership Card in your company's name (entitles bearer and three guests to free admission to the Mercer Museum and Fonthill, free use of audio-guides at the Mercer Museum, and a 10% discount in the Museum Shop),
• 10 Guest Passes ($50.00 value) to either museum for you to give to clients, customers, and staff, and
• Annual Mercer Associates Networking Reception.

Artisan ($500 - $999)
• All Tradesmen benefits plus
• 10 additional Guest Passes (20 total - $100.00 value)

Guildsmen ($1,000 - $2,499)
• All Artisans benefits plus
• 10 additional Guest Passes (30 total - $150.00 value)
• 2-hour credit toward weekday rental of the Mercer Museum's Elkins Gallery or Fonthill's Terrace Pavilion for meetings and receptions, and
• Underwriting Recognition of a special program including Early American Craft Demonstrations, Fonthill Summer Camp and Penny Lots newsletter.

Craftsmen ($2,500 - $4,999)
•  All Guildsmen benefits plus
• 20 additional Guest Passes (50 total - $250.00 value),
• A Behind-the-Scenes Tour (upon request) for up to 25 people given by the Curator or Director, and
• Underwriting Recognition of a special event such as the Old House Restoration Exposition, Old-Fashioned Fourth of July, Under the Stars film series and Historical Craft Camp.

MASTER CRAFTSMEN ($5,000+)
• All Craftsmen benefits plus
• 25 additional Guest Passes (75 total - $375.00 value),
• Employee Day at the Mercer Museum for your employees and their families; or
• Sponsorship of a major special event such as Folk Fest, Savory Sampler and Exhibitions.

For more information about Mercer Associates or corporate sponsorship opportunities, contact us at membership@mercermuseum.org or call the Development Office at (215) 345-0210, ext. 129.

Become a Time Traveler

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We are pleased to report that the BCHS is now participating in the Time Travelers program which includes history museums and historical societies in more than 40 states. Members of BCHS can receive a variety of special benefits, such as free admission or gift shop discounts, when they visit Time Travelers affiliates, some of which include multiple sites.

For a complete information and a list of participating museums and historical societies across the country go to the following link: www.mohistory.org/membership/timetravelers

New history museums across the country are joining regularly, so don't leave home without your BCHS membership card! For further information contact the Membership Office at 215-345-0210 ext. 129 or membership@mercermuseum.org.

Current Business Members

Many thanks for the support of our current Mercer Business Associates – 2010

* indicates ten year or more members; you may link directly to the websites of businesses that are underlined.