Membership in the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan (FCHSM) allows us to promote French-Canadian History and Heritage. As a member your support is invaluable to the continuation of these efforts to maintain our unique heritage for the generations to come. As a member you will share in the following:
- A subscription to Michigan’s Habitant Heritage (MHH), our scholarly, quarterly journal, is included as part of an annual membership in FCHSM. FCHSM Members have access to all of our past issues published since 1980 through our website.
- Membership fees are only $35/year worldwide for digital only access, $40/year for U.S. members, and $55/year in U.S. funds for Canadian Members. See https://habitantheritage.org/cpage.php?pt=44 to join FCHSM. That's less than what you and your significant other or friend would pay to attend a movie and have a meal after the movie!
- In an effort to reach as many people as possible, all of our in-person meetings are free and open to the public.
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We also hold approximately six Zoom meetings per year. Our speakers include authors and experts who make presntations on a variety of topics about the History of New France, the Great Lakes, the Mississippi Valley, Fort St. Joseph, Michilimackinac, and Detroit. Unlike some organizations who charge their members to attend their Zoom Meetings, our Zoom Metings are also free and open to the publicSee our Meetings Page for our Meeting Schedule: https://habitantheritage.org/cpage.php?pt=42
- FCHSM Members have free shared access to PRDH and GenealogyQuebec, the premier databases for researching Québec Parish and other records. An individual subscription would cost you a minimum of $111.99 per year in U.S. Funds. See the PRDH and GenealogyQuebec Page on our website: https://habitantheritage.org/cpage.php?pt=47
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Our website provides historical and cultural information about New France, as well as Franch-Canadian settlements throughout the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley. See https://habitantheritage.org/index.php
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Joining and Renewing is easy with several options. You can download the 2026 membership application (scroll down to the link below), complete, enclose a check to the FCHSM and mail to the address on the application. A second option is to complete a membership application online and pay with PayPal or a credit card. You don't have to have a PayPal account. (PayPal serves as our credit card processor.) Memberships run 1 January through 31 December of each year. This means that all memberships expire after December 31. However, if you join after September 30, your membership will be extended into the following year. New and Renewing members who join by 1 January will receive all four 2026 Michigan’s Habitant Heritage (MHH) journal issues. New and renewing members who join/renew throughout the membership year will receive the MHH issues published following the join/renew date. Members who join or renew after
- December 31, 2025 will start receiving the journal with the April 2026 issue
- March 15, 2026 will start receiving the journal with the July 2026 issue
- June 15, 2026 will start receiving the journal with the October 2026 issue
- September 15, 2026 will start receiving the journal with the January 2027 issue.
New and renewing members have immediate electronic access to all current previous issues on our website, habitantheritage.org.
Membership dues for the 2026 year are: (We no longer distinguish between individual, family.)
- $35 - New & Renewing members worldwide for the digital access only option.
- $40 - New & Renewing U.S. members for the mailed journal option.
- $55 - New & Renewing for Canadian members, in U.S. Funds, for the mailed journal option.
To JOIN Using the Online Join Method
To use this option to join, go to the FCHSM website, habitantheritage.org, Click on Online Join, found in the left sided drop down column. Determine the type of membership you want by using the arrow located in the box; to continue, click on Next, at the bottom of the page. Complete the information in the tabs: Member Info, Contact Info and Member Settings and click Next at the bottom of each page. If you are researching any particular surnames, these can be entered in the Custom Data tab. In the Member Settings tab you will be able to set up your personal Login ID and Password to gain access to our secure Members Only section of the website; please record these and keep in a safe alternate location as they will be needed each time you log into the website. As you come to the end of the joining process, you will be given the opportunity to review the information and Confirm & Check Out. The final screen is for payment using either PayPal or a personal credit card and your Online Join membership is complete when you click on Buy Now. If you would like us to send you a link to view a video on how to join online, please contact us at membership@habitantheritage.org.
To RENEW a Current Membership Online
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE RENEWAL BUTTON, YOU MUST FIRST LOG IN, AND THEN CLICK "PROFILE" UNDERNEATH THE WORDS "MEMBERS LOGIN" ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE WEBPAGE. ONCE YOU CLICK "PROFILE" YOU'LL SEE A "RENEW MEMBERSHIP" BUTTON ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WEBPAGE.
You can still renew even if your membership has lapsed! (It's better to renew than join new.) Because our membership levels have changed, please email us at membership@habitantheritage.org so that we can unlock your record.
If you prefer to Join or Renew using a paper membership application, it can be downloaded from the bottom of this page. Print, complete, and mail it in with your payment to the address on the application.
Merci for your support!
2026 Membership Application – click on the link to access the application if you plan to send FCHSM a check with your membership application.
