Membership

The Valdres Samband has over 600 members, and there’s always room for one more! 

Registration & Renewal  options:

  • Option 1 – You can join or renew your membership by using the online registration form to the right. Payment can be made with a credit card or your Paypal account. Fees listed include Paypal/Credit Card fees. If you do not want to login into Paypal, look for the Grey Button at the bottom of the Paypal form that says “Pay with Credit or Debit Card”.

  • Option 2 – Download, complete, and mail a printed membership registration form with a check payable to Valdres Samband.

    Membership Registration form

New members are asked to send us a completed membership questionnaire so we can incorporate your family history into our database. You can download the form as either a Word document or a PDF form. Fill out the form and send it back to us by email (to genealogist@valdressamband.org) or by US mail to Valdres Samband – Genealogist, 8014 Olson Memorial Highway #263, Golden Valley MN 55427.

 Give Membership as a Gift

If you know someone who is interested in Valdres genealogy, you can gift them a membership by using either of the above registration options and specifying who is the recipient.

Online Registration & Renewal (3 options)

Membership includes:
  • An email subscription to the electronic version of our bi-annual journal, The Budstikken
  •  Online access to our Genealogy Database that contains details of well over 220,000 people of Valdres origin
  • Online access to our Document and Newsletter Archive
  • Assistance with family research
Prices include online payment processing fee.
Membership length:
Membership type:
New membership or renewal:
Member/Recipient email, phone#, & member# (if known):
Member/Recipient mailing address:
Membership includes all features of a Basic membership, plus:
  • Postal delivery of the print version of our bi-annual journal, The Budstikken to a United States mailing address
Note: Members with a non-United States mailing address SHOULD NOT use this option. Prices include online payment processing fee.
Membership length:
Membership type:
New membership or renewal:
Member/Recipient email, phone#, & member# (if known):
Member/Recipient mailing address:
Membership includes all features of a Basic membership, plus:
  • Postal delivery of the print version of our bi-annual journal, The Budstikken to a non-United States mailing address
Note: Members with a United States mailing address SHOULD NOT use this option. 
Prices include online payment processing fee.
Membership length:
Membership type:
New membership or renewal:
Member/Recipient email, phone#, & member# (if known):
Member/Recipient mailing address: