The Vasa Order of America National Archives, Inc. (the Archives) is incorporated in the State of Illinois under the "Not for profit act." The Archives Board is charged with the operation and maintenance of the Archives. It is their duty to promote the activities of the Archives and propose major improvements to the Grand Lodge Executive Board. They are elected for four-year terms at Grand Lodge Conventions. The Archivist-Manager is responsible to the Archives Board for the day-to-day operation of the Archives Building and projects, which include maintenance of membership and genealogy computer databases, the library, paper and photographic archives, and artifacts.

MEMBERSHIP IN THE ARCHIVE CORPORATION.

Six types of membership are available:

Individual Annual Member.........$15
Sustaining Annual Member
(Local & District Lodge)...........$30
Individual Life Member...........$100
Patron..................................$1,000-$4,999
Benefactor............................$5,000-$9,999
Visionary............................$10,000 or more

We urge you to become members of the Archives Corporation and to renew annually, thereby strengthening our organization and furthering its work. Individual Life membership is considered a one-time contribution. At the Patron, Benefactor, and Visionary levels, also one-time contributions, members are acknowledged in a tasteful display in the entry to the Archives. Patrons bolster our efforts in existing programs, Benefactors increase the freedom to plan and execute these programs, while Visionaries enable new directions to take shape.  Our mission to record and provide access to the VOA’s history of Swedish-America depends on the generous support of all our members.  We will gratefully accept contributions of any size at any time.

Please send all membership dues to the Financial Secretary at the Archives – PO Box 101, Bishop Hill, IL  61419.