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General Membership | Daniel D. Badger Circle | Annual Fund | Margot Gayle Fund
General and Daniel D. Badger Circle Memberships are valid one year from date of purchase. Send the completed form with your payment to:
Metropolitan Chapter of Victorian Society in America
c/o Village Alliance
8 East 8th Street
New York, NY 10003
Please make your check payable to the Metropolitan Chapter, VSA.
Download General Membership Enrollment Form (PDF)
Download Daniel D. Badger Circle Membership, Sponsorship, and Advertisement Form (PDF)
General Membership
$50 Individual (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for one
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for one
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
$40 SENIOR INDIVIDUAL (fully tax deductible) Adults 65 and over
Benefits include:
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for one
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for one
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
$40 YOUNG VICTORIANS (fully tax deductible) Under 35
Join other professionals, 35 years and younger, pursuing careers in historic preservation, museums, architecture, design history and more. Includes all of the standard membership benefits, plus exclusive Young Victorians networking events.
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for one
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for one
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
$70 DUAL (fully tax deductible)
Benefits for two adults living in the same household:
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for one
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for one
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
$60 SENIOR ADULT DUAL (fully tax deductible) Adults 65 and over
Benefits for two adults living in the same household:
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for two
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for two
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
$85 CONTRIBUTOR (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Acknowledgement in our annual business meeting print program listing
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for two
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for two
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
$150 PATRON (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for two
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for two
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
- Invitations to attend exclusive behind-the-scenes tours and Patrons-only events
- Acknowledgement of your generosity in annual business meeting print program listing and Panorama
$250 SUSTAINER ($225 is tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for two
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for two
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
- Invitations to attend exclusive behind the scenes tours and Patrons-only events
- Acknowledgement of your generosity in annual business meeting print program listing, Panorama, and website
- One book written by one of our lecturers—a perfect addition to your personal library
$500 PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE ($475 is tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Special members-only discounts to events sponsored by the VSNY for two
- Invitation to annual awards ceremony for two
- Advance notification of free lecture series
- Subscription to Panorama, the VSNY’s semiannual newsletter
- Special offers and e-announcements
- Invitations to attend exclusive behind the scenes tours and Patrons-only events
- Acknowledgement of your generosity in annual business meeting print program listing, Panorama, and website
- Invitation for two to attend the Annual President’s Tea or Event
- One book written by one of our lecturers—a perfect addition to your personal library
Daniel D. Badger Circle Business & Institutional Memberships
Daniel D. Badger (1806–1884) was one of the major forces in creating cast-iron architecture in the United States. His building components were manufactured in his New York City foundry Architectural Iron Works and can still be seen on several designated landmark buildings including the Carey Building, Gilsey House Hotel, and the E. V. Houghwout Building. The Badger Circle is a group of organizations, businesses and firms who make a generous commitment to help support the activities of Victorian Society New York and further its mission. Daniel D. Badger Circle members are recognized in Panorama, our quarterly newsletter, on the Society’s website, and at lectures and the annual meetings.
$200 DANIEL D. BADGER CAST-IRON CIRCLE (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Discount admission for lectures, walking tours, and excursions (limit of two)
- Subscription to Panorama, VSNY’s quarterly newsletter
- Invitation to attend our annual meeting, two complimentary tickets
- Acknowledgement on screen at the annual meeting, in Panorama, and on the website
$300 DANIEL D. BADGER CIRCLE CAST-BRONZE CIRCLE (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Discount admission for lectures, walking tours, and excursions (limit of four)
- Subscription to Panorama, VSNY’s quarterly newsletter
- Invitation to attend our annual meeting, four complimentary tickets
- Acknowledgement on screen at the annual meeting, in Panorama, and on the website
- 1/8 page advertisement in one issue of Panorama
$600 DANIEL D. BADGER GOLDEN CIRCLE (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Discount admission for lectures, walking tours, and excursions (limit of six)
- Subscription to Panorama, VSNY’s quarterly newsletter
- Invitation to attend our annual meeting, six complimentary tickets
- Acknowledgement on screen at the annual meeting, in Panorama, and on the website
- 1/4 page advertisement in one issue of Panorama
60th Anniversary Sponsorship Opportunities
Join us! Support and celebrate the people and projects dedicated to fostering the appreciation and preservation of our 19th- and early 20th-century heritage at our 60th Anniversary Annual Meeting & Award Ceremony, scheduled to take place in June 2026 in New York City. We offer a range of sponsorship levels designed to highlight your commitment to preservation, along with advertising opportunities in the Spring issue of Panorama, our quarterly newsletter. Past awardees include: 75th Precinct House restoration project; “Envisioning Seneca Village,” a digital project; “Collecting Inspiration: Edward C. Moore at Tiffany & Co.,” an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; and the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen Skylight Restoration project.
$1,000 BRICK LEVEL (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Company name tagged in all event social media posts
- Company name and logo listed in all event e-newsletters
- Company name and logo featured on the event website
- Quarter-page advertisement in quarterly newsletter, Panorama
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Two tickets to Annual Meeting
$2,000 BROWNSTONE LEVEL (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Company name tagged in all event social media posts
- Company name and logo listed in all event e-newsletters
- Company name and logo featured on the event website
- Quarter-page advertisement in quarterly newsletter, Panorama
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Four tickets to Annual Meeting
$3,000 LIMESTONE LEVEL (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Company name featured in all event promotional material
- Company name tagged in all event social media posts
- Company name and logo listed in all event e-newsletters
- Company name and logo featured on the event website
- Half-page advertisement in quarterly newsletter, Panorama
- Six tickets to Annual Meeting
$4,000 GRANITE LEVEL (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Company name listed in all event promotional materials
- Company name tagged in all event social media posts
- Company name and logo listed in all event e-newsletters
- Company name and logo featured on the event website
- Full-page advertisement in quarterly newsletter, Panorama
- Eight tickets to Annual Meeting
Advertising Rates
Advertise your company or organization’s programs and services with a print or online advertisement in the special Spring 2026 issue of Panorama, VSNY’s quarterly newsletter, and/or online on our website. Rates and sizes outlined here and on the following page.
Artwork due by April 10, 2026, for the Spring 2026 issue, in 4-color or black-and-white as a jpeg or similar file. Please feel free to contact us with any questions at info@vicsocny.org.
$150 – 1/4 Page Advertisement
$250 – 1/8 Page Advertisement
$400 – 1/2 Page Advertisement
$600 – Full Page Advertisement
2026–27 Author Lecture Series
Each year, VSNY invites authors and others to present their research on every aspect of 19th-century and early 20th-century culture, including architecture, literature, theater, fine and decorative art, immigration, economics, politics, education, gender roles, reform movements, music, fashion, and food. Lectures are held monthly at a venue in New York City.
$500 CONTRIBUTOR (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Company listed on all promotional materials
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Two complimentary tickets
$1,000 PATRON (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
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- Company listed on all promotional materials
- Company listed on website
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Four complimentary tickets
$1,500 SUSTAINER (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Company listed on all promotional materials
- Company listed on website
- Company recognition from the podium at event
- Six complimentary tickets
Emerging Scholars Evening
Each spring, VSNY invites university students and recent graduates to submit proposals for presentations on every aspect of 19th-century and early 20th-century culture, including architecture, literature, theater, fine and decorative art, immigration, economics, politics, education, gender roles, reform movements, music, fashion, and food. The event will be held this year on May 5, 2026, at a venue in New York City.
$500 CONTRIBUTOR (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Company listed on all promotional materials
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Two complimentary tickets
$1,000 PATRON (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
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- Company listed on all promotional materials
- Company listed on website
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Four complimentary tickets
$1,500 SUSTAINER (fully tax deductible)
Benefits include:
- Company listed on all promotional materials
- Company listed on website
- Company recognition from the podium at event
- Six complimentary tickets
Annual Fund
Contributions in any amount help provide a solid foundation for all that we do: free lecture series, walking tours, excursions and much more. Donors and members also help provide scholarships to the Victorian Society in America Summer Schools for advanced study. Please donate today!
To pay by check, please download our Donation Form
Credit card or PayPal payments:
$19.65 in support of the 1965 Landmarks Law
Margot Gayle Fund
Donations to the Margot Gayle Fund for the Preservation of Victorian Heritage make possible monetary grants for preservation or conservation of Victorian material culture in our region.
Metropolitan Chapter of Victorian Society in America
c/o Village Alliance
8 East 8th Street
New York, NY 10003
Email the Victorian Society New York: info@vicsocny.org