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JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY!

All Members receive:

  •  Free admission to the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site and Interpretive Center.
  •  Exclusive WWBA seasonal newsletter
  •  Members-only emails with programs and offers at member prices
  •  10% discounts on museum shop purchases
  •  10% discounts on museum space rentals for private events
You may sign up online or print and complete the membership form below and mail it to us with your payment. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and personal checks written to Walt Whitman Birthplace Association.

Our Frontline Healthcare Professionals and Workers are guaranteed a year of Free Membership. Please email administrator@waltwhitman.org if you wish to join us for this promotion. If you wish to share your story in your email, we would love to hear it and will save it in our archives and use it on our social media if you grant us permission. Thank you for all of your selfless, heroic work!

Membership Levels:

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  • Unlimited individual free admission to Walt Whitman Birthplace and Interpretive Center
  • Annual subscription to Starting from Paumanok, our seasonal newsletter
  • Free admission/ “member-only” discounts for all programs held
  • Invitations to special events
  • 10% discounts on museum shop purchases
  • 10% discount for site rentals for personal poetry readings or social events

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  • Unlimited individual free admission to Walt Whitman Birthplace and Interpretive Center
  • Annual subscription to Starting from Paumanok, our seasonal newsletter
  • Free admission/ “member-only” discounts for all programs held
  • Invitations to special events
  • 10% discounts on museum shop purchases
  • 10% discount for site rentals for personal poetry readings or social events

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  • Unlimited free admission for a family and/or unit of four to Walt Whitman Birthplace and Interpretive Center
  • Annual subscription to Starting from Paumanok, our seasonal newsletter
  • Free admission/ “member-only” for all programs held
  • Invitations to special events
  • 10% discounts on museum shop purchases
  • 10% discount for site rentals for personal poetry readings or social events

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All the above benefits plus:

  • Placement of your book in the Museum Gift Shop

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All the above benefits plus:

  • Acknowledgement of your contribution listed in our newsletter, Starting from Paumanok, and our Website
  • Access to a member dedicated page on our website that you can submit up to 5 posts about poems, writings, artwork, and/or events (subject to approval by WWBA)

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  • All of the family level benefits, this membership is designed for Libraries and other organizations where the membership is loaned out

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All the above benefits plus: 

  • Enrollment in North American Reciprocal Museum network (free admission and discounts at more than 1,000 participating museums)

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All the above benefits plus:

  • Behind the Scenes tour with our curator for you and five guests
  • Complimentary registration for 2 events/ classes/ workshops

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All the above benefits plus:

  • WWBA Poet in Residence’s Book & Broadside

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All the above benefits plus:

  • Invitation to Trustee dinner with annual Poet in Residence
  • Gilt-edged hardback edition of Leaves of Grass

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Join or renew by mail

Download our membership form below and return it to:

Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site
246 Old Walt Whitman Road
Huntington Station, NY 11746-4148

Or call (631) 427-5240 ext. 114 to request a membership form.