The Austin Families Association of America is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization dedicated to researching, preserving, and disseminating the genealogical history of the Austin families and their related lines. The Association fulfills its mission by maintaining genealogical databases, supporting DNA research, providing educational programs and publications, and making genealogical resources freely available to the public, while fostering fellowship and cooperation among individuals interested in Austin family histories.
When you join AFAOA you help us pursue our goal of tracing our Austin ancestors back to their European roots. Your dues also help us operate our websites and make our records available to all researchers. We also hold an Annual Conference at different cities around the United States.
Some of our other benefits:
- A quarterly newsletter, in PDF and paper format
- Members Only webinars
- Help from our genealogists
- Ability to list all surnames you are researching in our anonymous, public-facing research tool
There are three ways to join:
- Join online using a credit card through Stripe by clicking the New Membership Form below
- Enter your information online, print out the resulting form, and mail a check with the form by clicking here.
- Download an application, fill it out, and mail it in with a check.
Membership expiring? Membership lapsed?
If your membership is about to expire, log in to your account and visit your Profile page to renew online. We accept major credit cards, processed through Stripe's secure API platform much like retail merchants process your purchases. If your membership has lapsed, you can still log in, but you’ll need to follow the prompts to renew before regaining access to members-only content.
For more information, please contact our Membership Chair