A research or user's fee of $3.00 per person for
a half day and $5.00 per person for a full day, is charged to all researchers carrying
out research in person at the archives, who have not already paid membership
dues in the Argyle Municipality Historical & Genealogical Society. Paid members of the Society
do not pay the user's fee.
Research Queries by Mail - All research queries are handled by staff members, under the
supervision of a Certified Genealogist.
Payment must be received in advance for any queries requiring more than one
hour of staff time. All subsequent inquiries are subject to the following charges:
First time inquiries which do not require more than an hour of staff time will be handled at no charge.
Members of the Society are subject to a $25.00 per hour charge.
Non-members are subject to a $30.00 per hour charge.
Research Queries by Phone - All research queries received by phone will be subject to
the same fee schedule as Research Queries by mail.
Research Queries by E-Mail. Research queries by e-mail are subject to the same fees as
research carried out by mail.
Photocopying fees:
0.35 cents letter size
0.40 cents legal
0.45 cents ledger per copy to non-members 20 cents letter size
0.25 cents legal
0.30 cents ledger per copy to Society members
Photographic copies:
$6.00 - scan [see Note below]
$6.00 - 4 x 6 print
$9.00 - 5 x 7 print
$11.00 - 6 x 8 print
$11.00 - 8 x 10 print
$16.00 - 11 x 14 print
Commercial publication fees [photos to be used for publication purposes]:
$35.00 - Black & white prints
$60.00 - Colour prints
$125.00 - Cover photo [cover of book or publication]
Admission fee for tours of the building:
$2.00 per adult
$4.00 per family
(children under 10 are admitted free of charge)
All fees are
subject to change. Fee schedules will be clearly posted at all times in the archives.
Note: In cases where a client wishes to purchase a print, and the archives has
not already scanned the image, the client will also be required to cover the cost of
scanning.