Daughters / Sons of the American Revolution

[Carlybee]

I am eligible. Some of my cousins are in it but I've never really been interested in joining. (just one more thing I don't have time for).

 

[mad cow]

My Aunt,My father's sister,Is in the DAR.He never joined,nor his father before him and they are party animals compared to me.

I would join if there was no or minimal paperwork,They sent me a free coffee mug or something and promised to never,ever,ever email or snail mail or call me about anything whatsoever for as long as their organization existed.

And I could use a new coffee mug.

 

[Carson]

I started wondering how many descendants we have today that lead back to what number of original members of the revolution. I wasn't really able to Google up and answer. I sort of gave up when I hit this, though it is about half of the answer;


About Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.)

This collection now contains nearly 2.4 million names and is a valuable collection for anyone with ancestors who fought in the American Revolution.

http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3174


Some basic background:

Daughters of the American Revolution
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution


DAR's motto is "God, Home, and Country."

 

[Sola_Fide]

I talked to the President of the Daughters of the Revolution a couple years ago when they were in Kentucky. She is a very sweet woman.

 

[jdmyprez_deo_vindice]

I am a member of SAR but in all honesty we don't really do anything in my area. I don't think we have many members here at all so there is not even a point in having meetings. I am also a member of the SCV and we do have meetings but also don't really do much.

 

[amy31416]

Yeah, I could join, but I don't see the point. I'd just have to dig up a lot of paperwork.

 

[Lucille]

I just send in my request to join DAR a few weeks ago! John Reed #A094425 <Anyone else related to him? I know it's a long shot, but you never know!

Thank you! Your request is being processed.

Your information is being added to our database. The State Membership Chairman
in your state is also being contacted. She will notify a local chapter, who will
contact you. Chapters meet once a month, September thru May, so please allow up
to two months for chapter contact.

 

[BuddyRey]

I wish I could trace my genealogy back to the founding generation, but so far, I just have to be content with the one ancestor I'm aware of who fought in the second American Revolution as a Confederate Infantryman, serving honorably until he took a musketball through the hand.

 

[Roxi]

Eligible, but can't afford to prove it yet. Someday. Some very important people to me are very involved in DAR. Their conference in DC was this last week.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

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[Carson]

Eligible, but can't afford to prove it yet. Someday. Some very important people to me are very involved in DAR. Their conference in DC was this last week.

Maybe you could work with some relatives and together see something happen?

 

[muzzled dogg]

bump?

 

[Koz]

My wife is a member of the DAR. Mostly about celebrating heritage. However, the DAR has the largest geneological library in the world apparently.

 

[mosquitobite]

I am a DAR but haven't gotten all the documentation together to make it official.

As a cool side note, Thomas Jefferson is my 1st cousin 9x removed.

 

[fr33]

I don't qualify.

 

[RockEnds]

I have the ancestors and the paperwork to prove them. But getting the paperwork was a long, drawn out, ugly deal since I am an adoptee. I've spent all of my energy just getting the paperwork, and I'm too tired for a new project. I had what I needed to prove my mother, but it was a bit of a legal battle to get the paperwork to prove my dad. They thought it might be easier to prove my father from the beginning than to try to add him later. I do have the paperwork now.

I've heard people say it's a stuffy organization, and maybe it is. I attended several meetings two or three years back while I was still working on my paperwork. My local chapter didn't seem stuffy.

 

[muzzled dogg]

probably going to be submitting application soon

 

[TonySutton]

wow apparently I am related to Captain Jacob Warrick Chapter, oops Captain Jacob Warrick

 

[jllundqu]

I'm SAR. My great-great-great (don't know how many 'greats') grandfather, Peter LaForge fought in the American Revolution, 1st Regiment Westchester County, NY under Colonel Drake and Colonel James Harrison. His Grandson (also my great-great-grandfather) Peter D. LaForge was wounded at Vickburg 13th Ill. Infantry, served June 1861 - June 1864.

I'm very proud of my heritage and knowing that my ancestors fought against tyranny in a very real sense helps me on dark days...

 

[FloralScent]

My grandmother did the research and signed me and my cousins up for Children of the Revolution back in the 80s. I've never followed up or tried to become a Son. If they were fire-breathing radicals I'd be all in, but as far as I know they don't mess with politics at all so why bother.