I too was surprised there weren't tons of Minnesota lodges of Daughters of Norway . . . and one thing I like about the groups is the preservation work they do, and the historical contests and scholarships they sponsor. While there isn't an alumnae chapter of Gamma Phi nearby, there is a UDC chapter, so I get to interact with women I otherwise wouldn't. This Saturday is our food drive - oooo, that reminds me - I need to go stock up for it!

I am a member of DAR, Daughters of 1812, Continental Society of Indian Wars, Daughters of Colonial Wars, Daughters of American Colonists, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 (and the other CW stuff), First Families of Massachusetts, Women Descendants of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, Colonial Dames XVII Century, New England Women, Dames of the Court of Honor, Sons and Daughters of Pilgrims, Colonial Physicians and Chirurgiens, and Old Plymouth Colony Descendants

Societies I'm eligible for (the dues REALLY start adding up!):
Founders of Ancient Windsor, Founders of New Haven Colony, Colonial Dames, Loyalists and Patriots, Guild of Artisans and Tradesmen, Presidents and First Ladies, Colonial Daughters of the 17th Century, Colonial Clergy, Antebellum Bench and Bar, Winthrop Society, and Daughters of Norway (just found out that one in this thread!).

Societies that I am SO close to being eligible for:
Mayflower (1 generation missing documentation!), Magna Charta, and Descendants of the Illegitimate Sons & Daughters of the Kings of Britain (and I'm sure there are some others as well!)

We need a GC Daughters of Norway chapter. Icelandelf, do you hear me??:)

How do you prove you're a decendant of an illigetimate child? The child would had to have been ligitimatized (?) at some point, right?

They include Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and Finland. Blood, marriage, or adoption :) http://www.daughtersofnorway.org/dnMembers.html

If I come for Norway Day we're eating gjetost and fattimagn, no excuses.

Same link above for those who want to start a lodge.

[QUOTE=Munchkin03;1612870]LucyKKG, Glitter650 and me for starters!

Only if we manage to rock bunaders and badges simultaneously ;)

My ancestors were legitimized when they were in their 20s when their father married their mother - Joan Beaufort, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Swynford. I believe the ancestor just had to have been born illegitimate - I'm not sure, though because I haven't looked to closely into it. I still have one generation to prove in the entire line.

So, alas, even though my boys are direct descendents of Mary Boleyn, and "legend" has it that the father of their ancestor Henry Carey was indeed Henry VIII, they would not qualify.
It's still a good story, and would explain a lot . . . .:rolleyes:

I had ancestors on both sides of the Civil War. The families were still fighting it when my mother was named. Can you imagine those in-law problems??
Exactly! That's why you join chapters that are out-of-state!
Don't you just love those Mormons & their penchant for genealogy (even if you disagree with the "why")? ;) And the dues things is one of the real reasons I don't dig up a bunch more.

I know this one little old lady who has this long bar, with minature badges for each of her societies. She had things like "Daughters of Chaplains of the War of Your Choice", the same thing with doctors & camp followers - some really obscure ones!

As for family mottos, I'm just so sure that mine is "Never Leave a Paper Trail"!

Oh, we've got one of those too! And each of her 'big' ribbons has a dozen ancestors at least! Talk about bling! LOL

I'm actually going to be resigning some of my memberships because I can't afford all the dues that are due the same time of year - $20-60 a piece gets expensive VERY fast! It is definitely fun collecting the stories, though. :)

lol, honeychile. My husband is the genealogist - but has yet to do my DRT work. Every year I ask for it for my birthday, Christmas and anniversary. Hmmm . . .do you think this is the year I get it? :) DRT is the one I want the most!

DRT rocks!

Wow. I wish I knew enough about my geneology to look into any of this stuff.

My sister and I found out we were direct descendents of Geoffery Chaucer...anybody know of a DGC? Ha.

DGC
 

If there isn't one, you can always start it!

I also found this one for the International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry. The site hasn't been updated in some time but the concept is interesting. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilissdsa/

I was quite interested in that one as well. However, my ancestors who were in Salem during that time testified against Job Tookey, one of the accused, and weren't "witches" themselves. So I don't qualify :(