Nope. I get the same thing - I get talking on genealogy and history and the rest of the world stops existing. Then I hear about it afterwards. :p

--add
(Wm. Brewster descendant, BTW)
:D

Teasing over family histories
 

At work, frequently when someone is introduced as a new faculty member, etc, my fellow teachers comment, "I'll bet that Silver is his/her cousin."
Good grief :rolleyes:
Silver

ok I feel stupid-where do I look up names? I think Adrienne is going to look for me but now I am being impatient :)

What kind of names?
 

What kind of names? Patriots or persons in generations after the Revolutionary war?
Silver

The DAR Patriot Index is online for society members. This is a listing of American patriot ancestors whose descendants have joined the DAR.

The membership listing is not online (that I can find.....) so that sort of inquiry might take a phone call to the Registrar General.

PM me - I'm going to be awake for a little while and I can check a few things.

--add
:D

I could join Daughters of the Confederacy, but given my experiences with that organization in my small rural southern hometown, I can't say that I desire to!:eek: I'm not sure if I'm eligible for DAR or not--but my guess is yes.

That's so sad! The only ladies who I'm not wild about in my chapter are the "wannabees" - older women without the papers, but still keep coming to meetings. The one is a real pill. :rolleyes:

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I'm not sure if I'm eligible for DAR or not--but my guess is yes.

If you ever decide to take the plunge, just hollar!

My MIL qualifies for DAR but she never joined bec all the ladies were "100 years old." Her surname is Hawbaker (or may be spelled Hawbecker).

*frustrations*

My mama borrowed the one volume of the Patriot Index - G-Q. My family names mostly begin with G, H. K, or M - except for two rouge C's!

I'll try to get it back from her by the weekend!

Hey, could one of you ladies look up some names for me in the Patriot Index? I went back through my files tonight and found the three direct ancestors who would have been alive at the time.

The names are in the "W"s.

Let me know and I'll PM you... thanks in advance!!

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out of curiousity, do the relatives have to be direct ancestors? Like I said, I have three names... but each of those people had about 11ty billion kids, so someone's got to be in there ;)

I have my book with the W's right here - PM away! :)

A direct ancestor is Patriot to child to child to child to child to you (with more or less generations).

A collatertal ancestor would be Patriot to niece/nephew to child to niece/nephew to child to child to you (with various mixes). The DAR doesn't accept collateral descendants, but if you've found that an Uncle John served, go back a generation, see if his father/mother gave service (remember, "gave patriotic service"), then come down on a direct lineage. One lineage society that does accept collateral ancestors is the UDC; I'm not sure of others.

Thanks! Adrienne looked up my relatives for me, and I am a direct decendant for a Private from North Carolina! (Born on the 4th of July, no less!) Now I just need to rustle up my documentation, and away I go. :D

Three cheers for adduncan!!!

For people interested in lineage societies, I found this handy link a few months ago. The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America - http://www.hereditary.us It lists a large number of societies from the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts (1637) to the Order of Descendants of Pirates and Privateers (2003). There is a section for the “Accepted Customs and Practices for Dress and Insignia.” In the Ladies section, particular attention is paid to DAR. http://www.hereditary.us/ladies.htm

I also found a lineage society for the descendants of slaves. Information on the International Society of Sons and Daughters of Slave Ancestry can be found at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilissdsa/#info.

To echo what others have said, it is so important to know your history. If you are not interested for yourself then think of your children. Write down your stories, record older relatives, take lots of pictures, and document them! Take time to share what you have learned. That is a daunting task so just start with your immediate family.

From a personal standpoint, I lost 11 family members in a 3-year period. This included my mother, grandparents, great-aunts, and great-uncles. Going through boxes of personal items is hard enough but when it comes to photographs, I cry. I have no idea who many of these people are and there is no one left to identify them. I have never seen a good picture of my mother’s mother. She was one of those that turned her head when a camera came near.

WOW!
 

AOPiRose,
This was the best worded post ever. :)
Silver

Tell me about it!!! Now, the majority of the Ward family is in Missouri (pronounced Mizzoura...I love my grandmother) and Illinois. But at the time of the Rev War, I have no idea. My mom thinks they were in one of the Carolinas, and the after the Lewis and Clark Expedition, they went to MO, and was there since.

And now grandpa has decided to take a break from the geneology thing, and take a 2 month extended vacation to Fl... which can only mean two things: I must wait at least another 2 months to see whats going on with my family (unless I pick up where he left off....hmmm....) and BRING ON THE SNOW TO NJ!!!