Question for DARs on GC

[adduncan]

Is anyone planning on attending or paging Continental Congress this year?

Do we have any TSDARs in the house going to convention in March?

Adrienne
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[Peaches-n-Cream]

I'm wondering if there are any DARs on GC besides Adrienne.

[Munchkin03]

I thought honeychile was one. Maybe I'm wrong.

I am definitely not a member of the DAR. I did, however, write a paper on them and the Colonial Dames for my Preservation Theory class.

[absolutuscchick]

whats a DAR???
im confused!!

[WCUgirl]

My guess would be Daughters of the American Revolution?

[aggieAXO]

I also am assuming you are talking about the Daughters of American Revolution-my grandmother was involved with this and I thought about joining-how do I get involved?

[WCUgirl]

www.dar.org

I can trace my ancestors to the American Revolution...it just so happens they weren't patriots though.

Originally posted by aggieAXO
I also am assuming you are talking about the Daughters of American Revolution-my grandmother was involved with this and I thought about joining-how do I get involved?

Hi aggieAXO, there was some information listed on the DAR Membership Page. Or, you can go to your nearest local chapter meeting and get assistance from the members there to go about tracing your lineage.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by AXiD670
www.dar.org

I can trace my ancestors to the American Revolution...it just so happens they weren't patriots though.

Well, our ancestors had to fight somebody!!

Yes, I'm a Daughter of the American Revolution, and a member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and several other lineage societies that y'all probably never heard of.

If you have an ancestor who either served in the American Revolution, or gave Patriotic service to the American troops, and can prove your lineage, you are eligible for the DAR. If you don't know someone in your town personally, go to www.dar.org and let them know that you're in search of a chapter! If you're in Southwestern PA and don't ask me, I will take it personally and cry for days!

My chapter office is Registrar; that means I help people fill out their applications, prove their lineage, and give workshops on genealogical lineages. I would be happy to help anyone on GreekChat with any genealogical questions/problems.

FYI, if you even suspect that you have an ancestor who may have served, I have the Patriot Index for those men & women who have already been proven Patriots in my hot little hands! Just let me know & I'll look 'em up!

AOTT Silver is also a member of the DAR; I don't know about anyone else here?

And no, I'm not going to the Convention in March. I have three workshops to manage, and would like to take the "new & improved" Lineage Workshop in DC in May. *cross fingers*

[Peaches-n-Cream]

I wonder if I am descended from someone who fought in the American Revolutionary War. There is a Major General who shares the same name as my ancestors. I wonder how I could find out about my lineage.

[honeychile]

Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
I wonder if I am descended from someone who fought in the American Revolutionary War. There is a Major General who shares the same name as my ancestors. I wonder how I could find out about my lineage.

Let me know the name. If he's in the Patriot Index, then you can go to the www.dar.org website, and obtain Record Copies of the ladies who have claimed him as their ancestor. You may find a long lost aunt or grandmother! Then, you will need to prove how you connect to the aunt or grandmother or whomever through birth, death, census, tax, court, and/or marriage records.

My mama & I had to prove a new Patriot - someone that had served, but no one had used them to go DAR before. That was a bit harder! (she says, laughing semi-hysterically!)

[CutiePie2000]

Yet another DAR related thread...
http://www.greekchat.net/gcforums/sh...&threadid=9184

[honeychile]

I just read that link, and I have to tell you, there certainly are some snobs in the DAR - just like there are snobs in various sororities, clubs, cotillions, and every other walk of life.

A year & a half ago, I had the opportunity to go to DC for the DAR genealogical lineage class. There were three of us under 50; from there, the average age in the class was probably 70.

After 3 days of intense study (trust me, I mean intense!), a few of us went out to dinner. The younger woman who was incredibly sweet and lovable turned out to be the descendent of Augustine Washington - George Washington's brother! She never once bragged or lorded it over anyone, and her wonderful attitude will impress me as long as I live!

[AOIIsilver]

Hi, Honeychile! Alpha love to you!

Yep, I am, too, a member of the DAR---as is my mom. I am planning on paging at the Tennessee Congress in March.

My mother and I are members of a chapter in my family's hometown, and I also attend chapter meetings in the town where I now live. There are VAST differences between the two chapters...just like any other organization...but I love both groups.

Sometimes I wonder if the persona of "snooty" is equated with "older." Many DAR chapters have a number of older women; perhaps to an outsider, this gives the persona of snooty? I'll tell you right now, I am not snooty!

The DAR does wonderful work for a variety of causes.

I want to point out that you really need to find a local chapter. They have all of the official paperwork. If you have a family member who is already a member, usually the process is much easier because you can "link" onto their application.

let me know if I can be of help...

AOIISilver

I've always wondered about this... I've traced my lineage back pretty far (pre-revolution).... but there's one step in the mid-1800's that I can't conclusively prove. How solid does your proof of decendency need to be to apply? I mean, it's almost impossible for these two to not be father-son, but I can't find any conclusive evidence to prove so.