Daughters of this and that

[SWTXBelle]

Ah, sis, I gotta say - how much genelogy research have you done? When you figure that once you get to great-grandparents you have 8 different lines to pursue, it's hard to say for sure you don't qualify for ANY - plus that list of groups is hardly comprehensive. Most of the time, it just means you need to do more research IF you are really interested in it. And if you aren't interested, that's cool, too. I realize it is a somewhat specialized interest - but thank God there are different interests out there! So we have those who are interested in matters historical, those who are interested in various charities, animal rights, human rights, you name it! - as our mothers said, it takes all kinds to make a world. I don't expect everyone to be interested in genalogical societies, just as I wouldn't expect everyone to be interested in sororities, or the humane society, or any other pursuit.

eta - HEY - I don't get drinks at my meetings - what gives???

[Beryana]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

As for why there aren't more Daughters of Norway chapters in MN, I have a couple guesses:

1) Anyone who was born here is probably Norwegian unless they're from St. Paul - then they're Irish.
2) Since everybody here is Norwegian, they don't care as much about associating with other Norwegian people.
3) People in MN tend to care less about what ethnic background you have and more about whether you went to the right pre-school/grade school/hockey league/church/etc. and how long you have BEEN HERE.
3a) If you haven't been here 50 years, you're not really Minnesotan - sorry!

Actually, Sons of Norway is really big in Minnesota - and Daughters is a west coast response to the orgs early years of not allowing women (according to their site). I also know (at least in my family) that you don't mention the Norwegian part of the family, only the Swedish!

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by Beryana

Actually, Sons of Norway is really big in Minnesota - and Daughters is a west coast response to the orgs early years of not allowing women (according to their site). I also know (at least in my family) that you don't mention the Norwegian part of the family, only the Swedish!

Well, my Norwegian friends are fond of the "10,000 Swedes ran into the weeds" saying so maybe it's the other way around with them.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Ah, sis, I gotta say - how much genelogy research have you done? When you figure that once you get to great-grandparents you have 8 different lines to pursue, it's hard to say for sure you don't qualify for ANY - plus that list of groups is hardly comprehensive. Most of the time, it just means you need to do more research IF you are really interested in it. And if you aren't interested, that's cool, too. I realize it is a somewhat specialized interest - but thank God there are different interests out there! So we have those who are interested in matters historical, those who are interested in various charities, animal rights, human rights, you name it! - as our mothers said, it takes all kinds to make a world. I don't expect everyone to be interested in genalogical societies, just as I wouldn't expect everyone to be interested in sororities, or the humane society, or any other pursuit.

eta - HEY - I don't get drinks at my meetings - what gives???

I have done a decent amount of research (not a ton) and I know on my dad's side I can trace back to Ireland at the great grandparent level on 3/4 sides. The other side is a lot more muddled so maybe I'd be eligible, but I doubt it based on what our ancestry is. I'm not that worried about it since I'm more interested in genealogy for family history purposes than society-joining purposes anyway, but for more recent immigrants it really does seem like there aren't as many options available.

[KappaKittyCat]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

While they don't really serve that function anymore, especially with all of the intermarriage that's gone on, the "Daughters of the Irish Potato Famine" or "Daughters of Nazi Germany Gave My Country to Poland" were a little busy with other things to start a society, like trying to earn a wage so they didn't have to live in a tenement anymore or maybe learn English.

Now I'm wishing I were Irish so I could be a Daughter of the Potato Famine. *tear*

[SWTXBelle]

Don't forget that if you are Scottish, odds are you have a clan to which you can claim membership - many of them have American branches that do lots of Scottish type things. Eating haggis and drinking Irn Bru is entirely optional. www.cosca.net
Me? I'm Clan Fraser!

[sageofages]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Honeychile's genealogy bad baby name thread made me think of genealogical groups. Who here belongs to any "Daughters" or the like (i.e. Colonial Dames)?

I am in Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of Norway, and First Families of Tennessee and Texas. I'm eligible for Daughters of the Republic of Texas but have to get the Mexican land grant translated and a few other proofs.

Anyone else?

Apparently, according to my dad whose has the complete paper trail, I am eligible for DAR and the Mayflower Society to start. Not really interested in doing that. Phi Mu is enough for me.

[carnation]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Honeychile's genealogy bad baby name thread made me think of genealogical groups. Who here belongs to any "Daughters" or the like (i.e. Colonial Dames)?

I am in Daughters of the American Revolution, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Daughters of Norway, and First Families of Tennessee and Texas. I'm eligible for Daughters of the Republic of Texas but have to get the Mexican land grant translated and a few other proofs.

Anyone else?

I'm eligible for DAR, UDC, and Daughters of the Republic of Texas but dang, who has the time?

[DSTCHAOS]

This is really interesting. I don't know how far back my family's "paperwork" goes.

Just looking at the website posted made me exhausted. Soooo many groups to look into and some of them are invitation only. I guess I'll pass.

I was quite interested in the Associated Daughters of Early American Witches. Not because I qualify but because it shows that there truly is a place for everyone.

[SWTXBelle]

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!

[Beryana]

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!)

[SWTXBelle]

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

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by Beryana

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!)

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

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

www.daughtersofnorway.org - it's for descendents of Scandinavian countries (not just Norway) I'm trying to get icelandelf to join . . .

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

Originally Posted by LucyKKG

You know I had to jump in here...hooray for Norwegians!

I sang at a Daughters of Norway Christmas party when I was 11 or 12. :-)

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

Originally Posted by Army Wife'79

We are DAR members. D can be in the UDC but since she's still in college, just hasn't gotten around to it. I looked at the Norway website and am wondering why they're mostly out West. I think 99% of the population of Minnesota would qualify for membership. That's where all my Norweigan relatives are. (and yes, you betcha, they all talk like the movie "Fargo" dontcha know?)

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

[QUOTE=Munchkin03;1612870]

Originally Posted by Army Wife'79

We are DAR members. D can be in the UDC but since she's still in college, just hasn't gotten around to it. I looked at the Norway website and am wondering why they're mostly out West. QUOTE]

There's also a huge Norweigan population in the San Francisco area...I know that there are a few of them here on GC!

LucyKKG, Glitter650 and me for starters!

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

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

Only if we manage to rock bunaders and badges simultaneously

[Beryana]

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

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

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.

[OrigamiTulip]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I was quite interested in the Associated Daughters of Early American Witches. Not because I qualify but because it shows that there truly is a place for everyone.

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