Ancestry/Genealogy

happybird

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20. I looked into joining last year

Sat Oct 24, 2020, 12:39 AM

Oct 2020

but got busy with work and never finished the process (my Aunt in Michigan has all the genealogy paperwork, never got around to having her mail it to me).

I know a few of the women in the local chapter and they are definitely liberals.
It most likely varies from place to place. NOVA is pretty blue, in general.

Normally, I would suggest going to see a guest speaker or some other public event hosted by your local chapter, to feel things out and chat people up a bit, but that’s probably not possible now because of covid.

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Any Daughters of the American Revolution here? [View all] MoonchildCA Oct 2020 OP

My Aunt told me that I can trace my lineage back that far (Mother's side) leftieNanner Oct 2020 #1

Tammy Duckworth (D) Senator from Illinois is DAR see really interesting video : mucifer Oct 2020 #2

Ouch! I hadn't seen that clip. They certainly do have a "type." Dumbasses abound in the gop. catbyte Oct 2020 #5

They used to be very right-wing and racist. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #3

I have the same feelings toward them dflprincess Oct 2020 #4

I'm a direct descendant of General Israel Putnam. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #7

I actually have at least two ancestors. LisaM Oct 2020 #10

I actually have at least two ancestors. LisaM Oct 2020 #11

I am. I just joined last year. LisaM Oct 2020 #6

That's cool. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #8

Herself belongs to the DAR. TomSlick Oct 2020 #9

Herself? Am I missing something? MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #12

It's a Scottish/Irish thing. TomSlick Oct 2020 #13

Ah, okay. I have a bit of the Scottish in me as well. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #14

Alba gu brath! TomSlick Oct 2020 #15

Montgomery for me. (All-paternal side.) Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #17

The Clan Montgomery supported the English in the Jacobite uprisings. TomSlick Oct 2020 #42

Hugh Montgomery was a "founding father" of... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #43

General Richard Montgomery - one of those Ulster Irish - was a hero of the Revolutionary War. TomSlick Oct 2020 #44

Yep, and my county too! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #45

McDowell clan here! shanti Nov 2020 #47

No, but I joined Sons (SAR) years ago. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #16

I was in my 20's when I joined and... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #18

I can join the SAR, I just don't want to. The Genealogist Oct 2020 #25

I mostly wanted a repository for the genealogies. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #26

That is ridiculous. The Genealogist Oct 2020 #27

I'm an introvert, and I can recall my hands trembling... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #28

have they stopped KT2000 Oct 2020 #19

Well, I know they've ended racist policies, but I don't know about their "ways." MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #29

I looked into joining last year happybird Oct 2020 #20

I'm in no rush, it's just something I've considered over the past few years. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #30

I am DAR on both sides of my family WhiteTara Oct 2020 #21

Do you mean Daughters of the Confederacy? Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #22

No! Soxfan58 Oct 2020 #23

I am dflprincess Nov 2020 #46

Trump and his family will never join. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #24

Well it's good to know I'll never have to rub elbows with Ivanka. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #31

Of course I'm talking the revolution WhiteTara Oct 2020 #32

Okay, that's cool! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #33

Thanks WhiteTara Oct 2020 #34

That's the case for everyone. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #36

Hey! WhiteTara Oct 2020 #35

I asked about the possible Civil War confusion earlier. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #37

I come from a long line of fighters WhiteTara Oct 2020 #40

I joined in my 20's and it wasn't what I expected. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #41

I really have to get off the computer WhiteTara Oct 2020 #38

You too! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #39

I went to a local meeting TuxedoKat Nov 2020 #48

I could join DAR and Daughters of the Confederacy if I wanted to yellowdogintexas Apr 2024 #49

Here are some statistics on sickle cell trait according to ethnicity. wnylib May 2024 #50

thanks! I suspect some sort of Mediterranean ancestry sneaked in there yellowdogintexas May 2024 #52

I found one branch of my grandmother's family going back wnylib May 2024 #53

I have been a DAR member for several years. arkielib May 2024 #51

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