Ancestry/Genealogy

WhiteTara

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21. I am DAR on both sides of my family

Sat Oct 24, 2020, 01:36 AM

Oct 2020

My father's family was in the north and my mother's family was in the south. The civil war talk at our dinner table was rather hilarious sometimes.

I thought of joining the local chapters in various states where I've lived, but I feel like it's like bragging about something someone else did. All I did was get born generations later and their accomplishments were so big that it feels like I'm taking credit for a name.

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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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