DAR Membership

I am proud to say that my mom and I were recently (Sept 2019) accepted into the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) organization.  I think this was something my mom wanted long ago... and I knew for sure I had to work hard to get this done for my mom before something happens to her.  But to be honest, my mom is the one who really 'saved the day' every time we needed a piece of the puzzle for our application. 👼

Why do I bring up the DAR membership on a genealogy blog site? Well, many

people who start researching their ancestors begin to realize that they have ancestors that served in various wars, were among the first families of America, descendants of the Mayflower voyage or signers of the Declaration of Independence. But many of our fellow genealogy researchers strive to establish lineal descent from a Revolutionary War Patriot by going through the rigorous application process of becoming a member of the DAR.  What an honor and a tribute to those soldiers.
(Note: There is also an organization for men: Sons of the American Revolution)

For our initial application to the DAR, my mom and I submitted an application to prove lineal descent from Abel Hollister. Abel actually descended from the Hollister family who were among the First Families of America... The Founders/ Pilgrims of our Nation.  Therefore, that means we are daughters of the Founders and Patriots of this country. Historically, to prove that is a big deal!! (I guess it depends on who cares 🤣)

Stay tuned as I'll be adding a summary of our patriots and ancestor research to this site routinely.