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WE WANT TO HELP YOU! Mojave Chapter's Lineage Committee, Membership Committee, and Registrar are all anxious to help you find out if you are eligible for DAR membership through:
Individual help is available to you on a one-on-one basis by appointment with members of our Lineage Research Committee. We want to help you. Contact us!! We will check the DAR Patriot Index for the name(s) of your possible ancestor(s). Please include as much information as possible, such as name of the ancestor, date of birth, wife's name, and residence at time of service. The results of our search will be sent to you via e-mail by one of our members. Send requests to: Joy Gage at (E-Mail): jag9@adelphia.net The DAR Patriot Index is a collection of the names of the Patriot Ancestors researched and proven by DAR members in order to gain membership in the NSDAR. Genealogical Research for DAR Membership There are two basic concepts to remember as you proceed to gather information for your DAR application. First, you will need to prove every statement of fact that you write on your application. Second, you will need to prove relationships between generations or, in other words, tie each generation together. That means, you will need to locate and make copies of records that substantiate every birth, death, and marriage statement, as well as parent/child relationships. For each generation shown on the DAR application, you will be asked to provide the birth and death dates and places for the husband and wife, as well as their marriage date and place. If a member of your family has been or is a member of the DAR, you should obtain a copy of her application. This document will give you a good idea of what records to look for and where to look for them. Copies of these applications can be ordered from NSDAR Headquarters in Washington, D.C. using "Request Form: Copy of Ancestor and/or Member's Application" form available from your Chapter Registrar. There is a $10.00 copy fee for each application. Do you qualify to use a short application form? The Short Form may be used if you are closely related (mother, sister, daughter, aunt, granddaughter, etc.) to a previously accepted member whose lineage is for the same established soldier or patriot, who used a Long Form application, and for whom all documentation was submitted. One generation of the Short Form will be identical to a generation on your relative's Long Form. Please note that, generally, full documentation will be found only for those applications submitted since the early 1980s. Applications submitted during the early 1900s will not have accompanying documentation and, therefore, you will have to use a Long Form and submit proof documents. Preparing your application: the first step is to obtain a work sheet application from your Chapter Registrar. Complete this form as much as possible with what you know. 1. Start with yourself: 2. Next, talk/write to your older relatives: 3. Now, begin gathering the documentation: How do you locate these records?
The following is a list of suggested source documents that may contain the information you need for your proof of statement (this is not meant to be a complete list): Birth: complete or delayed birth certificate; doctor/midwife record; church record; HMO record; census: federal or state; birth record; newspaper announcement; school record; baptismal certificate; social security application; job application: federal or local; bible record; passports/visas; court records Marriage: complete marriage record; marriage bond/banns; divorce; church registers or marriage announcement; newspaper announcement; tombstone or cemetery record; bibles; census: federal or state; court record Death: complete death record; cemetery/tombstone record or photo; commercial cemetery record; funeral home record; insurance policy; social security death record; church record or notice; obituary; mourning or funeral card; professional organizations; fraternal organizations; bible record; probate records; court record Linking Generations: will or probate records; pension files; deeds or land records; census: federal or state; bible records; court documents; social security records Classic Sources: census: federal or state; land records; military and pension records; tax records; genealogies/compiled sources (use with caution); probate records; bible records and family records; church registers and records; legal and court documents; county histories (use with caution) Contemporary records: employment record; church; personal; mortgage or loan application; telegrams; passport and visa; letters from town clerks and town historians; institutional: military homes, prisons, etc. |