These terms can feel confusing the first few times you hear them: Direct line means that you are descended from the ancestor through a parent-child relationship, ie. great-great-great-grandchild. Collateral line means that you are descended from the ancestor through their sibling, most often through an uncle-niece/nephew relationship. Whether you are direct line descendant or aContinueContinue reading “Direct line? Collateral? Why does it matter in my lineage society application?”
Category Archives: Lineage Society
Can I use Ancestry ThruLines as proof for a lineage society application?
The simple answer: no. The reasoning lies in how “ThruLines” are created. The following is from Ancestry’s description: “We use the family tree linked to your test to find people who are in your tree and are also in your matches’s linked trees. […]” In short, ThruLines searches the submitted family trees of your DNAContinueContinue reading “Can I use Ancestry ThruLines as proof for a lineage society application?”
I’m going home for the holidays. Is there anything I should do on my application?
The holidays can provide a great opportunity make some progress on your lineage society application. (Even better, the project can give your family something to talk about and work on together!) Here are a few steps you can take: If you’re just getting started, ask questions! There are often family stories about an ancestor’s claimContinueContinue reading “I’m going home for the holidays. Is there anything I should do on my application?”
Can the same person be a qualifying ancestor for multiple societies?
Don’t worry, you’re not the first one to wonder! Your grandmother or sibling has joined one society, and you’d like to join another – using their paperwork. Is it possible? Maybe. First of all, review the qualifying ancestor guidelines for the society you’d like to join and the society your family member joined. Is thereContinueContinue reading “Can the same person be a qualifying ancestor for multiple societies?”
…”nothing is certain but death and taxes.”
Benjamin Franklin’s quote may date to after the Revolutionary War, but the payment of taxes is considered to be a source of qualifying service for both the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. But which taxes? The Sons of the American Revolution requires that the taxes “support the War.” The Daughters of the AmericanContinueContinue reading “…”nothing is certain but death and taxes.””
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