The General Society of Mayflower Descendants – the Mayflower Society – has among the lineage world’s most strict requirements about the documents that need to be provided in an application. Here are the basic guidelines: The Silver Books and previous applications should be used to document any generations already on file.If a vital record couldContinueContinue reading “What documents do I need to provide for a Mayflower Society application?”
Category Archives: Lineage Society
What documents do I need to provide for a Sons of the American Revolution application?
Are you busy trying to prepare an SAR application? Here’s what you need to know. You’ll need to provide documents for all generations unless there is a DAR application on this line that meets specific criteria. For the first three generations, you’ll need to provide birth, marriage, and death certificates for the person the lineContinueContinue reading “What documents do I need to provide for a Sons of the American Revolution application?”
What documents do I need to provide in a Daughters of the American Revolution application?
If you’ve identified a DAR qualifying line, it’s time to start gathering the documents. What do you need to provide? It depends on what’s already on file. But here are the basics… Rule #1 – if that generation or individual is already considered “proved” by DAR, do not send any documentation unless you have newContinueContinue reading “What documents do I need to provide in a Daughters of the American Revolution application?”
What records do I have to have for a lineage society application?
We get it, you want to get into the lineage society – whether it’s DAR, SAR, the Mayflower Society or something else – quickly. But there are records that you will need to have, so it’s time to think about how to order them. Here’s the list of the most common requirements. Civil death recordsContinueContinue reading “What records do I have to have for a lineage society application?”
Benefits of Membership: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America – Local Meetings
No matter how much you’re interested, joining the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America can seem impossible when their property is across the state. Don’t write them off just yet! While most societies do hold meetings at their property on a regular basis, a number have begun adding regional or local options toContinueContinue reading “Benefits of Membership: The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America – Local Meetings”
You must be logged in to post a comment.