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Anonymous
| Is anyone a member? I am young (late 20s) but attended a geneology event with another organization and it sort of piqued my interest. I know that I qualify but didn't really know if it would be worth pursuing or if I would feel out of place if everyone could be my grandmother! |
Anonymous
| I am part of another group like this and I am 40 years younger and never go to the meetings but I am very proud to be part of such a select group |
Anonymous
| I looked at the DAR site and it looked like the meetings are required/important hence why I am asking... maybe I read that wrong? Can anyone shed light? I would definitely join if I did not have to be an active member. |
Anonymous
Why would you join, then? To celebrate an accident of birth? |
Anonymous
| My mom is a member and she likes it. Definitely an older crowd, but they do a lot of very nice events (putting up historical markers, etc.). Hopefully our generation won't lose sight of our great heritage. |
Anonymous
| I qualify for DAR too but would not want to join because they have a history of racism and antisemitism. Not sure if they have done anything to address these connotations or not. |
Anonymous
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Did anyone used to watch Gilmore Girls? Lorelei's mother was a member of DAR and Lorelei was invited to an event and had to miss it, and she said:
"D-A-R...N" So funny. Of course her mom and the other ladies didn't laugh. I miss that show. |
Anonymous
any organization older than 50 years old probably has a few black marks. times change. its a very nice group of ladies that do good work and try to help. |
Anonymous
Initially, I had similar reservations in light of the organization's nativist roots. My family does not qualify, since we're descended from exactly those huddled masses against whom the DAR formed to protect the nation's character. DAR does, however, run some of the coolest education programs around and leads some wonderful work to preserve and interpret early American material culture. I'd say their exhibitions also focus on the domestic (so, the women's) sphere during the time periods they cover, and this is a story too infrequently addressed. I believe the organization has reached out to AA members and potential members following some notable (even famous) scandals several decades ago. At least in my interactions with the museum side of the organization, I have found DAR to be welcoming, professional, and in fact, very cool. |
Anonymous
| How do you qualify to be a member? |
Anonymous
Have an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War. I hope you chose your parents carefully. |
Anonymous
How do you prove this? I'm curious. Believe me, my American heritage is rich (as in colorful) and find it pretty interesting as is. I'm okay with my ancestors and can only hope I have the fortitude they had. 
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Anonymous
| my mom is a member, and she got interested in the group when researching genealogy. Just need some basic genealogy (family tree) information, as far as I can tell. It is interesting looking at the old civil war army records and earlier records. |
Anonymous
| My grandmother was a member, and was really proud of researching our family history - she had some really cool stories and artifacts (we have a flag with bullet holes that a great-great etc grandfather carried as a drummer boy during the Revolutionary War. But, I remember seeing a large family tree she had put together with the DAR, and seeing my father (her son) attached to her name with a dashed line, and no lines from my father to me or my sibling (no reference at all to us). When I asked why, she explained that it was because my father was adopted. I can't imagine she made that up, since she adored my father and me. That stung and i remember feeling so excluded, so I have never had a good feeling for the organization. |
Anonymous
I thought of the same thing when I saw this topic. I think that show kindly mocked the DAR. |