[Magdalen] Political stance

[Jay Weigel]

No, all DAR members are not Mayflower descendants. Colonial Dames are
something else (much snobbier, or so my mom said....she qualified for both,
but wouldn't have anything to do with either!). There are also other
groups, including one that intrigues me which I qualify for, Sons and
Daughters of Colonial Clergy--I have a LOT of them in my background on my
Mills/vanderMeulen side. DAR members have to produce proof that their
ancestors fought on the rebel side in the Revolutionary War, although I
understand that they will also accept proof that ancestors supported the
American side financially. I have that on both sides of my family, but like
my mom, I don't really want much to do with the DAR. My cousin Nancy joined
because she wanted to use their research and library facilities (she's a
major genealogy freak) and said I could use her claim if I wanted to. I
never have.

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 6:04 PM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Are all DAR members Mayflower descendants, or just descendants of someone
> who fought in the Revolutionary War?  And what's the difference between
> them and the Colonial Dames? (Sounds like a woman's soccer team)
>
> > On Aug 3, 2015, at 2:22 PM, "Charles Wohlers" <
> charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> >
> > Hey! My wife is a Mayflower descendant! Maybe they're related?    ;-)
> >
> > Chad Wohlers
> > just back from picking a pint of wild red raspberries in
> > Woodbury, VT USA
> > chadwohl at satucket.com
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message----- From: ME Michaud Sent: Monday, August 03,
> 2015 2:01 PM To: magdalen at herberthouse.org Subject: Re: [Magdalen]
> Political stance
> > I read somewhere recently that Sara Palin is a
> > Mayflower descendent.
> > -M
>