[Magdalen] Political stance

[Jay Weigel]

Oh, there *IS* a Mayflower Society you can join if you can prove your
descent from one of those folks.

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 6:26 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
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