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MoonchildCA

(1,344 posts)
29. Well, I know they've ended racist policies, but I don't know about their "ways."
Sat Oct 24, 2020, 10:17 AM
Oct 2020

I’m sure local chapters vary. I’m in California, but I still don’t know much about them.

My Aunt told me that I can trace my lineage back that far (Mother's side) leftieNanner Oct 2020 #1
Tammy Duckworth (D) Senator from Illinois is DAR see really interesting video : mucifer Oct 2020 #2
Ouch! I hadn't seen that clip. They certainly do have a "type." Dumbasses abound in the gop. catbyte Oct 2020 #5
They used to be very right-wing and racist. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2020 #3
I have the same feelings toward them dflprincess Oct 2020 #4
I'm a direct descendant of General Israel Putnam. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #7
I actually have at least two ancestors. LisaM Oct 2020 #10
I actually have at least two ancestors. LisaM Oct 2020 #11
I am. I just joined last year. LisaM Oct 2020 #6
That's cool. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #8
Herself belongs to the DAR. TomSlick Oct 2020 #9
Herself? Am I missing something? MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #12
It's a Scottish/Irish thing. TomSlick Oct 2020 #13
Ah, okay. I have a bit of the Scottish in me as well. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #14
Alba gu brath! TomSlick Oct 2020 #15
Montgomery for me. (All-paternal side.) Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #17
The Clan Montgomery supported the English in the Jacobite uprisings. TomSlick Oct 2020 #42
Hugh Montgomery was a "founding father" of... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #43
General Richard Montgomery - one of those Ulster Irish - was a hero of the Revolutionary War. TomSlick Oct 2020 #44
Yep, and my county too! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #45
McDowell clan here! shanti Nov 2020 #47
No, but I joined Sons (SAR) years ago. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #16
I was in my 20's when I joined and... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #18
I can join the SAR, I just don't want to. The Genealogist Oct 2020 #25
I mostly wanted a repository for the genealogies. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #26
That is ridiculous. The Genealogist Oct 2020 #27
I'm an introvert, and I can recall my hands trembling... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #28
have they stopped KT2000 Oct 2020 #19
Well, I know they've ended racist policies, but I don't know about their "ways." MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #29
I looked into joining last year happybird Oct 2020 #20
I'm in no rush, it's just something I've considered over the past few years. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #30
I am DAR on both sides of my family WhiteTara Oct 2020 #21
Do you mean Daughters of the Confederacy? Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #22
No! Soxfan58 Oct 2020 #23
I am dflprincess Nov 2020 #46
Trump and his family will never join. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #24
Well it's good to know I'll never have to rub elbows with Ivanka. MoonchildCA Oct 2020 #31
Of course I'm talking the revolution WhiteTara Oct 2020 #32
Okay, that's cool! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #33
Thanks WhiteTara Oct 2020 #34
That's the case for everyone. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #36
Hey! WhiteTara Oct 2020 #35
I asked about the possible Civil War confusion earlier. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #37
I come from a long line of fighters WhiteTara Oct 2020 #40
I joined in my 20's and it wasn't what I expected. Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #41
I really have to get off the computer WhiteTara Oct 2020 #38
You too! Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #39
I went to a local meeting TuxedoKat Nov 2020 #48
I could join DAR and Daughters of the Confederacy if I wanted to yellowdogintexas Apr 2024 #49
Here are some statistics on sickle cell trait according to ethnicity. wnylib May 2024 #50
thanks! I suspect some sort of Mediterranean ancestry sneaked in there yellowdogintexas May 2024 #52
I found one branch of my grandmother's family going back wnylib May 2024 #53
I have been a DAR member for several years. arkielib May 2024 #51
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