It’s exciting to share that the Genealogy Department has created a series of short reference videos to aid in the preparation and submission of DAR Applications and Supplementals. These video clips are only 3-5 minutes long and cover a wide variety of topics. The goal is to provide information on

Your DAR Genealogy Team was excited that the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ 2019 National Conference was held right here in Washington, D.C., this year! As far as we know, none of the large genealogy conferences have ever been held in the District, so this was a great opportunity for DAR

The month of July found the Data Entry and Genealogy staff at National busier than ever processing and reviewing Applications and Supplementals as we work to achieve our Society’s membership goals.  Their efforts paid off in a big way – with a whopping 1,270 Applications, along with 590 Supplementals, verified

The Office of the Registrar General is pleased to announce that the revised Genealogy Guidelines are now available on the Members’ Section of the DAR Website.  The revised Guidelines will now be in three separate documents:  Part One: Guide For Chapter Registrars; Part Two: Completing the Application and Proving

DAR Genealogy was excited to hit the road again and travel to St. Charles, MO for the NGS Family History Conference. When we arrived the shuttle bus dropped us at the lower level of the St. Charles Convention Center.  After a few moments of confusion, we got our bearings and

I was excited to be one of the three DAR genealogists to be representing DAR Headquarters at the RootsTech 2019 conference in Salt Lake City, UT. Simply walking into the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City was intimidating, it is humongous.  Early on Wednesday, setup in the exhibit

On January 22, 2019, an updated version of the PDF membership application form was made available on the Members’ Website.  There was a members announcement about the update posted and chapter registrars were notified from an email sent by Mrs. Frisch, Registrar General.  Please make sure every member of your

The updated versions of the Genealogical Education Program (GEP) have been released! The GEP is comprised of three courses: Course 1 – Introduction to Genealogy Research for DAR Applications; Course 2 – Applying Genealogy Research Techniques to DAR Applications; and Course 3 – Advanced Techniques for Resolving Problems with Lineage

For three glorious days, four members of the DAR Headquarters Genealogy Department staff, including our Director, Sara Sukol, promoted DAR at the Federation of Genealogy Societies (FGS) Conference in Fort Wayne, IN.  Three times each year at different genealogy conferences a few members of the genealogy staff set up a

One of the most common problems encountered when conducting genealogical research occurs when you can’t find a single document that clearly states the relationship between two people in your lineage.  This type of problem might need to be resolved using Indirect Evidence.

In very broad terms, for genealogists, evidence can