The Registrar General’s Department is pleased to share some new resources that may be useful to members as they are completing membership Applications or working on other genealogy projects.

Genie Clips

We’re happy to announce that new Genie Clips (short videos about different genealogy topics) have been added to the

Those attending the 132nd Continental Congress were excited to learn that the Inheritance Project has expanded to include sisters!  You may now inherit Patriots for whom your sisters, along with your mothers and maternal grandmothers, have a proven Application or Supplemental Application.  There’s no need to submit a Supplemental on

The 2nd Annual Genealogy Research Institute (GRI), held at National Headquarters May 1st – 3rd, not only featured genealogists of national renown, but included two of our very own genealogists in the Registrar General’s Department!

Their presentations included two topics of particular interest to those who assist prospective members with

We are pleased to announce that the Registrar General’s Department has developed a new approach to reviewing Supplemental Applications:

New Submissions

New Supplemental Applications, received after April 30, 2023, will be given a preliminary review and a decision will be made to

A. Accept the Supplemental(s) for review; OR

B

Today is the third and final day of this year’s DAR Genealogy Research Institute. This year marks the addition of professionally produced videos of the afternoon presentations. 

The videos will be available from May 15th through August 15th for a subscription cost of $185. Subscribers will enjoy unlimited access to

The Genealogy Guidelines Parts 1, 2, and 3 have been updated. What has changed, you ask?

The majority of the changes made in the April 2023 update are not new; they are merely updated reflections of policies and procedures that have been made by the Executive Committee of the Wright

DAR recently announced that women aged 18 or older who can prove lineal descent from an ancestor who served with the Spanish military on the Island of Cuba between December 1776 and November 1783 are now eligible for membership. This important change opens the opportunity of membership to more

We’ve all heard of Shakespeare’s quote referring to the “green eyed monster” and to “be green with envy”, which usually indicates a nasty case of jealousy but in the world of genealogy, green represents the promises of growth! Expand your genealogy techniques by signing up for a GEP course

Plans for the Second Annual NSDAR Genealogy Research Institute are well underway. The success of last year’s inaugural event has resulted in expansion of attendance to the first 200 registrants! Modifications in the format will allow attendees to choose from a variety of small group training sessions in the mornings.  

Genealogy Committees Overview

With the Wright Administration restructuring the Genealogy Committees, we are reaching for the stars and new heights. There are lots of exciting new committees, faces and procedures worth sharing about. The Shooting Stars blog will be posted on my webpage monthly, which will include highlights from the