Sons of the American Revolution

You can get really nerdy with it, but I just pay my dues so I can say I'm a member. More of a status thing than anything else.

My mother, grandmother, and sister are/were DAR. The DAR is a much bigger deal than the SAR and a lot more active , simply because women tend to be more interested in genealogy and are more likely to join organizations like that. It's neat having a connection to your past and if you want to join, go for it . You'll at least get a membership card and a magazine out if it. Just be aware you may have trouble finding ways to be more active if that's what you're interested in. That's why I've never joined.

I’m not a member but found out a few years ago that I’m eligible. My 5th great grandfather had a last name of Gross but changed it to ‘Groce’ because his brother decided to stay loyal with the Brits (while mine fought with Washington).

I did join the Sons of Texas group recently since this same line included Jared Groce, one of the SFA 300.

The BR meetings are pretty boring, mostly really old guys. I quit paying my dues after a year.
But it’s cool to be to know about your SAR ancestor.

The application forms are a beast to fill out. Dot every “i”.

I was in the Sons on Confederate Veterans for awhile. That makes me a marked man.

Go ahead and join the SAR. It will put you on the racist nationalist list.

These days, if you go back far enough you’ll find someone that’ll make you eligible for a bunch of organizations. I could be a member of:

- The Sons of Confederate Veterans
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
- The Sons of the American Revolution
- Society of the War of 1812
- The Mayflower Society
- Swedish Colonial Society

And probably a dozen more organizations I haven’t bothered to research. One of these days they’ll have World War I and II societies I could probably join, too. I’d actually like that a lot.

Hell, I ought to start up the Sons of Second World War Veterans. We can meet at the museum in New Orleans.

You just gotta dig.

Good on you! I looked through my roots and found that my dads side were crown sympathizers being that they didn’t even come over on the boar until the 1850s

I am eligible, I just haven't finished my application yet.

All I can find on my side is my 5x great something was a pirate