District of Columbia Society, Sons of the American Revolution
725 15th Street, N.W., Suite 607, Washington, DC 20005
202-638-6444 e-mail: DCSSAR@verizon.net
District of Columbia Society, Sons of the American Revolution725 15th Street, N.W., Suite 607, Washington, DC 20005 202-638-6444 e-mail: DCSSAR@verizon.net
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If you are male descendent of a patriot in the American Revolutionary War, we would welcome your application for membership in our society! For a brochure on membership and assistance with your application, please contact our office at 202-638-6444 or e-mail: DCSSAR@verizon.net We will be pleased to assist you with your application papers, proofs and general genealogical questions. The objects of this Society are declared to be patriotic, historical, and educational, and shall include those intended or designed to perpetuate the memory of those patriots who, by their services or sacrifices during the war of the American Revolution, achieved the independence of the American people; to unite and promote fellowship among their descendants; to inspire them and the community at large with a more profound reverence for the principles of the government founded by our forefathers; to encourage historical research in relation to the American Revolution; to acquire and preserve the records of the individual services of the patriots of the war, as well as documents, relics, and landmarks; to mark the scenes of the Revolution by appropriate memorials; to celebrate the anniversaries of the prominent events of the war and of the Revolutionary period; to foster true patriotism; to maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom; and to carry out the purposes expressed in the preamble of the Constitution of our country and the injunctions of Washington in his farewell address to the American people. Any man shall be eligible to membership in the Society who, being of the age of eighteen years or over and a citizen of good repute in the community, is the lineal descendent of an ancestor who was at all times unfailing in loyalty to, and rendered active service in the cause of American Independence, either as an officer, soldier, seaman, marine, militiaman, or minuteman, in the armed forces of the Continental Congress, or of any one of the several Colonies or States; as a signer of the Declaration of Independence; or as a member of a Committee of Safety or Correspondence; or as a member of any Continental, Provincial, or Colonial Congress or Legislature; or as a recognized patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to the authority of Great Britain; provided, however, that no person advocating the overthrow of the Government of the United States by use of force or violence shall be eligible for membership in the Society. To access the brochure and application via the internet, please see www.sar.org/membship/membship.htm Also, the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution's (NSSAR) library catalog in Louisville, Kentucky, is now on-line. The Society's library is a comprehensive reference and research facility with over 50,000 items (books, microfilms, etc.) Their website is: http://sar.library.net/ The NSSAR also has some very helpful information on their website www.sar.org as well as giving a broad overview of the many programs of the Sons of the American Revolution. Other library catalog links: Daughters of the American Revolution Library: www.dar.org/library Library of Congress: www.loc.gov National Archives and Records Administration: www.nara.gov/research/ Family Search Internet Genealogy Service (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) www.familysearch.org Progeny
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