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Ancestry/Genealogy

wnylib

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10. I' m eligible through several ancestors but have

Reply to shanti (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2019, 02:41 AM

Dec 2019

Last edited Mon Dec 16, 2019, 07:43 AM - Edit history (1)

never been interested. Seems silly to me to join an organization based on something my ancestors did. Not something I earned. Can't take credit for their accomplishments and sure wouldn't want to take blame for their faults.

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DAR [View all] shanti Oct 2019 OP

I think it used to be an organization that enhanced one's social standing. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2019 #1

I initially thought that too shanti Oct 2019 #4

Back in the late 60s/early 70s Lindsay Oct 2019 #2

If they are wingers shanti Oct 2019 #5

Admittedly this was 80 years ago, rsdsharp Oct 2019 #3

You'd think they have changed by now shanti Oct 2019 #6

And Eleanor also resigned from the DAR in protest of its treatment of Marion Anderson. dflprincess Oct 2019 #8

I honestly dont know a lot about it. The Genealogist Oct 2019 #7

They do service work, such as lay wreaths etc LeftInTX Nov 2019 #9

I' m eligible through several ancestors but have wnylib Dec 2019 #10