Thank you Esther! I'm encouraging as many people as I can to seek membership in DAR or SAR. You are correct in that it is no piece of cake getting all of the necessary records together and that is a must and well worth it as you say. As one person put it, I passed "muster" ha ha..and so must we to become members of a group that so well honors our ancestors. I cannot believe you have that many patriot ancestors! Wonderful. I consider myself most fortunate to have this one Acadian, Michel Bourg ;o) My best, Lucie LeBlanc Consentino AFC RootsWeb Administrator Acadian-French-Canadian Mailing List <mailto:ACADIAN-FRENCH-CANADIAN-L-request@rootsweb.com> ACADIAN-FRENCH-CANADIAN-L-request@rootsweb.com Acadian & French-Canadian Ancestral Home <http://www.acadian-home.org/frames.html> www.acadian-home.org/frames.html -----Original Message----- From: EstHoward@aol.com [mailto:EstHoward@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 11:58 AM To: LucieMC@comcast.net; ACADIAN-FRENCH-CANADIAN@rootsweb.com; ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Acadian-Cajun] for anyone interested in DAR membership Hi Lucie, Congratulation "Sister" DAR member. I went through the process & I can say, "It's no piece of cake," but it's well worth it! It brings pride to our Culture as Acadians. My first Patriot was not one of my Acadians but of a second generation settler Louisiana. His name was Jean George Stelly. His father went to Louisiana as a Swiss Guard for the French & slayed. However, between my husband Jack, & I, we have at least 12 more Patriots to claim. (I don't think I will live long enough to get it done.) 1776 was only 21 years after the English had deported the Acadians out of Nova Scotia, so the "wounds" of the English's actions were still fresh to our ancestors. (In fact, some Acadians were still to join their countrymen in Louisiana, in 1785 so arrived after the War was won & didn't get their chance to fight.) Just think about how ready our Dear Acadians were to fight, even though it was not THEIR fight. So, chances are all of us of Acadian decent has a Patriot of the ARW & can claim membership in the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution. On the DAR main page, you can search to check if your ancestor was an American Revolutionary War Patriot. There is not charge for this service. (A person will research the info. for you & contact you later with an answer.) There is a small fee to order the "Hard Copy." Best of luck! Esther Comeaux Howard San Antonio, TX _____ Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com <http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> .