Several have asked about what it takes to join DAR.. First, you have to prove each generation to the one prior and after from the patriot to yourself. The first 4 generations, [you are #1], you have to have birth certificates, death certificates or other proof of death with dates [obits are accepted], and marriage licenses . Then for the rest of the generations, you have to have marriage licenses, census records, and anything else that proves Jane DOE is dau of John DOE [if your family is the DOEs].. County history books do NOT count as documentation..... tombstone pictures, Bible records, probate papers that shows the connection, land records.... anything that you can think of that is actual documentation... no family history books are allowed, there's too many errors, as we as what you find in the County history books... WHEREEVER you can think of... you will have to be creative in some cases... if dau is buried next to parents, if son bought land with father... Daviess Co. has marriage licenses from 1840's, and some prior to that.. you also need to know what years a county was developed/split off from another county.. that will save you some time. Also, if you can 'hook on' to another person who has the same patriot, that helps.... You can find that by ordering the latest application from the national DAR office. [they have a great website online]. They also have people there who will check to see if your guy is already listed.. if you are fortunate enough that he is, then they will tell you.. he might have also filed a pension, and you can find that info in the Revolutionary War Pension Filers books.... they are WONDERFUL!! Most show the names of wives, children, where they lived, birthdays.... and these books ARE accepted!! Get a copy of the page and the title page, and you have a documentation.... Hope this answers some questions.. Any other questions, let me know. Lanita