In a message dated 5/25/2000 2:55:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ginnie6125@aol.com writes: > When I joined the DAR I had to prove everything I listed. They never accept > someones word or a relatives story. Everything has to be documented. Yes, thankfully that's how it is *now*. But that didn't start until probably the 1970s or so. Before that it was pretty much on the "honor system." If Aunt Bertha said she was the great-grandaughter of so and so, it was accepted. And many people were able to join simply by hooking up with Aunt Bertha's line, so the mistakes were perpetuated. I've even seen instances where a line was accepted and the "Patriot" turned out to have been a Loyalist! :-) Vickie Elam White