Thank you Holly. My chapter as well. Ethel ----- Original Message ----- From: <HDBM@aol.com> To: <vaaugust@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 7:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAAUGUST] Dar records > > > john.hogg@sbcglobal.net writes: > DAR's record keeping is nothing to applaud. When on a membership drive, > they'll accept just about anything. NSDAR is in no position criticize any > genealogical data. > ************** > > > > As a DAR registrar, I was saddened the read the above. I am sure this > person > has no idea how hard we work with prospective members to get their > paperwork > in order and we are all volunteers. > > We registrar's may go over an application along with the supporting > documents a min. of 3 times (my experience and this is rare) to 8 or 9 > times before > it is sent to national for approval. > > We spend hours and hours with the prospective members reading and > re-reading > the documentation and many, many times is it handwritten and is very old. > Terrible on the eyes. > > Sadly, some prospective members, we have to tell that they haven't proved > this or that generation and we need more documentation to prove this or > that > link and some get very, very angry at us personally and at DAR. > > Just because a prospective member has family folk lore that their > ancestor > served does not make it true. > Always remember, the prospective member is the one responsible for the > proofs, the registrar is responsible for double checking them, national > has the > last word as to if the proofs are right or not. > > I have NEVER heard of any registrar in a membership drive submitting bad > proofs to get more members. I had to prove mine honestly and anyone that > applies > to my chapter will have to do the same. > Thanks for letting me vent!! > Hallie > > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Third Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAAUGUST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/777 - Release Date: 4/26/2007 > 3:23 PM > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 149 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len