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Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
D.A.R.
Daughters of the American Revolution. High falutin' club only for female descendant's of people who fought in the Revolution.
There is also another high falutin club called The Mayflower Society. That Joe can join. Personally, I don't think it should count if your ancestor FELL OFF THE BOAT.
Aimee's a Tory!
Miles Standish is a distant relative. I think he's 11 greats uncle.
She informed me that I couldn't join the D.A.R. because ... our ancestor? Did fight in the Revolution. FOR THE BRITISH.
On behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, and of the people of Great Britain, I'd like to thank your ancestor for their right-thinking and valiant efforts on our behalf. Jolly good show, old dead chap. 50 Housepoints.
Ok. I can TOTALLY hear Fay saying that now, and it made me spit.
My Campbell side of the family has a habit of going....against the grain, if you will? If I remember my Scottish history correctly, the Campbells are not so well liked for siding with Bonny Prince Charlie in whatever Scottish/British war that was then with the Charlie and stuff.
My mother's gotten into the geneology thing - turns out that one direct ancestor (American) decided that he didn't want to get involved on either side and spent the entire revolution in Ireland.
My grandma was in the DAR, and the local chapter wanted my Mom to join up when I was a kid, but no go. The only groups she liked being in were various Democratic or public action type things--still does.
ETA--Aimee, we're Campbells too. My brother's name is Andrew Campbell {Last Name}, as a matter of fact. Cousin!
I think I'm eligible because someone back then DID fight (and for the Americans) but was never that interested in joining.
And my great-great-grandfather declined to fight on either side in the civil war. He's the one who died in a fight in a bar in New Orleans. (I'm assuming it wasn't the fighting per se he was against, just the organized war stuff.)
ETA--Aimee, we're Campbells too. My brother's name is Andrew Campbell {Last Name}, as a matter of fact. Cousin!
Cousin!