Prospective members are invited to attend our Genealogy Workshops to receive assistance in preparing an SAR membership application. 

To begin researching your family history, prepare ancestor charts about your ancestors. Record the names and approximate birth dates, marriage dates, and death dates. Be sure to include the location (city, county, and state) for each event. Collect birth, marriage, and death certificates and obituaries. Look for family bibles and diaries. This free tutorial on researching your Revolutionary War patriot ancestor provides helpful information on finding and documenting a Revolutionary patriot in your family tree.

When attending the workshop, bring your completed charts and all other information that will help in plotting your family history and finding your American Revolutionary Patriots. If you already know your direct line of descent from a Revolutionary Patriot, review and complete the SAR application worksheet.  If you have a relative who is a current or former SAR or DAR member, please bring his/her application papers if possible. If you do not have them, we will be happy to assist you in obtaining them if you know the SAR or DAR member's national number.