Missouri Society · Sons of the American Revolution
Missouri Society · Sons of the American Revolution
Membership
Membership is open to any man over eighteen who can show bloodline descent from a person who supported American independence. You do not need the research finished, or even started — that is what the chapter registrar is for.
Who is eligible
Descent must be lineal — parent to child, without stepping sideways through an uncle or a cousin. Adopted descendants are eligible on the same terms as natural ones. There is no requirement of residence, profession or religion, and the society takes no part in politics.
Junior membership is available to boys under 22 through the Children of the American Revolution.
How joining works
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Anyone who supported independence counts — a soldier or sailor, a signer, a committee member, or a civilian who gave material aid. Most applicants already have a family story; the registrar will tell you quickly whether it is workable.
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Each generation needs a record: birth, marriage and death certificates, census pages, wills, land records. Where an approved application exists for a relative, much of this is already done.
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The registrar checks the file, the chapter approves it, and it goes to the state and national society. New members are inducted at a meeting with their certificate and rosette.
Annual dues
Dues run with the calendar year and include the state and national society portions. A one-time application fee is payable with the first year.
Annual dues
$10 / year
Under 25 and in full-time education. Same standing, same vote, lower dues.
Most members
$30 / year
The standard membership. Covers the chapter newsletter and all meetings.
Annual dues
$45 / year
Two or more members at one address, including junior members.
Annual dues
$150 / year
For firms that want to support the chapter and be named in the program.
Already a member?
Choose your level and pay by card. Signed-in members have their name and email filled in for them.
Questions we get asked
That is the usual starting point. Bring what you know — names, places, approximate dates — and the registrar will search the national databases with you.
No. Members join the chapter they feel closest to. Several of our compatriots live out of state and take part by newsletter and at the annual meetings.
The Daughters of the American Revolution is the parallel society for women, and the Children of the American Revolution for those under 22. The registrar can point you to local chapters of both.
It depends on how much documentation already exists. A well-supported line can be approved in a few months; one needing original research takes longer.
No obligation and no cost. The registrar will tell you honestly whether a line looks provable before you spend a penny on records.
Give today and your name goes in the appeal record kept at the chapter archive.
A 501(c)(3) patriotic, historical and educational society, chartered under the Missouri Society, NSSAR.
P.O. Box 000, St. Louis, MO 63105
