Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesman 1607-1783
Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesman 1607-1783
3878 Oaklawn Avenue #100B-311
Dallas, TX 75219-4615
214-695-9052
Membership in the Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-1783
is extended to men and women 18 years of age or older who are of
good moral character and who are lineally descended from
an artisan or tradesman who lived in the American Colonies from the founding
of Jamestowne, 13 May 1607, to the Treaty of Paris, signed 3 September 1783.
Artisans and tradesmen are defined as those who made a living
in the arts and those who crafted or traded items and/or were part of
select Royal Guilds previously established in the Old World
who continued their practices in the American Colonies.
Farmers or those dealing in the raising or selling
of livestock or poultry are not included.
Membership is by invitation only.
Hereditary Order of the Families of Presidents and First Ladies of America
president@presidentsandfirstladies.org
Hereditary Order of the Families of Presidents and First Ladies of America
"Maplewood"
300 North Hill Road
Sutton, WV 26601-1206
304-765-0321 Any person of the age of eighteen years who is able to prove
kinship, directly or collaterally through a common American ancestor,
with a President or First Lady of the US, the Continental Congress,
the CSA, or the Republics of West Florida, Texas or California,
is eligible for membership.
Hereditary Order of the First Families of Massachusetts
Hereditary Order of the First Families of Massachusetts
"Maplewood"
300 North Hill Road
Sutton, WV 26601-1206
304-765-0321
Eligibility for membership is open to individuals at least eighteen years old,
and is determined based on proven lineal descent from an ancestor
who was a resident of Massachusetts Bay Colony before the year 1650.
Descent in each generation must be from parents who were lawfully married.
Applicants must be acceptable to the Committee on Admissions.
Jamestown Society
Membership is by invitation and in accordance with
Jamestowne Society by-laws. You can start the
membership process by contacting a local Jamestowne
Society Company. A prospective member must
demonstrate descent to our registrar- genealogist from
one qualifying Jamestowne Ancestor. You may begin
lineage research by searching for a possible ancestor in
the search section of this web-site. You may request
from the Society a copy of our complete qualifying
ancestor booklet which contains over 1500 names of
individuals whom we believe to qualify
as Jamestowne Ancestors.

International Military Order of the Southern Cross
International Military Order of the Southern Cross
221 North Central #225
Medford, OR 97501-2639
541-773-1305
Hereditary Members are the lineal and collateral, male or female descendants
of an Original Member, or one who would have qualified as an original member.
Collateral descent is defined as a brother or sister of an original member,
and their lineal descendants. Original Members are any allied veteran
who was physically present in the area south of the Tropic of Cancer
(23.4 North Latitude) during the Great Pacific War against the Empire of Japan,
between December 7, 1941, when the nations of Great Britain, France, Australia,
New Zealand, The Netherlands, the United States, Burma, and India
were attacked, until September 8, 1951, when the treaty
of peace was signed with the defeated Empire of Japan.
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
119 North Swarthmore Avenue, Apt. 1-H
Ridley Park, PA 19078
215-521-1328
Hereditary Membership is open to female descendants,
and legally adopted daughters, ten years of age or over,
of honorably discharged Union soldiers, sailors and marines
of the Civil War, 1861 to 1865, ex-army nurses of that War,
are also eligible for membership.
Honorary Membership Any Circle may admit to honorary membership
any son, grandson, great-grandson, or blood kin nephew of an honorably
discharged soldier, sailor, marine who fought in the Civil War, 1861-1865.
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