Remote Research in the Databases of the Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System

Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA
Oct 2, 2018
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About this webinar

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has been collecting genealogical information since 1890 to support both the application process for membership and to honor the service of Patriots. The Society operates a marvelous library in Washington, DC. Over the last few years they have scanned and provided public access to extensive online resources.

About the speaker

Rick Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, a retired colonel who served 31 years in the U.S. Army, is a long-time researcher and instructor in genealogical topics. Rick is a past president and current board member of...
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  1. LT
    Legacy Family Tree
    7 years ago

    Great, concise, informative. Thanks Legacy for doing all these. So helpful even for us old-long time researchers. Always learn something!\n\nI am a DAR member and from this webinar learned much which I can use for DAR supplementals.\n\nI am a DAR member and have already submitted 2 supplemental apps, but I learned some new things today. Thank you!\n\nI am a DAR, but learned a lot from this presentation.\n\nI am currently working on a research problem in the 18th century. This webinar has given ideas of additional places to search!\n\nI am one of the people who has the ancestor red flagged but I appreciated learning about the organization. Thanks\n\nI belong to dar and learned alot from this presentation\n\nI had given up hope to be able to join DAR as I have ancestors from RI who I know were involved. But, figured I'd never get to Washington DC to research. Thank you, I am now excited and have renewed energy to do more research.\nAs usual Legacy Webinars are the greatest!!\n\nI learned more about the Daughters of the American Revolution today than I knew before. Now working on daughters line through paternal patriot's line. Already found info that I didn't know existed! Doing the genealogy happy dance! Thanks so much!! Excellent webinar!\n\nI learned so much today. Now I think I can find what I need for my ancestor.\n\nI thought the rules change made it almost impossible for me to get any proof since I can't travel to DC. Glad to know about all these resources. \n\nI was late to the webinar but what I saw was useful. I will definitely want to watch it in its entirety.\n\nI will have to watch this again. Lots of good information!\n\nI’m going to have to replay this one because it was so jam-packed with useful information about lesser known DAR Library resources.\n\nI'm a DAR member and Rick pointed out and demonstrated information on the DAR website I didn't know about. Thank you! I've got some more research to do...\n\nIn depth and fascinating. i am ready to get to work. Thanks! \n\nInformative, organized, and most helpful for those trying to navigate the DAR maze.\n\nInteresting webinar.\n\nIs there a 10 rating? Excellent, clear, informative presentation. What else will he talk about?\n\nI've been a DAR member for 10 years and am Junior Past Regent. I learned quite a bit with this webinar.....I've done a lot of work on our web site but mostly reports and membership information for our local chapter. This will help me dig deeper into what is available and how to go about the search directly instead of hopping all over the place looking for what I want. Thank you....\n\nLearned a lot on finding other relatives \n\nLots of detailed help to navigate the DAR website.\n\nLots of great information.\n\nLots of information that will need soon...I hope! \n\nMarvelous. Appreciated having syllabus to print out - day ahead of presentation. Helps to prepare ahead of time.\n\nMost useful - I was never sure where to start researching my Revolutionary War ancestors.\n\nMr. Sayre is a Positive, engaged, practiced presenter.....Informative, easy to follow on 2nd laptop hooked to DAR website.... Maybe I can get a woman in my family of origin to apply to the DAR? In the mean time, Thankyou\n\nMr. Sayre was a very knowledgeable speaker. Slide presentation was clear and concise.\n\nMuch better than any presentation from the DAR\n\none of his best\n\nPerfect timing and follow-up to NEHGS's NSDAR Application process webinar. Rick's detailed information on each of the GRS tabs from Ancestor to Resources was very informative and makes searching for Revolutionary War ancestors/patriots imperative. Thanks to all for this Great Webinar!!!\n\nplease have him back!\n\nReally enjoyed it!\n\nRick did an awesome job on presenting this topic! I am a new member of the DAR, and I learned a lot from seeing this webinar. Thank you so much for presenting it -- and for free! \n\nRick did an excellent, detailed presentation about getting information from the DAR website and others as well. Thank you so much, Rick!!\n\nRick Sayre is always top-notch in his presentations. This was the best DAR webinar I have ever heard.\n\nRick Sayre was very well prepared.\n\nRick Sayre's Webinar's was one of the best I've ever seen. He's a terrific speaker!\n\nRick was great......and I don't even have Rev ancestors :)\n\nRick's ability to pack a large amount of solid information into time allotted is amazing. Well worth the time spent. Thank you.\n\nSUPER GREAT\n\nsuper webinar for the DAR\n\nTerrific detail. Thanks!\n\nThank you for this seminar. It was awesome-almost overwhelming. So glad it can be viewed again.\n\nThank you. I learned a lot and will be using some of this info to search the DAR resources.\n\nThanks for another wonderful webinar!\n\nThanks for providing more clues to help me break through the next wall and prove DAR linkage.\n\nThanks for the excellent handout.\n\nThe syllabus is outstanding.

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  2. LT
    Legacy Family Tree
    7 years ago

    10+ This was outstanding - as a DAR member and Volunteer Genealogist, his presentation should be available for anyone in the DAR - or - wanting to join.\n\nA fantastic guide to the DAR resources. This is very helpful to me. Thank you!\n\nA LOT of good information to help research in the DAR database\n\nA+++ for Rick as always!!!!\n\nAmazing presentation - DAR GRC has already found a Bible record that I did not know existed!\n\nAn amazing amount of very specific information, taking a walk through the DAR with Rick Sayre - I learned so much!! Thanks for the excellent webinar and presenter! \n\nAn excellent webinar with so much information! Thank you very much. \n\nAs a DAR member, I have used the web site often. I still learned some good research tools today. Thank you.\n\nAs a new registrar for the DAR, I found Mr. Sayre's webinar to be quite helpful. Am looking forward to more webinars in the future.\n\nAWESOME! So much meaningful information packed into this webinar! Thank you!\n\nBravo! Thanks!\n\nComprehensive - thank you\n\nEnjoyed all of the information today!\n\nExcellent\n\nExcellent \n\nExcellent !! \n\nExcellent and on a topic that has not been addressed much before. Great information.\n\nExcellent as always....love Rick Sayre.\n\nExcellent explanations and resources! I am using the DAR website much more efficiently, now! Thanks so much Rick Sayre and Legacy Family Tree Webinars!\n\nExcellent information on the DAR. Found my grandmother's application while I was listening.\n\nExcellent introduction to using DAR resources - especially for a beginning genealogist. I now have a number of possibilities for finding my Revolutionary War era ancestors. Thank you!\n\nExcellent overview of the system and wonderful sources/references. Thank you!\n\nExcellent overview, very helpful\n\nExcellent overview.\n\nExcellent presentation and helpful handout.\n\nExcellent presentation by Rick Sayre. Thank you.\n\nExcellent presentation from handouts to slides!\n\nExcellent presentation!\n\nExcellent presentation. I will be looking at his other webinars also. Learned a lot about the sources and how to use the GRS. Thanks!\n\nExcellent topic I never thought to pursue.\n\nExcellent!! Very informative and helpful :)\n\nExcellent, comphrehensive job on DAR Research. I will work in the future with the Manuscripts Division of the DAR Library Group. There seems to be many new changes in the documents available to research, websites available to explore, and procedures for joining the DAR. Thank you Mr. Rick Sayre.\n\nExcellent. Will need to watch again (and again and again) for all the info. \n\nExcellent. Covered material in understandable and informative mode. \n\nExpanded my expectations of the DAR website.....Great list of links to historical information.\n\nFabulous! Hoping to join DAR, gathering my papers now.\n\nFantastic. Don't think I'm DAR eligible, but what great info to have.\n\nFeel so much more confident to now delve into the D.A.R. A big thanks to Richard.\n\ngood\n\ngood explanation of website\n\nGood overview. \n\ngreat idea of how and where to search\n\ngreat info, searching my ancestors now. thanks\n\nGreat information, sources including Fold3. Now I just have to figure out which person to use. I have one on my maternal side and one on my paternal side.\n\nGreat overview of the valuable information available through the DAR.\n\nGreat presentation of complicated and valuable research resource. Making plan for researching Rev War era ancestors.\n\nGreat presentation! Very interesting and informative. Thank you! :)\n\nGreat presentation. Now I have lots of work to do. Thanks\n\ngreat speaker!!\n\nGreat webinar on the DAR.

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