Membership in WISSAR
Join us, and become actively involved in
the many programs and activities of our organization. There's the
Color Guard in Revolutionary War uniform, history programs at local
schools, law enforcement recognition, essay contest for high school
students, and a scholarship program for Eagle Scouts to name a few.
If your trace your ancestry to the Revolutionary War period, we would like
to help you become a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
(Contact our Registrar,
William Wells, Jr, 2519 Fox River Pkwy, Waukesha, WI 53189-7747 or by
EMAIL,
for Wisconsin information on membership.)
The SAR is a "lineage" society, which means you must have an
ancestor who supported the cause of American Independence during the years
1774-1783.
The application listing your lineage must be accompanied by copies of
the documents that support this lineage. An Application Worksheet may be
downloaded in PDF format from:
http://www.sar.org/forms/sarworksheet.pdf
and a free template for Microsoft Word may be obtained from:
http://www.sar.org/dessar/applbris.htm
Any man shall be eligible for membership in this Society who,
 | being of the age of eighteen years or over and |
| a citizen of good repute in the community, and |
| is the lineal descendant of an ancestor who was at all times
unfailing in loyalty to and rendered active service in, the cause of
American independence, either as an officer, soldier, seaman, marine,
militiaman or Minuteman, in the armed forces of the Continental
Congress, of any one of the several Colonies or States; or as a Signer
of the Declaration of Independence, or as a member of a Committee of
Safety or Correspondence; or as a member of any Continental,
Provincial, or Colonial Congress or Legislature; or as a recognized
patriot who performed actual service by overt acts of resistance to
the authority of Great Britain. |
Wisconsin Society