A membership application must accurately document that a prospective member’s ancestor was a patriot during the American Revolution.
First, send an email to the Membership Coordinator to express your interest.
requesting a membership application. In response, he will email the official PDF form. Please do not use other SAR application forms you might find on the Internet. This form must be filled out using Acrobat reader.
The applicant must fill out the Genealogy section of the form (Page 1).
- Use the date format is DD MMM YYYY. For example: 28 Apr 2020.
- Use the location format location/county/State Abbrev. An example of the format is Minneapolis/Hennepin/MN.
Once the first page of the form has been completed, the applicant will email the form back to the Membership Coordinator to forward to the State Genealogist, John Sassaman. The Genealogist may contact you directly as he verifies your evidence.
Once the genealogist is satisfied that all the needed evidence (genealogical proof) has been collected, he will print off two copies of the completed membership form on official SAR watermarked, archival paper, and return the materials the applicant.
The applicant signs both copies of the application and provides a check for the new application fee (see Application Fees) filled out to “Minnesota Society, Sons of the American Revolution.” Return both copies of the signed application, one copy of the genealogical documentation, and the check to the state genealogist.
Once the genealogist receives these materials, he will forward them to the State Corresponding Secretary for processing. The Minnesota Society performs a preliminary review of the application, but final approval is by the National Society. The applicant will be contacted when application processing is complete.
The State Society welcomes new members and presents their membership credentials at the Society’s next regular meeting following the application’s final approval.
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