Membership and Our Shared Commitment

Stewarding Our Heritage · Connecting Our Family · Serving One Another

The Dragoo Family Association is an unincorporated, not-for-profit family association sustained by the financial support of its members and the dedication of its volunteers.

Together, our members support the research, preservation, and maintenance of our family-history resources. Because these resources are made possible through the support of our membership, access to the DFA's genealogical research collections, private Ancestry.com family tree, and assistance from our Line Librarians is reserved for active members of the Association.

Enjoy the Benefits of Belonging

• Access to our private family tree on Ancestry.com
  Explore a growing family tree containing information on nearly 28,000 descendants, with references for many family lines.

• Help from our Line Librarians
  Our Line Librarians are knowledgeable family researchers who help members explore their ancestry, locate records, and work through family-history questions and mysteries.

• Access to DFA genealogical research collections
  Members have access to family records, historical materials, and genealogical research gathered and preserved through the efforts of generations of DFA members.

• Our Quarterly Newsletter, The Dragoo Family News
  Stay connected through family stories, historical discoveries, Association news, and information from throughout the extended Dragoo family. Members may also submit family-history queries to the newsletter free of charge.

• Family reunions
  Join us at our biennial family reunions, where old friendships are renewed, new cousins are discovered, and our shared family story continues.

• A Voice in the Future of the DFA
  Membership gives your household a voice in decisions that help guide the Association and its future. Voting takes place in person at the biennial membership meeting held during the DFA Family Reunion, where members elect DFA officers and vote on matters brought before the membership.

Household Membership

• DFA membership is a household membership. One membership includes members of the same household who live at the same address.

• Each household membership is entitled to one vote in Association elections and other matters submitted to the membership for a vote.

• Have a relative who lives in another household? A gift membership may be purchased for family members living outside of your household.

Annual Membership — $25.00

• Annual DFA household membership dues are $25.00.

• Membership dues help sustain the Association's genealogical research, preservation efforts, member services, and ongoing operations.

• Please note: Membership dues and financial contributions to the DFA are not tax-deductible as charitable donations.

Joining the DFA is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Join Online

1. Complete and submit the Online Membership Form below.

2. Use the Pay with PayPal button to submit your $25.00 annual membership dues.

3. Please allow approximately 5–7 days for your membership to be processed.

Join by Mail

1. Print and complete the Membership Form provided below.

2. Mail the completed form with your $25.00 annual membership dues to the address shown on the form.

3. Please allow approximately 5–7 days for your membership to be processed after your form and payment are received.

What New Members Can Expect

Once your membership information and payment have been received, please allow approximately 5–7 days for your membership to be processed.

Within 7 days, you should:

• be contacted by the DFA Membership Chair; and

• receive a separate invitation to access the DFA's private family tree on Ancestry.com.

If you have not heard from the Membership Chair or received your Ancestry.com invitation within 5–7 days after your payment has been processed, please visit our Contact Us page so we can assist you.

• • Note: Your Ancestry.com invitation is separate from your DFA membership confirmation, so please watch your email for it.

  • Membership processing is not an automated system; a member of the DFA will personally respond to your request.

Renew Your Membership

Already a DFA member? Thank you for continuing your membership and helping strengthen the connections that bring the Dragoo family together.

Annual membership may be renewed by mailing a check or paying online through PayPal. You may select a one-year or two-year renewal.

When renewing, please complete the Renew or Change of Information form. This also gives you an opportunity to update your:

• mailing address;

• telephone number; or

• email address.

A space is also provided if you need to send us a note or additional information.

Ready to Join or Renew?

NEW MEMBERS
Complete the Online Membership Form and submit your $25.00 membership dues through PayPal, or print and mail the Membership Form with your payment.

CURRENT MEMBERS
Complete the Renew or Change of Information form and submit your renewal payment by PayPal or mail.

GIFT MEMBERSHIPS
You may purchase a membership for someone who lives outside your household. Please provide the new member's mailing address and email address so we can send their welcome packet by mail and their quarterly Dragoo Family Newsletter by email.