Hereditary, Fraternal, and Patriotic Organizations

First stop, Hereditary Society Community: http://www.hereditary.us

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Daughters of the American Revolution(DAR): http://dar.org/

Sons of the American Revolution: http://www.sar.org/

Daughters of the Republic of Texas: http://www.drtl.org/

Descendants of Mexican War Veterans: http://www.dmwv.org/

Descendents of Washington's Army at Valley Forge: http://www.execpc.com/~drg/widwavf.html

Jamestowne Society: http://www.jamestowne.org/

Founders of the New Haven Colony (Connecticut): http://www.societyct.org/new_haven.htm

General Society of Mayflower Descendents: http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/

Sons and Daughters of America's First Families: http://www.linkline.com/personal/xymox/

Sons of Colonial New England 1620-1776: http://www.nsscne.org/

General Society of Colonial Wars: http://www.gscw.org/

The Order of Founders and Patriots of America: http://www.founderspatriots.org/

The Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters: http://www.ancientplanters.org/

National Society of Colonial Dames of America: http://www.nscda.org/

National Society of Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century: http://www.colonialdames17c.net/

General Society of the War of 1812: http://www.societyofthewarof1812.org/

General Society Sons of the Revolution: http://www.sr1776.org/

Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.): http://pages.prodigy.com/CGBD86A/garhp.htm

Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic: http://www.rootsweb.com/~nlgar/home.html

Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War: http://suvcw.org/

Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865: http://www.duvcw.org/

Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic - Woman's Relief Corps: http://suvcw.org/wrc.htm

Sons of Confederate Veterans: http: www.scv.org/

United Daughters of the Confederacy: http://www.hqudc.org/

Huguenot Society: http://www.huguenot.netnation.com/general/

International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers: http://www.dupinternational.com/

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States: http://suvcw.org/mollus.htm

Military Order of the Stars and Bars: http://www.mosbihq.org/

Military Order of the World Wars: http://www.militaryorder.net/

Order of Daedalians (Military Pilots): http://www.daedalians.org/

Order of Indian Wars of the United States: http://www.indianwars.com/

Point Lookout Prisoner of War Organization: http://members.tripod.com/~PLPOW/plpow.htm
  For descendents of POWs at the Point Lookout, Maryland prison during the American Civil War

Society of the Cincinnati (Pennsylvania): http://www.pasocietyofthecincinnati.org/CinnWeb/main.asp

Sons of the American Legion: http://www.sal.legion.org/

National Society Sons of Utah Pioneers: http://www.sonsofutahpioneers.org/


Fraternal/Social Organizations

Mutual Benefit and Fraternal Organizations, such as Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias, Improved Order of Heptasophs, etc.: http://www.akst.com/mutual_aid.htm, http://www.fratworld.org/_disc1/0000001a.htm

Google Directory of Fraternal Organizations: http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Organizations/Fraternal/Benefit_Societies/

Open Directory Project - Fraternal Organizations: http://dmoz.org/Society/Organizations/Fraternal/

Benevolent & Protective Organization of Elks (BPOE): http://www.elks.org/

Free Masons: http://www.freemasonry.org/

Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF): http://www.ioof.org/

Kiwanis Club: http://www.kiwanis.org/

Knights of Columbus: http://www.kofc.org/

Lion's Club International: http://www.lions.org/

National Exchange Club: http://www.nationalexchangeclub.org/

Soroptimist International (Thames Valley): http://www.si-tv.connectfree.co.uk/Soroptimism.htm

Optimists International: http://www.optimist.org/

The Order of Knights of Pythias: http://www.pythias.org/

Rotary International: http://www.rotary.org/

Shriners of North America: http://www.shrinershq.org/

Woodmen of the World: http://www.woodmen.com/

Sons of Norway: http://www.sofn.com/


Patriotic and Military Organizations

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW): http://www.vfw.org/

Air Force Association (AFA): http://www.afa.org/

The American Legion: http://www.legion.org/

Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts: http://www.ahacsite.org/

Ancient and Honorable Order of the Jersey Blues: http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/njblues.htm

Association of the United States Army (AUSA): http://www.ausa.org/

Disabled American Veterans (DAV): http://www.dav.org/

Legion of Valor of the United States: http://www.legionofvalor.com/

Marine Corps League: http://www.mcleague.org/

Military Order of the Purple Heart: http://www.purpleheart.org/

The Navy League: http://www.navyleague.org/index_flash.php

Military Officers Association of America (MOAA): http://www.moaa.org/



The charm of history and its enigmatic lesson consist in the fact that, from age to age, nothing changes and yet everything is completely different. - Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963