Apply for membership
For descendants of those who served, or gave material aid, in the War of 1812.
Before you begin
This takes most people more than one sitting, and it is meant to. You will be asked to trace your descent from your ancestor one generation at a time, and to say for each generation which record proves it.
You do not need an account, and you do not need to finish in one go. Put in your email address and we will send you a link that brings you straight back to where you stopped.
You do not need to know anybody in the Society. An application must be endorsed by two members, but that comes afterwards and we will help you arrange it. Nobody is turned away for not knowing a member yet.
Family tradition cannot be considered as proof. Every statement needs a record behind it: a certificate, a census, a pension file. You will be asked to name it.