An applicant for membership must be no less than 18 years of age.  She shall prove lineal bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American Independence.  She must provide documentation of each statement of birth, marriage and death, and connecting links between generations.  This shall include the applicant's birth certificate naming her parents.  This applies to "new ancestors" and to previously accepted lineage for which documentation was not required at the time of acceptance.    Service may have been provided in one of the following ways:

• Signers of the Declaration of Independence

• Military Service

• Civil Service

• Patriotic Service

Admission to membership in the NSDAR is either by invitation or through a chapter in your State Society.  If you are interested in joining the Alexander Keith Chapter, please send us a message via the following link - Membership Information Request - Alexander Keith DAR.