State Registrar
Donna Knight
The duties of a chapters Registrar are one of
the most important chapter offices you will hold
during your term, and I am honored to share this
adventure with you. As mentioned on the
Registrar General page, “you belong to a team of
dedicated volunteer genealogists and
researchers, with a passion for genealogy and
dedication to DAR.” You play a big part in
helping the Iowa Society DAR grow its
membership.
The NSDAR Members' site has wonderful tools
that will assist you with new member applications and
supplementals. You will discover
twenty-one (21) different tabs. GRS, Electronic
applications, Forms and Checklists, are just a
couple of the topics.
A wonderful tool, the Shooting Stars
Newsletter, can be found on the Registrar General's page
and issues date back to January 2023. You will
find topics such as: changes and updates to
supplementals, excess documentation, citing a
source, do I remove the dash, find a grave
questions, eApps & back to applications
basics. Mrs. Parnell also has Resources and
Tools that will help you with your duties as
your chapter's Registrar. Examples are:
Prospective Members Forms, Application
Preparation for Registrars.
Have you considered sending a letter to your
prospective members? On the National site, you
can also find a great Application Preparation
Acknowledgement Form. It tells your
prospective members (PMs) about the cost of
joining and gives them a heads-up about the
documents that will be required. There is also
an Application Information Sheet;
your PM can provide you with valuable
information for her first 4 generations. I
really like the last one that states, we are
excited your application is coming together.
It's time to submit your necessary fees and
dues.
I look forward to working with all of you
during the Steinke administration,
Donna
Knight
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