Lineage Society and Organization Memberships

I am a member of the following Organizations and Lineage societies: The Jamestowne Society, The Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Colonists, First Families of St. Louis, The Society of Indiana Pioneers, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Military Order of the Southern Cross in the Pacific Theater, First Families of Missouri, National Society Descendants of American Farmers, the Heinrich Frey Family Association, and the Bridger Family Association.

I am the current President of the Central Florida Genealogical Society. I am the Administrator of the Bridger, Hatfield, Hobday/Hobdy, and Mosby DNA surname Projects. I’m a frequent contributor to several genealogical publications.

I am a board member, webmaster, and DNA Database Manager for the Bridger Family Association, the Secretary and Webmaster for the Drawdy-Rouse Family Cemetery, and the Historian, Webmaster, Volunteer Information Specialist (VIS) Chair, DAR DNA Network Chair, Genealogical Records Committee Chair, and Constitution Week Chair for the William P. Duval Chapter of the NSDAR. I am the webmaster for the Friends of the Bridal House, an organization formed to preserve and tell the story of the historic Bridal House, a historic log cabin in Cottontown, Sumner County, Tennessee.

I love honoring my ancestors by preserving their lineage and history in these various lineage societies:

Jamestowne Society

I have been accepted as a member of the Jamestowne Society. I sincerely thank my cousin Sandy Boyd for assisting me with documentation for my application. We both are now members under our ancestor Thomas Dew (c. 1600 – c. 1681), who was the 7th Speaker of the House of Burgesses.

National Society Daughters of the American Colonists

My Daughters of the American Colonists ancestor is John Cotton, my 8th great grandfather.

Daughters of the American Revolution

Elaine at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

My DAR Patriot is Robert Hobday. I originally joined as an organizing member of the Green River Chapter in Kentucky in 2006. I transferred my membership to the William P. Duval Chapter in Winter Park, Florida in 2016. I am currently the Historian and Chair of the following committees for my chapter: VIS, Constitution Week, Genealogical Records, Genealogy Preservation, DAR DNA Network, and I webmaster for our chapter. I am also on the Florida State DAR Speakers Staff.