Dea Lowry I have never seen a flag in the About section. Could you send me a link to one so I can see how it is done.

Dea Lowry I have never seen a flag in the About section. Could you send me a link to one so I can see how it is done.
@Eldon...my bad, it is the main pic with the DAR number in the about me section. here is one Martin Root, Jr.
@ Dea - Your Martin Root was entered by Faustine. She used the DAR graphic.
I have created my own graphic, and a different graphic showing a descendant. Here is George Heard.
http://www.geni.com/family-tree/index/6000000014911296545
@ Erica - I've created this profile. Can you add it as a link you this one ? Thanks. http://www.geni.com/projects/Joining-the-DAR-Daughters-of-the-Ameri...
Here is a copy of a profile of a DAR member which I added Faustine Darsey on partial hiatus was kind enough to add the flag. Martha Hutchins Dibble
Even through Martha never had any children. I never knew she was a DAR member in all the research I was doing on this family line. I was quite a pleasant surprise to find out she was a member.
Thanks so much Faustine for adding the DAR information to my ancestors Samuel Ainsworth and John Ainsworth. What's amazing is that these Scotch-Irish arrived in the 1730s and were patriots fighting in the Revolutionary War.
Samuel's family was attacked by Indians and one of his children was taken. They had to temporarily leave their home in Hanover Township, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania and come back when it was quieter. They endured so much -- Ulster Plantation to Hanover Township, Indian raids, and wars.
I have been doing this for a long time now with no problems.
The key is that a Geni member can look at the tree and find out instantly what lines of descent have been entered in Geni. Then, using the links in the profile, they go to the DAR website and database to do more research.
All "patriot ancestors" get the flag graphic.
Non-patriots descendents get the DAR logo with a blue background.
I think Faustine's DAR logo with white background is most appropriate for DAR members.
I also like the gravesite marker (although I haven't found a good graphic that reproduces well on Geni)
Here are examples:
http://www.garnay.com/gravemarker.html
Hatte - the case of father / sons in the Am Rev, both are ancestors & soldiers, not DAR (lineage society) members, which is for women, and did not exist until 1890.
So - I am seeing Annelise's point of a separate graphic on offer. The women patriots honored by DAR are ancestors as well; there is no case of a lineage society member being the same as an ancestor.
As to being both a descendant and a patriot, patriot is what i want to know "at a glance."
From the FAQ:
Q. My deceased relative was a member of the DAR, and she wished to have a DAR Insignia marker placed at her gravesite. How do I go about obtaining a DAR Insignia marker for my relative?
BUT I can't find a picture of it and see if it differs from the gravesite marking or medallion I posted and see in FindaGrave images.
Re: : FUTURE APPLICANTS MUST PROVE CORRECT SERVICE message in the DAR db.
The lineage papers turned in for this person may be entirely correct, and most likely are. So the information is useful for adding to family trees. The issue is proving their service in the American Revolution. If service is proven the red flag will be removed.
I don't know about the DAR Insignia marker. I would say contact the National or State DAR & ask for help. It is a nice idea to put the marker at the gravesite. Sometimes our cemeteries are vandelized. Keep that in mind & look for an option that cannot be easily stolen, etc. I have heard the Insignia can be etched on the stone.
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers attach some kind of brass plate to stones Randy Stebbing Do you know anything about them?