Membership 

Persons will be eligible for membership if they can document family descednance from a Sheldon or Shelden family who came to America prior to 1660 or have come into these families through marriage or adoption. One does not have to bear the SHELDON name to become a member. If you have a Sheldon ancestor, contact our Genealogist at the address below and she will work with you to help make the connection. She has the most up to date records in her computer. Applicants must be approved by our Genealogist. Our Genealogist is:

Rose Sheldon Newton
9609 Covington Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804-6037

Classes of Members

The members of the Association are divided into the following classes:

Regular - persons who have authenticated their descent from a recognized Sheldon ancestor and are therefore entitled to all lineage information available from our Genealogist.

Associate - persons who have come into a Sheldon family by marriage or adoption or who have not yet completed the documentation of their descent from a recognized Sheldon.

Life - persons who have authenticated their descent from a recognized Sheldon ancestor and have subscribed by paying a single payment of the highest level of the dues structure.

Honorary - persons who have been voted into membership by majority vote of the members present at an annual meeting.

Fees and Dues

There is a one-time registration fee for new members in the amount of $15.00.

Annual Dues

The annual dues for regular and associate memberships is $10.00.

Life Membership

The dues for a lifetime membership shell be a one time payment in the amount equal to twenty (20) times the dues currently in effect for regular and associate memberships. (currently $200.00)

Payment of Dues

Regular and Associate membership dues are payable in advance on the first day of August in each year.

 

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© Sheldon Family Association 1997-2004
Revised: 15 April 2006