The Society by majority vote has adopted a new category of membership, Associate Membership, and our Membership page has been updated. Eligibility extends to those with a substantial interest in the Militia and who either descend from a Private soldier or from a noncollateral ancestor who served in the militia, perform scholarly research, interpret the militia, curate military collections, have served in the National Guard, Naval militia, or a State Defense Force, or who are the spouse of a member.