• A discount on all Friends of Wilderness Battlefield events. 
• A special ribbon (Brigade or Ellwood) to wear at the Annual Dinner. 
• An FoWB membership pin to be worn on the ribbon. 
• Special recognition by name and ancestor at the Annual Dinner. 
• A Certificate of Membership. 
• An article on the member’s ancestor in the “Wilderness Dispatch,” as space permits. 
• An entry in the “Descendants’ Books,” compiled and maintained at Ellwood. 
• Descendant’s FoWB membership card will show their membership in Wilderness. Brigade/The Ellwood Legacy and will include the ancestor’s name. 

Requirements: The application package must include:

• A check for all applicable fees.
• An appropriately completed and signed application.
• Either a GED-COM file on a CD OR a completed ancestry chart.
• A personal story of the ancestor which will be placed in the Descendants’ Books on permanent display at Ellwood. 

Fees: 

• There is a one-time-only enrollment fee of $75.00. 
• If the descendant has more than one qualifying ancestor, others may be included for an added fee of $25.00 per ancestor. 
• If the applicant is not a current FoWB member, the application package must include an FoWB membership enrollment form with a check for the desired membership level.  If the participant does not renew FoWB membership, standard procedure is followed to remove them from the current membership list; however, their family history will be maintained in the Descendants’ Books. 

• The descendant may provide a GED-COM file (Ahnentafel files cannot be accepted) outlining decendency from the qualifying ancestor.  Copies of documents proving descendency do not need to be provided; however, these sources may be cited in the application.  If GED-COM files cannot be provided, handwritten family data sheets are acceptable. Click here for a chart that may be used. 
• Ahnentafel files cannot be accepted.