Welcome. The Chandler Family Association is dedicated to increasing knowledge of the heritage and genealogy of Chandlers and Chandler descendants worldwide. We invite you to browse our website and contact us with your questions and comments.
We have about 600 members in 46 U.S. states plus Australia, Canada, England, Wales, Scotland, Guernsey, Botswana, New Zealand, South Africa, Costa Rica and Taiwan. Anyone with an interest in Chandler matters anywhere, anytime, is welcome to join us. Membership details can be found on the Membership page.
The association has an award-winning newsletter, published three times annually, and our website was recently awarded a “Highly Commended” designation by the Federation of Family History Societies. The CFA Genealogy Panel is of great help to members and others researching their family trees. The Panel’s work is supported by the CFA Lineages Database as well as records from the Chandler One-Name Study.
The CFA co-sponsors the very successful Chandler DNA Project, which has so far identified more than 100 genetically-distinct Chandler families. This website contains the stories of some of those genetic Chandler families, with more to be added.
For a guide to all the pages on the site, visit the Site Index.
2023 Summer Edition of CFA Newsletter Distributed
The Summer 2023 Newsletter was emailed on June 15. Printed copies will arrive as soon as they can be printed and travel by mail. This issue contains information about the 2023 Annual Meeting in Charleston, SC, in September. We’ll hope to see you there!
New CFA Librarian
Donna Fulton has stepped down as CFA Librarian due to personal reasons. However, our President, Jim Light reported:
“It is my pleasure to announce to you that we have a new Librarian for the Chandler Family Association. Sanford Chandler has accepted the position. Sanford will work with Donna Fulton for the transfer of the library materials to his home. He has a couple of places in his home where he can store the library, and he understands the responsibilities he will have for taking care of it and for getting it to and from the annual meeting for our members to peruse.”
We welcome Sanford into his new role and wish him much success.
We also want to thank Donna for her work with the library, as well as her efforts on the CFA Bible Project. We wish her all the best!
CFA Annual Meeting in Charleston, SC
The 2023 Annual Meeting of the Chandler Family Association (CFA) will be held September 15 & 16 in Charleston, South Carolina. The meeting location is the Hilton Garden Inn, 300 Wingo Way, Mount Pleasant, SC. To reserve your room, call the hotel directly at 843-606-4600 and mention the Chandler Family room block. Reservations must be confirmed no later than August 14th. We hope to see you there.
Genealogy at CFA
In 2022, we saw the birth of 2 key areas of the CFA Genealogy work. During 2023, our Genealogy team continues to expand these areas.
- The 4-Generation Project provides verified descendants of selected Chandler Ancestors. If you would like to see one of your ancestors included in this project, please contact the .
- The CFA Bible Project provides translations of real Chandler family bibles. At this time (spring 2023), all available bibles have been digitized and are ready for your review. Feedback on this project is strongly encouraged by sending an email with your thoughts to . Also, if you have a Chandler family bible that you are willing to share, please contact the CFA Bible Project team at the aforementioned email.
Visit The Chandlery
Visit The Chandlery to browse CFA publications and merchandise that are available for purchase.
Request a CFA Newsletter
If you are or know of a prospective member of The Chandler Family Association who would like to receive a complimentary issue of our Newsletter, contact Claudia at .
CFA Information Sheet
Promote the CFA! Print a CFA Information Sheet to give to prospective members or post at your local genealogy society or library.
CFA granted 501(c)(3) federal tax-exempt status
As of September 2, 2017, the Chandler Family Association was granted tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization by the United States Internal Revenue Service. This means that CFA is not required to pay federal taxes and also that charitable contributions to CFA may be tax deductible depending upon the donor’s tax situation. Donors should consult their tax advisors regarding their particular circumstances. Our organization was granted this special tax status because of the educational benefits it provides to the community.
Visit our Donations page. All donations will be gratefully received and carefully used.