In mid-1990, five Chandler descendants from different geographical locations connected and determined to form an association to facilitate research of their Chandler heritage. On January 1, 1991, a charter and by-laws were adopted by some 30 charter members of The Chandler Family Association. Current membership is about 600.
The Chandler Family Association and its officers maintain historical and genealogical information on thousands of Chandler descendants in the CFA Lineages Database (CFALD). The database contains more than 120,000 records of Chandler individuals and their descendants from around the world. It will grow more valuable – as more Chandler descendants participate in the group‘s research efforts.
In recent years our membership has spread across the globe, and we have an active outreach program. The CFA currently has members in 11 countries:
Australia Canada Costa Rica
England Guernsey New Zealand
Scotland South Africa Taiwan
United States Wales
Worldwide, there may be as many as 150 genetically-distinct Chandler families (GDC families) in existence. The CFA believes members of those GDCs will make most genealogical progress by interaction and research amongst themselves. A few such groups already exist, with members communicating and cooperating via email. The association aims to provide support to such groups. Operating as Chapters of the association, these GDC groups are offered the ability to take advantage of the association’s infrastructure and standards, while focusing on research of their own genetic Chandler ancestry.
You can learn how GDC families are identified on our Chandler DNA Project web page. If you are unsure where you fit into the overall Chandler picture, our Genealogy Panel is available try to help you. Contact the Genealogy Panel by email at . Visit the Genealogy Panel web page for more information.
The CFA Newsletter, published three times a year, helps keep members up-to-date with advances in research and Chandler DNA Project results. The Newsletter often includes articles written by members about their families or their personal research journeys. Collections of past newsletters are available from the CFA’s Publications page.
About the CFA Web Site
The content of this website is a collaborative effort of the CFA officers and members. Some content was imported from previous website versions. Your suggestions for making our website better will be welcomed by the web editor Eileen Chandler. Your photos, queries, lineages (members only), and suggested links are solicited. Email Eileen at 
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The CFA web site was redesigned in the summer of 2008, 2018, and again in 2023. All email addresses on this website are encoded for your security. After many years of hosting by CFA founding member Wayne D. Chandler, the site was moved to GoDaddy.com in October 2011 and the new domain name, chandlerfamilyassociation.org, was implemented. The latest version of the website was a migration from the older HTML technology to the WordPress framework.