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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 over 500 members in 48 U.S. states plus Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, England, Guernsey, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Taiwan, and Wales. 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. These stories are very interesting reading and may be of substantial help to researchers.
Move your mouse pointer over the compass image on any page for navigation options. For a guide to all the pages on the site, visit the Site Index.
2024 Annual Meeting
UPDATE: The hotel rate quoted below is only effective until August 6th. If you do not book your hotel using the phone number below by August 6th, you may not receive the discounted rate.
MEMBERS … BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
CFA 2024 ANNUAL MEETING
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
SEPTEMBER 6 & 7, 2024
Our headquarters hotel will be the Hilton Garden Inn (Louisville Mall of St Andrews), 400 Sherburn Lane, Louisville, KY. Our CFA room rate will be $139.00 plus tax = $161.00/night by August 6th. Call 502-690-3325 to make a reservation; (mention CFA).
New Research Director
Chapter 18
Jim Light is pleased to announce that Julie Goucher has accepted the role of Chapter 18 Research Director. More information can be found at the Chapter 18 page.
Members Only Section
New Research Aide
Julie Goucher has written a guide to Researching Surnames. She has enabled us to provide this guide to our membership, to assist in your own genealogical research. See this document in the Members Only section.
If you would like to contribute your ideas, please send an email to
CFA Genealogy: 4 Gen Project
Glen Smith, CFA Vice President, is pleased to announce the addition of another 4-generation family tree.
If you would like your ancestors to be displayed on the CFA website, please email Glen at .
CFALD Exceeds 122,000 Individuals
The Chandler Family Association Lineages Database now exceeds 122,000 individual records. This database is growing because of the great work we are doing to add new Chandler family information. We are also working hard to provide sources for all entries. Come join the fun! You can help. Contact
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
We are pleased to announce that on 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.