Where can I get mineral testing done? Where can I send a sample of material to be tested to see exactly what it is?

Do you have an address where items can be sent for testing and evaluation?

I have a softball size rock that was given to me by my father some 50 years ago and the story that goes with it is awsome if true and would make this a great item to be passed down from generation to generation as a keepsake. (But only if I can verify the rock.)

I would like to try and validate the material and the story just for my own satisfaction.

I don't have a lot of money so if you know of someone or somewhere I could send a sample for testing and evaluation I would greatly appreciate it.
It depends on what type of test. If you just want simple identification this site offers a tentative one and any museum with a mineralogy section will have someone on staff who can do identification and they are usually happy to do it. Ditto for an college with a geology class/program. you might want to call/email the professor in question first to make sure they are willing. All these are usually free, although for the museum you should at least pay the admittance fee out of courtesy. You can also look for a local rockhound club.