WHAT IS
DAR?
The National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution is a non-profit, non-political
volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism,
preserving American history, and securing America's future through better
education for children. Members are age 18+ and can trace their lineage to
those who fought for or aided the patriot cause during the Revolutionary
War.
The society was founded
October 11, 1890, and it was incorporated in 1896 by an Act of Congress.
Throughout the years the
society has welcomed over 835,000 women into the organization. Today the
society has a membership of about 165,000 women who all are descendants from
someone who participated in the American Revolution. International chapters
are in Australia, The Bahamas, Canada, France, Germany, and Mexico, to name
a few.
The National Society,
Daughters of the American Revolution, is located in Washington, D.C., and
its buildings cover an entire city block near the Washington Monument. It is
the largest group of buildings in the world owned and managed by women and
includes a large genealogical library and an outstanding museum, which are
open to the public.
DAR awards $150,000 in
scholarships and financial aid each year to high school and college
students.
DAR supports schools for the underprivileged with annual
donations exceeding one million dollars.
DAR supports the men and women of the United States
military through programs such as DAR Project Patriot.
DAR promotes American history education through student
essay contests and museum programs.
DAR members volunteer more than 55,000 hours annually to
assist veterans.
DAR members work to preserve local landmarks and historic
structures across the country.
Web hyperlinks to non-DAR sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the
state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.