NSDAR Motto:
“God, Home & Country”
NSDAR
Motto:
"God,
Home & Country"
2016-2019
National Theme:
"Moving Forward in
Service to America"
Celebrating America!"
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National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
John Witherspoon Chapter
of the Minnesota State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Chartered in Bloomington, MN
Named for John
Witherspoon,
Signer of the Declaration of Independence
Our chapter promotes the
objectives
of the National Society:
Historic Preservation |
Education |
Patriotism |
Our Beginnings
Our chapter began in 1906 as a chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution.
On April 14, 1934, we became a chapter of the National Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Our Activities
We are an active group, collecting items for veterans and those less fortunate than us. In addition to hosting a Valentine's Day party for veterans, we walk or ride in the Bloomington, Minnesota (MN) Memorial Day parade, inviting other chapters to join us.
Recent chapter programs have included learning about requirements for American citizenship before attending a naturalization ceremony; a flag cremation ceremony; studying women veterans; learning about the DAR schools; and a field trip to the Pond Dakota Mission Historic Site in Bloomington.
We are chartered in Bloomington, MN but meet in various places all over the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.
Our meetings
We meet September through June, except January. We meet for dessert at
7 p.m. the second Thursday of September, October, March, April, May, and
June. In November our meeting is at 1 p.m. In December we meet at 12 noon
for our holiday luncheon. In February we host a Valentine's Day party
for Veterans in one of the MN Veterans Homes.
Our Members
We have one member serving as a State Officer, several members serving
the State Society as committee chairs of national committees, and one
member serving as national vice chairman for the North Central Division.
2015 - 2017
Minnesota State Theme:
“Shed Light on Domestic Violence, and Preserve Minnesota DAR History”
MN
State Project:
”Help Those Trapped in Domestic Violence, and Digitize MN DAR State
Historic Records”
Bible verses:
Psalm 147:3 God “heals the brokenhearted.” NASB
Psalm 41:1 “Blessed is he who considers the helpless.”
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Minnesota State Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
We welcome you to our meetings.
We would like to talk to you about our chapter. If you need information
about searching for your ancestor please email our membership chairman.
Ongoing: Reading the Bloomington Cemetery
Click on the picture to see some of the
ancestors of our chapter members
