What is the DAR?
The DAR is a service
organization made up of approximately 170,000 members with 3,000 chapters.
These chapters are located in all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Australia, Canada, France, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany,
Italy and Spain.
On October 11,
1890, 18 women met to officially organize the NSDAR for historic, educational
and patriotic purposes and it is now in its second century of service
to the nation. Over 800,000 members have been admitted to membership
since 1890. Through the years these members have represented a wide
spectrum of vocations. In the early days of the organization, the members
stated that "We want a Society founded on service." This emphasis
continues today.
Who
is eligible for Membership in DAR?
Any woman is eligible
for membership for the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
who is not less than eighteen years of age and who is lineally descended
from a man or woman who, with unfailing loyalty aided in the cause of
American Independence, served as a sailor, or soldier, or civil officer
in one of the several Colonies or States, or in the United Colonies
or States or as a recognized patriot, or rendered material aid thereto:
provided the applicant is personally acceptable to the society. A prospective
member must be able to prove her lineage back to an ancestor who served
the American cause during the American Revolution.
Thank
you for your interest in the Jersey Blue Chapter. We would
like to invite you to attend one of our meetings, and become familiar
with the activities of the NSDAR. Our chapter holds monthly meetings
with varied times and day of week, in order to accommodate our working
and student members. A program calendar
is located on this site.
Please contact us
if you have any questions regarding membership requirements, application
process or member activities. We look forward to meeting you soon.
Local
chapter contact (Jersey Blue Chapter):
Email: jerseybluedar@comcast.net
Mrs. Karen Stroever
Jersey Blue Membership Chairman
National DAR Membership Contact:
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Member Services Department
1776 D Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006-5303
(202) 628-1776
Worldwide Web Address: www.dar.org
