Oregon Trail
Chapter, NSDAR
National
Society Daughters of American Revolution (NSDAR) Objectives:
Historic
Preservation--Promotion of Education--Patriotic Endeavor
In historic preservation,
the Oregon Society owns and maintains four museums in different parts of the
State. We sponsor a Conservation Medal for those who preserve our natural
history. On the National level, the Daughters of American Revolution (DAR)
maintains a museum at our National Headquarters in
Washington
,
DC
, that displays the artistry and craftsmanship present in
America
before the Industrial Revolution. The NSDAR raised half a million dollars
toward the restoration of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island and is
currently mounting a similar effort on behalf of the World War II Memorial in
Washington, DC. Locally, Oregon Trail Chapter, along with several other area
chapters, co-sponsored the 75th anniversary rededication of the
Theodore
Roosevelt
Monument
in downtown
Portland
in 1997 and the rededication on July 15, 2000.
In education, we sponsor
elementary and middle school American history essay contests and a high school
Good Citizens contest. We sponsor awards for outstanding American History
Teachers and Students. We support our national organization's six schools for
disadvantaged children and
Oregon
's own Chemawa
Indian
School. Oregon Trail Chapter sponsors its own scholarship at
Mt.
Hood
Community College
for students pursuing degrees in education or nursing. We donate books and
magazines to libraries, and our Literacy Challenge Committee helps people of all
ages learn to read.
We promote
patriotism by distributing citizenship manuals to those desiring to become United States
Citizens. We sponsor an award for Outstanding Service to Veteran-Patients. We
are currently mounting a statewide
US
flag drive to help schools that are short of flags. A member of Oregon Trail
Chapter is the National DAR Representative to the Portland VA Hospital. We
recognize ROTC and Junior ROTC achievement and offer support and assistance to
our veterans. Oregon Trail Chapter members participate in the Massing of the
Colors here in
Portland
every Veteran's Day.
Last Updated: 07/30/2012
