Parkinson's Ferry Society, C.A.R.
National Society of the Children of the American Revolution
Greetings:
Welcome to Southwestern Pennsylvania's local society of the Children of the American Revolution.
Our Society's name is Parkinson's Ferry Society. The Children of the American Revolution is a historical society, whose members' ancestry date back to the American Revolutionary War.
We meet locally in the suburbs of Pittsburgh and are sponsored by the Monongahela Valley Chapter DAR. Our members come from all over the Pittsburgh area. We incorporate the State, Regional and National meetings into our schedule. Therefore, we meet once a month (including these other dates) with the exception of February. Generally we hold 6 local meetings. These meetings are often held in members' homes, but we have been known to travel to historical and theme-related events.
We encourage new members and ideas all the time. We hold elections of local officers and encourage participation from members.
If you are interested in learning more about history and have the ancestry - - please contact us.
Susan Gillette Meer, Senior Society Registrar
Our Christmas Tea was fun for all who came.
State Society Theme:
"Let's Roll with PA C.A.R."
State Society Project:
This year's State Project is to raise money to donate towards the construction of the Flight 93 National Memorial.
About the Parkinson's Ferry Society, C.A.R.:
Our society was formed on April 18, 1982, with ten organizing members. The name Parkinson's Ferry was selected because the place, Parkinson's Ferry, had world-wide fame as the rallying point during the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794. Our sponsoring chapter from the Daughters of the American Revolution is the Monongahela Valley Chapter.We have members of all ages: from birth to age 21. We are an active chapter, holding local cookouts and meetings, attending state and national conferences, entering contests, and learning about history with a family-like feeling of togetherness.
Be sure to contact us if you have an interest in our society. We would love to meet you!
Who is Eligible?
"Any boy or girl under the age of twenty-one is eligible for membership in the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution who is lineally descended from a man or woman who, with unfailing loyalty, rendered material aid to the cause of American Independence as a soldier, sailor, civil officer, or recognized patriot in one of the several Colonies or States, or of the United States, provided that the applicant is personally acceptable to the Society." (Article III, National Bylaws)Be sure to contact us if you are interested in finding out more about our Society. We would love to invite you to come to a meeting and see what fun we have!
Membership:
Harriett Lothrop, a prominent citizen and 19th century children's author of Concord, MA, presented the idea for a children's organization to the Daughters of the American Revolution Continental Congress in 1895; it was then chartered by the United States Congress. Organized "for the training of young people in true patriotism and love of country," C.A.R. has promoted this vision to hundreds of thousands of members. These boys and girls are the leaders of yesterday, today and tomorrow, now in a second century of keeping patriotism alive.C.A.R., the nation's oldest, largest, patriotic youth organization, offers membership to anyone under the age of 21, lineally descended from someone who served in the Continental Army or gave material aid to the cause of freedom in the American Revolution.
If you are interested in learning more about history and have the ancestry - - please contact us.
Susan Gillette Meer, Senior Society Registrar
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Last updated May 2011.