Nokomis Chapter

National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Rhinelander, WI 

  

  You are invited to join the Nokomis Chapter, NSDAR at their regular meetings each summer and fall.

Due to the large geographic area covered by our chapter (which includes all of Northern Wisconsin and lower UP of Michigan), the winter travel conditions, the number of members who head to warmer climates during the winter, and the large number of members and associate members who travel to the beautiful Northwoods each summer, we meet only during the months of May, June, July, August, September, and October.

We are one of the few Wisconsin Chapters with this summer only meeting schedule. We generally meet the first Thursday of each month, but occasionally change the date, due to State Conference or 4th of July festivities.

During 2009, we plan to meet twice each in Eagle River, Land O' Lakes, and Woodruff, WI in order to make the driving distances more equally spaced throughout the Northwoods and experience what each unique area has to offer.

Please contact Regent Joanne Spinner at (715) 891-6208 (cell) or email spinjo@hotmail.com; OR Registrar Elizabeth "Betty" Henry at (715) 358-2570 or email ehenry@verizon.net with questions about location or dates of meetings and to reserve your meal, if catered. A full program sheet will soon be posted on this website.

Please join us this summer. We are a small, but active chapter.  New ideas and new members are always welcome.

DAR Facts

Founded: October 11, 1890, incorporated 1896 by an Act of Congress

Mission: To promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism

Motto: God, Home, Country

Membership: 168,000 members, 3,000 chapters in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., International chapters in Australia, Austria,The Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom. More than 836,000 women have joined the DAR since it was founded.

Management: Policy for the Society is made by the National Board of Management composed of the President General, 11 Executive Officers, 21 Vice Presidents General, and 53 State Regents. The National Board of Management meets six times a year at DAR Headquarters in Washington, DC.

Continental Congress: The DAR annual national meeting is named after the original Continental Congress that governed the American colonies. DAR Continental Congress attracts over 3,000 members to Washington, D.C., each summer.

Become a Member

Eligibility for Membership: Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible.

Ways to learn more about DAR membership:

1) Visit the DAR web site (www.dar.org) to read about steps to membership and to fill out a prospective membership form,

2) Talk to local DAR chapter members in your area,

3)E-mail inquiries to prospectivemembers@dar.org