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About Daughters of the American Revolution |
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| National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is a non-profit, non-political, volunteer service organization. The Society was founded on October 11, 1890, and NSDAR was incorporated by an Act of the United States Congress in 1896. Over 800,000 members have been admitted since 1890. Currently there are more than 170,000 members. The approximately 3,000 chapters represent all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several chapters outside the United States (including two in the United Kingdom). |
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| National Headquarters, located near the White House in Washington, D.C., occupies an entire city block. Two buildings at the Headquarters, Memorial Continental Hall and Constitution Hall, have been designated as National Historic Landmarks. The DAR Library and the DAR Museum are open to the public. The Genealogical Library is among the finest in the country.
The DAR Museum has featured special exhibitions such as “Memorial
Continental Hall: 100 Years of History,” “Something Old, Something New:
Inventing the American Wedding,” “Forgotten Patriots: African American and
American Indian Patriots in the Revolutionary War,” “Degrees of Latitude: Maps
of America from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection,” and the current exhibit called "New Threads: Quilts and Costumes."
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| Quite a number of famous women have been members of DAR. While First Lady of the United States, Caroline Scott Harrison (Mrs. Benjamin Harrison) was elected the first President General of DAR. American Red Cross founder Clara Barton, suffragette Susan B. Anthony, artist Grandma Moses, dancer and actress Ginger Rogers, and Admiral Grace Hopper all joined DAR. |
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| A prospective member of DAR must be able to prove her lineal descent from a man or woman who with unfailing loyalty aided in the cause of American Independence. Additional information on membership requirements is available on the National Society web site. |
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