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The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, founded in 1890, is a service organization dedicated to service to the Nation. Its objectives are Historic Preservation, Promotion of Education and Patriotic Endeavor.
The DAR offers many opportunities for service, such as working with our youth through the educational programs sponsored by the NSDAR. It encourages members to get involved in their communities and to assist with historic preservation. It promotes the preservation of family and local histories.
Membership in the NSDAR is a unique opportunity to establish one's lineage and heritage as a descendent of a patriot of the American Revolution.
It is a way to join with others in trying to make America a better place in which to live.
Applicants interested in participating in the historical, educational and patriotic activities of the NSDAR are welcome.
An applicant for membership must be no less than 18 years of age. She shall prove lineal blood line descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American Independence. She must provide documentation for each statement of birth, marriage and death. This shall include the applicant's birth certificate naming her parents. This applies to "new ancestors" and to previously accepted lineages for which documentation was not required at the time of acceptance.
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The National Society reserves the right to determine the acceptability of all service and proof thereof. The National Society accepts service, with some exceptions, for the period between 19 April 1775 (Battle of Lexington) and 26 November 1783 (withdrawal of British Troops from New York), as follows:
- Signers of the Declaration of Independence
- Military Service, such as participation in
- Army and Navy of the Continental Establishment
- State Navy
- State and Local Militia
- Coast Guard and Privateers
- Military or Naval Service performed by French nationals in the American theater of war
- Civil Service (holding office under authority of the Provisional or new State Governments) such as:
- State Officials
- County and Town Officials (Town Clerk, Selectman, Juror, Town Treasurer, Judge, Sheriff, Constable, Jailer, Surveyor of Highways, Justice of the Peace)
- Patriotic Service, which includes:
- Members of the Continental Congress, State Conventions and Assemblies
- Membership in committees made necessary by the War, including service on committees which furthered the cause of the Colonies from April 1774, such as Committees of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety, committees to care for soldier's families, etc.
- Signer of Oath of Fidelity and Support, Oath of Allegiance
- Members of the Boston Tea Party
- Defenders of Forts and Frontiers, and Signers of petitions addressed to and recognizing the authority of the Provisional and new State Governments
- Doctors and nurses and others rendering aid to the wounded (other than their immediate families)
- Ministers who gave patriotic sermons and encouraged patriotic activity
- Furnishing a substitute for military service
- Prisoners of war or refugees from occupying forces
- Prisoners on the British ship Old Jersey, or other prison ships
- Service in the Spanish Troops under Galvez or the Louisiana Militia after 24 December 1776
- Service performed by French nationals within the colonies or in Europe in support of the American cause
- Those who rendered material aid, such as furnishing supplies with or without remuneration, lending money to the Colonies, munitions makers, gunsmiths, etc.
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This page is maintain by M.E. Smith - last update August 3, 2005.