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10 unusual facts about Daughters of the American Revolution


Archibald Roberts

Roberts was forced out of the Army after 18 years of service because he made a political speech to the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Children of the American Revolution

After the idea for a children’s branch was proposed at the Daughters of the American Revolution Continental Congress, the organization was promptly chartered by the United States Congress.

Emily Gibson Braerton

She was the Vice President General for the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) from 1950–1953 and remained an Honorary Vice President General until her death in Santa Ana, California in 1966.

Jane Franklin Hommel

She was President of the Ossoli Circle of Knoxville in 1912-13, and treasurer of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

New York State Route 308

A bronze plaque attached to a large boulder was erected in November 1922 by Chancellor Livingston Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on the property of the Beekman Arms, that marked the crossing of the Kings Highway (present-day US 9) and the Ulster and Salisbury Turnpike.

Revolutionary War Cemetery

Their full number was not known until a Daughters of the American Revolution count in 1954 which put the number at 1,040, dating from 1769 to 1923.

Rose and Crown Tavern

In 1921, the Richmond County Charter of the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a stone marker at the approximate location of the tavern to signify that the tavern once stood there.

The Colonial Dames of America

The organization was founded in 1890, shortly before the founding of two similar societies, The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

The Compendium of American Genealogy

The supporting files and documents for the Compendium were once housed in the Peabody Library, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, but are now part of the Manuscript Collection of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library, in Washington, D.C..

Warrior Run Presbyterian Church

The church was restored in 1947, by the Warrior Run chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.


Alcove Springs

Across the road from the Alcove Springs park is another park commemorating the Oregon Trail and features history, wagon swales and a D.A.R. marker memorializing Sarah Keyes, a member of the Donner Party who died in 1846.

August Leimbach

August Leimbach is best remembered for his work with Arlene B. Nichols Moss and the Daughters of the American Revolution in the creation of the Madonna of the Trail monument in 1927.

Augustin de La Balme

In northeast Indiana, near the Allen – Whitley County line, along the Eel River, A brass and stone marker placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1930, reads: "In memory of Col. Augustin de La Balme and his soldiers who were killed in battle with the Miami Indians under Little Turtle at this place, November 5, 1780."

Lucy Somerville Howorth

In her lifetime Lucy was an esteemed member of many organizations including the National Association of Women Lawyers, Phi Delta Delta Legal Fraternity (founded 1911, merged with Phi Alpha Delta in 1972), the Professional Women’s Club, and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Old Fairfax County Jail

After Morgan's death, the Falls Church chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution took up the effort with a letter to Morgan's son, requesting the will.

Sybil Ludington

of the statue exist on the grounds of the Daughters of the American Revolution Headquarters in Washington, DC; on the grounds of the public library, Danbury, Connecticut; and in the Elliot and Rosemary Offner museum at Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.

Thomasina Jordan

Thomasina Jordan was founder of the American Indian Cultural Exchange, served on the Board of Directors of Save the Children and the National Rehabilitation Hospital, was past president of Chapter I of the Capital Speakers Club, and was a recipient of the Medal of Honor of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.