Drum Hill Chapter

NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

WILTON, CONNECTICUT

Welcome

National Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization, dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and historical properties, and securing America's future through better education for our children. The Drum Hill Chapter, NSDAR, also is involved in raising funds for local scholarships.

To learn more about the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, please visit www.dar.org

We Are More Than a Lineage Society

We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan women’s service organization.

We Are Relevant

We open new doors in genealogical research, helping women discover the stories and people of their past. We invite women of all backgrounds to join us in our efforts to serve our country and preserve our heritage for future generations.

We Are Active

To honor our ancestors who fought for our nation’s independence, we are committed to volunteer service as a means to better our local communities.

UP COMING EVENT

The History We Never Knew: Looking at our Past Through Schoolgirl Samplers

By Alexandra Lally Peters, Historian, Curator and Collector of Samplers

Alexandra will talk about the history we were never taught, the story of the lives of girls and women, that needlework samplers offer us. Tens of thousands of these beautiful works still exist, marking and darning and pictorial samplers, as well stitched maps and memorials and family records, that open up a fascinating way of looking at our past.

Location: The Westport Museum for History and Culture

25 Avery Place, Westport, CT 06880

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Time: 2:00pm (following our 1pm meeting)