Drum Hill ChapterNATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
WILTON, CONNECTICUT
WelcomeNational 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)