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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

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If you're serious about joining the DAR, start with this Pedigree Chart.

IMPORTANT! - YOU must provide documentation (i.e. birth certificates, marriage certificates etc.) for the FIRST THREE generations of your line (you, your parents, your grandparents). We cannot do this for you. You will need to contact your birth state or territory’s vital records office. The initial page says "where to write," but if you keep clicking the state's info, you'll find how to do it online in many cases, too.

California State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society Sons of the American Revolution
General Society Sons of the Revolution
National Society Children of the American Revolution
National Society United States Daughters of 1812
The Mayflower Society

Genealogy Resources

Wherever you are in your genealogical discovery, the DAR can help.

The DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS) includes free online databases containing information on American Revolutionary War Patriot ancestors, descendants of those Patriots, as well as the vast array of genealogical resources from the DAR Library!

Below are a few more websites that may be of interest:

Bureau of Land Management (BLM), General Land Office (GLO) Records
Family Search
Find A Grave
Fold 3 by Ancestry
Genealogy Links
NSDAR Recommended Online Resources
Statue of Liberty/Ellis Island Family History Center
US GenWeb Project
Vital Records Locator

The DAR Lineage Research Committee has developed a series of brochures to provide some basic information about researching Revolutionary War patriot from a variety of specific ethnic or national groups.

October 8, 2024: DAR is excited to announce that the data from the DAR Patriots of Color Database is now live on the 10 Million Names website by American Ancestors! Read more about the collaboration here: www.dar.org/10MillionNamesDARdatabase

Search the DAR database on the 10 Million names website here: https://bit.ly/3zGb28F

In 2023, DAR became a founding collaborating institution of 10 Million Names by American Ancestors. As a part of this collaboration, American Ancestors invited DAR to share the information from our DAR Patriots of Color Database to be included in the 10 Million Names initiative as part of the “On The Battlefield” pilot project. This section of the initiative specifically focuses on Black soldiers in all of the United States’ wars, with DAR’s data playing a key role in the Revolutionary War section.

Being able to share these names, sources, and stories with a wider audience is extremely important to our mission of ensuring that all Patriots, regardless of race or gender, are remembered for their noble actions during the American Revolution. We encourage all women who can trace their ancestry back to these brave Patriots to become members of the DAR!

Explore the 10 Million Names website: https://10millionnames.org/

Learn more about the DAR Patriots of Color Database: www.dar.org/POCdatabase

Interested in ways to research your family history? Visit: www.dar.org/Genealogy

Learn about DAR’s E Pluribus Unum Educational Initiative here: www.dar.org/EPU

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