Celebrating our Constitution

Members of the Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman chapter, NSDAR would like to remind everyone that September 17, 2026 marks the 239th anniversary of the signing of our national Constitution.

Our Constitution is the cornerstone for our system of government. The founders set up the United States as a republic, with 3 branches of government designed to represent the people—and to keep each branch from assuming too much power over the other 2 branches. The Founders also included a Bill of Rights, designed to protect individuals from the collective power of any single branch. States also drafted constitutions with the same 3-branch system.

We owe a debt of gratitude to our servicemen and women—-these past and present heroes—-who sacrificed their lives to defend this Constitution and its Bill of Rights. The U.S. Constitution is the oldest constitution still in use in the world; no other document is like it.

American freedoms continue to motivate and inspire men and women to defend us from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Constitution Week is celebrated from September 17 through September 23.

The historic Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman chapter, Inc was founded in 1893. The DAR is a non-profit lineage society; any woman who is lineally descended from an ancestor who aided the patriot cause during the American Revolution may be eligible to join.

For more information, visit us on facebook (Sarah Riggs Humphreys Mary Silliman chapter) or email srhmsregistrar@gmail.com.