Tracing the Past

Tracing the Past

One of my resolutions for the year was to do new things. So when I spotted the DAR (Daughters of American Revolution) event on Patch.com I made plans to attend.

I have always been fascinated by the Revolutionary War. The birth of our nation, when men and women accomplished what no one believed they could.

So I as I stepped into this room full of history, I couldn’t help but be in awe. These strong women bound down with pens, paper and notebooks have traced their ancestry to the Revolutionary War and beyond.  

I’ve never really thought about my ancestors before. It’s hard to focus on people you’ve never met. The only stories I remember my Grandmother telling me when I was a child were ghost stories. One of the scariest was of “Timtodd” a red eyed Troll who lived in the ditch by the road. Needless to say, in our romps over the yard we avoided the street at any cost. 

I am greeted warmly as the meeting starts, the pledge is recited, prayers are said and “America the Beautiful” is sung. Every meeting they have a Guest speaker, the one today happened to be related to George Washington.

She speaks eloquently as she tells us about privateers plundering enemy ships during war time. I was offered assistance in looking up my ancestors and I took them up on it. These women have a wealth of knowledge about genealogy and are more than glad to share.

 If you are interested in tracing your past contact them, they would love to have you! For more information about DAR or SAR (Sons of the American Revolution) contact them at:

www.DAR.org

http://www.sar.org

For the Sweetwater Chapter:

National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution meets:  The Sweetwater Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), will holds their meetings on Sundays, at the First Presbyterian Church in Douglasville.  They meet 5 times a year. Membership in the NSDAR is open to any female, 18 or older, who can trace their genealogy to a Revolutionary War patriot.  Other women with an interest in genealogy are invited to attend the meeting and to start tracing their roots.  The NSDAR was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation's children.  With more than 168,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world's largest and most active service organizations.  To learn more about the work of today's DAR, visit www.DAR.org.  For information on joining the local chapter or help with finding your Revolutionary War Ancestor, please contact capter president, Pat Harrington at pjharrin1@bellsouth.net; or membership chair, Randy Williamson at randy596@comcast.net; or publicity chair, Karen Flagg at karen@pathstohealth.com