Local DAR Chapter to Host Membership Workshop

Do you have a Revolutionary War patriot in your family tree? Whether you have identified a patriot, or are just starting to explore your family history and need help locating your patriot ancestor, this workshop is for you.

The Ketewamoke Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, located in Huntington, will be hosting a Membership Workshop on Thursday, November 14th from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m at the Cold Spring Harbor Library.

The workshop is intended to provide information to anyone interested in becoming a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Genealogists will be on hand to answer questions and to help attendees document their line to a patriot. The workshop is open to the public but reservations are encouraged. To RSVP, please call Chapter Regent Sarah O’Connor at 917-328-6438 or e-mail seashley02@gmail.com.

Daughters of the American Revolution is a non-profit organization founded in 1890 and supports historic preservation, education and patriotism through local, state and national projects. Membership is open to any woman, 18 or older, who can prove their descent from a man or woman who supported the cause of American Independence during the Revolutionary War.

The Ketewamoke Chapter was founded in 1907 and hold their meetings on Saturdays at their historic 1837 chapter house in Huntington. For more information, please visit www.huntingtondar.org.