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Washington, D.C.” e DAR Library was founded in 1896 and is used to support and enhance the national society’s membership application process and to further its goals by acquiring and preserving historical materials related to genealogical research. e library includes over 225,000 books documenting nearly 40,000 family histories and genealogies, as well as 10,000 research les and thousands of manuscript items. e DAR Library also contains special collections of African American, Native American and women’s history, genealogy and culture, many of which are unique or available in only a few libraries in the country. What do Daughters of the American Revolution do? Chapters active in communities across the country and around the world participate in restoring and maintaining historical sites; preserving

restoring and marking Revolutionary War patriot gravesites and headstones; supporting schools through donations and volunteer eˆorts, providing scholarships and awards to outstanding students throughout the country, promoting education and citizenship through youth programs, and providing volunteer time to assist military veterans. “One of our projects was to collect household cleaning supplies to give to homeless veterans who have recently found a home,” Stubbs reports. e local chapter also provides grants to teachers to support special projects and members also volunteer in local classrooms. “We also have a library at a local elementary school with books for children and adults to promote literacy,” she adds. The DAR Genesee Chapter works on a variety of service projects to support the preservation of historical documents including family bibles and family histories, as well as gravestones. 

THE DAR ARE ACTIVE IN MANY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES INCLUDING

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA AND MARKING REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOT GRAVESITES. ABOVE, MEMBERS TEND A BUTTERFLY GARDEN AT WESTON ELEMENTARY IN BURTON WHERE THEY ALSO INSTALLED A FREE LITTLE LIBRARY (BELOW)

genealogical records, artifacts and historical documents; locating,

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