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-- Pages Navigation Menu Home About Us Committees Contact Us Contact State Leaders Contact a Chapter Join the DAR Juniors Our Chapters Resources Contests Military and Veterans Scholarships Speakers/Programs National Society Education Genealogy Grants Historic Preservation Historic Sites National DAR Website National Headquarters National Scholarships Patriotism Service to America Members’ Site! The Colorado State Society NSDAR is a vibrant, growing organization of women who are interested in America’s rich history, promoting education, researching their family heritage, encouraging patriotism, and serving their communities. Mary Green Montgomery Slocum founded the Colorado State Society of the DAR on May 13, 1895. With 42 chapters statewide and over 3,000 members in Colorado, DAR members are dedicated to promoting education, historic preservation, and patriotism. Moving Forward in Service to America Hope for the Future through Nurturing Good Works in the Community The Colorado State Society NSDAR is a vibrant, growing organization of women who are interested in America’s rich history, promoting education, researching their family heritage, encouraging patriotism, and serving their communities. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 and incorporated by an Act of Congress in 1896. One of the largest women's service organizations in the world, the DAR is comprised of volunteers who lineally descend from someone who served or assisted our new country in the American Revolution. Mary Green Montgomery Slocum founded the Colorado State Society of the DAR on May 13, 1895. With 47 chapters statewide and over 3,680 members in Colorado, DAR members are dedicated to promoting education, historic preservation, and patriotism. Membership DAR members come from diverse backgrounds & hold a variety of interests. Our common bond is a lineal descent from Patriots of the American Revolution. Any woman over 18, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove this lineage is eligible to join. read more Chapters Colorado has 47 chapters across our beautiful state; from the eastern plains and Arikaree River to the towering San Juan Mountains, Four Corners and the Western Slope, to Grand Mesa, around fossil-filled parks to the Poudre Valley and points in between. read more Did You Know? The NSDAR was founded in 1890, during a marked revival in patriotism and intense interest in the beginnings of the United States of America. The objectives laid forth in the first meeting of the DAR have remained the same in over 125 years of active service to the nation. read more Previous Next Welcome! The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a volunteer women's service organization dedicated to keeping America strong by promoting patriotism, preserving history and supporting education programs. Service DAR members volunteer more than 250,000 hours annually in support of veterans, active duty military and their families and communities, award thousands of dollars in scholarships and financial aid each year to students, and support schools for underserved children with annual donations exceeding one million dollars. Who As one of the most inclusive genealogical societies in the country, DAR boasts 170,000 members in 3,000 chapters across the United States and internationally. Any woman 18 years or older-regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background-who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership. Colorado Chapters 10th Mountain Alamosa Arapahoe Arkansas Valley Augusta Wallihan Blue Spruce Cache La Poudre Captain Richard Sopris Carbon Valley Castle Rock Centennial State Cheyenne Mountain Chipeta Colorado Columbine Denver Doctor Susan Anderson Elbridge Gerry Fort Morgan Fort Vasquez Fort William Bent Frances Wisebart Jacobs Friday’s Council Tree Front Range General Marion Gunnison Valley Indian Peaks Kinnikinnik La Junta Longs Peak Monte Vista Mount Garfield Mount Lookout Mount Rosa Mountain Rendezvous Namaqua Overland Trail Peace Pipe Piney Creek Red Rocks Santa Fe Trail Sarah Platt Decker Sleeping Ute Mountain Smoky Hill Trail Toll Gate Creek Uncompahgre Valley Zebulon Pike The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the NSDAR. Hyperlinks to other sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters. Membership inquiries can be made using our Contact Us form. This website was last updated on August 2, 2019 by the webmaster . Unless noted, photos courtesy of members....