Elizabeth Bailey
Greensburg Daily News
Greensburg —
The Lone Tree Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution served as the host chapter for a district meeting at First Baptist Church of Greensburg, Saturday.
State-level officers traveled to the meeting of the non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization, which is dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing AmericaÕs future through better education. The membership of this national organization is made up of women over the age of 18 who can prove they descended from a patriot of the American Revolution.
The group promotes historical preservation through promoting preservation of historic sites and American cultural traditions; helping to locate, support and promote preservation of landmarks, historic structures and graves of Revolutionary War patriots; holding workshops to locate and preserve family genealogies and resources; copying and documenting unpublished genealogical source records and building a database to make historical records easily accessible electronically, their promotion materials explain.
Education is another aim of the group, and they promote it through the offering of scholarships and financial aid to students of all ages and ethnic descent. They also encourage the wise use of natural resources through conservation while participating in literacy programs for both students and adults. The organization also serves as leaders in supporting the Children of the American Revolution and works to train good citizens, develop leaders and promote patriotism.
Current projects include providing phone cards for soldiers processing through Camp Atterbury, donating time and funds to veterans' hospitals and encouraging students to be patriotic citizens through contests - such as the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizenship competition.
To learn more, visit www.dar.org or www.indianadar.org.
