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Today’s DAR video
This video, hosted on YouTube, highlights the vibrant, active organization the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is today.
Welcome!
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), was organized in 1912, with 35 charter members. The name was chosen in commemoration of the signing of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20, 1775, known locally as “Meck Dec Day.”
Our chapter has grown to over 140 members who meet on the second Thursday of each month from September to May. Our focus is to promote the DAR objectives of historic preservation, education, and patriotism through many interesting chapter programs and activities. Most of our meetings feature a guest speaker, short business meeting, and light refreshments.
We enjoy our volunteer activities and are proud to make a difference in the lives of our community, state, and country. In addition to our regular monthly meetings; our chapter sponsors educational awards and scholarships, supports Tamassee DAR School and Crossnore School and Children’s Home, and provides donations to veterans receiving medical care at the W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina.
Illustration courtesy of the artist, Dan Nance
Reading of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
DAR is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children.
Please feel free to explore this website. You will find out more about our history, activities, and our Patriots. We would love to have you as a part of our organization. Please contact us (see button in the left menu) if you would like to attend one of our meetings or talk with us about our chapter.
The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the NSDAR. Web hyperlinks to non-DAR sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.