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:1776 D Street, NW<br>Washington, DC 20006-5303<br><br>
:1776 D Street, NW<br>Washington, DC 20006-5303<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1">DAR Contact Information, DAR National Society, http://www.dar.org/omni/contact.cfm (accessed 3 February 2010).</ref>&nbsp;&nbsp;202-628-1776<br><br>{{Wikipedia|Daughters of the American Revolution}}'''Hours:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Friday 8:30 to 4:00, Saturday 9:00 to 5:00<br><br>
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1">DAR Contact Information, DAR National Society, http://www.dar.org/omni/contact.cfm (accessed 3 February 2010).</ref>&nbsp;&nbsp;202-628-1776<br><br>{{Wikipedia|Daughters of the American Revolution}}'''Hours:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Friday 8:30 to 4:00, Saturday 9:00 to 5:00<br><br>  


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://www.dar.org/ DAR Library Internet site], National Society, Constitution Hall, Museum, Library, collection, giving, shopping, announcements, news, photos and videos, online library catalog, membership, genealogy research.<br>
*[http://www.dar.org/ DAR Library Internet site]: National Society, Constitution Hall, Museum, Library, collection, giving, shopping, announcements, news, photos and videos, online library catalog, membership, genealogy research.<br>  
*[http://www.dar.org/library/onlinlib.cfm DAR Library Catalog online]. Search titles, authors, subjects (including places or surnames), notes, or anything.<br>
*[http://www.dar.org/library/onlinlib.cfm DAR Library Catalog online]: Search titles, authors, subjects (including places or surnames), notes, or anything. <br>  
*[http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS)] by ancestors, members, descendents, reports. indexes, or catalog. <br>
*[http://www.dar.org/library/online_research.cfm DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS)]: master search engine for databases and indexes created by the DAR -<br>
 
#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=1 Ancestor tab]: Database of proven patriots of the Revolutionary War.&nbsp; Not complete and constantly being added to as individuals are proven through DAR membership applications and supplementals. <br>
#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=3 Member tab]: Used to find limited information on DAR members. &nbsp;<br>
#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=5 Descendents tab]: Index of names found on lineage page of DAR&nbsp;applications and supplementals. Used to identify the best DAR application to order. Names still being added.<br>
#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=6 GRC tab:] Index database for over 20,000 typescript volumes of the ''Genealogical Records Committee Reports'' containing mostly Bible and cemetery records from across the United States compiled by Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution starting in 1913. Names are still being added. This index gives the title, series, volume, and page number to go to the original typescript. Copies can be ordered from the DAR.&nbsp; Some volumes have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library.<br>
#[http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/resources/?Tab_ID=7 Resources tab:] Links to other resources including The DAR&nbsp;Library Analytical Card Index and The Revolutionary War Pension Index.&nbsp; More information will be added in the future.<br>
#[http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/?Tab_ID=8 Library Catalog tab]: Another link to the DAR&nbsp;Library Catalog online. Search titles, authors, subjects (including places or surnames), notes, or anything. <br>


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===
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If you cannot visit or find a record at the&nbsp;'''''DAR Library''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a record at the&nbsp;'''''DAR Library''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.  


'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[http://www.sar.org/About/NSSAR_Library Sons of the American Revolution Library], Louisville KY, 58,000 items: family histories, state genealogy materials, federal census, Revolutionary War pension applications and CD collections. Mostly for revolutionary period.<br>
*[http://www.sar.org/About/NSSAR_Library Sons of the American Revolution Library], Louisville KY, 58,000 items: family histories, state genealogy materials, federal census, Revolutionary War pension applications and CD collections. Mostly for revolutionary period.<br>  
*[[Daughters of the Revolution of 1776 (DOR or DR)|Daughters of the Revolution of 1776 (DOR or DR)]], Riverhead NY, similar requirements and goals to the N.S.D.A.R.
*[[Daughters of the Revolution of 1776 (DOR or DR)|Daughters of the Revolution of 1776 (DOR or DR)]], Riverhead NY, similar requirements and goals to the N.S.D.A.R.


'''''Similar Collections or Related Books'''''<br>
'''''Similar Collections or Related Books'''''<br>  


*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.  
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.  
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>  
*[http://www.uelac.org/ United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada], Toronto ONT, Loyalists directory, and Toronto Branch Library.<br>
*[http://www.uelac.org/ United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada], Toronto ONT, Loyalists directory, and Toronto Branch Library.<br>  
*''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/oclc/1549454 Hessische Truppen im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg (Hetrina)&nbsp;: Index nach Familiennamen (Hessian Troops in the American War for Independence (HETRINA)&nbsp;: Index by Surname)]'', 6 vols., Veröffentlichungen der Archivschule Marburg, Institut für Archivwissenschaft, Nr. 10 (Marburg&nbsp;: Der Archivschule Marburg, Institut für Archivwissenschaft, 1972) [{{FHL|455247|title-id|disp=FHL Book 943 M2mg; Film 1320516 Items 6-7 and 1320542 Items 5-6}}].  
*''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/oclc/1549454 Hessische Truppen im Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskrieg (Hetrina)&nbsp;: Index nach Familiennamen (Hessian Troops in the American War for Independence (HETRINA)&nbsp;: Index by Surname)]'', 6 vols., Veröffentlichungen der Archivschule Marburg, Institut für Archivwissenschaft, Nr. 10 (Marburg&nbsp;: Der Archivschule Marburg, Institut für Archivwissenschaft, 1972) [{{FHL|455247|title-id|disp=FHL Book 943 M2mg; Film 1320516 Items 6-7 and 1320542 Items 5-6}}].  
*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1246422 Les combattants français de la guerre américaine, 1778-1783 (French soldiers in the American Revolution)]''. Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Publ., 1969. Originally published as: United States Congress. 58th Congress, Second Session. Senate. Document number 77. [{{FHL|547088|film|disp=FHL Book 944 M2cf; Film 547088 item 5}}]. Includes index.
*''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1246422 Les combattants français de la guerre américaine, 1778-1783 (French soldiers in the American Revolution)]''. Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Publ., 1969. Originally published as: United States Congress. 58th Congress, Second Session. Senate. Document number 77. [{{FHL|547088|film|disp=FHL Book 944 M2cf; Film 547088 item 5}}]. Includes index.


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*[[Library of Congress]], Washington DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.  
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington DC, Local History and Genealogy Reading Room is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, and collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources.  
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br>
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br>  
*[http://archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/researcher-info.html National Archives II], College Park MD, Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health &amp; Human Services, Housing &amp; Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury after 1900.<br>
*[http://archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/researcher-info.html National Archives II], College Park MD, Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Health &amp; Human Services, Housing &amp; Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury after 1900.<br>  
*[http://dchealth.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1371,q,581955,dohnav_gid,1787,dohnav,|33120|.asp DC Vital Records Division] for birth and death records. [http://dchealth.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1374,q,580849,dohNav_GID,1802,dohNav,|33200|33240|.asp#9 DC Superior&nbsp;Court] for marriage and divorce records.  
*[http://dchealth.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1371,q,581955,dohnav_gid,1787,dohnav,|33120|.asp DC Vital Records Division] for birth and death records. [http://dchealth.dc.gov/doh/cwp/view,a,1374,q,580849,dohNav_GID,1802,dohNav,|33200|33240|.asp#9 DC Superior&nbsp;Court] for marriage and divorce records.  
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.  
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.  
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=== Sources  ===


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