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'''[http://www.dar.org National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution]'''<br>1776 D Street, N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20006<br>Telephone: 202-628-1776<br>Fax: 202-879-3252 | '''[http://www.dar.org National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution]'''<br>1776 D Street, N.W.<br>Washington, D.C. 20006<br>Telephone: 202-628-1776<br>Fax: 202-879-3252 | ||
This web site links to information about headquarters buildings, membership requirements, work of the society, state chapters, overseas units, their genealogy library (including an online library catalog search), museum, and news. | This web site links to information about headquarters buildings, membership requirements, work of the society, state chapters, overseas units, their genealogy library (including an online library catalog search), museum, and news. | ||
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) have gathered and preserved many records and many lineages related to people who served in the Revolutionary War: | |||
*http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm is the site for Patriot Index Lookup Service. | |||
*http://www.dar.org/library/onlinlib.cfm is the DAR library site and online catalog. | |||
*http://grc.dar.org/dar/darnet/grc/grc.cfm?Action=overview Some of the Genealogical Records Committee Reports of the DAR is searchable online in the GRC National Index. Not all states have been indexed yet, but presently the online index contains more than 18 million names and is continually growing. Once names of interest have been found in the index, you can order copies of the pages from the DAR Library’s Search Service. | |||
*[http://www.colonialhall.com/ www.colonialhall.com] This site has biographies of the founding fathers and the signers of the Declaration of Independence and some of their wives. | |||
*http://genealogy.about.com/cs/revolution/ht/Military_Record.htm Article on how to get copies of your Revolutionary War patriot's military records. | |||
*http://www.archives.gov/ Site of the National Archives and Records Administration and home to many military records. | |||
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ars/index.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ars/index.htm] These pages contain the email and/or URL addresses of descendants or persons who can give you some background on the revolutionary soldier that is listed with each email address. | |||
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.organizations.dar/mb.ashx Rootsweb DAR Message Board] | |||
*[http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm http://www.dar.org/natsociety/pi_lookup.cfm] is the site for Patriot Index Lookup Service where you can find your ancestor in the DAR archives. | |||
==== '''National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution''' ==== | ==== '''National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution''' ==== | ||