Daughters of the American Revolution

The Daughters of the American Revolution is a volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children.
Anthem has grown to sufficient numbers to warrant the formation of it’s own Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, according to Organizing Regent Emory Maxwell. She says, “With over 30,000 residents predicted to populate Anthem in the near future, it’s time for a local Chapter of DAR.”
There are over 3,000 chapters across the country with 168,000 members. About 40 chapters have been organized in Arizona already. The new Anthem Chapter plans to draw members from all of the North Valley communities.
DAR members volunteer more than 55,000 hours annually to veteran patients, award over $150,000 in scholarships and financial aid each year to students, and support schools for the underprivileged with annual donations exceeding one million dollars.
The primary requirement for membership is you must prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution making it one of the most inclusive genealogical societies in the country. Any woman 18 years or older-regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background can apply if they meet the first requirement.
The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in a building spanning a full city block in Washington, D.C., has a website at www.dar.org which links to email for every chapter. Their museum, “The Americana Collection” contains more than 4,000 diverse American manuscripts and rare imprints highlighting persons and moments of historic importance. The focus of the collection is on Colonial America, the Revolutionary War era, and the Early Republic.
The Continental Congress, the DAR annual national meeting, is named after the original Continental Congress, which governed the American Colonies, and attracts approximately 4,000 members to Washington, D.C., each year.
An organizational meeting for the Anthem Chapter will be held on Friday, November 17, 2006 at 1pm at the Anthem Community Center, 41130 N Freedom Way and is open to all interested. Or you can call Emory Maxwell at 623-551-3084 or emorymaxwell@aol.com .