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“Thank you for your service.” Hopefully, we often say this to our soldiers, veterans and first responders. But there is a role for ALL of us; we all can and should do our part to be of service to America and our fellow man. Would YOU like to be a positive force in your community and find a group that can help you achieve your goals of service to others? The Daughters of the American Revolution can be that group. Come be part of the DAR Genealogy Workshop on July 24 at the Frontier Village Museum in Denison, Texas to find out how. It's easy. The DAR will have volunteers on hand to help you find YOUR Revolutionary Patriot ancestor to qualify you for membership in one of the oldest women's service organizations in the world, devoted to God, Home and Country.
The Daughters of the American Revolution is a nonprofit, nonpolitical volunteer women’s service organization founded in October 11, 1890; incorporated in 1896 by an Act of Congress and dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education and patriotism. If these are your goals, and if you are a woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution you are eligible to be part of the difference DAR is making all over the country. Stop by that day or call ahead to reserve your spot, 903-271-1413.
This event is hosted by volunteers of the Preston Trail Daughters of the American Revolution in Pottsboro. One of this chapter’s foremost areas of service is to America’s veterans. The entire Preston Trail chapter participates in fundraisers that fund a program called “Opening Doors for Disabled Veterans,” which remodels the bathrooms of disabled veterans of Grayson County so they will become handicap accessible. They also support various programs which help preserve historic documents and buildings. They do fundraisers for college scholarships and participate in other service-related activities too numerous to mention.
Would you like to be involved in the good works that DAR participates in? Anyone interested in receiving help to prove their ancestry for qualification to become a Daughter of the American Revolution are welcome to contact our chapter at any time at www.facebook.com/PrestonTrailNSDARPottsboroTX75076 or at https://texasdar.org/chapters/PrestonTrail/ for our website.
The Preston Trail Chapter of the DAR next meets the first Thursday of the month at 5pm for a meal and fellowship and at 6pm for chapter meetings and programs from September to May. There is no meeting in December. The meeting location is at the Georgetown Baptist Church north of Pottsboro at 207 Georgetown Road.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 177,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world's largest and most active service organizations. DAR members are committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world during the past three years. To learn more about the work of today's DAR, visit www.DAR.org or connect with DAR on social media at facebook.com/TodaysDAR, twitter.com/TodaysDAR and youtube.com/TodaysDAR.
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