Daughters of the American Revolution

The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization founded on October 11, 1890, by four co-founders: Mary Smith Lockwood, Eugenia Washington, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Mary Desha. It promotes historic preservation, education, and patriotism, with its first chapter organized at Mary Lockwood's home in Washington, D.C., and later incorporated by congressional charter in 1896. First Lady Caroline Scott Harrison served as its inaugural President General.[1][2][7]