New DAR members Theresa Blankenship, Charlotte Rymph and Brenda Gilsinger

The Metamonong Chapter, Pulaski County, Winamac, was organized April 18, 1970. The name was chosen from the Potawatomi Indian name of a stream that crosses the county. The local chapter was organized at a luncheon meeting at the home of Mrs. Russell Nale, near Star City.

There are over 80 chapters in Indiana.

DAR members across the U.S. volunteer millions of service hours annually in their local communities including supporting active duty military personnel and assisting veteran patients, awarding thousands of dollars in scholarships and financial aid each year to students, and supporting schools for underserved children with annual donations exceeding $1 million, according to the national DAR website.

As one of the most inclusive genealogical societies in the country, DAR boasts 190,000 members in 3,000 chapters across the U.S. and internationally. Any woman 18 years or older-regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background-who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership.

With over 130 years of tradition, more than one million members admitted since its founding, a vast array of service work, a historic National Headquarters building with extraordinary collections and countless activities taking place locally, nationally and globally, there is much to learn about the Daughters of the American Revolution.

DAR members are women who come from diverse backgrounds and hold a variety of interests. Their common bond is their lineal descent from Patriots of the American Revolution.