DENVER DAR HISTORY
Denver Chapter NSDAR along with other Colorado chapters, helped maintain the Washington Elm tree in Washington Park in Denver.
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Denver Chapter NSDAR has a variety of volunteer committees for our members to join, including Education, Patriotism, and Historic Preservation.
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Any woman who can trace her direct lineage to a Revolutionary War patriot is invited to join. The ancestor need not be an actual soldier but may be any man or woman who contributed to the war effort in any capacity.
JOIN USDenver founded its own chapter on May 26, 1898
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR) was founded in Washington, D.C., on October 11, 1890. The organization was a natural outgrowth of two men’s patriotic societies…The Sons of the Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution…both of which voted to exclude women from membership. Credit for the actual founding of the national society is given to Miss Eugenia Washington, Mrs. Ellen Harder and Miss Mary Desha.
Mrs. Mary Greene Montgomery Slocum, wife of Colorado College President William Slocum and president of the Colorado State Society, helped with the chartering of Denver’s chapter. The 1900-1901 yearbook lists 66 members; by 1901-1903, there were 90. One of those early members was Elizabeth Fletcher Brown Lennon, a Real Daughter.
As the name suggests, a Real Daughter is an actual offspring of a Revolutionary War patriot. Her father was Samuel Brown, a second lieutenant in the War. Henry C. Brown, builder of the Brown Palace Hotel and donor of the land on which the state capitol stands, was Mrs. Lennon’s brother.
We welcome new members
We have many women from all walks of life whose ancestors participated in some way, in the Revolutionary War. The DAR has chapters all over the world and our Denver Chapter NSDAR is growing. For detailed information on membership in the DAR, go to the National DAR website.
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Chapter Achievement Awards – 2025
Denver Chapter was the winner of the Women’s Issue Committee Award for Outstanding service to Women. Our project to recognize and pay the dues of members over ninety won the Colorado State Society First Place Award, as well as the DAR Division Level First Place. Additionally, our project won Second Place Nationally in the Women’s Issues Category.
- Service to Veterans Award
- Exceptional dedication to the promotion of the DAR Magazine 2024-2025
- Outstanding Participation in National Defense Committee activities
- Celebrating America 250 with Freedom Sacks to local schools
- Promotion of American Heritage through chapter programs
- Spark a Spangle Excellence – honoring long time members
- Top Colorado Senior Advocacy Project – support of members ninety and over
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