MONROE — The American Battlefield Trust and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) have developed a traveling pop-up exhibition that will visit communities throughout the USA. This innovative exhibition features a combination of display panels and interactive digital kiosks offers an engaging look at the people and places that influenced the birth of the United States.
In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, the Colonel Benjamin Harrison Chapter of the DAR, in partnership with the Monroe Public Library, have secured the exhibition for display on the library’s first floor April 14-20. The exhibition will be available for viewing during regular library hours: Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Monroe Public Library is located at 925 16th Ave, Monroe, and can be reached at 608-528-7010.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the country and world. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890.
Those interested in learning more about DAR membership can visit the Colonel Benjamin Harrison Chapter DAR Facebook Page or contact Kathleen Comeau, Chapter Regent at 608-354-5570.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to preserve the memory and spirit of those who contributed to securing American independence. For more than 130 years, the DAR has strived to bring awareness to the honorable sacrifices and enduring legacy of all patriots who fought for America’s freedom. Through the DAR Genealogical Research System https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search/default.cfm?tab_id=0 the public can access a free database of information amassed by the DAR about these patriots.
DAR is a nonprofit, nonpolitical women’s service organization with more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide. 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. DAR members passionately carry out the timeless mission of promoting historic preservation, education and patriotism. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit https://www.dar.org/.
