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How to become a

member of DAR

You may inquire about membership in the National Society by going to www.dar.org and following the directions. To request membership in the Ambraham Baldwin Chapter send an e-mail to alicerobinsondar@gmail.com or Violettehd@aol.com

.The Abraham Baldwin Chapter is eager to answer your questions and help you with your application for membership in our chapter. This is one of the most important things that you can do - serving "God, Home, and Country." Our objectives are to promote historic preservation, encourage patriotic endeavors, and encourage education at all levels. Send us an e-mail today, if you have questions or want more information.

Most of the volunteer work of DAR is accomplished under a committee system comprised of national chairmen and locally appointed state and chapter chairmen. Some of the numerous committees promoting our mission includes: Americanism, DAR Schools and Scholarships, Genealogical Records, Junior American Citizens, Literacy Promotion, the Flag of the United States of America, and National Defense. We can work together to make sure you play an active role with a committee you enjoy that addresses a subject close to your heart. Whether you enjoy working with school-aged children, teachers, libraries, troops serving our country abroad, veterans who have honorably served, or women in this community, we can help you meet your volunteer goals. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Welcome to the Abraham Baldwin Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

Eligibility for Membership

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.

Membership:

There are over 170,000 members in the National Society.

Over 3,000 chapter located in all 50 states and Washington, D. C.

International chapters are located in Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, France, Germany, Guam, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

More than 890,000 women have joined DAR since it was founded in 1890.

Abraham Baldwin

Abraham Baldwin, a Delegate, a Representative, and a Senator from Georgia; born in North Guilford, Conn., November 22, 1754; moved with his father to New Haven, Conn. in 1769; attended private schools; graduated from Yale College in 1772; subsequently studied theology at the college and was licensed to preach in 1775; served as a tutor in that institution 1775-1779, when he resigned to enter the Army; chaplain in the Second Connecticut Brigade, Revolutionary Army, from 1777 until 1783, when the troops disband; studied law during his service in the Army; admitted to the bar in 1783 and practiced at Fairfield; moved to Augusta, Ga., in 1784 and continued the practice of law; member of the State house of representatives 1785; originator of the plan for, and author of the charter of the University of Georgia and served as president 1786-1801; member of the Continental Congress 1785, 1787, and 1788; member of the United States Constitutional Convention 1787; elected to the First and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1789-March 3 1799); elected to the United States Senate in 1799; reelected in 1805 and served from March 4, 1799 until his death on March 4, 1807; served as President pro tempore of the Senate during the Seventh Congress; died in Washington, D.C.; interment in Rock Creek Cemetery, Webster Street and Rock Creek Church Road, Washington, D.C.

Bibliography: Dictionary of American Biography, Furlong, Patrick J. "Abraham Baldwin: A Georgia Yankee as Old-Congress Man." Georgia Historical Quarterly 56 (Spring 1972): 51-71; Coulter, E. Merton. Abraham Baldwin: Patriot, Educator, and Founding Father, Arlington, Virginia: Vandamere Press, 1987.