The Daughters of the American Revolution is a national society of over 190,000 members in all states, Washington, D.C. and 13 countries. We are a non-political, non-profit volunteer women's service organization, whose main objectives are to actively support and encourage historic preservation, education and patriotism through literally millions of service hours per year.

As one of the most inclusive lineage societies, any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership, regardless of her race, religion or ethnic background. DAR supports genealogy through one of the foremost lineage research libraries in the United States, and has current projects to increase the capability to research diverse patriots, including African-Americans, Native Americans, and women.