The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children.
The Washington Crossing Chapter DAR promotes these missions with a variety of ongoing local activities and has been working on several special projects that will be launched in 2026 in honor of America250.
The chapter sends care packages to U.S. troops, donates time and support to veterans in local nursing homes, supports local U.S. citizenship naturalization ceremonies, donates to Liberty USO, is registered as a Vietnam Commemorative Partner, and is proud to be a Wreaths Across America fundraiser supporting the Washington Crossing National Cemetery and the Washington Crossing Historic Park. We also place a patriotic holiday tree with ornaments representing some aspect of American Revolutionary War history, in the lobby of the park visitors center.
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, the chapter will complete a years-long research project identifying the soldiers who crossed the Delaware River with General George Washington. The results have been compiled into an interactive database that will be donated to the Washington Crossing Historic Park. We also plan to place a DAR America250 marker in the cemetery of the Historic Presbyterian Church in Newtown, plant heritage trees at Pennsbury Manor and Summerseat, support the Newtown 2026 celebration in August, and mark Revolutionary War graves at the Thompson-Memorial Presbyterian Church in New Hope, where we also have been cleaning old tombstones.
Chapter meetings are held on Saturdays, September through May, at the American Legion Post 440 in Newtown. Meeting programs offer historic, patriotic, and educational themes.
DAR welcomes any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a supporter of the American Revolution.
If you believe you have an ancestor who may have participated in a military, civil or patriotic capacity during Revolutionary times, the chapter has genealogy research specialists who will be happy to assist you in documenting your lineage. For more information, visit www.washingtoncrossingdar.org or email washingtoncrossingchapterdar@gmail.com.
