The members of the Ohio State Society welcome you to their website!

Who Are We?

We are over 6,200 women in 99 chapters in the state of Ohio who are passionate about community service, preserving history, educating children, as well as honoring those who serve or have served our nation. We are a part of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), a non-political, women's service organization of over 185,000 members dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism, and honoring the patriots of the Revolutionary War. The NSDAR was founded October 11, 1890, and the OSDAR was founded in December 1891.

What do we do?

In the last three years, our Ohio Daughters have given over 585,000 hours in service to our local communities.

Historic Preservation

We participate in a variety of projects which help to preserve our cultural heritage. The Ohio State Society owns and operates the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead and Camp Dennison Civil War Museum in Camp Dennison, Ohio. Ohio Daughters also participate in the support of a number of state historical sites, including the Madonna of the Trail monument in Springfield; the Pennsylvania House in Springfield; Minnie Louise Failing Museum in Fremont; and the Studebaker Brick School House in Greenville. We also locate, restore, and remark Revolutionary War patriot gravesites and headstones. Memorials, genealogical records, and preserving historical documents are regular activities of the Ohio Daughters.

Education

We are passionate about educating America's youth and contributing to schools and student programs in many ways. We support the eight DAR schools through donations of money and personal time. Many of our members adopt community classrooms and assist in local education efforts. We serve as mentors and tutors, including over 2,900 hours of promoting literacy with children, and over 850 hours with adult literacy efforts. The Ohio State Society sponsors awards and scholarships to outstanding students, including Ohio's Wings of Eagles Scholarships. Citizenship is promoted by sponsoring local Children of the American Revolution Societies, DAR Good Citizen awards, and promoting Junior American Citizens clubs. In addition to the essay contests sponsored for students each year, we cooperate with the Scouts through the American Heritage Merit Badge program at Christian Waldschmidt Homestead.

Patriotism

We participate in a multitude of patriotic endeavors which involve over 12,000 hours of volunteer time annually in the Veterans Administration hospitals and non-VA facilities. We also offer support to active duty service personnel through care packages. We sponsor a variety of programs promoting the U.S. Constitution during the week of September 17-23. Naturalization ceremonies, patriotic awards and medals, ROTC/JROTC medals, Community Service awards, and so many more opportunities abound.

We are proud of our community participation and activities. Please follow the membership links, find a local chapter, and come join the fun and excitement!