Franklinton Chapter

National Society

Daughters of the American Revolution

 

Columbus (Bexley), Ohio

 

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Franklinton Chapter meets during the year from September through May.  Although our chapter was chartered in the suburb of Bexley, our members come from all over the greater Columbus area.   We often meet in Bexley, but our meeting locations do vary as well.  Please see the Chapter Calendar  for  our  current programs and activities.

 

NSDAR offers many opportunities to provide service in a number of different areas.  Volunteer work in which Franklinton members are involved includes:

 

    

  Photo of donated lap blankets

 

Service for Veterans - Pictured above are some of the lap blankets we made for Veterans Administration Hospitals in southern Ohio, as well as for the Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany.  The Chapter holds fundraisers to help support this ongoing project.   We also collect contributions and comfort items for the hospitals.

 

Genealogy - Chapter members are active in various types of genealogical work.  In addition to our Registrar, we have other chapter members who are well-qualified to assist a prospective member with her application and with any difficult "links" in her lineage to her patriot ancestor. 

Some of our members transcribe or abstract original source records for publication; other members assist by  indexing existing collections of genealogical records.  More information on these valuable Genealogical Records and the current DAR Library projects is available on the NSDAR web site.   Franklinton members are also involved in the DAR Genealogy Preservation project, which will ultimately cross-reference lineage information from the earliest DAR applications.

 

Other Chapter activities:

  • Sponsor students for state and national level DAR scholarships

  • In addition to supporting the Ohio Society DAR's scholarship program, Franklinton Chapter provides financial support to these eight DAR-supported schools: Kate Duncan Smith DAR School, Tamassee DAR School, Bacone College, Berry College, Chemawa Indian School, Crossnore School, Hillside School, and Hindman Settlement School. 

  • Annual presentation of ROTC medals to outstanding local high school students

  • Assist with naturalization ceremonies at the Federal Courthouse in Columbus

  • Support of the Christian Waldschmidt Complex in Camp Dennison, Ohio.  The Waldschmidt homestead, a historic Pennsylvania Dutch style house, was built by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt in 1804, and is furnished with a number of original pieces used by the Waldschmidt family. During the Civil War, the house and surrounding grounds were part of Camp Dennison, a military training camp and hospital post.  The Camp Dennison Civil War Museum is housed in a smaller fieldstone house on the property.

  • Provide financial support to the NSDAR President General's Project, “Open Doors of Hospitality.”  The goal of this project is the restoration of the historic buildings which make up the DAR headquarters in Washington, D.C.  This complex, which houses the DAR Library and the DAR Museum, is comprised of three adjoining buildings: Constitution Hall, Memorial Continental Hall, and the Administration Building.

 

If you have any questions, or would like further information, please contact one of our Chapter Officers.  We are always happy to help!

 

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