Welcome!
Thank you for your interest in the Lynchburg Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). NSDAR counts approximately 190,000 current members in 3,000 chapters nationwide and abroad. Since NSDAR’s establishment in 1890, over one million women have joined the organization. For more information about NSDAR visit www.dar.org.
Any adult woman is eligible for membership in NSDAR who can document lineal descent from a man or woman who aided the fight for American independence. This can include military, civil, or patriotic service 1775-1783. If you have an American Revolutionary War patriot in your family tree and are interested in visiting a Lynchburg Chapter meeting or event to introduce yourself, please contact the chapter regent or chapter registrar at lynchburgdar@gmail.com.
The Lynchburg Chapter is part of the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution, District III. Founded in 1909, the Lynchburg Chapter has a rich history to reflect upon, but its members have much to look forward to as well. Through our on-going involvement in volunteer projects supporting veterans, helping those in need, furthering youth education focused on American history, and promoting historic preservation, we serve citizens of the greater Lynchburg area. Explore these pages to learn more about the Lynchburg Chapter and its activities. Please feel free to contact the chapter at lynchburgdar@gmail.com. We’re always happy to answer your questions.
NSDAR membership is not required to attend a chapter meeting or event. Lynchburg Chapter meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month, September through May. Guests are always welcome. We look forward to meeting you! To find out more about our meetings, reach out to us at lynchburgdar@gmail.com.
The Lynchburg Chapter comprises a varied group of energetic, accomplished, community-minded women from all walks of life.
We count among our chapter members: K-12 teachers and college professors; medical and legal professionals; elected officials; military veterans; specialists in human resources, nonprofit administration, journalism and communications; scholars in areas such as archaeology, art, and history; practicing artists and performers and many more.
Individual chapter members are also active as volunteers throughout the area, working with groups such as Meals on Wheels, Neighbors Helping Neighbors, and the American Legion, and serving as board members of local arts and history organizations.
We invite you to consider joining this dynamic group!
Top: The view from Thunder Ridge Overlook at milepost 74.7 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The parkway was first proposed in the 1930s as a way to connect Shenandoah National Park in Central Virginia with the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee. Photo by Andrew T. Clements Jr.
Bottom: Amherst County Dogwood. The Flowering Dogwood (Cornus Florida) is deeply significant to Virginia as the state’s official flower (adopted in 1918) and the state’s official tree. The dogwood blossom is also the symbol adopted by Virginia DAR Regent Kathleen Mayer Rugh to represent the 2025-2028 Virginia State Project “Revolution to Legacy: Preserve, Protect, Remember”. Photo by Brenda Clements Young.