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Nevada State
Society
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Reflections of Nevada
DAR at 100:
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The Nevada State Society consists of 11 DAR
chapters located around our great state. With more than 500
members statewide, the DAR in Nevada actively supports our communities
through many volunteer hours each year in support of the NSDAR motto:
God, Home, and Country.
Our committee work involves
activities which support the promotion of historical, patriotic, and
educational endeavors. The Nevada State Society also
proudly sponsors two Children of the American Revolution societies, Cui'ui in Elko and Tudinu in Las Vegas.
Nevada DAR will celebrate its centennial in 2010. Read
more about it:
"Ladies Group to Celebrate 100 Years."
Source: Stefani Evans, "Ladies group to celebrate 100
years," The News (Clark County, Nevada), 26 October 2007, page 6c,
columns 3-6.
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Golden Past – Future Opportunity
Centennial
Administration
2008 - 2010
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All About the
DAR
The National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution (NSDAR) was founded on October 11, 1890, with the
purposes of historic preservation, promotion of education, and patriotic
endeavors. Any woman 18 years of age and who can prove lineal, blood
line descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American
independence may be voted into membership by the chapter. Documentation
of said lineage must be provided according to NSDAR guidelines on the
official membership application and with acceptable supporting
materials.
The national society has 38 standing
committees which promote its three purposes. These include:
educational programs, scholarship competitions, citizenship awards,
school contests, sponsorship of schools for underprivileged children,
literacy programs, genealogical records, national genealogical library,
lineage research, DAR Museum, community service, national defense, units
overseas, Constitution and U.S. flag, conservation, commemorative
events, naturalization, and volunteerism. For more information visit
the NSDAR web site, located at
www.dar.org.
Wherever your interest lies, the DAR has
a program area where you can enjoy working with other women to support God, Home, and Country.
With membership questions, contact State Membership Chairman
Lois Shoupe.
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Nevada
| Admitted to statehood on October 31,
1864 during the waning days of the Civil War, Nevada is known as the
Silver State, the Sagebrush State, or the Battle Born State.
Its state motto is "All for our Country."
Nevada's first
settlement was in 1851 near the now state capital of Carson City,
and Carson County was officially established as part of the Utah
Territory in 1854. The state name, Nevada, was officially
adopted in 1861 by Congress and derives from a Spanish term meaning
snow-capped, for the beautiful snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains
which border our state capital to the west and are home to pristine
Lake Tahoe.
Nevada is 483 miles long and 320 miles wide. With 110,540 square
miles of land, Nevada is the seventh largest state in the nation.
The 2000 census lists Nevada's population as 1,998,257.
Nevada's geography ranges from southwest, arid desert conditions
in the southern part of the state to high desert, mountains, and
alpine lakes in the northern area.
For more information about Nevada, visit the official
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