The Elizabeth Ramsey Chapter meets the third Saturday of each month at the Platte County Library in Wheatland.

Wyoming Society

National Society

Membership Eligibility

 

If you live in the Platte County area and are interested in finding out more about your local NSDAR chapter, contact:

           Diane

 

About Our Chapter

Wheatland, Wyoming is located in the central part of the state.  In 1894, the Carey Act made a million acres open to homesteading.  The availability of irrigation water enabled the settling of Platte Valley, making agriculture a mainstay of the area.

 

The story of Elizabeth Ramsey is that of a young woman whose father and brothers were with General Washington at Valley Forge.  When she visited them, she saw the need for clothing and comfort.  Upon her return home, she organized the women of her community into an aid society to knit caps and mittens for the men of the camp.

 

Elizabeth carried the articles to the men, regardless of the British forces camped along the road she had to take.  When two large sacks of clothing and supplies were ready and loaded on a pack horse, Elizabeth set forth on the journey, which had to be made at night, for the most part.  What adventures and perils she encountered we do not know, but she reached Washington’s camp safely.   This chapter is honored to bear her name. 

 

NSDAR Theme

2010-2013

 

“Preserve the Past, Enhance the Present

Invest in the Future.”

 

 

 

 

The DAR was founded in 1890 and now has 165,000 members throughout our country and abroad.   It is a volunteer women’s service organization whose objectives are historic preservation, patriotism, and education.

 

Any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible for membership.  Visit the national  DAR website for more information regarding membership eligibility. 

 

The DAR Library is one of the world’s premier genealogical research centers.  Among NSDAR records are thousands of names of Revolutionary War patriots that have been proven by members.  To learn if your ancestral patriot has been proven in DAR, click here for the “DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS).”

 

NSDAR motto is “God, Home, and Country”

Elizabeth Ramsey Chapter website developed and maintained by Webmaster,   8/31/2012

The DAR Insignia is the property of, and is copyrighted by, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.