DAR Chapters

(moreinformation is desperately needed here about the DAR. explain who they are, what the acronym stands for, briefly our relation to them etc etc, I have rearranged the information already such that it makes sense)

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Fox Valley compatriot Steve Riley is the coordinator with the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) chapters in the five-county area of the Fox Valley chapter (Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, DuPage and Will). His email is jsrssar@gmail.com.

Involvement (TODO PROFILES)

  • We have worked with local DAR chapters to honor the memory of Revolutionary War soldiers - the wreath laying ceremony for John Cook and the grave marking ceremonies for John Gowdy & Daniel Burroughs.

  • We also supported the DAR in Lake County with a Color Guard when they remarked and rededicated the grave of Revolutionary War soldier Henry Collins.

  • We have a standing invitation for all DAR members to attend our twice a year dinner meetings (schedules and locations are on the Home Page of this website). We also appreciate any referals for potential SAR members from the DAR. Contact details are on our How to Join the SAR page.

Local Chapters (no links work lol)

These 12 DAR chapters from Region 4 are within the boundaries of the Fox Valley SAR chapter. If any of the chapter links below seems out of date check the Illinois DAR website.

DAR ChapterLocationCounties Covered
AuroraAuroraKane, Kendall & Dupage
Downers GroveDowners GroveDuPage
Martha IbbetsonElmhurstDuPage
Anan HarmonGlen EllynDuPage
Captain Hubbard BurrowsHinsdaleDuPage
Louis JolietJolietWill & Kendall
Fort PayneNapervilleDuPage & Will
Amos KendallOswegoKendall
Elias Kent KaneSt. CharlesDuPage & Kane
General John StarkSycamoreDeKalb
Perrin-WheatonWheatonDuPage
Midewin PrairieWilmingtonWill County

Past Activities

Chapter President Mike Johnston introduced Nancy Ristau, Regent of the Anan Harmon DAR chapter in Glen Ellyn at our dinner meeting on October 26, 2008. She was photographed with the Fox Valley chapter officers, and our color guard was in the front.

In 2004, the Louis Joliet Chapter of the DAR under the leadership of their Regent Shirley Steidl sponsored a wreath laying ceremony at the grave of Revolutionary War soldier John Cook. In the photo in back: Fox Valley SAR Chapter President Don Parrish, DAR members Helen Mitchler, Patricia Pillard & Shirley Steidl, and Ed Crobie of the American Legion. In front CAR members Jessica Dailey, Cyndi & Stephanie Valencia.