Ketoctin Chapter, DAR Genealogical Records Committee Reports 2001-

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195

Summary

Creator:
Ketoctin Chapter, DAR
Abstract:
The Ketoctin Chapter, DAR Genealogical Records Committee Reports collection contains duplicate copies of reports submitted by the Ketoctin Chapter to the NSDAR as pertaining to Virginia, especially Loudoun County.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Ketoctin Chapter, DAR Genealogical Records Committee Reports collection contains duplicate copies of reports submitted by the Ketoctin Chapter to the NSDAR as pertaining to Virginia, especially Loudoun County. Individual reports include copies and transcriptions of Bible records, abstracts of official records, and cemetery readings. Thomas Balch Library staff and volunteers prepared a supplementary index, located in folder 1, to some of the materials.

All materials donated by local and state chapters to the NSDAR under the auspices of the GRC project, including the items in this collection, are catalogued and bound by the national DAR. The bound volumes were converted to an electronic database available to researchers at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C; an index is available at http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=6.

Biographical / historical:

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or just DAR) is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C. The Ketoctin Chapter was organized in Bluemont, Loudoun County, in 1950. At both the local and national level, the DAR encourages patriotism, preservation of American history, and educational projects.

In 1913, the DAR Genealogical Research Committee (GRC) was formed with the primary purpose of collecting and indexing unpublished genealogical records. In 1932, the committee changed its name to the Genealogical Records Committee, and in 1986 became a project under the directorship of the Librarian General. Local and state chapters submit projects to the national organization for inclusion in the project.

Acquisition information:
Multiple sources