Gettysburg Chapter, NSDAR

09/01/2026

Items for veteran goodie bags are being collected. The easier way to donate is to use the link on the list below and order from Amazon. OR, items are being collected at PSSDAR Conference on September 25, 2026.

07/11/2026

The Gettysburg chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are planning a wreath-laying ceremony on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, at 6 p.m. to honor James Gettys and his wife,

07/04/2026

Sign the Declaration of Independence. Notice the progress of signers from beginning to end…
This is just the beginning of the war for Independence.

07/04/2026

06/27/2026

In case can donate…

If you’d like to support our residents, donations are greatly appreciated. Thank you for your generosity and for helping us make a difference in the lives of others! 🙏

06/24/2026

Join us for a free July 4th celebration in a house built in 1776! Hear "Thomas Jefferson" read the Declaration of Independence, family friendly activities, music, games with prizes, dress up in colonial clothes for a photo, sign the Declaration, and more!
July 4th- 10am Jefferson program, 11am-2pm activities, 1776 Dobbin House Tavern
Happy 250th to the 1776 Dobbin House and the 1776 United States of America!

06/04/2026

The 19th Amendment was passed by both houses of Congress in 1919, which began the state ratification process that would lead to the Amendment's certification in the Constitution on August 26, 1920.

But the battle for women's right to vote didn't end there. While it represented a major victory for the movement after nearly 70 years of activism, the 19th Amendment did not simply grant universal suffrage for all women.

Native American women were not considered US citizens until 1924, but until as late as 1962, individual states still prevented them from voting.

Asian American immigrant women were excluded from voting until the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 allowed them to gain citizenship.

Black women faced Jim Crow-era barriers like poll taxes, voter ID requirements, and acts of violence that threatened their ability to cast a ballot until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Latina women faced literacy tests and other language-based setbacks that prevented them from voting until a 1975 extension of the Voting Rights Act.

As we celebrate this monumental achievement for women, we also recognize that only some of the women who fought for suffrage were able to exercise their newly-won right to vote. Despite being some of the movement's fiercest advocates, suffragists like Mabel Ping-Hua Lee, Zitkála-Šá, and Luisa Capetillo could not cast their first ballots in the 1920 election because of their race.

Today, we honor the women who not only fought for the 19th Amendment's passage, but also after it, as their efforts on behalf of their communities paved the way for the freedoms of all American women.

📷: Dora Lewis (seated), Abby Scott Baker (seated), Anita Pollitzer (standing), Alice Paul (seated), Florence Boeckel (seated), and Mabel Vernon (standing) conferring over ratification of the 19th Amendment at the National Woman's Party headquarters, 1919.

05/19/2026

Our thanks to Jeanne Stinchcomb for her wonderful idea to recognize American Revolutionary history in Gettysburg, Adams Co, PA. We have approval from the Evergreen Cemetery and we are running with our plans for the 1st Annual Gettysburg Founders Day. Hope you can come. Be sure to invite everyone you know! Let’s make this a great event.

04/18/2026

Our Patriots Rededication Day is featured on the full backpage of the Gettysburg Times! Everyone seems to be covered: our DAR Chapter, Continental Congress SAR Chapter, 1st PVRC Fife & Drum Corp, Gettysburg Flute Flock, David Conklin, Adams Co Commissioner Jim Martin, members of Benders Church, and descendants of Patriots buried in the Benders Church Cemetery.

04/10/2026

We had a great meeting and LiberTea at the Cashtown Inn. Food was delicious, and Sabrina was so accommodating. Members introduced us to stories about their Patriots. Thank you to everyone who was able to join us.