Welcome,

We are pleased that you chose to inquire about Kentucky Society DAR. The Kentucky Society was organized in
1891, and currently has 82 chapters, with approximately 4200 members.   Wherever you may be in the Commonwealth, there is a chapter nearby waiting to welcome you.

Membership in the society provides many opportunities to cherish our American heritage of freedom, to preserve family and local histories, and to promote patriotism. 

Mary Desha, one of the four founders of NSDAR, was a Kentuckian, born in Lexington in 1850. This amazing woman taught school in Alaska before taking a job in the Pension Bureau in Washington, D.C. When the National Society was organized in 1890, Miss Desha was the original first Vice President General. At her death in 1911, her final service was held in Memorial Continental Hall. She is buried in the Lexington Cemetery. The Kentucky Junior Membership is proud to sponsor the 2008 Junior Doll, “Miss Molly”, in honor of Mary Desha.

Our state headquarters is the Duncan Tavern Historic Center, located at Paris, Ky. Built of native limestone in 1788 by Major Joseph Duncan, it was a major stopping point for travelers on the Limestone Road running between Lexington and present day Maysville. After being closed for several years for historically accurate restorations, it has now reopened for tours and special functions by appointment. It also houses our own John Fox Jr. Genealogical Library.

Kentucky DAR is very proud to support Hindman Settlement School, nestled in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. Hindman, one of the six DAR approved schools, has a nationally recognized program for children with dyslexia. This is the only program of its type in the central Appalachian region. The school also offers educational and GED programs to adults. Hindman Settlement School’s mission is to provide educational and service opportunities for the people of the mountains while keeping them mindful of their heritage. 

The symbol for the 2007-2010 state project is the honeybee. The Kentucky Daughters are willing worker bees, buzzing together to produce DAR honey—support for our veterans and active duty military, patriotic education for our youth, and preservation of our shared history. Our State Scriptures are: “Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hand be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.”; “Be ye kind to one another.”; and “Be ye doers.”

Bee strong, bee encouraged, bee kind, bee doers,

Sharon

Sharon Mayne Withers
Kentucky State Regent

State Theme 2007-2010
"Bee strong, bee encouraged, bee kind, bee doers."

State Scripture
"Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hand be weak, for your work shall be rewarded"
2 Chronicles 15:7

"Be ye Kind one to another"
Ephesians 4:32

"Be ye doers"
James 1:22