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Niangua Chapter, NSDAR

Camdenton, Missouri

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The Niangua Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), Invites You to Join Us!

The chapter is located in the East Central District of the Missouri State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (MSSDAR). Chapter meetings are held in the afternoon on the fourth Tuesday of the month from January through April and September through December.  Chapter meetings are not held May through August. Contact the chapter directly for meeting times and locations.

About the Chapter

The Niangua Chapter, NSDAR, supports local causes including Citizens Against Domestic Violence, Head Start, and the local homeless shelter by donating books, games, candy, cleaning supplies, and monetary gifts. We sponsor sixth grade classrooms with donations of school supplies, books for the classroom library, and gift cards. The chapter participates in the DAR Good Citizens Award which honors high school seniors. Veterans are honored by sponsoring the Dale Blair Cemetery in Camdenton, Missouri, for Wreaths Across America. As a service project, members mapped the graves of veterans buried there. Members have recorded over 575 hours of community service by participating in activities such as volunteering at the public library, doing needlework, making fidget quilts for persons with cognitive issues and those in hospice, knitting, and quilting. Other community service hours include assisting the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars with Bingo, serving meals, riding in parades, and photographing special events. Members also read aloud to young children, provide transportation to neighbors who do not drive, and assist in cleaning a camp for individuals with cognitive disabilities.

Niangua Chapter, NSDAR, members lay a wreath at the grave of a Vietnam War veteran.
Niangua Chapter, NSDAR, members at the signing of the proclamation for Constitution Week by the mayor of Linn Creek, Missouri.
Service in the Community

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Other chapters in the East Central District are listed below. Visit the MSSDAR Website to find a chapter near you.

Armstrong ~ Armstrong, Missouri
Arrow Rock ~ Arrow Rock, Missouri
Charity Stille Langstaff ~ Fulton, Missouri
Columbian ~ Columbia, Missouri
Hannah Cole ~ Boonville, Missouri
Howard County ~ Fayette, Missouri
Jane Randolph Jefferson ~ Jefferson City, Missouri
Mexico-Missouri ~ Mexico, Missouri
Montgomery ~ Montgomery City, Missouri
Niangua ~ Camdenton, Missouri
Noah Coleman ~ Rolla, Missouri
Rock Island ~ Eldon, Missouri
Wazhazhe ~ Lake Ozark, Missouri

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Chapter History

The Niangua Chapter, NSDAR, was organized on February 26, 1957, at the Arrowhead Lodge in Lake Ozark, Missouri, with Mrs. Todd Crawford as the organizing regent. The chapter was named for the Niangua River which was formed from the spring-fed Big and Little Niangua Rivers joining with Linn Creek and flowed into the Osage River at the site of the former town of Linn Creek, Missouri. Historians do not agree on the origin of the name Niangua. It is said to be from an Indian phrase ‘ne-on-go,’ meaning “I won’t go away,” expressing the Indian’s reluctance to leave his beautiful native hunting and fishing lands.

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Patriot Ancestors

DAR members are descended from American Revolutionary War Patriots. These men and women fought in the American Revolutionary War or aided in the cause of American independence. The Patriot ancestors of the Daughters of the Niangua Chapter, NSDAR, are listed in the searchable table below. Patriot names can be used to access a Patriot's profile on the NSDAR Genealogical Research System (GRS), an online repository of historical documents and records, using the NSDAR Patriot Search Tool.

Last NameFirst NameState Of ServiceSpouse
BerryGeorgeVASarah Conway
ElmoreJohnVAAnne Rippey
GageIsaacNH
HarnessGeorgeVAElizabeth Youcum
HartmanPhillipPAMargaretha
MarkwellWilliamMDAmelia Hurst
McMillenJohnNYMary Arnott
MooreThomasMARachel Power Kerr
Perry, Sr.OziasVTEsther Marvin
PostonElianVARebecca Cheshire
Proctor, Jr.LeonardMAExperience Hildreth
RossJamesVASarah
ShearerJamesSCTheodocia
StevensonJohnPASarah Nye
WaldenSamuelNC
WhiteEbenezarNYHelena Bartow

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Do you have a Patriot ancestor?

Researching your family lineage is a major step in becoming a member of the DAR. Documentation proving your direct lineage to a Patriot ancestor who fought in the American Revolutionary War or who aided in achieving American independence is required for membership.

All known DAR Patriot ancestors are cataloged in the NSDAR Genealogical Research System (GRS), an online collection of databases that preserve historical documents and records. The DAR provides this ever-growing wealth of research information as a resource tool for lineage and ancestry exploration.

Begin your Journey in the Search for a Patriot Ancestor Today!
Explore the Genealogical Research System (GRS)

How to Use the GRS

Patriot Ancestor Search Tool

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