The National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently announced that after many years of scanning and indexing, it has added to its Web site a wealth of information in its Genealogical Research System. The DAR has been collecting materials since it was organized in the late 19th century. To find this information, go to www.dar.org.

You can search “Ancestors” to see if someone you are researching has joined DAR; “Member” for limited information on deceased or former DAR members; “Descendants” which is an index of other people found on an application between the Revolutionary-era ancestor and the current member; and “GRC,” an every-name index to the more than 20,000 typescript volumes in the collection. The GRC is an index, not the actual record. One can also see records the DAR has compiled from Georgia at the Georgia Archives or the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah. The DAR Library in Washington, D.C., houses copies of all its abstracted materials and is well worth a visit. Details can be found at the aforementioned Web site.

Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 27, 2009