Old Concord Chapter, NSDAR
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Concord
Concord was the home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott and Bronson Alcott. All lived here and are buried in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, as well as Daniel Chester French.
For more information on Concord's revolutionary war history, see the Concord on April 19, 1775 page. 
Jan Turnquist, Exec Director of
Louisa May Alcott's Orchard House, portraying Louisa Alcott
Louisa May Alcott VisitJan Turnquist, Executive Director of the Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House in Concord, came to the Old Concord Chapter 125th anniversary celebration portraying Louisa May Alcott. She is pictured above standing by the original charter for OCC and the original First Meeting invitation to join. Louisa May Alcott was the first woman to register to vote in Concord and voted for the first time in 1880 at town meeting when the school committee vote came up. Women were only allowed to vote on school-related matters. Louisa May Alcott was active in women’s rights. She wrote a women’s rights periodical and encouraged other women to vote.
Learn more about the suffrage march at the DAR online women’s suffrage exhibit here A New Pin to Celebrate Our 125th!
The Old Concord Chapter was founded in 1895 by Harriet Lothrop aka Margaret Sydney, author of The Five Little Peppers book series. The pin was created in honor of the 125th anniversary of the chapter’s founding. It depicts the Old North Bridge and the Minuteman statue designed by Daniel Chester French. Harriet Lothrop was also the founder of the Children of the American Revolution.
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The Old Concord Chapter are members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR). This organization is a non-profit, non-political, volunteer women's service organization comprising 3,000 chapters and over 185,000 members. PBS Shares the DAR President General Denise Doring Van Buren's account of Marian Anderson's relationship with the DAR and Anderson's performance record at the DAR's Constitution Hall. This includes Anderson's farewell performance at Constitution Hall in 1964.
Please visit our E pluribus unum educational initiative, which was launched to increase awareness of the often overlooked contributions from underrepresented groups who supported the cause of the American Revolution.
To learn about the Good Citizen's Award program, please visit the Good Citizen Program page.
Memorial Day in Concord Center 2024 honoring those from the Revolutionary War
Concord Patriots' Day Parade
American 250 CommitteeOur American 250 Committee is continually working on our Patriot Story Initiative to honor and celebrate our very own Old Concord Chapter Patriots. Our Patriot's service and sacrifice helped establish our Nation and are written up on our Facebook.
Please visit our Facebook Page here to learn more. See Us In The News!Check out our articles containing the many events we participate in on the In the Local Papers page
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Old Concord Chapter daughters funded and worked with Minute Man National Historic Park (NHP) and the Friends of Minute Man NHP to restore the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop fire screen at the Wayside. Read about it in the Concord Journal .
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Become a Member of the Old Concord Chapter
We always welcome new members!
To become a member please contact the NSDAR here.
To ask questions of our Regent, please click here. See our What We Do page or our Facebook page for our most recent activities and events.
To become a member please contact the NSDAR here.
To ask questions of our Regent, please click here. See our What We Do page or our Facebook page for our most recent activities and events.
For information about the DAR, visit the links below:
Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society Sons of the American Revolution
National Society Children of the American Revolution
Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
National Society Sons of the American Revolution
National Society Children of the American Revolution
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Last Updated: 08/15/24
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