Fox Valley and DAR Chapters
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Our Chapter President, Don Parrish, spoke at the event which was appropriate since this grave was discovered in 1994 by our then Chapter President, Frank Zeimetz. |
Joseph A. Vasquez, Jr., Fox Valley compatriot and the Senior Treasurer of the Children of the American Revolution in Illinois, is the coordinator between the Fox Valley chapter and the 12 DAR chapters in the five county area (Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, DuPage and Will) of the Fox Valley chapter.
We have worked with local DAR chapters to honor the memory of Revolutionary War soldiers - the wreath laying ceremony for John Cook and the grave marking ceremonies for John Gowdy & Daniel Burroughs.
We have a standing invitation for all DAR members to attend our twice a year dinner meetings (schedules and locations are on the Home Page of this website). We also appreciate any referals for potential SAR members from the DAR. Contact details are on our How to Join the SAR page.
Chapter President Mike Johnston introduced Nancy Ristau, Regent of
the Anan Harmon DAR chapter in Glen Ellyn at our dinner meeting on October 26, 2008.
She was photographed with the Fox Valley chapter officers, and our color guard was in the front.
| DAR Chapter | Location | Area Covered |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | Aurora | Kane, Kendall & DuPage Counties |
| Downers Grove | Downers Grove | DuPage County |
| Martha Ibbetson | Elmhurst | DuPage County |
| Anan Harmon | Glen Ellyn | DuPage County |
| Captain Hubbard Burrows | Hinsdale | DuPage County |
| Louis Joliet | Joliet | Will & Kendall Counties |
| Fort Payne | Naperville | DuPage & Will Counties |
| Amos Kendall | Oswego | Kendall County |
| Elias Kent Kane | St. Charles | DuPage & Kane Counties |
| General John Stark | Sycamore | DeKalb County |
| Perrin-Wheaton | Wheaton | DuPage County |
| Midewin Prairie | Wilmington | Will County |