NewsOK (The Oklahoman) Searching Daughters of the American Revolution databases is free to public
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has been digitizing materials the society has collected since its formation in 1890. The material is now available on its website at www.dar.org. Searching the databases is free. Only information of a genealogical and historical nature is available. Information for living DAR members is restricted.
The databases are located under the “DAR Library” dropdown box near the top of the screen. Select “online research,” then “DAR Genealogical Research System (GRS) for the following databases:
Ancestor. This is the official list of DAR proven patriots with more than 100,000 names. This is not a list of everyone who served in the Revolutionary War (1774-83). New patriots are added as their service is proven.
Member. Information is limited to deceased or former members. Search is by national member number and not name.
Descendants. This ongoing indexing project contains information on the descendants of the patriot. About 4,500 names are added daily making it a valuable database of 18th- and 19th century-ancestors.
GRC (Genealogical Research Committee Reports). An every-name index to the committee reports. The reports contain various genealogical records (Bible records, cemetery listings, will and probate abstracts, marriage records, etc.) collected by DAR chapters since 1913. The images are available only at the DAR Seimes Technology Center Library.
Resources. This section contains two online card indexes — the Revolutionary Pension Extract and Analytical Index.
A more detailed description of the databases and their content is available on the DAR website.
