​Welcome

We are glad you are here! The Anasazi Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), is based in Glendale, Arizona. We meet on the third Saturday of every month, September through May. The chapter was organized on October 20, 1990, during the administration of State Regent Beth Haynes as Arizona's twenty-second chapter. The Anasazi Chapter, NSDAR, was approved by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution on December 6, 1990. 

The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, founded in 1890, and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America's future through better education for children. DAR consists of over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters across the world. 

Any woman 18 years or older—​regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background—​who can prove lineal descent from a Patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership.




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What's in a Name 

Anasazi is a Navajo term meaning the "ancient ones." The term was used to refer to the prehistoric Indians who lived in the Southwest as early as 100 B.C. The earliest Anasazi were called "Basketmakers." Around 700 A.D., the Anasazi lived in pueblos, a Spanish word for village or town.

Because of the difficulty of "gathering" enough food for the growing populations, the Anasazi developed agriculture. A few years ago, in an Anasazi archaeology site, bean seeds were found. Botanists adapted the old bean germ with modern plants, calling them Anasazi beans. 

Source: Ambler, J. Richard and Marc Gaede. The Anasazi: Prehistoric People of the Four Corners Region. Flagstaff: Museum of Northern Arizona, 1977. Print.

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Contacts
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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
State:
Arizona State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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Site last updated: March 12, 2023

   

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