Who We Are and What We Do
Our History
On March 7, 1889 a New Jersey branch of the New York Society of the “Sons of the Revolution (SR)” was formed in Newark, NJ by William Osborn McDowell. McDowell and his compatriots decided to operate under bylaws independent of the SR. On April 30, 1889, the centennial for the inauguration of George Washington as the First President of the United States, formed the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution with McDowell as SAR Member Number 1.* McDowell subsequently worked with six women to organize the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution on July 29, 1890. The New Jersey Society now has thirteen chapters and over 750 members.
*To learn more about the difference between the Sons of the Revolution and the Sons of the American Revolution? Click here.
Our Mission
Remembering Our Past….By honoring those who served or assisted the colonies during the Revolutionary War.
Promoting Core Values….By protecting our Constitution and perpetuating American ideals and traditions.
Shaping Young Minds….By educating our youth about the Constitution and those who developed the American ideals and traditions.
Having an ancestral connection or our nation’s revolutionary era, the SAR is a collegial organization who mission is to further the founding ideals. As a hereditary society, our members are connected through a shared sense of honor, priviledge, and responsibility to pertuate the “Cause” of the founders to create an inclusive, just society, for all.