Irvine Ranch Chapter, NSDAR

Irvine, California

Welcome

The Irvine Ranch Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), was organized with 13 members on June 27, 2007, and approved by the NSDAR Board of Management on July 1, 2007. Irvine Ranch Chapter, NSDAR, members celebrated the founding of the chapter on September 17, 2007, with 60 guests in attendance.

We offer membership to any woman 18 years or older who can prove lineal descent from a Revolutionary War Patriot. Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month from January through May and September through December. We warmly welcome visitors to our meetings and new members into our chapter. If you would like more information or to attend one of our meetings, please contact us.

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About Us

The founding members dreamed of starting a chapter to accommodate today’s busy young women who are going to school, working, or raising children. The Irvine Ranch Chapter, NSDAR, wanted to provide meeting times available for these active women, and we were the first chapter in Orange County to conduct evening meetings.

City of Irvine

The city of Irvine was once the home of the Gabrielino Indians. During the 1700s, the king of Spain sent Franciscan missionaries and soldiers to build missions and forts throughout the state of California. In the 1800s, Spanish and Mexican land grants made up the land known as ranchos. In the later 1800s, James Irvine bought out his land partners and the area became known as the Irvine Ranch, once one of the largest private ranches in the United States.

The City of Irvine, located in the heart of Orange County, has a reputation as one of the safest, master-planned, business-friendly communities in the country, and is home to the University of California, Irvine, and Irvine Valley College.

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