Ohlone Chapter, NSDAR

Fremont, California

Welcome

Ohlone Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR), was organized on October 9, 1990. The chapter takes its name from the Ohlone Indians, who heavily populated the San Francisco Bay area during the time of the American Revolutionary War. Although there is presently no active tribe of Ohlone Indians in this area, there are numerous preserved Indian sites, burial grounds, and shell mounds available for viewing.

The NSDAR, founded in 1890, is a service organization dedicated to service in our communities. Its objectives are historic preservation, promotion of education, and patriotic endeavor.

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About Us

Ohlone Chapter, NSDAR, takes its name from the Ohlone Indians. The Central California coastal areas were well populated with Ohlone Indians during the time of the American Revolutionary War. It was within this same period that Spanish priests began building the series of missions along California’s Pacific Coast. With the assistance of the local Ohlone Indians, who had inhabited this area for an estimated five thousand years, Mission San Jose was established in what is now known as Fremont, California.

At the time of the Spanish colonization, these Ohlone Indians numbered more than ten thousand people. Historical and geological records indicate that these people lived with each other peacefully in small tribes, respecting one another’s territories, while avoiding the tribal warfare that plagued most of the Indian tribes across the new world. During this time, these Indians prospered and populated the area of California from San Francisco and Contra Costa south to Monterey and San Benito Counties, inclusive.

The Ohlone habitat ranged from swampland to ocean beaches to semi-arid valleys and mountains. They led simple lives that included hunting, fishing, and gathering for sustenance, and developed reed boats for travel and trade among the tribes adjacent to the San Francisco Bay.

Chapter meetings are held on the first Saturday of the month, January through May and September through December, beginning at 10 a.m. Please join us!

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