Name/Title
Waupun DAR Centennial 1902-2002Scope and Content
WAUPUN DAR CENTENNIAL 1902-2002
Yankee settlers from along the East Coast of the United States established Waupun in 1839 so it was not surprising that many had relatives who had served in the American Revolution. Mrs. Elizabeth Hinkley was accepted as a member at Large in the Daughters of the American Revolution just five years after the ladies were organized in Washington, DC. She was asked by the Wisconsin State Regent to start a Waupun Chapter.
Thirteen eligible ladies attended the first meeting. They began raising funds for the national and local projects that included helping to establish the new Carnegie Library contributing articles to start a museum in the basement.
Articles of clothing were sent to Ellis Island, flags and literature were given to new citizens and funds were sent to help purchase the large bronze door of Continental Hall. During World War I the Waupun Chapter sent surgical supplies, knitting blankets and other needed items to Washington, bought War Bonds and adopted a French orphan.
In addition to helping support all national DAR projects, they have marked graves of Revolutionary soldiers and Daughters in Wisconsin. They have placed a marker at Waupun Pioneer Cemetery which contains the graves of a veteran of the Civil War and of the War of 1812 and 140 Waupun pioneers. The DAR has donated $1,000 to the Waupun Hospital and Marsh Haven Nature Center.
This year the Chapter will donate money for a large screen television for the Madison Veteran's Hospital.Acquisition
Accession
2016.0058Source or Donor
DAR Daughters of the American RevolutionAcquisition Method
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