(Pictured above, L-R: Betty Swisher-Regent; Marilyn Cowan, Vice-Regent; Roberta Pulliam, Chaplain; Carol Wilson, Recording Secretary; Carol Giesler, Corresponding Secretary; Mary Novinger, Treasurer; Pay Lymer, Registrar; Levinia Daniels, Historian.)

Welcome to the Ann Haynes Chapter MSSDAR! We are located in Kirksville, Missouri, a city in Adair County, in Northeast Missouri. About our city: Kirksville is home to two institutions of higher learning:

  • Truman State University, a top 10 liberal arts university
  • A. T. Still University, home of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, the founding osteopathic medical school.

Kirksville is known for its beautiful rolling hills, and is a paradise for hunting, camping, and fishing. Thousand Hills State Park is located near Kirksville.

Chapter History

History of the Ann Haynes Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution:

Mrs. Thomas O. Towles, State Regent, organized the Ann Haynes Chapter in Kirksville, Missouri, February 09, 1907, with sixteen charter members. The charter was granted April 4, 1907. The chapter was named for Ann Huggins Haynes of Rowan County, North Carolina. One of the first activities of the new chapter was a visit to the graves of Revolutionary soldiers Thomas Lay and James Fletcher, who are buried in Adair County. Membership reached 119 members in 1983. In 1992, twelve members transferred from our chapter to form a new DAR chapter in Schuyler County, an adjoining county.

Chapter Meetings are held the second Friday of each month, at various locations. Please contact us for further information. All chapter programs follow the guidelines set by the National Society, and include a variety of topics and presenters relating to historical preservation, education and patriotism. Guests are welcome.

For membership eligibility in the DAR, please visit the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution web site.

Objectives of the DAR:
Historic Preservation, Promotion of Education, and Patriotic Endeavors

Missouri State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

 

DAR recognized site Site by Paula Clyma, VIS Committee, and Marcia Beck, member Ann Haynes Chapter, NSDAR


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