C.A.R. History
Harriet Lothrop
Who is the Founder of C.A.R.?
Veterans Community Project
What was Andrew’s State Project?
October 11, 1890
When was DAR founded?
A paper-wrapped package containing gunpowder and a bullet, used by soldiers to quickly reload their muskets in battle.
What is a CARtridge?
December 16, 1773
What is the Boston Tea Party?
April 5, 1895
What is Founder’s Day or C.A.R. Day of Service?
9 Mile House marked at Cherry Creek Reservoir
What was Jarrett’s State Project?
Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth, Mary Desha and Eugenia Washington
Who are the Founders of DAR?
Thrown from the Dartmouth, Eleanor and Beaver
What is CARgo?
Folklore says Paul Revere said “The British are coming.”
What is “The Regulars are coming out!”?
For God and My Country
What is the C.A.R. Motto?
Project Linus
What was Skylar’s State Project?
Historic preservation, education and Patriotism
What are the objects of DAR?
These men were essential in mapping battlefields and planning military strategies
What are CARtographers?
The name of the Prussian military officer who helped train and discipline the Continental Army
Who is Baron von Steuben?
First State Society in 1907
What is the Colorado State Society?
Freedom Service Dogs
What was Sarah’s State Project?
The reason the DAR Museum was founded in 1890.
What is a repository of family treasures?
A church official
What is a viCAR?
The name of the document that officially ended the American Revolution?
What is the Treaty of Paris?
2nd floor of DAR Headquarters
Where is the C.A.R. Headquarters?
Tunnels to Towers
What was the 2024-2025 National Project?
The DAR purchased a ship’s tender during this war.
What is the Spanish-American War?
Apr. 21, 1898 - Dec. 10, 1898
A type of cart, used during the American Revolution to transport supplies, weapons and wounded soldiers.
What is an oxCARt?
The name of the British general who surrendered at Yorktown, effectively ending the Revolutionary War?
Who is General Cornwallis?