Our Chapter History
Camelback Chapter, located in Phoenix, AZ was approved as a chapter on October 7, 1982 and was organized on November 20, 1982, becoming Arizona's 15th DAR chapter. There were 38 organizing women who helped establish this chapter that continues to be active and prosperous in service to others. Camelback Chapter is often considered a working woman's chapter because its meetings are held during the week and in the evening. As Camelback Chapter has grown in membership over the last three decades, the meeting location has changed to accommodate the membership, yet still remains in a central location in Phoenix.
The goals of the chapter continue to align with the NSDAR and the ASDAR. Historical Preservation, Patriotism, Education, the three tenets of the NSDAR since its inception, all with a focus on Service to America lead the members of Camelback Chapter to serve our community, our state, and our nation.
What history would be complete without a background on the chapter name of Camelback? The name Camelback paints a descriptive picture of the most famous and imposing mountain in Phoenix. Its copper-brown rock stretches across the desert in the image of a dromedary camel. The mountain is located in the Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area, between the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix and the town of Paradise Valley. It is a popular destination for hiking and rock climbing.
Information inside a cave discovered on the north side of Camelback Mountain indicates it was used as a sacred site by the prehistoric Hohokam culture, prior to abandoning the area in the 14th century. Our chapter took its name from this famous Phoenix landmark. We hope your DAR journey may lead to membership in our active chapter, dedicated to the DAR tenets of Historic Preservation, Patriotism, and Education with a focus on Service to America.
The goals of the chapter continue to align with the NSDAR and the ASDAR. Historical Preservation, Patriotism, Education, the three tenets of the NSDAR since its inception, all with a focus on Service to America lead the members of Camelback Chapter to serve our community, our state, and our nation.
What history would be complete without a background on the chapter name of Camelback? The name Camelback paints a descriptive picture of the most famous and imposing mountain in Phoenix. Its copper-brown rock stretches across the desert in the image of a dromedary camel. The mountain is located in the Camelback Mountain Echo Canyon Recreation Area, between the Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix and the town of Paradise Valley. It is a popular destination for hiking and rock climbing.
Information inside a cave discovered on the north side of Camelback Mountain indicates it was used as a sacred site by the prehistoric Hohokam culture, prior to abandoning the area in the 14th century. Our chapter took its name from this famous Phoenix landmark. We hope your DAR journey may lead to membership in our active chapter, dedicated to the DAR tenets of Historic Preservation, Patriotism, and Education with a focus on Service to America.
NSDAR
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was founded on October 11, 1890, during a time that was marked by a revival in patriotism and intense interest in the beginnings of the United States of America. Women felt the desire to express their patriotic feelings and were frustrated by their exclusion from men’s organizations formed to perpetuate the memory of ancestors who fought to make this country free and independent.
As a result, a group of pioneering women in the nation’s capital formed their own organization, and the Daughters of the American Revolution has carried the torch of patriotism ever since.
The objectives laid forth in the first meeting of the DAR have remained the same over 100 years of active service to the nation:
Historical – to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence
Educational – to carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, “to promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge, thus developing an enlightened public opinion…”
Patriotic – to cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty
As a result, a group of pioneering women in the nation’s capital formed their own organization, and the Daughters of the American Revolution has carried the torch of patriotism ever since.
The objectives laid forth in the first meeting of the DAR have remained the same over 100 years of active service to the nation:
Historical – to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence
Educational – to carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, “to promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge, thus developing an enlightened public opinion…”
Patriotic – to cherish, maintain, and extend the institutions of American freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty
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NSDAR: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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Last update, August 15, 2022
NSDAR: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
ASDAR: Arizona State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the NSDAR.
Hyperlinks to other sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.
Last update, August 15, 2022
