Looking Back
Legacy of service By Kristine Thomas Linda Banister confesses she was guilty of having a preconceived notion of what the Daughters of the American Revolution were all about. She envisioned crotchety, high society old ladies who wore pearls and white gloves and daintily sipped tea and ate crumpets. “I was anxious that these women would be discriminating and exclusive,” she said. What she has learned since becoming a member of Stayton’s Abigail Scott Duniway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is that that image couldn’t be farther from the truth. “The DAR women are totally inclusive, warm and welcoming,” Banister said. They are women who care about their community and are eager to do what they can to serve it.” Banister said the Daughters of the American Revolution is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization which has promoted historic
preservation, education and patriotism since its formation in 1890. Daughters come from all walks of life and are active in their communities. They care about their country, city, town, the environment, schools, active duty military, veterans, and are engaged in numerous community projects. “These women are humble and they are not ones to toot their own horns,” she said. “They just want to serve their community.”
The next meeting of the Abigail Scott Duniway chapter of the Daughters of the
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and engaged in their communities in Oregon. Banister said she didn’t think she had a forebearer who served or supported the American Revolution.
October’s guest speaker is Kuri Gill, OPRD. Gill is the coordinator for the State Historic Cemeteries Program. She will be presenting “Reading Markers and Things to Learn at a Historic Cemetery.” Refreshments will be served.
“I didn’t know if I would qualify,” she said.
Regent Kyra Bacheller invites women interested in membership to visit a chapter meeting and program.
However, Banister said all women 18 and older are invited to attend the meetings, even if they aren’t able to participate in the group’s business matters.
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American Revolution is Monday, Oct. 3, 10 a.m. at the Historic Charles and Martha Brown House 425 N. First Ave., Stayton.
Abigail Scott Duniway Chapter members come from Stayton, Sublimity, Aumsville, Turner, Jefferson, and other communities of the Santiam Canyon and East Willamette Valley.
Any woman 18 years or older may join the DAR by documenting her lineage to an ancestor, either male or female, who aided the cause of American independence through military, civil or patriotic service.
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History, education, patriotism at the heart of DAR
“We are eager to welcome new members to our chapter and we have volunteers available to help them research and complete their genealogy in order to apply for membership,” Bacheller said. There are 1,100 members who are active
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“It took me about 18 months to collect all the documents to prove I (am) a descendant,” she said, adding she had assistance from fellow DAR members. She learned Daniel Soesbe, who is her fifth great-grandfather on her maternal side, served as a solider during the war two different times.
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An interest in genealogy and history, along with a chance to serve her community, is why she attended her first DAR meeting.
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A high school social studies teacher for 30 years, Banister said she has always been interested in her family’s history but never had the chance to map it out until after she retired.
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