PRESERVING HISTORY 100 YEARS; THE GUILFORD BATTLE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CELEBRATES ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY.(PEOPLE & PLACES)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: December 26, 2001| Author: Brown, Jennifer Atkins | Copyright information

Byline: JENNIFER ATKINS BROWN Staff Writer

GREENSBORO -- Exploring cemeteries, rummaging through old papers, interviewing older members of the family - these are the lengths many women go to in proving they are descendants of those who fought for American independence. In doing so, they can become members of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Comprised of direct descendants of those who served in the Revolutionary War, the Guilfo...

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