Welcome  to the  Zebulon Pike Chapter  NSDAR
Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado First Chapter Organized in Colorado May 13, 1895		Centennial Chapter 1995

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Zebulon Pike Chapter Meetings 2009-2010

The Zebulon Pike Chapter, NSDAR, meets monthly on Saturdays (to accommodate working women) August through May.  Luncheons are held at noon in various restaurants throughout the area.  There are several months in which the chapter has a Tea instead of a Luncheon.  Teas are held at 1:00.  The vast variety of programs cover aspects of American Heritage, History, Patriotism, Education, and National Defense.
 

If you would like help with your DAR application, our Lineage Research Chairman or our Registrar will be glad to assist you.  You are welcome to attend any of the Zebulon Pike Chapter's meetings and functions.  For information on future activities, our Membership Chairman will be glad to provide information for you.

Preserve History
Outstanding History Teacher Awards; Lineage Research;
Genealogical Records; Essay Contests; and Provide Support for the Children of the American Revolution
Promote Education
Scholarships for Colorado College; American Indians; American History
Promote Patriotism
Awards for AFA Outstanding History Student; High School ROTC; Good Citizens; and History Teachers.  Service to Veterans; and Recognition of Community Volunteers

Chapter History

Zebulon Pike

On January 24, 1895, a group of women met to organize the first chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in the state of Colorado.  The women who met that day were very active in politics, their churches, and service organizations.  They belonged to lineage societies and literary groups.  They were involved in musical organizations and educational institutions.  The women were the civic leaders of their time.  They were the charter members of the Zebulon Pike Chapter, NSDAR.  The charter members lived close together in the central part of Colorado Springs.  According to a map at that time, there were only about eighteen city blocks between the most extreme locations of the residences of the charter members.  The women's age spectrum ranged from 21 to 67 years of age, with most of the members' ages ranging between 40-50 years.  Their ages provided a wonderful mixture of energy and talent.

Mrs. Slocum Photo Courtesy of Special Collections,  Pikes Peak Library District

The preliminary work for this first chapter was done in August, 1894, when Mary Goodale Montgomery Slocum's application for membership to DAR was approved and she was appointed the Colorado State Regent.  It's quite possible that Julia Platt and Elizabeth Cass Goddard, close neighbors of Mrs. Slocum and themselves DAR members from back east, were instrumental in her appointment to this position.  The meeting on January 24, 1895, was held in Mrs. Slocum's home on the campus of Colorado College.  Mrs. Slocum's husband was at that time President of Colorado College.  At the time that they met, a rising vote of about 25 indicated that they "felt disposed to join the DAR."  Mrs. Goddard signed the minutes as Secretary.  At the meeting held on May 13, 1895, it was voted that a DAR chapter would be formed.  This is the date that is shown on the Zebulon Pike Chapter charter.  Mrs. Goddard was elected Regent, Mrs. Charles Eldredge was elected Secretary-Treasurer, and Mrs.  William Platt was elected Registrar.

These are Colorado State Society's founding mothers.  Because of their efforts we exist today celebrating over a hundred years of DAR in the state of Colorado.  We salute them!

Zebulon Pike Chapter Officers 2009-2011

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