Historic Preservation

For almost 60 years, Port Tobacco Chapter, NSDAR, has Supported the Preservation of History

Marking the graves of Revolutionary War Patriots
Purchasing a drop-down panel describing the night “George Washington Really Did Sleep Here” displayed in the Port Tobacco Courthouse
Researching, designing, and placing a pull-up exhibit called “Proprietors in Port Tobacco” at Stagg Hall in historic Port Tobacco
Researching, designing, and placing an exhibit called “Women of the American Revolution" in the Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park
Assisting in the creation of an exhibit on African Americans in the Civil and Revolutionary Wars in the Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park. Coordinated six field trips for students enrolled in AP African American studies as follow-up activities.
Transcribing old Thomas Stone family letters for the National Park Service
Transcribing and indexing genealogical records for DAR, FamilySearch.org, and other genealogical societies and organizations
Participating in archaeological digs and restoration of the colonial county seat, Port Tobacco
Cleaning up cemeteries and documenting tombstones
Serving as docents at various historical sites
Marking the graves of deceased chapter DAR members
Writing personal family histories

Group of women standing on front of the Port Tobacco Courthouse

Dedication of new America 250! Patriots marker at the Port Tobacco Courthouse in 2022. It was the second marker of it's kind in the state of Maryland.

Historic display located at the Port Tobacco Courthouse commemorating that George Washington really slept in Charles Country, Maryland.

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Above left, chapter members attend the unveiling of the new wayside signs we helped design to mark the Washington Rochambeau Trail through Charles County at the Maryland Veterans Museum at Patriot Park. Above right, a ribbon cutting ceremony for another Washington Rochambeau wayside sign.