Historic Preservation

HISTORIC PRESERVATION

      Burnham Tavern, Machias, Maine

DAR members participate in an array of projects to help preserve our cultural heritage, including:

  • Restoring and maintaining historical sites
  • Locating, restoring, and marking Revolutionary War patriot grave sites, and headstones
  • Organizing and contributing to major restorations, commemorations, and memorials
  • Placing monuments around the world to memorialize people and events throughout American history
  • Preserving genealogical records, artifacts, and historical documents and making these items available to the public at DAR Headquarters

To learn more, discover the markers placed by Maine State DAR and Maine Chapters.

View the Maine State DAR Historical Buildings and Rooms.