Marcus Whitman Chapter, NSDAR, is extremely proud of 100+ years of continuous charitable work and sorority in the greater Everett area and Snohomish County. Learn more about some of our past service projects below.
Throughout the year, we meet to conduct business, socialize, and share our stories of service.
We are considered a small chapter (less than 50 members) and all our hours are volunteered. We have members from the age of 18 through our late 80's.
We welcome guests and prospective members to our chapter meetings, so that you can learn about what we do in the areas of historic preservation, education and patriotism.
Our registrar and state application team are more than happy to help you with your NSDAR application.
Photo taken January 11, 2026
Historic Preservation
Below are some of the Marcus Whitman Chapter, NSDAR, Historic Preservation projects:
- 1915 Donation and dedication of a stone monument placed at the Grand Avenue Park to honor Captain Vancouver’s 1792 arrival in Port Gardner Bay
- 1931 Donation of the Point Elliot Monument in Mukilteo to mark the Point Elliot Treaty site
- 1954 Dedication of a bronze plaque marking the Ebey Blockhouse as a historical site on Whidbey Island
- 2011 Restoration and rededication of our Organizing Regent’s grave marker, Mrs. Allie Belle Hood Hager, in the historic Evergreen Cemetery
- 2015 Donation and dedication of a plaque recognizing Robert Beecham, a Civil War Veteran and father of past chapter regent in the historic Evergreen Cemetery
- 2018 Rededication of the Ebey Blockhouse plaque on Whidbey Island
- 2022 Rededication of the new Point Elliot Monument in Mukilteo. The original plaque was stolen in 2020. Thank you to the City of Mukilteo and Mayor Joe Marine
- We also have a Patriot Records Project committee that indexes Revolutionary War material online and from home
- We clean gravestones in the summer months
Patriotism
The Marcus Whitman Chapter, NSDAR, believes that patriotism goes far beyond saying the Pledge of Allegiance and standing for the presentation of our country’s flag.
We honor and support veterans by:
We honor and support veterans by:
- creating quilts for the Puget Sound Honor Flight (PSHF) veterans
- writing mail call letters for the returning PSHF veterans
- fundraising, sponsoring and laying wreaths for Wreaths Across America
- volunteering at the Heroes Cafe
- supporting the Fisher House
- cleaning gravestones of our deceased veterans
- supporting the Veterans Day parade with the City of Mill Creek
- writing handwritten holiday cards
- wearing RED on Fridays
- sending off deploying units
- delivering homemade cookies
- volunteering at events when needed
- supporting their family members
- presenting Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) and Sea Cadet awards to high school students in Snohomish County yearly
- providing informational displays for Constitution Week in local libraries
- delivering homemade cookies to units in Marysville and Everett
- supporting a 3-day U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) national effort to help veterans through the VA disability claim process in 2025
- serving 'coffee, donuts and thanks' to our veterans at the City of Mill Creek Veterans Day Parade
- having proudly marched in the Snohomish Kla Ha Ya Days Parade and distributing miniature U.S. flags to the crowd to honor participating veterans' groups
- recognizing outstanding members of our community for their service. Our chapter was honored to have its nominee, Mrs. Noemi Ban of Bellingham, Holocaust survivor and public speaker, selected to receive the 2010 NSDAR Americanism Award at the state and national levels.
|
Wreaths Across America 2026
Thank you to those of you who sponsored a wreath for 2025! Supporting Wreaths Across America is a way for our chapter of NSDAR, a non-profit, non-political volunteer women's service organization, to say "thank you" by acknowledging and recognizing veterans' service, sacrifice, and commitment to the preservation of our nation's freedom. Thank you so much for supporting the Marcus Whitman Chapter, NSDAR, and Wreaths Across America! |
Genealogy
We are always happy to provide advice and one-on-one assistance to women interested in joining our chapter with the preparation of their application papers. We plan 'paper parties' where members can work on DAR coursework, Genealogical Education courses, or genealogical research to try to find the stories of our ancestors.
|
|
Education
"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest" ~Benjamin Franklin
In April 2025, we gave Teacher Appreciation gifts to nine teachers at three schools across Snohomish County.
In April 2025, we helped judge the Washington State History Day contest at the regional level and the State level for middle and high schoolers.
In May 2024, we donated our $500 America 250 grant to the Everett Public Library and Sno-Isle library system to purchase children's books about the American Revolution as we gear up toward America's 250th!
In April 2024, we helped judge the Washington State History Day contest for middle and high schoolers.
In 2023, we adopted an Everett kindergarten classroom to provide a calming corner. We furnished it with books, a cube, headphones, wobble cushions and fidget toys. Volunteers in the classroom have made a difference to these kindergarteners.
A portion of our annual chapter dues and donations are used to support the many educational scholarships and other projects of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
At the May 2024 and 2025 State Conferences, we met many of the 14 women who have received Washington State Society, NSDAR Elvins Scholarships to attend the University of Washington Medical School.
We have collected books and donations for various literacy projects, and we encourage adult learning through our educational programs at each chapter meeting.
In April 2025, we gave Teacher Appreciation gifts to nine teachers at three schools across Snohomish County.
In April 2025, we helped judge the Washington State History Day contest at the regional level and the State level for middle and high schoolers.
In May 2024, we donated our $500 America 250 grant to the Everett Public Library and Sno-Isle library system to purchase children's books about the American Revolution as we gear up toward America's 250th!
In April 2024, we helped judge the Washington State History Day contest for middle and high schoolers.
In 2023, we adopted an Everett kindergarten classroom to provide a calming corner. We furnished it with books, a cube, headphones, wobble cushions and fidget toys. Volunteers in the classroom have made a difference to these kindergarteners.
A portion of our annual chapter dues and donations are used to support the many educational scholarships and other projects of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
At the May 2024 and 2025 State Conferences, we met many of the 14 women who have received Washington State Society, NSDAR Elvins Scholarships to attend the University of Washington Medical School.
We have collected books and donations for various literacy projects, and we encourage adult learning through our educational programs at each chapter meeting.
The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the NSDAR.
Hyperlinks to other sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.
Hyperlinks to other sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.
All photos on this page courtesy of Marcus Whitman Chapter and WSSDAR members.
|
|
|