Patriot Records Project Committee Challenge

The Patriot Records Project began in 2015. The purpose of this committee is to make finding and identifying Revolutionary War Patriots easier.  Volunteers for this committee work from home at whatever time is convenient for them. They index the names of men and women who fought or helped in other ways during the War for Independence. Each name indexed is potentially a patriot for a future member of your chapter.

The focus of this committee’s bi-monthly articles for the Daughters Newsletter have been motivating members to volunteer for this committee. To further shine a light on this committee and its work as we Rise and Shine for America, the Patriot Records Project Committee Challenge was approved by the VanBuren Executive Board at their February 2022 Meeting to encourage participation in the work of this committee.  

If you volunteered in the past and found the records difficult to read, please see a sample of the types of images we are indexing right now (click images to enlarge). We have approximately one million of these images awaiting indexing. We hope you will consider becoming active again to help meet this challenge.

Once you find a record you would like to view you click on the person’s name and the actual document will appear. This image shows the document that appeared when you click on the third entry for John Whiting.

Any member can volunteer for this committee by going to our committee page on the Members website and clicking Volunteer Now! Alternately, you can volunteer by writing to [email protected]. Send us your name, national number, and chapter name. Vice Chairs Judith Halter or Stephani Roohani will send you the instructions and help you get started. Assistance is available 365 days a year.