Oregon Trail Chapter, NSDAR

10/22/2025

10/22/2025

Come on Everyone! We ALL love our Historic Downtown- so help us keep it charming and CLEAN next Sunday 10/26 as we host the Community Clean Up Day!

Meet up in front of 333 N Main Ave (Across from iCandy!) @ 8am.
Supplies will be provided but bring your own tools if you like! (the more the merrier)

🚩 WHAT?! You don't think you can make it... thats ok.. for you businesses downtown- grab your broom and help by sweeping the sidewalk outside your space when you get to work 😉
Every little bit helps! 🚩

If you have questions please reach out through our website;
HistoricDowntownGresham. org

See you there

10/18/2025

These photos just came up from past stories. It is always amazing what members of the Oregon State Society DAR did in the 1950's to restore a piece of Oregon history.

10/11/2025

Happy Birthday, DAR, founded October 11, 1890. https://www.dar.org/national-society/about-dar/dar-history/founding-dar , now celebrated each year as a day of service.

Just as an understanding of our nation's past is essential to its future, so a prologue of the Daughters' past is necessary to understand the strength and determination that will ensure their continued success.

10/09/2025

10/09/2025

What better to do on a forecasted rainy afternoon than to join us at Caples House Museum for a hot cup of tea, some tasty treats (gluten free), and a visit with Dolley Madison. See you on Sunday, October 12, at 2:00 or 3:00pm.

Purchase tickets ($15 per person) at the door or in advance at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/caples-house-monthly-tea

10/06/2025

The time to begin applying for next year's college scholarships begins November 1st and will end January 31st. For further information on the kinds and eligibility, please check out the NSDAR website at

Each year the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of higher education in diverse areas of study including history, economics, law, political science, medicine, nursing, occupational and physical therap...

10/06/2025

https://www.dar.org/discover/media-center/news-releases/dar-announces-2-million-dollar-gift-support-iconic-cherry

On the national level and in local communities, DAR collaborates with a variety of others to spread awareness of common objectives.

09/27/2025

In the winter of 1805, a teenage Shoshone girl gave birth in a rugged fort, and just weeks later, began walking across a continent with her newborn strapped to her back to help forge a nation.

Her name was Sacagawea. She was the wife of Toussaint Charbonneau, a translator hired for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. While her husband was the one officially on the payroll, it was Sacagawea who would prove to be indispensable.

Carrying her infant son, Jean Baptiste, she was a symbol of peace. Her presence with the Corps of Discovery signaled to Native tribes that their mission was not a war party, opening doors that would have otherwise remained closed.

Her quiet competence was astounding. On May 14, 1805, when a sudden squall capsized one of their boats, it was Sacagawea who calmly reached into the water to rescue the expedition's priceless journals, maps, and instruments while the men panicked.

Months later, as the expedition faced starvation and was desperate for horses to cross the Rocky Mountains, they encountered a band of Shoshone. In a moment that feels like an act of providence, the chief of the tribe turned out to be her own brother, Cameahwait, whom she hadn't seen since she was captured as a child.

This miraculous reunion saved the expedition. Because of her, they got the horses and guides needed to survive the mountains.

Her knowledge of edible plants kept the men from starving, and her guidance through the wilderness was invaluable. She did all of this without being an official member of the party.

When the journey ended, her husband was paid $500.33 for his services. Sacagawea, the teenage mother who was the true key to their success, received nothing.