Dear Patience, Since September 11th 2001, it has become very COOL to honor our Nation's Hero's. I hope you will consider rejoining the DAR. Some women join chapters more to their interest instead of where they now reside. Here is a couple of brief comments about the DAR from the National site: Objectives: Historic Preservation, Promtion of Eduvcation and Partriotic Endeavor. Motto: God , Home and Country. Members are involved in many types of service projects, including immigration and literacy issues, in addition to remembering out Revolutionary Patriots. Absolutely, you can use the DAR Library. Women interested in becoming members will research there as well as historians and other interested researchers. To make sure about hours of operations, fees, rules and to search their online catalog go to this site: <A HREF="http://www.dar.org/library/about.html">DAR Library Overview</A>  http://www.dar.org/library/about.html The National site is bookmarked on the Nathan Hale Memorial Chapter DAR LInks page too. Below is an except from the DAR Lib. Overview page: Deb (Pelletier) Tajmajer <A HREF="http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnhmdar/">Nathan Hale Memorial Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution</A> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctnhmdar/                   ------------------------------------------------------------ --- The DAR Library 1776 D Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006-5392 202-879-3229             The DAR Library was founded in 1896 as a collection of genealogical and historical publications for the use of staff genealogists verifying application papers for the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Shortly after 1900 the growing collection was opened to the public and has remained so ever since. Non-members of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Revolution, or the Children of the American Revolution pay a small daily user fee to help maintain and to expand the Library's collections.The Library is one of the nation's premier genealogical research centers and was recently (1998) ranked the third most important of national institutions based on the uniqueness of sources in a listing by publisher Heritage Quest. In late 1998 the Library's book collection numbered some 150,000 volumes, the cataloging records for which constitute this catalog. Approximately 5,000 new titles enter the Library in any given year.Many thousands of volumes of genealogical compilations, record abstracts, and other materials are available only at the DAR Library. DAR members and the public have contributed these sources, building a collection of great research depth covering all periods of American history. The period of the American Revolution is naturally a major focal point, but the colonial era and the nineteenth century receive detailed coverage as well. Through the efforts of local DAR members and chapters nationwide approximately 15,000 volumes of Genealogical Records Committee Reports have entered the Library and constitute a unique source for family histories, cemetery record transcriptions, and Bible records.        ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------- In a message dated 3/2/02 9:54:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > can non-members use the DAR Library in Washington?...i was a member but saw >