Who are we?
We preserve Windsor's history
- Mark and maintain historical monuments
- Document cemetery surveys
- Beautify Veterans cemetery plantings
- Mark DAR members’ gravesites
- Support and research genealogy
Our 18 charter members included historical Windsor descendants: Hayden, Loomis, Phelps, and Mrs. Elizabeth Ellsworth, wife of Frederick, a grandson of Oliver and Abigail.
We sponsor local education programs
- Community Service Awards
- DAR Good Citizens and National DAR Scholarship programs
- Windsor Teacher of the Year program
- Outstanding 8th Grade History Awards
- Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth (AWE) Chapter History Achievement Award (12th grade)
- American History Essay Contest (5 – 8 grade)
- Christopher Columbus Essay (9 -12 grade)
We support State and National Society programs
- CTDAR & NSDAR Building and furnishing DAR Headquarters
- Oliver Ellsworth Homestead Association
- New citizens programs
- Mountain schools
- “Celebrate America!” Community Service Hours
- SEND Hometown Windsor to our Troops program
- Veterans homes and hospitals