​View a round up of some of the latest top stories and news today about the Jersey Blue Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution.  

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Credits: Tom Haydon

​270-Year-Old Colonial Mansion Gets $520K City Renovation

Buccleuch Mansion, in Buccleuch Park, is still standing and expected to reopen to the public next year after a $527,000 renovation that has taken more than a year to complete. Chairs, tables, benches and other items in the rooms were provided by the Daughters of the American Revolution, New Jersey Blue Chapter, which is based in New Brunswick...

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Photo courtesy NJDAR

MyCentralJersey.com: Visoki Receives History Teacher Award

Jersey Blue member Christine (Christy) Viszoki, of Monroe, has been awarded the 2018 Outstanding History Teacher of the Year Award by the New Jersey State Society NSDAR (NJDAR). Presentation of the award was made at the NJDAR Spring Conference by State Regent Karen F. Stroever of the Jersey Blue Chapter, New Brunswick...

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MyCentralJersey.com: Tiongko, Blake Receive Awards

Jersey Blue Chapter member and New Jersey Daughters of the American Revolution Central District Director, Susan Luczu, presented Youth Good Citizenship Certificate Awards and pins to Patrick Tiongko and Evan Blake of East Brunswick Boy Scouts of America Troop 109 in recognition of their scouting accomplishments and attaining the rank of Eagle Scout... 

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MyCentralJersey.com: DAR Honors Eagle Scout

Jersey Blue Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution presented Tyler Krisinski of East Brunswick Boy Scouts of America Troop 223 with a Youth Good Citizenship Certificate Award and pin in recognition of his scouting accomplishments and rank at the Eagle Scout Court of Honor on December 19...

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MyCentralJersey.com: Revolutionary Moment Comes to Life, 241 Years Later

Prior to five years ago, Catherine "Kit" Stahler-Miller did not know she was a descendant of Neilson, nor his contribution to American history. The experience of finding her own connection to Neilson with the help of the Jersey Blue Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) led Stahler-Miller to Neilson's grave at Van Liew Cemetery...

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Fluvanna Review: Historic Cannonball Unites DAR Chapters

Virginia's Shadwell Chapter and New Jersey's Jersey Blue Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution found a historic preservation connection through an American Revolutionary War cannonball... 

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Tap into Piscataway: New Exhibit Offers Unique History of the Cornelius Low House and Family History

This seven-room exhibit contains artifacts that date to the 1700s and includes handcrafted furniture from New Brunswick; several of these items are on loan from the DAR Jersey Blue Chapter Buccleuch Mansion Collection, the Suffolk County Historical Society and private collections...

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NJ.com: DAR Presents Good Citizenship Award

The Jersey Blue Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution announced that Scott Schipmann of Piscataway High School has been named recipient of the 2016 Middlesex County Good Citizenship Award...

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Asbury Park Press: DAR Participates in Read Across America

The Jersey Blue Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution participated in the annual Read Across America Day on March 2, celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss at Adamsville Primary School...

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Asbury Park Press: SAR Honors East Brunswick Woman With Medal

Jersey Blue member Susan Luczu of East Brunswick has been awarded the Martha Washington Medal by the National Society Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). The Martha Washington Medal is the highest honor that the SAR can bestow upon a woman and is in recognition of her outstanding service for and/or with the SAR...

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Indianapolis Star: DAR Cares for Buccleuch Mansion ​

A nonprofit organization, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution aims to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Known more commonly as the DAR, the organization’s local branch is the Jersey Blue Chapter. For the local chapter, this creed means preserving the 275-year-old Buccleuch Mansion that they have operated as a local historical site and museum since 1915...

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Staff photo Tanya Breen courtesy mycentraljersey.com

MyCentralJersey.com: Membership is Growing in Jersey Chapters of Daughters of the American Revolution

More than 600 women have belonged to the Jersey Blue chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) since its founding in 1894. Today, the local Jersey Blue Chapter of the DAR is celebrating 120 years of service and like many around the country, is witnessing a recent upsurge in membership, Regent Susan Luczu said...

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The History Girl: New Brunswick's White House, Buccleuch Mansion

The centerpiece of Buccleuch Park in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is a beautiful two-and-a-half story structure that played a small role in the Revolutionary War and saw visitors from opposing sides. Sizable for its date of construction, it represents the homestead of the upper class, but also typifies the growing influence of Georgian architecture in the predominantly Dutch area of the Raritan Valley. In 1915, the home reopened under the care of the Jersey Blue Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution...

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The History Girl: Organization of the Week, Jersey Blue Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution

Every Monday, I highlight a non-profit related to history or the arts, a historical society, preservation group or friends group whose main objective is to promote the historical and artistic history of New Jersey. This week, I am featuring the Jersey Blue Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution... 

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East Brunswick Patch: DAR Honors Eagle Scouts

Jersey Blue Chapter Regent Susan Luczu presented Youth Good Citizenship awards and pins to Evan Bruskin and Skyeler Sudia, in recognition of their scouting accomplishments and attaining the rank of Eagle Scout at the Court of Honor by East Brunswick Troop #223 - BSA...

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NJ.com: DAR Awards Their First Good Citizenship Award

Cara Nicole Anan of Woodbridge has received the first Middlesex County Good Citizenship Award from the Jersey Blue Chapter and the Matochshoning/Rebecca Cornell Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution...

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New Jersey Veteran Journal: Volunteers Donate $1.3 Million to Memorial Homes

In Menlo Park the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) chapters have taken on the daunting and time-consuming task of keeping the residents looking sharp. A team volunteers comes in every Thursday and sorts through the clothes by size and condition...

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