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Our chapter of the NSDAR was founded in 1897. We celebrated our 110th anniversary in 2007. See our Chapter History page. In 2000, we acquired our chapter house, the historic Van Schaick Mansion, in Cohoes, New York. See our Chapter House page for details. We reorganized a Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.) society and it was activated in 2003. See the C.A.R. page of the Van Schaick Mansion website.
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Become a Chapter Member
If you have a Revolutionary War ancestor and are interested in local history, genealogy, patriotism or our schools, please contact our chapter registrar who will assist you with the
application process. Our members find our weekend meetings to be convient. We curently have members from teens to retirement age from all areas of the Capital District and beyond. Our chapter has a long
and distinguished history.
You can find detailed information about membership requirements on the National DAR website at www.dar.org. For help completing your application papers
and advice on tracing your ancestors, you can contact our chapter registrar by email at registrar@GenPeterGansevoort.org .
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Contact Information
If you are interested in joining our chapter, e-mail registrar@GenPeterGansevoort.org
For all other information e-mail info@GenPeterGansevoort.org or call (518) 235-2699
General Peter Gansevoort Chapter, NSDAR
1 Van Schaick Avenue
Cohoes, NY 12047
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Chapter History Book
You can read about our chapter’s founding, the history of the Gansevoort family in the Albany, NY area, our Revolutionary War ancestry, and other interesting facts and stories about our
chapter’s history in One Hundred Years in Review 1897-1997 - A History of General Peter Gansevoort Chapter written in celebration of our chapter’s 100th anniversary (90 pages).
This book is available in the library at the historic Van Schaick Mansion. Contact the chapter for more details.
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Revised Master Index to the New York State DAR Genealogical Records
The two volume “Revised Master Index to the New York State DAR Genealogical Records Volumes” was published in 1998 by Jean Worden.: These books are “every name
indexes.”
Book 1 (321 pages)
Subject Index to Bible Records - 22,307 entries
Cemetery, Church and Town Records - 11,599 entries
Family Histories index - 3 pages Book 2 (348 pages)
Revolutionary War Soldiers Graves - 38,671 entries
This publication has depended on the cooperation of the NYS Library Preservation Department and the trained DAR volunteers in the New York State Library, Albany.
These books are available in the library at the historic Van Schaick Mansion. Contact the chapter for more details.
Copies of references within the Master Index will be supplied by a chapter member at the New York State Library. Send inquiries to: New York State Library, DAR Box Preservation Unit, 6th Floor, CEC Bldg., Albany, NY 12230.
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