The Society was founded October 11, 1890. It was incorporated by an Act of the United States Congress in 1896.
Motto - “God, Home, and Country”
Objectives Historic Preservation, Promotion of Education, and Patriotic Endeavor
Membership-165,000 members, 3000 chapters in all
50 states, Washington DC, and Mexico.
International chapters in Australia, Austria, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom