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, 3,000 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