Cheryl Hoeth, a member of the Fort Atkinson-Eli Pierce Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), supported by members from both Whitewater and Fort Atkinson, has received an Outstanding Volunteer Participation certificate from the National Society DAR for indexing more than 5,000 names in the Patriot Records Project during 2023, information released recently by the group stated. 

Signed by Wisconsin Society DAR State Regent Sandra Snow, the certificate was presented to Hoeth by chapter Regent Nancy Olson during the chapter’s meeting Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Jefferson Historical Museum.

According to the release, the Patriot Records Project’s goal is to index information from original American Revolutionary War documents.

“It can be a challenge,” the release read, “because one must read the handwriting of the time. That information then is available to anyone researching a patriot ancestor.”

The documents span more than 75 years, starting at the very beginning of the American Revolutionary War through the last petitions for remuneration. The online collection consists of records from the 13 original colonies/states, along with some states admitted as part of the United States at later dates. It also includes some French and Spanish records, the release stated. 

The Patriot Records Project Index is available by visiting the DAR website: dar.org/grs. Visitors must scroll to the RevWar tab to find the information, which is presented in the index, the release noted.