The history of DAR in Green and Lafayette Counties began with the Shullsburg Chapter in Lafayette County, which organized in 1909, the Rhoda Hinsdale Chapter. Their activities included:
- In 1915, the chapter had the location of the tavern built by Fortunas Berry in 1829 on the Chicago Road recognized as an historic site.
- In 1919, several members that lived closer to Monroe founded the Colonel Benjamin Harrison Chapter DAR.
- In 1922, the chapter placed a bronze marker in Woodford at the site of the Battle of the Pecatonica.
- In 1931, the chapter marked the grave of Flavia Brewster in Shullsburg who was a Real Daughter of the American Revolutio
n (her father was a soldier). - They located Fort Gratiot, a “Cradle of Culture,” and a refuge of early settlers during the Indian Wars.
- In 1939, chapter members wrote a program on the history of the old Masonic Cemetery near New Diggings which resulted in appropriation for its preservation by the Wisconsin Grand Lodge.
- They hoped to establish a library in the old Primitive Methodist church at New Diggings and preserve the house in Benton where Father Mazzuchelli lived and died.
- Frequently they toured and supported the local historical sites.
- Members conducted DAR Good Citizens Essay contests and entertained the winners and their mothers.
The Rhoda Hinsdale Chapter disbanded in 1966. Its last two members joined the Monroe Chapter which had sprung from its membership in 1919 and remained active.
The Colonel Benjamin Harrison Chapter, from 1919 to today, has been a busy group. Activities change with the times but chapter history includes: 
- Washington’s Birthday luncheons
- Dressing in colonial gowns at parties
- Displaying antiques and historical articles
- Raising funds for charitable causes
- Organized a chapter of the Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.)
- Sent Pages to the Continental Congress in Washington DC
- DAR magazine subscriptions purchased for schools and libraries
- Marked the grave of Robert Bailey, only known Revolutionary War soldier buried in Green County
- Participated in Cheese Days parades
- Welcomed new immigrants with citizenship programs and gifts
- Made charitable donations to student loan fund, high school marching band uniform fund, Northland College, Salvation Army, Red Cross, Campfire Girls
- Sent books to soldiers
- Organized observations of Constitution Week
- Donated glass showcases to the Monroe Library for historical displays
- Sponsored a Girl Scout troop
- Sewed and knitted articles for the American Red Cross
- Bought war bonds
- Held commemorative ceremonies at the graves of soldiers from all wars
- Donated books to the libraries, and genealogical societies
- Held programs of historical interest and joint meetings with
other area chapters such as Janesville and Shullsburg - Sponsored an Indian girl studying nursing
- Coordinated essay contests: the American History Essay contest and the DAR Good Citizens Essay Contest in the area schools
- Celebrated patriotic holidays such as the Treaty of Paris (end of the Spanish American War) and other important dates, 4th of July, Constitution Week, Memorial Day
- Promoted display of the U.S. flag
- Held and participated in lineage workshop with State DAR experts
- Sent supportive materials to DAR Schools
- Sent needed items to US Military troops for DAR Project Patriot
- Sponsored Special Projects Grants from NSDAR awarded to the Lafayette Co. Hist. Soc. and to the Darlington Area Veterans’ Memorial
- Visited local sites of historical significance in our area
- Supported efforts to restore the Berry Tavern at which the Rhoda Hinsdale Chapter erected a granite marker of the historical significance of the location and structure – 100 years ago.