''American Monthly'' magazine was the original official monthly magazine published by the

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence. A non-profit group, they promote ...

(NSDAR). The magazine was published between 1892 and 2001.

History and profile

The magazine was established in 1892 with the name ''The American Monthly''. The headquarters of the magazine was in

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. In 1913 it was renamed as ''Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine''. Later titles were ''Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine'', and ''The National Historical Magazine''.National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution: ''DAR , National Society - Work of the Society - DAR Magazine'', http://www.dar.org/natsociety/content.cfm?ID=278&FO=Y&hd=n, Retrieved 5 Jan 2014. In 2001, the NSDAR split the content into two magazines, a new periodical called ''American Spirit'', containing "articles pertaining to American history, historic preservation, patriotism, genealogy and education",National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution: ''American Spirit magazine'', http://www.dar.org/natsociety/magazine.cfm, accessed 5 Jan 2014.Family History Library: ''American spirit : Daughters of the American Revolution magazine'', https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1041789&disp=American+spirit%20%20&columns=*,180,0, accessed 5 Jan 2014. and ''Daughters of the American Revolution Newsletter,'' a newsletter covering members' concerns from national headquarters.Family History Library: ''Daughters of the American Revolution newsletter : supplement to American Spirit magazine'', https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1041793&disp=Daughters+of+the+American+Revolution+newsletter, Retrieved 5 Jan 2014.

Ellen Hardin Walworth Ellen Hardin Walworth (October 20, 1832 – June 23, 1915) was an American author, lawyer, and activist who was a passionate advocate for the importance of studying history and historic preservation. Walworth was one of the founders of the Dau ...

, one of the original four founders of the DAR, was the initial editor of the magazine. She was the periodical's editor from the spring of 1892 until July 1894.''WALWORTH, Ellen Hardin (Oct. 20, 1832–June 23, 1915)'' (1971) Notable American Women: 1607–1950, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, US
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Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery Catharine H. T. Avery (, Tilden; December 13, 1844 - December 22, 1911) was an American author, editor, and educator of the long nineteenth century. Of Revolutionary ancestry and hailing from Michigan, she was founder and regent of the Western Rese ...

later served in that role.

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