About Us

Organization

With the growth in south Sacramento County, especially in the Elk Grove area over the last 20 plus years, many DAR residents of this area became more interested in focusing on establishing a DAR presence and services directly in their community.  The organization of the chapter began in earnest in March 2020 led by the organizing regent and was approved by the National Board of Management on August 5, 2020, with 27 organizing members.  This has been a long time coming and the organizing members are very excited to get started!  

Name

“Images of America – Elk Grove” by Elizabeth Pinkerton (Copyright 2007)

The Cosumnes River is the most striking element of the south Sacramento County geological map. The river is named from the Miwok Indians, and it is believed that its source is their word for salmon, “kossum”. The suffix "sumne" means tribe or people. The Miwok people came to the Cosumnes region in search of acorns from the seven varieties of oak trees that thrived along the river.  The river it is wonderfully rich in history and old-time tales and lore, including those of gold. Originating in the Sierra Nevada above Plymouth, the river moves down through the foothills from Rancho Murieta to Sloughhouse and Wilton, before moving toward Franklin, where it joins the Mokelumne River. The two rivers then flow to the San Joaquin River and then to the Pacific Ocean. The Cosumnes River is one of the last free rivers in the great state of California.” The Cosumnes River defined the early transportation systems of south Sacramento County. The Monterey Trail paralleled the Sacramento River and ran from New Helvetia, Sutter’s Fort, to Monterey, the capital of Mexican California.