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Members SectionThe Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge is a historical genealogical organization where one must prove descent from a personthat spent timeat Valley Forge, Pennsylvania with the Continental Army between December 19, 1777 and June 19, 1778. The Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge (DVF), founded March 25, 1976 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, is anon-profit, non-political volunteerservice organization for men, women, and childrendedicated to preserving the memory of those men and women who entered the camp at Valley Forge any time betweenDecember 19, 1777 and June 19, 1778, during theAmerican Revolution in order to rest for the winter. It was at this site that the soldiers located supplies, built log cabins and huts, and dug miles of trenches for defense against a British attack. Nearly 2,000 men died during this winter while those who survived came out of the experience welltrained for battle.If you are a DVF member, please click on "Members Section" to request access to that portionof the website.Several DVF members recently gathered at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, PA to view theexhibit items on Valley Forge. DVF members gather each summer for the annual Encampment to celebrate the year's accomplishments and tour Valley Forge National Historical Park. Our organization awards college scholarships, presents history awards to local students, and contributesto the Valley Forge Park Alliance. Any person of any age, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution who wintered at Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War, is eligible formembership. Please consider joining our family in remembering the Valley Forge Encampment and honoring our patriots - Huzzah! 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Click on the photoabove to see an issue of this award-winning newsletter.One of the most iconic commemorative works on the American Revolution, William Trego's March to Valley Forgewas painted in Philadelphia and exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of theFine Arts in 1883. It was conserved in 2011, thanks to funding from the Society of the Descendants of Washington’s Army at Valley Forge and now hangs in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, PA.Site created by Susan Gillette Meer

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The Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge (DVF) is a non-profit, non-political volunteer service organization for men, women, and children dedicated to preserving the memory of those men and women who entered the camp at Valley Forge between 12/19/1777 and 6/19/1778.

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