Josefa Higuera Livermore Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

The Josefa Higuera Livermore chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, was founded in 2000. The chapter has 132 members. Josefa Higuera was the wife of Robert Livermore, from whom the town was named. The Chapter supports community veterans, education, local heritage and the environment. The national Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 and has 190,000 members in 3000 local and international chapters. Members are women who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution. Their national headquarters in Washington DC houses one of the nation’s premier genealogical libraries, and an extensive collection of early American decorative arts and manuscripts.