Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections. Their objectives include historic preservation and the promotion of education and patriotism.
Chapters are present in every state of the union, as well as several foreign countries.
The Society holds its nationwide convention, the Continental Congress, every year during the week of April 19th, the anniversary of the Battle of Lexington, the first battle of the American Revolution. Membership in the Society is limited to women who descend from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. Attempts to organize statewide, however, were unsuccessful. Chapters at Bismarck, Mandan, Fargo and Grand Forks remain active. The Grand Forks chapter was disbanded in 1943, although it was re-established in 1991.