CHAPTER HISTORY

 Amos Sturgis Chapter was organized on February 4, 1922, with 16 charter members. Mrs. J. J. Packard was the first chapter regent. The chapter was named after Amos Sturgis, a revolutionary war patriot and ancestor of John Sturgis one of the first settlers of Sturgis, Michigan. 

Amos Sturgis Chapter proudly promotes DAR objectives by sponsoring a DAR Good Citizen, promoting Constitution Week and giving service to the community.  

Mrs. Clare Wiedlia,  a chapter member, was the State Regent of Michigan from 1961 to 1964.

CITY HISTORY

In 1827, Judge John Sturgis came to the St. Joseph Valley area in southern Michigan territory and settled in what is now Sturgis. The original site of his home can be seen at Pioneer Park, maintained by the City of Sturgis. The area's population grew in size and, in 1896, the town became a city. Sturgis is the home of the Abbott Nutrition division of Abbott Laboratories and was once the home for Kirsch Company. Located in Sturgis is Burr Oak Tool Inc, which claims to be the largest producer of fin lines, fin dies, expanders, benders, and single-tube cutoff machines in the world, and just north of Sturgis is Kirsch Municipal Airport.

Sturgis is a sister city to Wiesloch, Germany.