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Thursday featured the centerpiece of our overseas trip: an extraordinary opportunity to honor the life and legacy of Filippo Mazzei. My great privilege was to lay a wreath honoring a man who inspired Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers who supported our fight for independence. I am grateful to the...
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Wednesday morning began with an incredible experience: a papal audience. It was the honor of a lifetime to shake the hand of His Holiness Pope Francis and accept his greetings to the members of the National Society. No matter your faith tradition, seeing His Holiness interact with visitors from around...
The Eternal City’s art and architecture are legendary, and we were fortunate Tuesday to explore both at some of Italy’s most breathtaking sites, including the grottoes and fountains at the Villa d’Este. Following an after-hours tour of the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel, it was my pleasure to host...
As we planned for the Wright Administration, one of the easiest decisions was selecting Italy as the destination for our overseas trip! My great-grandfather, Carlo Bucci, immigrated to the United States from the Campobasso Province in the 1870s. After he arrived in America, he changed his name from Carlo Bucci...
“Old New Hampshire, Grand and Great, We will sing of Old New Hampshire, Of the dear old Granite State.” I thoroughly enjoyed my visit with Kay Sternenberg, New Hampshire State Regent and the wonderful New Hampshire Daughters. The Fall colors in the Granite State were certainly showing off – and...
The DAR Scholarship Committee first envisioned in 1923 by our 12th President General Lora Haines Cook has been awarding scholarships for 100 years! Fast forward to today—November 1st, our committee begins the fifth year of using DAR Academic Works , our online scholarship application platform to award our twenty-six national...
It’s that time of year when we will soon be opening the DAR scholarship portal on November 1. Our National Chair of the DAR Scholarship Committee will be giving you more information in an upcoming blog post in just a couple of days, but today I wanted to highlight one...
In applying for DAR membership , lineage must be documented back to an ancestor who aided the cause of American independence. These efforts may come through military, civil or patriotic service. The DAR Executive Committee has approved the addition of patriotic service for Spanish soldiers in two presidios in Texas...
In 1754, artist Lawrence Kilburn advertised that “all Gentlemen and Ladies inclined to favour him in having their pictures drawn, that he don’t doubt of pleasing them in taking a true Likeness.” Kilburn’s advertisement, loaded with meaning, is one of many examples of advertisements placed by artists in the 18th...
Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party with the DAR Library this December! The Library will host a Holiday Tea commemorating this famous event at DAR Headquarters in Washington, DC, on December 16th. The Holiday Tea will be in the beautiful O’Byrne Gallery from 11am to 1pm. Tickets...