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I want to thank all of you who are following directives to stay at home in order to physically distance yourselves as we try to slow the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic. This is a new type of patriotic duty but a patriotic duty nonetheless. I certainly also want to...
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While our DAR Museum is currently closed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we are pleased to share that our new exhibit, Illuminating Design: The Decoration and Technology of E. F. Caldwell and Company, 1859-1959 , opened earlier this month. The new exhibit explores how design and technology allowed E. F...
They say, “Everything is big in Texas.” After visiting with the Texas Daughters for their 121st State Conference, I can confirm that certainly applies to their hearts. These passionate and devoted women celebrated 125 years of service in the Lone Star State, and I was honored to be their guest...
I want to take this opportunity to assure you that everyone here at DAR Headquarters is taking seriously all concerns related the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The well-being of our membership, employees and the public is our top priority, and we are taking all necessary precautions and closely monitoring ongoing developments...
The NSDAR Archives Fund , which provides for the purchase of appropriate documents and objects for our Archives, conservation of the collection and the acquisition of items necessary to maintain the archival facility, is celebrating a quarter century in 2020. The NSDAR Archives is an institutional archives, which houses records...
“Growing and Blooming” is the administration theme chosen by Alabama State Regent Tammy Bradshaw Clemons, who selected a red rose as her symbol – but not just any red rose. The “Tammy Clemons” was cultivated by her husband David for his stable of outstanding exhibition roses in “sweetheart red” and...
Tensions were rising. Tempers were flaring. The crowd that gathered in the streets of Boston on the night of March 5, 1770, was about to ignite an incendiary flare that would spark a firestorm; when the chaos ultimately dissipated, five men would be dead. The soldiers who shot them would...
Four Centuries of Friendship and Diplomacy – Daughters of the American Revolution in the Netherlands
As most of us know, these United States owe a great debt of gratitude to the Netherlands for its support of our fight for independence nearly 250 years ago. It is with this in mind that our President General chose the Netherlands as the first overseas tour of her Administration...
It’s a joy to share that exciting things are happening to improve your DAR Store shopping experience, both online and in person. Let’s start with the website. We today launched a new and improved website for the DAR Store and DAR Museum Shop – making your shopping experience more intuitive...
The National Society was pleased on Wednesday evening to present a “Constitutional Conversation” in DAR Constitution Hall with Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg of the U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, and host of the three-part PBS mini-series, “A More or Less Perfect Union.” Sharing the stage of a building dedicated...