Before three in the afternoon 235 years ago today, October 7, 1780, the American Army was tired, starving, almost completely demoralized, and frustrated by the deadlocked war in the North and Lord Cornwallis’ complete domination going on in the South. At that moment in time, Lord Cornwallis’ army in the

The DAR Library is pleased to welcome, this coming Saturday, September 26, Kay Haviland Freilich and William B. Freilich as they continue our new Lecture Series with their work Genealogy and the Law. Kay Freilich brings her vast knowledge and background in genealogy, as an awarding-winning certified genealogist, certified genealogist

The Glorious Cause for Liberty not only divided the colonies from England, but those within the colonies from each other. Often times neighbors were at war with neighbors, and even in some cases, as in this one, sons were divided against their fathers.

Especially early on in 1775 and 1776

Many of you have come to DAR National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. to use our library, with its vast collection and premier genealogical holdings. The research you have done here, trying to get as far back in time as possible, may have been self-directed or the knowledgeable staff of the

I hope you enjoyed the “Who Do You Think You Are?” episode on Sunday night that featured Bill Paxton using DAR resources to learn more about his ancestor. Clips from the episode are available on the TLC website here.

I was so proud of how beautiful our Headquarters looked

I am thrilled to share some very exciting news with you. The DAR is going to be featured on an upcoming episode of TLC’s television series “Who Do You Think You Are?” on April 19!

It is such a pleasure to be featured in this educational television program that so

After a wonderful Thanksgiving at the ranch with my family, I returned to D.C. last week to prepare for the Executive Board Meetings.  It was such a delight to see the building beautifully decorated and I wanted to share some snapshots with you.  Poinsettias will be delivered today, just in

Last Spring, a C-SPAN producer contacted DAR to feature our Headquarters and collections in their upcoming programming. We were so pleased to welcome them to DAR Headquarters where they filmed two programs for C-SPAN’s American History TV series, American Artifacts.

The first program, which aired in August 2013, featured the

Like many of you, I enjoy genealogy and am always delighted to establish another patriot or prove a new child of a patriot.  However, for the last few years I’ve encountered far more brick walls than successes.  If you, too, dabble in genealogy, you know exactly what I mean!

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