Meet Your Executive Officers - Librarian General Cynthia McNamara

I know that I’m prejudiced, however, as Librarian General, I think I’m the most fortunate Executive Officer. As a voracious reader, college history major and lover of all stories about families, what could possibly be more rewarding.  Additionally, it seems a bit of lagniappe that the very first Librarian General, Dr. Anita Newcomb Magee, was a Mississippi Daughter, too!

As a newlywed, I had the incredibly good fortune to move to Laurel, a beautiful town in south Mississippi. Yes, it’s that “Home Town” now made famous by HGTV. Laurel was settled in the late 19th century, by sons of timber barons from Clinton, Iowa.  They came with their wives already members of the fledging new society, known as the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Throughout my 43 years of membership, I’ve been honored to work on many NSDAR and Congressional Committees, serving as National Chair on several.  A real blessing has been the very dear friends that I have around our DAR world.  Now, as a charter member of the River of Pearls Chapter, I’m blessed to once again have the opportunity to enjoy being with great friends doing productive work while enriching the lives of others - a perfect example of “Rejoicing in our DAR Ties of Service and Friendship.”