Chapter Tools for Promoting America’s 250th Birthday!

I am thrilled to have Pamela Wright, our Honorary President General and America 250! Committee National Chair, share this blog post today with some exciting updates for our members as we prepare for the United States Semiquincentennial in 2026. Now is the perfect time for our DAR chapters and states to show our impact in communities across the country and encourage your neighbors to join us in our celebrations as well as consider joining us in membership. I encourage you to use these new tools and initiatives Mrs. Wright is introducing today.

Ginnie Sebastian Storage, President General

I am so honored to serve as the National Chair of the America 250! Committee during the Storage Administration! As excitement builds toward the 250th anniversary of Independence Day, we want to highlight ways you as DAR members continue to lead the way in encouraging your communities to get involved in this milestone. To help amplify that message in your own local communities, we have created tools to help share the events and initiatives that you are planning.

As wonderful DAR chapter and state events continue to be planned across the United States to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, we want to help you promote your events and share your stories to highlight all the amazing things that DAR is doing to commemorate the anniversary.

Chapter Promotion Tool Kit and Template News Releases

We have assembled an America 250! Promotion Toolkit to provide extra resources for individual chapters to more effectively share their activities within their communities through promotions to their local media, thus extending their positive community impact. The communication resources contained in the toolkit include samples of how to contact the media and template news releases to share your efforts with a wider audience.

Click here for resources to help spread the word of your America 250! initiatives.

America 250! Scholarship

Due to an incredibly generous bequest, the Executive Committee had the opportunity to significantly expand the scholarship that had previously been awarded in recognition of America’s 250^th anniversary. The America 250! Scholarship, in its last year of being awarded, will now support 10 students studying history with a transformative gift of $25,000 to each recipient! Students currently majoring in American history in accredited higher education institutions for the year 2026 are eligible to apply. The DAR Scholarship portal opens on November 1, please spread the word about this scholarship – and all of DAR’s scholarships – to students in your local community.

Click here for more information on the America 250! Scholarship

America 250! Logo

In August, we unveiled an updated America 250! Logo. This refreshed design retains the spirit of the original, while aligning more closely with the Official DAR Logo. This new design changes the stylizing of the star and stripe, modernizes the fonts and adds an exclamation point – reflecting the style of the America 250! Committee. Learn more about the updated logo here.

Download the America 250! Logo Files here. 

American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibition

The American Revolution Experience travelling exhibition has been crisscrossing the country for the past two years, popping up in local communities hosted by our very own DAR chapters. The exhibition, which was created in collaboration with our friends at American Battlefield Trust, has appeared in more than 150 venues and over 45,000 visitors have attended the exhibitions. Chapters are doing a fantastic job promoting the exhibition, resulting in more than 700 earned media placements with an advertising equivalent value of more than $2 million.

We are so excited to share that we have extended our agreement with American Battlefield Trust  through the end of 2027 and the traveling exhibit will continue to tour throughout the country for another two years! In an effort to help even more chapters have the opportunity to present in their local communities, we will also increase by two the total number of copies of the traveling exhibitions that can be reserved by chapters to use. 

Chapters can click here to be added to the wait list to reserve the traveling exhibition.

National excitement will continue to heighten as we lead into the 250^th anniversary in 2026. Take advantage of this enthusiasm to help your communities engage in the history of our great nation and encourage them to consider membership in our organization! I am so honored that through our many initiatives and projects, DAR has consistently been at the forefront of the celebrations. Join me and your fellow Daughters as we continue to maximize the visibility of this historic anniversary!