Archive - January 2019

Karen Janczy, DAR Genealogist
On January 22, 2019, an updated version of the PDF membership application form was made available on the Members’ Website. There was a members announcement about the update posted and chapter registrars were notified from an email sent by Mrs. Frisch, Registrar General. Please make sure every member of your...
Commissioner Lynn Forney Young U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, Honorary President General & Chair, America 250! Committee
Delegates to the 127 th Continental Congress enthusiastically endorsed the DAR Pathway of the Patriots as another meaningful gift to the nation in preparation for our Nation’s Semiquincentennial celebration in 2026. This project affords DAR members, chapters, state societies and the public the opportunity to honor the memory and spirit...
Joy O'Donnell, DAR Archivist
A few years ago, the DAR Archives was entrusted with a wonderful gift – the personal and professional papers of its 17th President General, Sarah Corbin Robert . The DAR President General from 1938 to 1941, Sarah Corbin Robert was the organization’s leader during an especially vibrant period in American...
Patrick Sheary, DAR Museum Curator of Furnishings
This stunning table lamp is a recent addition to the DAR Museum collection. The famous Philadelphia lighting manufacturer Cornelius and Co. manufactured this between 1846 and 1851. It is made out of brass, marble and cut glass and fashioned in the then popular rococo revival style. People called these “solar...
Ann Dillon, President General
Every time I look at the Service to America ticker on the DAR Website and see that the hours for the 2018 year are totaling close to 4 million, I am amazed and so proud of the dedication that DAR members have demonstrated through meaningful community service. Many members are...