Archive - April 2019

Virginia Lingelbach, Corresponding Secretary General
Looking ahead to the last Continental Congress of the Dillon Administration, my heart is full of pride and emotion as I pause to reflect on the activities and accomplishments of the last three years. With the help and support of Daughters in chapters across this nation and around the world...
Mindy Davis, West Virginia State Regent
Following a week of work at the office I programmed Martinsburg, West Virginia into Google Maps and left the city in plenty of time for a relaxing drive through the historic countryside. I appreciated John Denver’s “Country Roads Take me Home” as I navigated the freeways through the mountains. While...
Kadri Kallikorm-Rhodes, DAR Library Reference Services Librarian
Thanks to a generous gift from Colorado Daughters, the DAR Library has embarked on an effort to identify and digitize genealogically relevant reports produced by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and 40s to be added to the Library’s digital resources. The WPA was a New Deal agency...
Marcia Guzauskas, District of Columbia State Regent
Rarely having the opportunity to drive or ride to a state conference, made the trip from Princeton to Bethesda, Maryland for the District of Columbia meeting a relaxing, pleasant trip. Jacqueline Leahy, a DC Daughter drove and we had no shortage of conversation. Several of State Regent Marcia Guzauskas’s guests...
Katie Cannon, DAR Museum Curator of Education
On March 23, we welcomed over 400 guests to Memorial Continental Hall to celebrate important women in America’s history! Guests of all ages explored museum collections and participated in games and crafts related to the selected women. Budding scientists followed in the footsteps of botanist Ynes Mexia, a Mexican-American woman...
Karen Stroever, New Jersey State Regent
An early morning flight from Denver took me directly to Newark, New Jersey, Karen Stroever, State Regent, where I was met by Lori Bailey of Tamassee and Bruce Stroever. After a brief drive to Princeton it was a distinct pleasure to anticipate two nights in the same hotel. The New...
Nancy Hemmrich, Organizing Secretary General
It seems like only yesterday that I was installed as Organizing Secretary General (OSG). These three years have passed so quickly. During that time, I have been blessed to have the opportunity to work with the outstanding, capable staff of the OSG office at DAR headquarters. We claim that we...
Melodye Brown, Georgia State Regent
Following the Virginia Conference, I spent three days in the office catching up on work with the staff. I left Reagan Airport early Thursday morning for Atlanta, Georgia followed by a short drive to Stone Mountain where Melodye Brown, State Regent, had planned the Georgia State Conference. The Azaleas were...
Maureen Dougherty, Maryland State Regent
Following the Georgia Conference, I returned to Atlanta Thursday evening and caught an early flight to Baltimore, Maryland for their state conference, Maureen Tipton, State Regent. Arriving in time to briefly see the exhibit room, I enjoyed the display of their WW I Commemorative event. As much as I regretted...
Ann Dillon, President General
Today, the DAR launched a project to create a subject guide on documents related to Marian Anderson found within the NSDAR Archives. You can learn more about this educational initiative here . Marian Anderson’s April 9, 1939 historic concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of...