Archive - September 2025

Patti Maclay, National Chair, Franco-American Memorial Committee
As the Bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour (August 2024 – September, 2025) came to a close, President General Ginnie Storage and many DAR members joined with the Doughboy Foundation, the French military, the American Friends of Lafayette (AFL), and the public on September 6, 2025, to celebrate Lafayette’s 268th birthday...
Deirdra H. Williamson, National Chair, Daughters Online Community
Connect! Share! Engage! Are you one of the 15,000 members currently accessing the Daughters Online Community or DOC? Maybe you’ve heard of us but haven’t logged in before. Well, now is the perfect time to join, as the DOC has recently been introduced as its own standing committee in the...
Joy O'Donnell, DAR Archivist
The NSDAR Archives is proud to present a new online resource for DAR history research – the DAR Reports to the Smithsonian Institution When the DAR received its Act of Incorporation in 1896, it stipulated that the National Society submit an annual report to the Smithsonian Institution for the U.S...
Adele Lancaster, Reporter General
My Mother asked, “Won’t you attend my DAR meeting with me next Saturday?” I knew she had joined the organization when she and my dad were living in Northern California and had transferred her membership when they moved to the southern end of the state, but I knew very little...
Erin Jackson, New Hampshire State Chaplain
For 78 years, the New Hampshire State DAR has had the honor of hosting the annual Cathedral of the Pines Weekend. Daughters from around the nation travel to attend a weekend filled with service, fellowship and camaraderie. The Cathedral Weekend began with the Patriotic Cathedral banquet on August 8 hosted...
Renee Pace, Curator General
It is an honor and my pleasure to serve as Curator General as we Illuminate Our Legacy during the Storage Administration. Like many of you, DAR holds a special place in my heart. It is where I discovered some of the most generous, hardworking, intelligent, and dedicated women I know...
Dr. Sherry Edwards, National Chair, Education Commission
It is back to school time! In DAR, the new kid in school is the Education Commission. Created by the Storage Administration, the Education Commission facilitates communication and coordination among the National Society’s education-related committees: American History, Community Classroom, DAR School, Junior American Citizens, Junior Membership, and Literacy Promotion. The...