Recent Blog Posts

Patti Maclay, National Chair, Franco-American Memorial Committee
Bonjour! Welcome to the Franco-American Memorial Committee. We encourage you to join in celebrating and commemorating our 246 years of Franco-American friendship. This “old” but new committee was reborn in October of 2023 through the efforts of our President General, Mrs. Pamela Wright! Founded initially in the late 1890s as...
Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright, President General
I am delighted to share that the 133rd Continental Congress website is now live! We are launching the website one month early to give Daughters the opportunity to plan their Congress experience before Pre-Registration opens and select National Event tickets go on sale April 15, 2024. What is featured on...
Julene Ignacio, Hawai'i State Regent
Due to an unexpected cancellation by the airline, I was not able to join with the Hawai‘i Daughters for their state conference. Although I wasn’t present, I was glad to hear about all the wonderful work on chapters in Hawai‘i are doing for their local community. I am pleased to...
Cynthia McNamara, Librarian General
As your Librarian General, I wanted to share just a tidbit of the remarkable 75-year history of our stunning, world class DAR Library in its Memorial Continental Hall location. As we begin celebrating its Jubilee year, my hope is that you will enjoy learning more about how this incredible space...
Kate Johanns, National Chair, Public Relations and Media Committee
Over the past 12 months, our executive officers and national committee leaders have built a thriving, dynamic community with thousands of fascinating conversations about all things DAR. The Daughters Online Community (DOC) has turned out to be a different place than any of us could have imagined. It’s a little...
Jamie Burchfield, National Chair, Service to America Committee
2023 was indeed a sparkling year of Service to America for Daughters across the globe! We are thrilled to announce that we set another new record for logging Service to America hours. We topped last year’s record 6.5 million hours by logging 7,190,537 hours ! We are grateful for not...
Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright, President General
As we celebrate Black History Month, I wanted to take a moment to highlight DAR’s ongoing E Pluribus Unum (EPU) Educational Initiative! This initiative was launched in 2020 with the goal of increasing awareness of often underrepresented Revolutionary War Patriots, including those who were African American, Native American, and women...
Shari Thorne-Sulima, National Chair, Units Overseas
I had originally planned to join the Units Overseas members from our Bahamas Chapter for their annual meeting, but was sad to be unable to attend at the last minute due to COVID. Luckily, I am feeling much better now! I asked National Chair, Shari Thorne-Sulima to share a recap...
Brooke Bullmaster Stewart, National Chair, DAR Today Podcast Committee
Diverse American Patriots, amazing DAR chapter work, National Officer features, and so much more, the DAR Today Podcast , as with all good things, is updating its format. Beginning the first Monday in February, and mirroring our fast-paced lives, podcast episodes will be weekly, shorter, and highly accessible. Additionally, a...
Kathryn West, National Chair, America 250 Committee
It’s happening! The American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit has officially launched and is on display at the Pottsboro Area Public Library, Pottsboro, Texas. Project Coordinator and Preston Trail Chapter Second Vice Regent Amanda Bauman placed her request for the exhibit as soon as she learned about it from the Today’s...