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What an honor to be invited to write a guest blog for the Daughters of the American Revolution! I’ve long been an admirer of the DAR for its work preserving the memory of the Revolution and encouraging people from all walks of life to learn about and uphold the lessons...
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Immediately following the National Board of Management Meeting held on October 8, 75 members boarded two buses to begin the DAR School Tour. We boarded either the “Arrow” bus or the “Apple” bus, as we began the long trip southward to visit five of the six DAR Schools. This was...
Last week DAR members across the country celebrated the National DAR Day of Service by participating in a variety of volunteer activities in their local communities in honor of the anniversary of our founding. Members organized a myriad of service projects throughout the country and I was so excited to...
The DAR School Tour crossed into North Carolina Thursday climbing into the mountains known as the “High South” a derivative of the original name the Southern Highlands. That evening the North Carolina Daughters entertained our distinguished visitors with a tour of Asheville’s famous Biltmore House followed by a delicious dinner...
How exciting it is to be a part of the DAR School Tour! And how honored we were to have President General Ann Turner Dillon, DAR School Chair Peggy Troxell, the National Board of Management, and all the others on the tour to visit Tamassee, the Place of the Sunlight...
Although we aren’t vising Hillside School on the DAR School Tour, Mrs. Dillon has invited me to share information about the wonderful school with you today. Hillside School is located thirty miles west of Boston, Massachusetts in the town of Marlborough. The rural, wooded area surrounding the school provides opportunities...
When the DAR School Tour Buses rolled onto Berry College’s 27,000-acre campus we were met at the gate by staff and students who served as our Tour Guides. First stop was the Cage Building which houses the indoor sports including an Olympic size pool. The beautiful castle-like buildings built by...
When the DAR School Tour buses arrived at Kate Duncan Smith DAR School on Monday morning we were greeted by the entire student body of the school, as well as many Alabama Daughters lining the parking area and bearing signs! After a program on the National Parks by the KDS...
The first stop on the DAR School Tour led by President General Ann T. Dillon and DAR School National Chair Peggy C. Troxell was Hindman Settlement School. Daughters from many states converged in Eastern Kentucky to experience Appalachian hospitality and learn about the programs at this DAR Approved school. Sunday’s...
Seventy-five members will board two buses today to depart for a week of travel to Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and states in between. I wish you could all be with us, but you can follow along on the DAR School Tour Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DARSchoolsBusTour/. Following the...