Today's DAR
While the current exhibit in the DAR Museum gallery is being enjoyed by our visitors, preparations for the next exhibit, opening in October, are well underway. ‘An Agreeable Tyrant’: Fashion after the American Revolution will display nearly fifty men’s and women’s ensembles (1780-1826) in over a dozen DAR Museum period...
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As part of the Winter fundraising program, the Office of Development recently sent a unique appeal in the mail. As with previous winter mailings requesting support for the NSDAR General Fund, this mailing included a “gift” offered for considering our request and in grateful anticipation of your generosity. However, this...
I am so excited to tell you a little bit about the new Educational Resources Committee today! We have been very active during the past few months getting organized and developing the tools that we will be using. This committee was established to electronically provide lesson plans focusing on America...
The Constitution Hall Lobby Restoration is well underway and as the finishes are installed the final aesthetics of the space are beginning to be revealed. The project was sequenced based on five “zones” of the lobby and work began at the northeast corner of the lobby that faces D Street...
DAR’s letter writing campaign to establish a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ title is in full swing! Members across the country are writing letters to military personnel to reach our goal of 10,000 letters to establish the world record “Most Letters to Military Personnel Collected in One Month.” All letters need...
It was a very proud moment when I learned that I was eligible to be a member of DAR. Having a tie to the beginning of our Nation gave me an even greater appreciation for the cherished traditions of duty, honor, country and patriotism that has been with me since...
As you can imagine, I spend a lot of time driving across Texas. Let’s face it, everywhere you drive in Texas takes time. As a friend said “It’s miles and miles of miles and miles.” Just in case you are planning a visit to the Lone Star State, I wanted...
We are writing this blog post to share an exciting donation to the Americana Collection received from New Mexico DAR member Beatrice (Betty) Byrd. Ms. Byrd reached out to President General Lynn Young about donating manuscripts that have been in her family for many years and they are a welcome...
Recently I had the privilege of visiting with the Thankful Hubbard Chapter in Austin, Texas about the Guardian Trust Campaign. The Chapter meets at Chateau Bellevue, also known as the Austin Women’s Club, built in 1874. Chapter Regent Betty Bird welcomed over 100 ladies to the luncheon and I was...
When people think of the beginning of the Revolutionary War, most people think of the Northern colonies, mainly of the events in and around Boston, or of Philadelphia and the Continental Congress. Rarely, if ever, do peoples’ minds go below the Mason-Dixon Line to the Southern colonies. Although the North...