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Where can I find a muster roll with my ancestor’s name listed in it? How do I go about interpreting how the tax records of my state of interest relate to DAR sources of proof for Revolutionary War service? Where do I go in another state for sources that will...
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Arriving in Newport early on the last full day of the cruise, we again rode tenders to reach the pier. It was another beautiful day and we all enjoyed being in historic Newport, founded in 1639 by Roger Williams. In the 19th century, Newport was the home of many of...
We departed the ship early on a crisp, clear morning in Boston, Massachusetts and went to the Old Granary Burying Ground where we were greeted by many of the Massachusetts Daughters, including State Regent Gail Terry and a representative of the Mayor’s office. Founded in 1660, the Old Granary Burial...
President General Sarah E. Guernsey told the 27th Continental Congress in 1918 that the National Society had outgrown Memorial Continental Hall. She stated, “While we owned considerable land in the block in which our building Memorial Continental Hall is situated, there was sufficient land not owned by us to make...
As your Celebrate America! National Chair I was honored to see DAR members from coast to coast and beyond enthusiastically embrace the idea of serving their communities as part of the National DAR Day of Service on October 11, 2015. They served more ways than you or I could possibly...
We docked offshore in Bar Harbor, Maine early on the fourth day of our cruise. Reaching the shore by tenders, we were delighted to find a group of hardy Maine Daughters, including State Regent Sandy Swallow, her mother, State Vice Regent Liz Hotchkiss, and members of the Mt. Desert Isle...
Giving Tuesday was established four years ago as an annual worldwide celebration of generosity. How fitting it is to kick off the season of giving by giving back to our community, our nation and our world! For 125 years, philanthropy has been a distinguishing hallmark of our National Society. So...
On October 31, 2015, the patrons attending the DAR Library’s James C. Thompson Lecture were given a real treat as Mr. Thompson brought us all back in time to Colonial Virginia. More specifically he brought us the story of William “Billy” Lee by going back through complex family genealogies, and...
On Tuesday we arrived in Saint John at 11:00 am for a full day to explore the area. Saint John is Canada's oldest settlement and New Brunswick remains remarkably unspoiled. Saint John's history dates to 1604, when the Sieur de Champlain landed nearby on the feast day of Saint John...
Recent events inspired this issue’s Flashback item. On April 1, 2015, on the invitation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, President General Lynn Forney Young attended an event marking the launch of a project to digitize the Royal Archives of King George III, who reigned from 1760–1820. The effort, initiated...