Today's DAR
Early on September 12, I traveled from Kansas City, MO to Philadelphia, PA where my Page, Liz Ciarrochi, and her husband drove me to Valley Forge to attend special events with the Pennsylvania Society. The first was the second annual Constitution Ball hosted by the Pennsylvania DAR, Bobbi McMullen, State...
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Earlier this fall, restoration work began on Constitution Hall and I’m excited to be able to share with you more information about this important project which we are undertaking. In recent years, much of our restoration work has focused on Memorial Continental Hall but now we must shift our attention...
The First Continental Congress was held February 22, 23 and 24 1892, at the Church of Our Father at the corner of 13th and L Streets in Washington, D.C. In 1930 this church became the Universalist National Memorial Church; the original structure was razed in 1973 and an office building...
Three days after returning from our visit to Australia, I flew to Kansas City, MO on September 10th where Kristi Kocher, State Chaplain, met me at the airport and drove me 74 miltes to Topeka, the State Capitol, for the State Meeting. We had lunch with State Regent Brenda Judd...
Following the first leg of our Australian adventure, Capt. James Cook Chapter Regent Carolyn Benn and her husband, David, picked us up at the airport on Wednesday evening, Sept. 2nd and gave us a driving tour of downtown Sydney. We walked around the Opera House and Mrs. MacQuarie’s chair, a...
In preparation for my official visit to our chapters in Australia, Steve and I left Houston on Wednesday evening, August 26, 2015, and flew over 20 hours to Sydney, arriving at 7:00 AM on Friday. We used the extra days to recuperate from the long flight and to explore a...
On September 26, 2015, the DAR Library was able to entertain the entwined topics of the law and genealogy. Kay and William Freilich gave a lecture on their work “Genealogy and the Law.” Much was learned about the crossroads of genealogy and the law, and how vital it is for...
How fortunate I feel as an active member of the DAR to have not only walked in the footsteps of America’s first family last week but to have also once again realized that we stand on the shoulders of giants in the preservation movement – the early Daughters who came...
This past Sunday, DAR members from coast to coast celebrated the 125th anniversary of the founding of DAR by participating in the National DAR Day of Service. I am simply overwhelmed by your efforts participating in this special event. What a wonderful way to reflect on our 125 year history...
On February 22, 1894, a portrait of first NSDAR President General Caroline Scott Harrison, who was also the wife of President Benjamin Harrison, was unveiled. This portrait painted by Daniel Huntington was presented to the White House by the National Society. A copy hangs in the President General’s Reception room...