Today's DAR
The 125th anniversary of our founding is finally here! Just imagine how far we’ve come since that day in 1890 when a small group of women sat in a living room in D.C., taking the first steps to create the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. We are truly...
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Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when installing an exhibition? I documented the installation process for Remembering the American Revolution 1776-1890, which opens today. Remembering the American Revolution is full of objects people saved to keep alive the memory of the fight for independence. To match...
In my recent visit to the 115th Michigan State Conference, State Regent Diane Schrift presented a book of poems by Kathleen Ripley Leo, a member of the Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, which was commissioned in honor of our 125th Anniversary. Kathleen wrote ‘Days of Grace’ as a tribute to the...
Before three in the afternoon 235 years ago today, October 7, 1780, the American Army was tired, starving, almost completely demoralized, and frustrated by the deadlocked war in the North and Lord Cornwallis’ complete domination going on in the South. At that moment in time, Lord Cornwallis’ army in the...
As we close in on our 125 th anniversary, I wanted to share this video of our Honorary Presidents General reflecting on our Society’s more recent history. They give delightful anecdotes about what inspired them to join DAR, special moments from their administrations, and also advice for how Daughters can...
“Emblems are quite essential to all well-organized bodies and should be suggestive of the organization they represent,” Fannie S. Ketterman wrote in an article titled “Our Insignia,” which appeared in the February 1913 issue of The American Monthly Magazine. The article explains, “Soon after the organization of the National Society...
On Wednesday, August 19, 2015, I flew from Houston to Tulsa for the Oklahoma State Workshop. Past Vice President General and National Chair Volunteer Genealogists Diane Hamill, and Vice President General Pat McFall picked me up at the airport and welcomed me to Oklahoma. My parents met and married in...
What do a television news correspondent (and DAR Member), a bride and groom and actor Kevin Spacey have in common? All have taken advantage of the beautiful spaces offered through the NSDAR Headquarters Private Rental Program. Our event team, comprised of event managers, security and maintenance personnel, is kept busy...
In the Pennsylvania Foyer of Memorial Continental Hall, 10 niches sit just below the ceiling, each one home to a sculpted bust of a Revolutionary figure. A Handbook of Memorial Continental Hall published in 1912 identified the busts and the donors who funded them. The central niche over the three...
Many first time visitors to the DAR Museum walk off the street and through our doors expecting to see objects from the American Revolution. One hundred and twenty-five years ago, when DAR founders created the museum, they did not specifically say it was to be for the preservation of Revolutionary...