Today's DAR
Greetings to everyone who might be seeing the Today’s DAR Blog for the first time! If you have just discovered the blog recently as a result of our email blast, you join more than 50,000 viewers who have visited the blog since I began writing it June 30, 2013. I...
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When meeting Daughters in my travels, I love to ask why they joined DAR. For many, it was a family tradition and they enjoy sharing our organization with several generations of their family. One of my favorite aspects, which draws many women to DAR, is that there is a variety...
The symbol of the Young Administration is an eagle and it seems as though they are following me around Headquarters lately. Each time I am at the building working I spot another eagle somewhere, either in our architecture, a museum piece or elsewhere. I hope you enjoy this slideshow of...
Our back yard has a massive live oak tree in the center. Although we love watching the birds and squirrels play on it, the shade of the tree kept grass from growing. A few years ago we turned the entire back yard into a garden with a path along the...
The 122 nd Continental Congress was a tremendous success with the largest attendance in recent years with registration in excess of 3,800. Opening night featured Leigh Keno of Antiques Roadshow who discussed the value of some of the objects in our DAR Museum. The entire audience chuckled when Merry Ann...
Today I’d like to share with you my favorite place – our ranch. My husband’s family had lived on a ranch in central Texas for several generations, and although I was raised in one of the largest cities in the country, this city girl has learned to work cattle, build...
It was an honor to be a guest of the Sons of the American Revolution for their 123 rd Congress held in Kansas City, Missouri last week. Under the leadership of Steve Leishman, President General 2012-2013, the SAR has grown to over 30,000 members. Both the SAR and the DAR...
It was a very productive first week of the Young Administration as the new Executive Officers truly hit the ground running right after installation on June 30 th. Following a luncheon, the National Board of Management approved a motion to recommend to the 123 rd Continental Congress for ratification, “Celebrate...
What a delight it was to participate in the Fourth of July parade in our nation’s capital! The DAR members and guests walked down Constitution Avenue passing by the National Archives, Smithsonian Museum, Washington Monument and the White House, enthusiastically waving flags. The Washington Monument was a dramatic and patriotic...
Thank you for the distinct honor of being installed as your 43rd President General this afternoon. I look forward to meeting as many of you as possible in these next three years. The DAR is my extended family but I am particularly grateful to my husband, daughter, son and two...