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Following our DAR overseas visit to the Netherlands, I have been given the supreme privilege as your President General of joining members of the Society of the Honor Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (https://tombguard.org/) as they retrace the somber French ceremonies of a century ago, when the...
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Daughters across the country are participating in the National DAR Day of Service, which is conducted on or around October 11, the anniversary of our founding. As we marked 131 years of devotion to our meaningful mission this year, I am certain that our Founders would be immensely proud of...
Early October is a special time on the official NSDAR calendar – an annual opportunity to welcome members of the National Board of Management, National Chairs and key committee members back to our headquarters. Well, it WAS an annual opportunity– but the pandemic, of course, eliminated those traditional plans in...
Since the beginning of this administration, I have shared via the Today’s DAR Blog the highlights of each meeting of the Executive Committee because I believe that members deserve full transparency into our deliberations and to understand how their generous donations are spent in support of our vibrant mission. Ours...
Happy birthday, DAR! The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded 131 years ago today here in Washington, D.C. The DAR has accomplished much in all that time, but have you ever wondered about the Society’s first year and how it became so successful so fast? Many of...
Ahead of my upcoming trip to the Netherlands, I wanted to share this article from the September/October 2020 issue of American Spirit to learn a little more about the Dutch influence on the American Revolution. Subscribe to American Spirit magazine here. Enjoy! The Netherlands, in decline from its 17th-century heyday...
It is a visit centuries in the making – an opportunity to honor Dutch support of the American Revolution, and it begins Oct. 10 for 17 intrepid travelers on the official overseas trip of this administration. I say intrepid because this trip was canceled in 2020; postponed to 2021; greenlighted...
After the limitations of the pandemic and the vacation months of summer, now is the time to get back to the business of DAR! Let us focus our “pent up” energy to propel our Society to new heights of achievement in the months ahead. After all, we want to make...
Each year on or near October 11th and throughout October, DAR members celebrate the National DAR Day of Service in honor of our Society’s founding on October 11, 1890. Volunteer service is a cornerstone of DAR’s mission. As DAR Founder Eugenia Washington said, “We want a society founded on service.”...
My heart is overflowing with gratitude to the New York Daughters who welcomed me home last weekend for my official visit – but especially so to New York State Regent Patrice Birner, whose thoughtfulness, creativity and astounding attention to detail were on full display throughout my homecoming. These are the...