Today's DAR
I once again thank the outstanding Congress team that created our virtual 130th Continental Congress last month. This week, we reviewed survey results in order to identify ways to make future Congresses even better….and by the way, we certainly plan to be back in Washington, D.C., at our National Headquarters...
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Junior Members are known for the Junior Shoppe, a sales table of nationally approved DAR- and patriotic-themed products. Your state’s Juniors may also pass a kangaroo through the room at state meetings and ask you to stuff her pouch with loose change. More recently, you might have seen links on...
Each year, the National Society Children of the American Revolution members elect new officers, new chairmen are appointed and new national programs are created to engage the membership throughout the year. Daughters provide guidance, support, expertise, time and donations to support C.A.R. members – the heart of America and our...
I was delighted when brand-new Indiana State Regent Cherie Bonebright Baxter, who was installed into office during the virtual ceremony conducted at the 130th Continental Congress on July 4, invited me to attend an in-state, in-person ceremony to formally place her “sash” in Indianapolis this past weekend. Though my time...
I was delightfully surprised to be given the privilege on July 22 to join New York State Commissioner of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Erik Kulleseid in cutting the ribbon to unveil new walking paths and landscaping improvements at Washington’s Headquarters State Historic in Newburgh. Earlier this year, our National...
There’s exciting news from the DAR Historic Preservation Grants program. When the VanBuren Administration inaugurated the program in 2019, no one could have predicted that the world as we knew it would soon be turned upside down by a global pandemic. However, the pandemic caused nothing more than a small...
It’s a story of epic proportions: millions of westward pioneers, a 3,000-mile highway, a future U.S. President, the unshakable resolve of the indomitable 1920s Daughters -- and 12 monumental women who weigh a combined 240 TONS! This weekend, I finally got an “up close and personal” visit to one of...
American Spirit magazine and its companion Daughters newsletter turn 20 this month! We’re celebrating by sending an issue to every current member with the hope that more will subscribe to our award-winning periodicals. We recently achieved our goal of reaching more than 50,000 subscribers. Our next objective is to exceed...
The past several days have afforded me the joy of reconnecting with some of the most important parts of our DAR support system: members of the Sons of the American Revolution (many of whom are Husbands of DAR, or HODARs) and my beloved local chapter members. After more than a...
Looking for fresh opportunities to both salute and raise awareness of the men and women who achieved American independence? Here are two new efforts announced during Continental Congress: “Our Patriots DAR Podcast” Tune into the new “Our Patriots DAR Podcast,” where each episode focuses on a Patriot of the American...