Recent Blog Posts

Denise Doring VanBuren, President General
As if being a member of the world’s premiere patriotic women’s service organization were not enough (!), brace yourself: DAR is teetering on the edge of a thrilling milestone and we want YOU to be a part of the celebration! Sometime during the coming weeks, our National Society will welcome...
Dawn Lemongello, Treasurer General
Greetings Daughters! I am honored to be serving our National Society during the VanBuren Administration as your Treasurer General. If you had told me in 1993 when I became a member as a Junior that I would be serving our Society on the Executive Committee, I may have laughed at...
Sara Sukol, Director, RG Genealogy
The month of July found the Data Entry and Genealogy staff at National busier than ever processing and reviewing Applications and Supplementals as we work to achieve our Society’s membership goals. Their efforts paid off in a big way – with a whopping 1,270 Applications, along with 590 Supplementals, verified...
Ginnie Storage, Organizing Secretary General
DAR is about family to me—and not in the way one would generally think. I was the first in my family to become a member. My paternal grandmother knew she was eligible, but was busy with other activities and three children and chose not to join. My mother, Virginia Sebastian...
Denise Doring VanBuren, President General
They say there is something unforgettable about your first love. No wonder I feel so connected to the Iowa Daughters, who warmly welcomed me for my very first official visit to a State DAR Society function as your President General. I will likely never forget their gracious hospitality and many...
Susan Holt, National Chair, Chapter Achievement Awards
Greetings from the Chapter Achievement Award Committee ! I have the honor of serving as the National Chair for this prestigious committee under the VanBuren Administration, and we are excited about the first major changes made to the CAA in decades. In fact, the CAA form has undergone a SIGNIFICANT...
Kathryn West, Corresponding Secretary General
It’s an exciting time to be a member of the DAR, and, as you might suspect, I am thrilled to be your Corresponding Secretary General in the Rise and Shine for America administration under the leadership of President General Denise Doring VanBuren. Kansas Daughters know my history – especially my...
Barbara Grant, National Chair, DAR Scholarship
The Office of the Reporter General is delighted to announce DAR now has an online scholarship application process. Today, August 1, 2019, our new online submission process went live! We are grateful to the members of the Dillon Administration who laid the groundwork for this advancement, which brings our application...
Peggy Troxell, Recording Secretary General
It is such an honor to serve on the VanBuren Administration as the Recording Secretary General. I look forward to working with these amazing women as we guide our Society to Rise and Shine for America! DAR has been such a blessing in my life. After living my whole life...
Pamela Bork, Chaplain General
“Give and it shall be given to you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together.” – Luke 6:38 When it became obvious that my maternal grandmother was having trouble getting to Governor Thomas Ford Chapter meetings, I decided that it was time to get my papers in order and join...