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This month we commemorate the 78 th anniversary of American contralto Marian Anderson’s debut performance at DAR Constitution Hall. On January 7, 1943, Marian Anderson crossed the Constitution Hall stage for the first time to perform a war relief concert; she would go on to sing from our historic auditorium...
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Like many of you, I am thrilled to turn the page to a new year and the excitement of its possibilities. But before we dive into this new year, please pause with me to appreciate the astonishing accomplishments we achieved in 2020. While most of us will look back on...
Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish for 2021 is good health for each of you and a return to normalcy for our nation and our world. It’s time to put a challenging year behind us and look forward to the day when we will join together once again to...
We all know that adding primary source records to the National Society’s database helps to provide the important documentation that enables prospective members to document their lineage for membership. Founded in 1913, the Genealogical Records Committee’s purpose is to collect and index unpublished records of a genealogical nature and prepare...
I admit it: for the first time in my life, I considered skipping a Christmas tree this year. After all, the pandemic will keep many of us from being with the ones we love, including my eldest son, a captain in the U.S. Army who is not allowed to travel...
During this “not-so-normal” year DAR Museum staff have been hard at work sharing numerous programs and collection items with the public virtually . During a “normal” year, museum staff would be wrapping up the development of the next year’s exhibit in order to start production and installation in January. However...
Your executive committee has concluded its final week of deliberations for 2020. I am especially grateful to three other executives who were able to drive to Washington, D.C. in order to participate in person (while obviously adhering to all safety requirements): Organizing Secretary General Virginia Storage; Historian General Laura Kessler...
In years to come, you may remember the year 2020 for the coronavirus. I will remember it as the year that – no matter what the obstacles placed before them -- our hard-working chapter registrars and staff proved that “ We Can Do It!” It didn’t always appear that would...
DAR Headquarters is shining for the holiday season! We hope that our beautiful building’s sparkling Holiday Illumination will be an inspiration to brighten the darkness as we say goodbye to 2020. And I’m delighted to share that even if you can’t enjoy our decorations in person, we have virtual ways...
As we approach the holiday season, I ask you to take time to reflect on the privations experienced by the Continental Army during the Christmas of 1777-1778. If you have not revisited the story of the winter at Valley Forge since your schooldays, I encourage to research it online in...