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Exciting news! DAR has begun to accept autosomal DNA (atDNA) and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in addition to Y-DNA as evidence of lineage submitted with DAR membership Applications within the first three generations! DAR staff genealogists will now consider Y-DNA, autosomal DNA and mtDNA evidence along with more traditional genealogical sources...
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I write with a request that you join me in seeking positive, uplifting ways to be beacons of hope for our fellow citizens – in finding ways that we, as Daughters, can demonstrate that there is more that unites us than divides as Americans. The pandemic, civil unrest and economic...
Every summer, the DAR Museum hosts a turn-of-the-century World’s Fair complete with food, music and guests from local embassies and cultural centers. Together, we give museum visitors a taste of what it was like to attend a World’s Fair in 1893 Chicago or 1904 St. Louis. This event traditionally attracts...
I once again thank the outstanding Congress team that created our virtual 129 th Continental Congress last month. This week, we met via video conference to debrief and review survey results in order to identify ways to make future Congresses even better….and by the way, we certainly hope and plan...
The Patriot Records Project volunteers RISE and SHINE as they are indexing the names from Revolutionary War Era records. These outstanding volunteers indexed more than 3 million names last year! As a thank you to the volunteers of this committee, we are holding a Special Promotion for the months of...
The first orders from the DAR Insignia Store began to head out the doors at 1776 D Street and into your hands just a few weeks ago! Thanks to the roaring enthusiasm shown following our launch at Continental Congress, the team has a mountain of Insignia orders to very happily...
As of this writing, 1,480 Daughters, spouses, friends, family, neighbors and especially those amazing glowworms (our kids) have been lighting up the roadways and spreading SUNSHINE across America as they participate in the Inaugural Junior Membership Firefly 5K! While preparing for our historic Virtual Continental Congress, the Junior Membership Committee...
Have you spent time exploring the DAR Museum collection in our online database? The information you read in each record was researched and compiled by the curators and the museum registration staff in a process known as cataloging. Why do we catalog objects the way we do, you may wonder...
I hope you will agree that our National Defense Night was inspiring! The heartfelt remarks of each honoree were touching to me personally, and I hope reminded you of our important role to support those who wear – and who have worn – the uniform of our nation. I am...
Can anyone NOT look forward to National Defense Night? This evening’s National Defense Night program will be moving and thought provoking, especially the keynote remarks of Lieutenant General Robert P. Ashley, Jr., Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. It is an evening dedicated to the men and women who protect...