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Yesterday, I shared highlights of our upcoming Opening Night ceremonies to launch the Virtual 129 th Continental Congress. Today, I wanted to tell you more about the other official sessions of the Virtual 129 th Continental Congress that will air as video presentations on our Congress Online YouTube Livestream June...
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I am pleased to share with you highlights of the exciting Opening Night program that will begin the historic Virtual 129th Continental Congress. With a theme devoted to “Honoring Our Patriots,” we will celebrate honorees who further research and education on the contributions of all those who contributed to American...
Voters to the Virtual 129 th Continental Congress will elect seven Vice Presidents General and one Honorary Vice President General. This blog explains the qualifications for each position and introduces you to the women who seek to fill them. You may find further information regarding each of the individual candidates...
Junior Members often refer to spring as State Conference Season, when you can most easily spot a Junior working a Junior Sales table, donning white dresses to Page and celebrating the accomplishments of State and Chapter Outstanding Junior Members. State Conference Season culminates, of course, in Continental Congress. This year...
Are you ready to make some history? The National Society is poised to host its first Virtual Continental Congress June 24-28, 2020 – and the online experience has taken on exciting proportions after a month of intense preparation. I am delighted to share a preview of the 129 th Continental...
The Department of Archives and History adapted to the COVID-19 world, and I have been pleasantly surprised at the extent to which we’ve been able to continue our normal daily duties at almost maximum capacity. As always, we’re working on processing Revolutionary War and Historical/Commemorative marker applications, answering reference questions...
Although it has not been “business as usual” since our DAR Headquarters shutdown in March, staff genealogists remain true to the Registrar General department’s mission: the review and verification of member Applications and Supplementals. The staff has shown creativity and flexibility in this new environment of working remotely, and I...
“Museums are more than just four walls” is a philosophy that has particular resonance these days. For decades, staff in museums all over the world have worked to make their institutions relevant to contemporary society and to create welcoming spaces for communities to learn. Those places are not just the...
Many plans have changed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. This includes conducting DAR’s Continental Congress virtually this year rather than in-person at DAR Headquarters in Washington, D.C. This is not the first time that the DAR Congress has been altered because of a national emergency. During World War...
I pray this blog finds you and yours safe and healthy. I know that many of you are serving in healthcare and other roles that place you on the frontlines of this pandemic, and I thank you. I am also grateful for those who have stepped forward to complete service...