Recent Blog Posts

Leslie Miller, National Chair, Historic Preservation Committee
May is Historic Preservation Month! But we should all be proud that as Daughters of the American Revolution, we support historic preservation each and every month in myriad ways. Our Society was founded upon the desire to celebrate our nation’s past, with historic preservation established as one of its three...
Suzanne M. Heske, National Chair, American Indians Committee
In a recent Today's DAR Blog post, the President General noted that the Executive Committee approved awarding more than $100,000 in support of the various initiatives promoted by the American Indians Committee, which will enrich the lives and future opportunities of Native American students and youth. The American Indians committee...
Pamela Kelly Alvich, National Chair, Development and Jeanne McMillan, National Vice Chair, Development
This summer will mark the 100th Anniversary of the proclamation declaring the 19th Amendment ratified and part of the U.S. Constitution, forever protecting American women’s right to vote. American history was changed forever. Because of our country’s courageous suffragists more than 68 million women vote in elections today. DAR members...
Denise Doring VanBuren, President General
Today, May 8, marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E Day), which signaled the nearing of the end of World War II; it is one of the official commemorations of this administration. Though social distancing and gathering restrictions have altered the way that we may observe such solemn...
Pamela Bork, Chaplain General
Today, the first Thursday of May, is designated the National Day of Prayer. The theme for 2020 is to “Pray God’s Glory Across the Earth” and the accompanying scripture is Habakkuk 2:14 NIV “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the...
Denise Doring VanBuren, President General
As we prepare to celebrate Mother’s Day, the National Society is pleased to introduce a new “ Legacy” status for relatives who use the same ancestor to join DAR. The Legacy designation will be granted to a member whose original DAR Application connects to her nearest DAR relative within the...
Clare Marshall, DAR Genealogy Assistant Director, Applications & GEP Program Coordinator
We are excited to share that the National Society’s Genealogical Education Programs (GEP) have switched to a new and improved platform to make the GEP easier to use and eliminate some of the technical issues and glitches of the past platform. We are very excited to be sharing this new...
Denise Doring VanBuren, President General
Like you, I have been moved to tears by the pandemic and its impact on our nation – and the generous response of our members to their neighbors. Like you, I have looked forward to our time together at DAR Continental Congress in order to heal and begin anew. But...
Stephanie Tuszynski, DAR Library Director
Regardless of the numerical size of the collection, the DAR Library's greatest resource has always been the Daughters themselves. Whether through book donations, financial support or countless hours of volunteer work, the myriad contributions of our members have helped us develop the depth of the Library's research tools. Now, in...
Mary Tedesco, National Chair, Service to America Committee
The Service to America Committee is pleased to announce the launch of our new National DAR Service to America Project website! This new website connects DAR volunteers sewing homemade face masks with organizations in need of mask donations. Since the National DAR Service to America Project was initiated on March...