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Following a week of work at the office I programmed Martinsburg, West Virginia into Google Maps and left the city in plenty of time for a relaxing drive through the historic countryside. I appreciated John Denver’s “Country Roads Take me Home” as I navigated the freeways through the mountains. While...
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Thanks to a generous gift from Colorado Daughters, the DAR Library has embarked on an effort to identify and digitize genealogically relevant reports produced by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s and 40s to be added to the Library’s digital resources. The WPA was a New Deal agency...
Rarely having the opportunity to drive or ride to a state conference, made the trip from Princeton to Bethesda, Maryland for the District of Columbia meeting a relaxing, pleasant trip. Jacqueline Leahy, a DC Daughter drove and we had no shortage of conversation. Several of State Regent Marcia Guzauskas’s guests...
On March 23, we welcomed over 400 guests to Memorial Continental Hall to celebrate important women in America’s history! Guests of all ages explored museum collections and participated in games and crafts related to the selected women. Budding scientists followed in the footsteps of botanist Ynes Mexia, a Mexican-American woman...
An early morning flight from Denver took me directly to Newark, New Jersey, Karen Stroever, State Regent, where I was met by Lori Bailey of Tamassee and Bruce Stroever. After a brief drive to Princeton it was a distinct pleasure to anticipate two nights in the same hotel. The New...
It seems like only yesterday that I was installed as Organizing Secretary General (OSG). These three years have passed so quickly. During that time, I have been blessed to have the opportunity to work with the outstanding, capable staff of the OSG office at DAR headquarters. We claim that we...
Following the Virginia Conference, I spent three days in the office catching up on work with the staff. I left Reagan Airport early Thursday morning for Atlanta, Georgia followed by a short drive to Stone Mountain where Melodye Brown, State Regent, had planned the Georgia State Conference. The Azaleas were...
Following the Georgia Conference, I returned to Atlanta Thursday evening and caught an early flight to Baltimore, Maryland for their state conference, Maureen Tipton, State Regent. Arriving in time to briefly see the exhibit room, I enjoyed the display of their WW I Commemorative event. As much as I regretted...
Today, the DAR launched a project to create a subject guide on documents related to Marian Anderson found within the NSDAR Archives. You can learn more about this educational initiative here. Marian Anderson’s April 9, 1939 historic concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of 75,000...
Joining thousands of travelers on spring break to Orlando, Florida, I navigated through the crowds to meet my conference hostess and page at the baggage claim area. From there I was whisked to a hotel near Disney World for the Florida state conference, Dawn Lemongello, State Regent. It was definitely...