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Anticipation was high as DAR members and many husbands stood in line to check in for embarkation on the Celebrity Summit for a cruise to the Southern Caribbean. Sailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico many of us arrived the day before our scheduled departure and enjoyed the historic old city...
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It was a blustery but clear October morning as I stood outside waiting for Sherry Edwards to arrive for our drive to Yorktown, Virginia and the annual celebration of Cornwallis’ surrender to Washington. This was the 237th anniversary and Yorktown Days is somewhat like the Fourth of July, Memorial Day...
The DAR Museum is the home to more than 130 fascinating portraits. The lives and legacies of many Americans, both famous and not-so-famous are told through these likenesses. The earliest portrait dates to the 1750s while more recent ones are from the first decades of the 20th century. Works by...
For three glorious days, four members of the DAR Headquarters Genealogy Department staff, including our Director, Sara Sukol, promoted DAR at the Federation of Genealogy Societies (FGS) Conference in Fort Wayne, IN. Three times each year at different genealogy conferences a few members of the genealogy staff set up a...
The Society of American Archivists promotes October as American Archives Month each year. This event gives archivists an opportunity to promote both the collections they work with and their profession. For the past few Octobers we have blogged about the NSDAR Archives, giving readers a glimpse at the treasures it...
Kansas Daughters adopted the saying “When one door closes, open another”. Such was the case when the entrance to the Kansas Chapel through the DAR Museum gallery was permanently closed due to renovations for the President General’s Project. A dedicated entrance to the Kansas Chapel was created off the north...
After a week of meetings and work at 1776 D Street, I was looking forward to a return visit to the beautiful state of New Hampshire and an opportunity to see Wendy Stanley Jones, State Regent, and the many Daughters I had met in 2017 when I visited Cathedral of...
I have been to New York City and Niagara Falls, but the area of New York around Finger Lakes in the middle of the state is a beautiful agricultural region famous for wines and also where Women’s Suffrage began in nearby Seneca, NY. The New York Daughters made me feel...
Throughout the month, and particularly on our 128th anniversary on October 11, DAR members across the country celebrated the National DAR Day of Service by participating in a variety of volunteer activities in their local communities in honor of the anniversary of our founding. Members organized a myriad of service...
One of the most common problems encountered when conducting genealogical research occurs when you can’t find a single document that clearly states the relationship between two people in your lineage. This type of problem might need to be resolved using Indirect Evidence. In very broad terms, for genealogists, evidence can...