Recent Blog Posts

Stephanie Tuszynski, DAR Library Director
After two years of intense preparation, the DAR Library has launched their new online catalog ! The new software, Primo, will make searching the Library’s resources significantly easier. The main page features an easy to use single search field, and the new catalog allows you to filter the results in...
Olivia Millunzi, DAR Library Reference Librarian
On March 16, 2020, the DAR Library hosted a lecture titled “Research in the States: New Hampshire.” Later that day, staff were informed that DAR Headquarters would be closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 3 years later, the DAR Library was able to bring back one of our favorite...
B. Carolyn Nutt, Massachusetts State Regent
State Regent Carolyn Nutt and the Massachusetts Daughters remembered historic preservation, education and patriotism in the Bay State during their state conference March 16-18! Carolyn designed a conference filled with tradition and fun for all members including wild daffodils as centerpieces. The America 250! Marker dedication at the Old Burial...
Barbara Seningen, Delaware State Regent
Joining State Regent Barbara Seningen and the Delaware Daughters at their state conference March 11 was a joy! Barbara’s attention to detail from the paper daffodils to antique silver made the Diamond State sparkle! I will always cherish the special song, Sparkling Queen and remember the new chapter Battell and...
Jamie Burchfield, National Chair, Service to America Committee
Congratulations, Daughters! In 2022, you set a new record for the number of hours recorded for Service to America with an incredible 6,591,957 hours! Daughters enthusiastically logged 1.5 million hours in the final months of the VanBuren Administration and 5,054,005 hours in just the first six months of the Wright...
Debbie Duay, Florida State Regent
March 2-5 was a dream come true as I joined the Florida Daughters in Orlando for their 121st State Conference! State Regent, Debbie Duay, certainly created a buzz as she engaged members to share their accomplishments achieved through service in our mission areas of historic preservation, education and patriotism. I...
Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright, President General
I am delighted to share that the 132 nd Continental Congress Website is now live! This year we are launching the Congress Website early to give Daughters the opportunity to review the tentative schedule and begin planning their Congress experience before Pre-Registration and select national event tickets go on sale...
Kris Wood and Diane Halvorson, National Vice Co-Chairs, Commemorative Events, Camp Legacy
This month marks the sixth year of honoring and recognizing Vietnam Veterans and their families on Vietnam War Veterans Day, March 29, 2023. "29 March is a fitting choice for a day honoring Vietnam veterans. It was chosen to be observed in perpetuity as March 29, 1973 was the day...
Mary Anthony Startz, National Chair, Specialty Research Committee
DAR recently announced that women aged 18 or older who can prove lineal descent from an ancestor who served with the Spanish military on the Island of Cuba between December 1776 and November 1783 are now eligible for membership . This important change opens the opportunity of membership to more...
Rhonda Kren, Registrar General
We’ve all heard of Shakespeare’s quote referring to the “green eyed monster” and to “be green with envy”, which usually indicates a nasty case of jealousy but in the world of genealogy, green represents the promises of growth! Expand your genealogy techniques by signing up for a GEP course...