Today's DAR
It was a pleasant surprise to be met at the Iowa airport by Diana Kading, a friend who moved from Colorado a few years ago. We had a wonderful time over lunch catching up on our mutual lives. When I arrived at the hotel I was met by Nola Gottschalk...
Recent Blog Posts
Leaving Tennessee, my next stop was Kansas City, Missouri where I was met by long-time friend, Karen Bradley and her sister, Cheri Earnest. The weather was drizzly and overcast, but felt warm and welcome as Karen and I reminisced about our time serving on the National Board of Management together...
Leaving Denver on a bright, sunny, spring morning, I was eager to begin the many state visits on my schedule. Arrival in Tennessee was evident as great country music drifted down the concourse of the Nashville airport. But, I had no idea what awaited me as I was met in...
Laden with suitcases suggesting a seventeen day trip, I arrived in Little Rock, Arkansas where I was met by Allison Holland and Glenda Fread. We drove through the rush hour traffic to arrive at the Double Tree Hotel in downtown near the Clinton Presidential Library and the Old State House...
Continental Congress is fast approaching! As you are planning your schedules and preparing your packing lists, don’t forget about Genealogy Research. The DAR Library and the Office of the Registrar General have several different learning opportunities that you might want to plan into your schedule. Tuesday morning the Library will...
Following a week of meetings in Washington, DC and the Friday evening Horatio Alger Awards Banquet, I caught a very early flight for Kansas City and the Kansas State Conference in Topeka. I arrived just in time to join the Chapter Regents luncheon and spent a far too short time...
On March 24, a group of curious women and men gathered in the Banquet Hall at DAR Headquarters for a Wikipedia Editing Workshop. Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia created and edited by volunteers around the world. DAR partnered with Wikimedia DC, the nonprofit regional Wikipedia chapter that educates the...
Arriving in Cincinnati early on Saturday morning, I was met by Elizabeth Chiang, my personal page and unexpectedly she was accompanied by my friend, Sharon Withers, past Registrar General. After grabbing a cup of coffee at a local coffee shop, we set off for the Kentucky State Conference in Lexington...
Since 1987, the United States has recognized March as Women’s History Month. As a women’s service organization, this is one of our favorite months of the year! This year, in partnership with the DAR Library, DAR Archives and National Museum of Women in the Arts, the DAR Museum hosted a...
Travel to Columbus Ohio was just what one hopes it will be; the flight was on time, the weather was perfect and I was eager to renew friendships with the Ohio Daughters. I arrived just in time to attend the State Officers Club dinner celebrating the Waldschmidt Homestead. I had...