Today's DAR
Dust hangs in the air at the end of the day in our soon-to-be changing exhibit and study galleries. This dust means progress. It’s generated by cleaning up after hours of hanging gypsum board and mixing plaster. Months of planning finally segued to construction in October 2017, by first removing...
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Arriving at the Denver airport in a snow flurry, I gladly scrunched my long winter coat into the suitcase before I checked in for my flight to Nassau, Bahamas. The Commonwealth actually consists of 700 islands and stretches over 5,000 square miles in the Atlantic Ocean. The Chapter arranged for...
Want to get the most out of your DAR membership? Wonder what the National Society is currently prioritizing or how other chapters serve their local communities? Then make an investment in your DAR future though a subscription to our Society’s periodicals. While American Spirit complements the early American history featured...
The next time you visit the DAR Library, you might notice that we’ve been making some enhancements to improve the accessibility of some of our resources. Thanks to very generous donations from the Georgia State Society, Sharon De Puy of New York and Joan Peters of Washington, the Library now...
With the New Year upon us, I wanted to highlight some of the resources available to you to assist with your genealogy research. Especially with the opportunities that will be presented to us with the upcoming 250th anniversary of the United States, we must take advantage of the increased interest...
Every time I look at the Service to America ticker on the DAR Website and see that the hours are already well over 3 million, I am amazed and so proud of the dedication that DAR members have demonstrated through meaningful community service. Many members are still entering their 2017...
This fall, the DAR Museum has produced its first downloadable teacher resource, thanks to an internship sponsored by North Carolina State Society. Inspiring Change: Women’s Education in 19 th Century America is available online through the Museum’s Education page and through the Educational Resources Committee lesson plans page as well...
The Patriot Records Project began in the fall of 2014 and will make finding and identifying Revolutionary War patriots in hard to search collections easier than ever. The project brings the exploits of the American patriots, who sacrificed so much, to life. We index the names of men, women and...
With 2017 coming to an end, I thought it would be interesting to take look back at all DAR has accomplished this year. As I was putting together this list, it’s amazing to think that this is just what has been done on our National level, it doesn’t include all...
Back in October, the Connecticut Daughters had a unique opportunity to teach a new audience about today’s DAR, and it was such a successful event that the President General has asked me to write a blog post about the experience. I am so pleased to be able to tell you...