On this day, 100 years ago, the United States officially entered World War One. Congress voted overwhelmingly in favor of a war declaration on April 6, 1917. President Woodrow Wilson’s decision was impacted by the unrestricted attacks by German submarines on American ships, as well as the Zimmermann Telegram

Leaving the sunshine of Alaska, the flight from Juneau to Seattle was uneventful.  However, when I reached Seattle and boarded the flight to Vancouver, we were asked to deplane because the aircraft had a mechanical error.  Envisioning an overnight stay in Seattle, I was pleasantly surprised when Alaska Airlines promptly

On behalf of the Director of The United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, James Jackson, Major General, USA, Retired, we want to share with you some thoughts about planning for your activities and events for our Vietnam veterans and their families.  As the end of March approaches, many

Arriving in Honolulu late on a Tuesday evening, it was reassuring to be greeted by Pauline Wagnon with a lei for both Bill and me.  She escorted us to the Hale Koa hotel, a beautiful place on Waikiki beach set aside for military families, both active duty and retirees.  Seeing

Join the President General and the Dillon Administration as we travel to France in commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the ending of World War I with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles!

The 2017 France Tour, October 7-14, 2017, will include visiting the World War I Somme American Military

I left Denver early on the second of March for visits to Alaska, Vancouver and Hawaii.  The view out my window as we made our approach into the Juneau airport made me appreciate the skill of Alaska Airline pilots.  Steep mountains appeared on both sides of the airplane and the

We are finalizing plans and counting down the days until the 126th Continental Congress! This year’s Congress, June 28 – July 2, will be filled with important business meetings and social functions. We will also highlight the important work of our National Committees, chapters and members at Service to

At the end of last year we asked our members to help support a restoration project in the beautiful Connecticut Board Room of Memorial Continental Hall and we are so grateful for the tremendous response we received. More than 1,000 Daughters from all over contributed to this project. 

As a

The DAR Museum recently launched a new educational program for Junior Girl Scouts called “Playing the Past: The 1913 Women’s Suffrage Parade”!  Just in time for Women’s History Month, the program celebrates the participants of the 1913 Women’s Suffrage Parade and the earlier suffragists who made their work possible. Did

The DAR Library collection contains over 225,000 books, 10,000 research files, thousands of manuscript items, and special collections of African American, Native American, and women’s history, genealogy and culture. Nearly 40,000 family histories and genealogies comprise a major portion of the book collection, many of which are unique or available