On March 17, I flew to Little Rock for the 108th Arkansas State Conference, Mary H. Deere, State Regent. Known for its natural beauty and abundance of natural wildlife, the area was incorporated into the U.S. as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.  It became Arkansas territory in

In February we announced that DAR is joining in support and partnering with the Museum of the American Revolution, a ground-breaking new museum set to open in 2017.

The Museum of the American Revolution’s mission is to bring to life the events, people and ideals of the founding of

I arrived in Chicago on Saturday night, March 12, to join in the celebration of our first chapter’s 125th anniversary.  And what a celebration it was!  The Chicago Chapter’s 125th Anniversary Celebration and Afternoon Tea was held on Sunday afternoon at the Drake Hotel, site of many of the

I flew from the Texas State Conference in Houston to the Louisiana State Capital, Baton Rouge for the 107th State Conference, Sue Lewis Simpson, State Regent. Sue’s theme is “Sowing Seeds of Service – Focusing on the Future” and her emblem is the state flower, the iris. The Louisiana Society

I’m so excited to share that our DAR National Headquarters Facebook page has recently gone above 50,000 “Likes”! Members as well as non-members are part of that 50,000 and the more people who “Like” the page means the more people we can engage with and share stories about the DAR

As a follow up to last week’s exciting blog from Registrar General, Sharon Withers, about expanding the NSDAR DNA Group on Family Tree DNA’s website, I’m pleased to share even more DNA news!

Earlier this year, NSDAR admitted the first DAR member to use Y-DNA as genealogical evidence! 

I was so pleased at the incredibly positive response to our announcement of the Congress App – I see that you all are as excited as I am!  (So excited that many of you found the app before we could even give you downloading instructions.) The Congress App has now

“Lucy Locket lost her pocket
Kitty Fisher found it
There was not a penny in it
But a ribbon ‘round it”

How many of you recited this poem when you were a child?  Did you give the words much thought?  How could a little girl lose her pocket?  Why was

As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, “There is no place like home” and that is certainly true.  It was an absolutely joy to make my official visit to the 117th Texas State Conference, Judy Callaway Ostler, State Regent, in my hometown of Houston.  Judy’s theme is “Inspiring

In recent years, DNA has become widely recognized as a powerful genealogical tool—a molecular hammer than can smash brick walls. It can have the same utility as a historic document or vital record and can be especially helpful in eliminating false information.  You can learn more about DNA research and