I hope you enjoyed the “Who Do You Think You Are?” episode that featured actor Scott Foley using DAR resources to learn more about his ancestor. You can watch the full episode on the TLC website here.

I was so proud of how beautiful our Headquarters looked and how

We are excited to announce that this June we will be launching the official DAR Continental Congress mobile app! The Congress App will be available for free download to your phone or tablet.

The Congress App will feature the detailed schedule of events that is found in the official Congress Program

I am thrilled to share some very exciting news with you. The DAR is going to be featured on this week’s episode of TLC’s television series “Who Do You Think You Are?” on April 10!

It is such a pleasure to be featured in this educational television program that so

After attending a special event in the U.S. Capitol in which our own Brigadier General Wilma Vaught was honored for Women's History Month, I flew from D.C. to Columbus, Georgia on March 3 where Past Reporter General Jean Vaughan and Vice President General Connie Grund greeted me.  We drove

My first state visit of 2016 began with a flight from Houston to Jackson, MS on February 17 for the 100th Mississippi State Conference, Billie Breedlove, State Regent.   Billie’s theme is “Mounting the Challenge, Soaring like Eagles Celebrating Education, Historic Preservation and Patriotism.”  The Society has owned a historic

Note: Kiera Nolan is a former Reference Librarian for the DAR Library.

I recently found the marriage abstract for my third great-grandparents, from 1850 in County Tipperary, Ireland, using FamilySearch.org at the DAR Library. I accessed FamilySearch.org through the DAR Library but it is also a free resource for all

While the current exhibit in the DAR Museum gallery is being enjoyed by our visitors, preparations for the next exhibit, opening in October, are well underway. ‘An Agreeable Tyrant’: Fashion after the American Revolution will display nearly fifty men’s and women’s ensembles (1780-1826) in over a dozen DAR Museum period

As part of the Winter fundraising program, the Office of Development recently sent a unique appeal in the mail. As with previous winter mailings requesting support for the NSDAR General Fund, this mailing included a “gift” offered for considering our request and in grateful anticipation of your generosity.

However

I am so excited to tell you a little bit about the new Educational Resources Committee today! We have been very active during the past few months getting organized and developing the tools that we will be using.  

This committee was established to electronically provide lesson plans focusing on

The Constitution Hall Lobby Restoration is well underway and as the finishes are installed the final aesthetics of the space are beginning to be revealed.  The project was sequenced based on five “zones” of the lobby and work began at the northeast corner of the lobby that faces D Street.