I am delighted that the President General has asked me to write this blog about the National Society’s Long-Range Planning Commission and its role in developing the recently adopted policy governing campaigns for NSDAR Executive Office. 

The Long-Range Planning Commission, authorized by Continental Congress in 1987, is a little known

For several years, the National Society has welcomed The Horatio Alger Awards to Constitution Hall for their annual induction of new honorees. The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, Inc. was established in 1947 to encourage young people to achieve the American dream through perseverance and hard work.  The mission

I am thrilled to be today’s guest blogger and update everyone on the many exciting things happening in the NSDAR Archives. As an archivist at DAR Headquarters it is my responsibility to select materials for the archives, to preserve them, and make them available for current and future researchers

I had the thrill of a lifetime in early April!

Invited to England for a quick trip, I flew from Houston to London on March 30th and checked into the Sir Christopher Wren Hotel in Windsor Tuesday morning.   I took advantage of a little time to refresh before taking

I hope you enjoyed the “Who Do You Think You Are?” episode on Sunday night that featured Bill Paxton using DAR resources to learn more about his ancestor. Clips from the episode are available on the TLC website here.

I was so proud of how beautiful our Headquarters looked

On Thursday, March 26, I traveled from Houston to Denver with the plan of connecting to a flight into North Platte, NE for the 113th Nebraska State Conference.  Unfortunately, my original flight was delayed more than two hours due to mechanical issues so I missed the only connecting flight. 

After the California conference, I spent a few very busy days in the office before driving to Norfolk, VA with Sandy Pollack, the NSDAR Development Director, on March 19th for the 119th Virginia State Conference.  Ginnie Sebastian Storage, State Regent, selected a conference theme of “Good Women – May

I am thrilled to share some very exciting news with you. The DAR is going to be featured on an upcoming episode of TLC’s television series “Who Do You Think You Are?” on April 19!

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

On Wednesday, March 11, 2015, I flew from Houston to Los Angeles where Sandy Pollack, Director of Development, was kind enough to drive me to Burbank for the 107th California State Conference, Carol Oakley Jackson, State Regent.  The conference theme was “Celebrate Service to God, Home and Country.”

Carol’s emblem

After being away from home for most of the last six weeks, it was a joy to spend the Easter weekend with my family.  I returned home Thursday evening just in time to see the last inning of Cade’s baseball game and to catch up with Lindsey’s family.

Driving to