I am so thrilled to tell you about a new feature which has just been added to the Genealogical Research System (GRS). In addition to the ability to purchase Record Copies, you will now also be able to purchase the Supporting Documentation that was submitted with the application or supplemental

Junior Membership has come a long way since our beginning in 1937, when the primary goal was to establish a well-informed Junior Membership that remained active throughout all phases of their DAR affiliation. While this remains important, the way in which it is accomplished has evolved with the times.  For

We thoroughly enjoyed being with family and friends for the holidays.  On Christmas Eve, we spent the night with Lindsey and her family at their place in the country, about 80 miles from ours.  The rural church was filled with poinsettias and we sang hymns and worshipped on Christmas Eve. 

On Monday, January 12th, Virginia Lingelbach, National Chair, Units Overseas and I flew to Nassau, Bahamas for a visit with the Bahamas Chapter. To our delight, we were escorted from the plane by Eric Hanna from the Protocol Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Immigration who ushered us

3,000,000 hours and counting!!  If you have been watching the Celebrate America! Online Ticker, you will have noticed this ever increasing number!  DAR members are serving their communities and we love hearing stories and seeing photos from your wonderful volunteer projects – keep up the great work! Each day we

This year the Daughters of the American Revolution is celebrating the 125th anniversary of the founding of our National Society and there has never been a more exciting time to be a member of DAR! Building upon 125 years of service to America, today’s DAR is vital, engaging and

On Sunday, December 14, Recording Secretary General  Barbara Carpenter, Curator General  Jennie Rehnberg and I drove to Fredericksburg, Virginia for a marvelous day of tours beginning with the tomb of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of George Washington.   

 Since reading about the organizing meeting of the DAR, I’ve been

We all enjoyed reading the President General’s blogs covering her recent visits to the six chapters in Europe. As Chair, Units Overseas Committee, it was a privilege to accompany the President General and to participate in the chapter sponsored activities.  Many thanks to Mindy Kammeyer, Reporter General, and

One of the many enjoyable things about working in a prominent concert hall in the nation’s capital is that you never know what surprises your day will bring. Numerous first meetings with TV events, movies and HBO specials have brightened otherwise routine days over the years. In 1996 an unscheduled

This has been such a busy month for our Headquarters staff as I am sure it is for all of you.  The Office of the Organizing Secretary General processed thousands of dues in early December.  We welcomed over 1200 guests to the 13th annual Open House on December 10th.  Constitution