Greetings from Scotland! During the fourth day of the "Honoring our Scottish Heritage" tour our morning schedule was free, so the daughters and tour mates took advantage of this. Some visited Saint Andrews or Edinburgh Castle and others went shopping and spent their time relaxing. It was wonderful to be

On October 11, 2014 we celebrate the 124th anniversary of the founding of the Daughters of the American Revolution. While this anniversary is of course special to us every year, I can’t help but get more and more excited for our upcoming Quasquicentennial celebrations starting in 2015!

Beginning

After a wonderful breakfast buffet of fresh fruit, sausage, croissants, pastries, and such Scottish treats as blood pudding and birken, we departed the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh for Paisley. Heavy fog  and traffic congestion slowed our progress, but our Scottish guide Hilda shared the adage "dinna fash" yourself, meaning do

The second day of our DAR tour began early with a visit to the Scottish Parliament where we were welcomed be Fergusson Cochrane, Head of United Kingdom International Relations. The President General presented a proclamation on behalf of the National Society to celebrate the strong ties between Scotland and the

Immediately after the October National Board of Management Meeting, many of us set off to begin our Honoring our Scottish Heritage tour.  We were on different flights and most arrived in Edinburgh without incident.  As tired as we were upon arrival, the day’s activities were too exciting to miss.

Chaplain

After several days in the office, I left D.C. on Friday afternoon, September 26th, for the Florida Fall Forum in Orlando.  Arriving late Friday, my Pages, Stacy Girardo and Susan Lee, were waiting patiently at the airport.  State Regent Cyndi Symanek greeted me at the hotel and presented

This week has been filled with important business, meetings, educational opportunities and of course a lot of fun.

I began my week with the October Executive Committee meetings which lead to the National Board of Management meeting among many other board events.

During the week we were able to cover

Several years ago my husband and I enjoyed a cruise along the inside passage and I have been eager to return for a visit.  My schedule had too many conflicts to attend their spring conference and the Alaska Society does not hold a fall meeting due to their vast size

As much as I enjoy making lists of things to do, I enjoy checking off the completed tasks even more.  One item which has been on that list for many years is to learn to quilt.  I absolutely love seeing the quilts in our fabulous DAR Museum and am amazed

On Friday, September 12th, I flew from Houston to Fargo, North Dakota to begin my fall travel. Greeted at the airport by North Dakota State Regent Nancy Legerski and Past Vice President General Alice Ellingsberg, we drove the short distance to the conference hotel where we were greeted by South