The mission of "Our Patriots" is to raise the visibility of our Patriot ancestors, create awareness of who they were, enthusiasm for what they accomplished in the founding of our country, and to spark interest in preserving their history and promoting their legacy of service through active association

I am very excited about the recent announcement that DAR is the first lineage society to be recognized as an official partner of the America250 Foundation, the nonprofit partner of the official United States Semiquincentennial Commission! The Foundation recognizes the efforts of DAR to honor the men and women

The following article appeared in the America 250! Committee’s August 2021 Patriot Post Newsletter. I thought it would be beneficial to share here as well as it gives resources for many different ways to highlight Our Patriots in local communities:

Huzzah, Daughters! I am immensely proud of the way that

Tensions were rising. Tempers were flaring. The crowd that gathered in the streets of Boston on the night of March 5, 1770, was about to ignite an incendiary flare that would spark a firestorm; when the chaos ultimately dissipated, five men would be dead. The soldiers who shot them would

Mrs. VanBuren asked me to write a blog about America 250! Membership Task Force (MTF). What should I say? I thought about all the great things we do and the wonderful volunteers that are part of the program. The volunteers are what makes this program work. So here is

The United States Semiquincentennial Commission, established in July 2016, is tasked with facilitating nationwide plans to observe our nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026. Over the next eight years, this body will play a central role in shaping the anniversary narrative on a national level. Eight members of Congress, 16

Delegates to the 127th Continental Congress enthusiastically endorsed the DAR Pathway of the Patriots as another meaningful gift to the nation in preparation for our Nation’s Semiquincentennial celebration in 2026. This project affords DAR members, chapters, state societies and the public the opportunity to honor the memory and spirit

On June 22, 2018, American Battlefield Trust Chairman Jeff Rodek was honored to join nearly 2,000 DAR members during Service to America Night at their 127th Continental Congress in Washington, D.C., to discuss the Trust’s work in preserving Revolutionary War battlefields and how DAR members can help. In addition

Just as NSDAR gave meaningful gifts to the Nation in celebration of the Bicentennial, today’s Daughters have an exciting opportunity to honor the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American independence as we prepare for the nation’s upcoming Semiquincentennial celebration.

In addition to the generous

Few experiences of my life have been as thrilling as representing our National Society in the ceremony staged by the National Park Service at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia to celebrate the planting of the first two of what will be 76 trees donated by the DAR to the