This year DAR shares its 125th birthday with another important American institution: Ellis Island.

In the 35 years before Ellis Island opened, immigrants arriving in New York were processed at Castle Garden Immigration Depot in Lower Manhattan. Ellis Island was chosen in 1890 by the House Committee on Immigration as

The committees in charge of the last three Presidential Inaugural Luncheons have asked the National Society for permission to use the bronze eagle lectern for the nationally televised ceremonial luncheons following the oath of office ceremonies. President George W. Bush used the lectern at his inaugural luncheon in 2005, and

Throughout its history, the DAR has worked to support active duty military personnel, and also to provide relief to those affected by armed conflict. This sampling of the National Society’s wartime service work demonstrates Daughters’ willingness to tailor their efforts to fit the situation.

When the Spanish-American War broke out

President Howard Taft spoke to the 19th Continental Congress in 1910 with President General Julia Green Scott presiding.  In his remarks, President Taft said, “Certainly, I should be the last to deprecate or minimize the debt that is due to those who have given up their lives or their limbs

Three interconnected buildings constructed at various points during the 20th century make up the modern-day DAR Headquarters complex, which occupies an entire city block in Northwest Washington, D.C. But between the National Society’s founding in 1890 and the construction of Memorial Continental Hall in 1905, when the organization lacked a

We are only a couple months away from the 125th anniversary of the founding of our Society on October 11 and so I wanted to take the opportunity to use this time to share even more stories of our amazing past. Starting today, every Monday we will post on