The wait is over! The much-anticipated Daughters Online Community (DOC) App is now available for download from both the App Store for Apple users and the Google Play Store for Android users. From the beginning of the DOC, many members expressed a desire for an app that delivered notification features

Connect! Share! Engage! Are you one of the 15,000 members currently accessing the Daughters Online Community or DOC? Maybe you’ve heard of us but haven’t logged in before. Well, now is the perfect time to join, as the DOC has recently been introduced as its own standing committee in the

When Black Elk, a holy man of the Oglala Sioux, spoke of “the beauty and strangeness of the earth” he expressed a deep reverence for the everyday environment - an environment inextricably woven into the fabric of Indigenous life. Preserving and celebrating the cultural heritage of America’s Indigenous peoples demands

Diverse American Patriots, amazing DAR chapter work, National Officer features, and so much more, the DAR Today Podcast, as with all good things, is updating its format. Beginning the first Monday in February, and mirroring our fast-paced lives, podcast episodes will be weekly, shorter, and highly accessible. Additionally, a

The beginning of the year is a busy time for DAR with contests, awards, and reports deadlines rapidly approaching. We have compiled a list of key dates for you to remind you of the different deadlines on the horizon. Don’t miss out on these exciting and important opportunities! 

For contests

Congress designated October 28th as National First Responders Day in 2017.  What Does a First Responder Do?  The Homeland Security Act 2002 defines first responders as individuals who protect life, evidence, property, or the environment during the early stages of an emergency. Most often, they are responsible for going immediately

Are you in need of assistance? Genealogy assistance, that is. Well, you’re in luck! The Volunteer Genealogists Committee can help all members and chapters in various ways. How? Let’s run through the different levels of assistance.

First, the Volunteer Genealogists Committee helps members by producing videos that explain the reasons

The American Heritage Committee seeks to celebrate our rich cultural traditions in the arts and crafts, as well as music, literature and drama. While the committee began in 1963, it traces its roots to our first President General, Caroline Scott Harrison. Mrs. Harrison enjoyed painting and often painted orchids and

Membership retention is a year-round endeavor and is at the heart of the membership renewal season.  It is a shiny thread that needs to be woven throughout our DAR tapestry. We need to ensure that our Daughters feel valued, and the result will be the strengthening of our ties of

“In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened.”  President George Washington in his Farewell Address, 1796

Founded in 1926, the National Defense Committee for almost a century has helped promote an enlightened public opinion by bringing