Cynthia McNamara, Librarian General

As your Librarian General, I wanted to share just a tidbit of the remarkable 75-year history of our stunning, world class DAR Library in its Memorial Continental Hall location. As we begin celebrating its Jubilee year, my hope is that you will enjoy learning more about how this incredible space

Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright, President General

As we celebrate Black History Month, I wanted to take a moment to highlight DAR’s ongoing E Pluribus Unum (EPU) Educational Initiative! This initiative was launched in 2020 with the goal of increasing awareness of often underrepresented Revolutionary War Patriots, including those who were African American, Native American, and women

Stephanie Tuszynski, DAR Library Director

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party with the DAR Library this December! The Library will host a Holiday Tea commemorating this famous event at DAR Headquarters in Washington, DC, on December 16th. The Holiday Tea will be in the beautiful O’Byrne Gallery from 11am to 1pm. Tickets

Stephanie Tuszynski, DAR Library Director

After two years of intense preparation, the DAR Library has launched their new online catalog! The new software, Primo, will make searching the Library’s resources significantly easier. The main page features an easy to use single search field, and the new catalog allows you to filter the results in

Olivia Millunzi, DAR Library Reference Librarian

On March 16, 2020, the DAR Library hosted a lecture titled “Research in the States: New Hampshire.”   Later that day, staff were informed that DAR Headquarters would be closing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Nearly 3 years later, the DAR Library was able to bring back one of our favorite

Stephanie Tuszynski, DAR Library Director

April 3-9 is National Library Week, and so it is appropriate that we take a minute to appreciate not just our gorgeous DAR Library and the collection within it, but especially the staff that make it all work. But what does our library staff DO, in addition to what one

Cynthia Sweeney, Librarian General

What is the DAR Library Book Club, and how was it created? As Librarian General, I am going to share the history of this group. As a member of the Pennsylvania State Society, I became a member of the first Pennsylvania Book Club. It was begun by the 2013-2016

Kadri Kallikorm-Rhodes, DAR Library Reference Services Librarian

In 2021 the DAR is celebrating 125 years of the official establishment of the DAR Library. What started with 126 books, no budget, no staff, and a volunteer Librarian General to handle every aspect of the operation, has grown into one of the leading genealogical collections in the country

Stephanie Tuszynski, DAR Library Director

February 2021 marks the 125th birthday of the DAR Library! What started with a handful of books donated by members to assist DAR staff in verifying DAR Applications has grown to a collection of more than 200,000 individual volumes and more than 5 million digital images, with more

Denise Doring VanBuren, President General

E Pluribus Unum – “out of many, one” – was first featured on the original 1776 design of the Great Seal of the United States and was formally adopted by the U.S. Congress as our nation’s official motto in 1782. The Latin phrase reminds us that from the original Thirteen