In honor of National Historic Preservation Month this May, we are highlighting one of the DAR mission pillars that serves as a common thread throughout so many of our initiatives: historic preservation. At its core, historic preservation is about commemorating the places, stories, and landmarks that connect us to our

Revolution in Their Words and Preserving Patriotism: The Declaration of Independence and Its Legacy at DAR, two special exhibitions bringing America’s founding voices into focus, opened to the public with a special preview on the evening of March 26. Guests enjoyed refreshments in the O’Bryne Gallery and opening remarks

Installation is underway for the DAR Museum’s America 250! special exhibition, Revolution in Their Words. Drawing on diaries, letters, and documents from the NSDAR’s Americana Collection, the exhibit features firsthand accounts of the Revolutionary War, many of which have never been publicly displayed.

The exhibition is arranged thematically into

Just as the closing of each calendar year brings celebration, reflection, and anticipation, the recent conclusion of the DAR Museum’s exhibition, Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence, offered opportunities for attendees to engage in those same three principles. In partnership with the African American Craft Alliance

As we approach the end of 2025, the DAR Museum is eagerly beginning preparations for the next chapter of Fighting for Freedom: Black Craftspeople and the Pursuit of Independence, organized in partnership with the Black Craftspeople Digital Archive. Beginning in Fall 2026, Fighting for Freedom will commence a multi-year

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The Daughters of the American Revolution is dedicated to its mission of preserving history, educating future generations, and honoring those who served our country and supported the founding of the United States. As part of this mission, we continue to build upon extensive genealogical resources to ensure broader audiences have

The DAR Museum’s current exhibition is “Sewn in America: Making—Meaning—Memory.” For the first time, quilts, samplers and decorative needlework, clothing, household linens, sewing tools, and other sewing-related objects from the early 1700s to today fill the DAR Museum gallery to examine what a huge part of women’s lives sewing was

As you know, after over a century of serving the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, beautiful Memorial Continental Hall is undergoing restoration to bring it back to its original grandeur. This enormous undertaking is part of the President General's Project, Celebrate Stars & Stripes Forever through DAR Service

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