“Lucy Locket lost her pocket
Kitty Fisher found it
There was not a penny in it
But a ribbon ‘round it”

How many of you recited this poem when you were a child?  Did you give the words much thought?  How could a little girl lose her pocket?  Why was

While the current exhibit in the DAR Museum gallery is being enjoyed by our visitors, preparations for the next exhibit, opening in October, are well underway. ‘An Agreeable Tyrant’: Fashion after the American Revolution will display nearly fifty men’s and women’s ensembles (1780-1826) in over a dozen DAR Museum period

The DAR Museum collection of needlework tools spans the years from the 18th century to the early 20th century and contains both basic and exceptional examples.  In 2008 the museum received a collection of small sewing tools donated by Rolfe Towle Teague, Past Curator General 2001-2004, who was an accomplished

Do you wish you could be in two places at once? The DAR Museum found a way! Now you don’t have to come to the headquarters building to experience the museum; instead, the museum will come to you. Its Portable Education Programs (PEP) travel across the country to visit schools

The opening reception for “Remembering the American Revolution: 1776-1890” the DAR Museum’s exhibit for the 125th anniversary year, was the setting for a mini-family reunion. A dress worn to George Washington’s 1789 inaugural ball by Molly Waterbury, daughter of Brigadier General David Waterbury, is on view in the exhibit. Many

When visiting the DAR Museum’s new exhibition Remembering the American Revolution 1776-1890, a large blue rococo-style sofa stands out from other objects.  Its historical significance prompted me to give the 18th century sofa a more authentic look in upholstery fabric and design.

Colonel Thomas McKean who signed the

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when installing an exhibition?  I documented the installation process for Remembering the American Revolution 1776-1890, which opens today.

Remembering the American Revolution is full of objects people saved to keep alive the memory of the fight for independence.  To

Many first time visitors to the DAR Museum walk off the street and through our doors expecting to see objects from the American Revolution. One hundred and twenty-five years ago, when DAR founders created the museum, they did not specifically say it was to be for the preservation of Revolutionary

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

When we think about the American Revolution, people like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams most likely come to mind. But, have you heard about Polly Cooper, Penelope Barker, and Phyllis Wheatley? Agrippa Hull and James Armistead Lafayette? These individuals were patriots and served the pursuit for independence in