We are excited to share that the National Society’s Genealogical Education Programs (GEP) have switched to a new and improved platform to make the GEP easier to use and eliminate some of the technical issues and glitches of the past platform. We are very excited to be sharing this new

First, let me send my sincerest wishes that you and your families are healthy and weathering this crisis in good spirits. I know that it will affect each of us in varying ways, but we will get through this!

If you are on the frontline fighting COVID-19, thank you! If

Interest in joining DAR was strong at 2020 RootsTech, a four-day event held annually in Salt Lake City, Utah, and dedicated to discovering family histories. With more than 300 breakout sessions, celebrity speakers and a gigantic expo hall, the annual conference is a genealogy mecca for thousands of people interested

Rise and Shine and learn about the Patriot Records Project Committee! This committee is working to index every name in the Revolutionary War era records available to the DAR. These records span a period of more than 75 years. In addition to indexing the names, we sometimes also capture

While I fully recognize that pride is one of the seven deadly sins (!), I simply cannot help but nearly burst with it as we welcomed 1,271 new members into membership in Today’s DAR on December 5. Not only do these women represent the future of our Society, they are

It’s exciting to share that the Genealogy Department has created a series of short reference videos to aid in the preparation and submission of DAR Applications and Supplementals. These video clips are only 3-5 minutes long and cover a wide variety of topics. The goal is to provide information on

Your DAR Genealogy Team was excited that the Federation of Genealogical Societies’ 2019 National Conference was held right here in Washington, D.C., this year! As far as we know, none of the large genealogy conferences have ever been held in the District, so this was a great opportunity for DAR

The month of July found the Data Entry and Genealogy staff at National busier than ever processing and reviewing Applications and Supplementals as we work to achieve our Society’s membership goals.  Their efforts paid off in a big way – with a whopping 1,270 Applications, along with 590 Supplementals, verified

The Office of the Registrar General is pleased to announce that the revised Genealogy Guidelines are now available on the Members’ Section of the DAR Website.  The revised Guidelines will now be in three separate documents:  Part One: Guide For Chapter Registrars; Part Two: Completing the Application and Proving

DAR Genealogy was excited to hit the road again and travel to St. Charles, MO for the NGS Family History Conference. When we arrived the shuttle bus dropped us at the lower level of the St. Charles Convention Center.  After a few moments of confusion, we got our bearings and