Today's DAR
Hello, armchair travelers! Even if you weren’t accustomed to virtual travel prior to the pandemic restrictions, it is the perfect way to make your bucket list of destinations for future travel plans. You can find an excellent resource to explore on our member’s website under the Historic Preservation Committee
Historic Preservation is in the air! Yes, it’s Fall and along with those leaves swirling around, there are also many DAR deadlines. Please don’t forget deadlines related to the Historic Preservation Grants and the Historic Preservation Project Contest Award.
The DAR Historic Preservation Grants provide financial support for local
May is Historic Preservation Month! But we should all be proud that as Daughters of the American Revolution, we support historic preservation each and every month in myriad ways. Our Society was founded upon the desire to celebrate our nation’s past, with historic preservation established as one of its three
The placement of markers is a tangible way for DAR members to honor and connect with Revolutionary War ancestors. It’s also a great way to raise public awareness of the Patriot’s grave and legacy. This effort is especially important now as part of the Our Patriots subcommittee of the America
It is exciting to share details of the new DAR Historic Preservation Grants – an opportunity for local organizations to receive support for history-related projects … and for the DAR to receive public relations benefit from partnerships benefiting this core mission area.
Historic Preservation has been one of our three
This time last year, the DAR Museum wrapped up the renovations to the old museum gallery that created our new Study Gallery and Main Gallery. This winter, we took the time to look after another of our galleries, the Yochim Gallery.
The lower level hall of Memorial Continental Hall was
A visit to George Washington’s Mount Vernon was a most memorable experience for the Executive Officers this past week. It began when our hostess, Jo Carol Porter, Chairman of the Life Guard Society of Mount Vernon, warmly welcomed us to the Quarters on the grounds of Mount Vernon for an
When walking through a room, few of us think about the floor unless it develops structural or cosmetic problems. Since its installation in 1999, the O’Byrne Gallery floor had seen better days . The old floor consisted of straight cut white oak, stained and veneered over plywood, commonly called laminate
From the very inception of the DAR in 1890, Daughters have sought to honor those who came before them with the placement of markers and memorials. DAR members have placed thousands of markers at the gravesites of Revolutionary War soldiers, patriots, and their wives, daughters and Real Daughters. Page 19
