Cecile Wimberley, Corresponding Secretary General

The Storage Administration Executive Officers arrived in DC just ahead of winter storm Gianna and started official meetings bright and early on Saturday morning. Officers donned their snow boots and headed to headquarters for a weekend full of meetings including a report from our IT consultants regarding updates on our

Renee Pace, Curator General

Over 150 Daughters serving in various leadership positions, including the National Board of Management and the National Chairs, gathered at DAR Headquarters October 8-10 for illuminating workshops and breakout sessions. Special guest speaker, Kim Weitkamp, conducted three productive leadership sessions. A crowd favorite, “Steady Hands in Changing Times”, explored ways

Pamela Wright, President General

It was the great pleasure of the Executive Officers to welcome the National Board of Management and the 2022-2025 National Chairs to our House Beautiful for the third “Sparkle in Service” Leadership event of the Wright Administration. It is tradition for our National Society’s leaders to come together in October

Pamela Wright, President General

Celebrating Founder’s Day

This week we celebrated 132 years since the founding of our National Society in 1890. As you meet with your chapter or states to commemorate this legacy through the National DAR Day of Service, we hope that you pause to reflect on the vision that four courageous

Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright, President General and Lanabeth Lunceford Horgen, Recording Secretary General

What an exciting time for the first meeting of the Wright Administration National Board of Management on July 3!  We welcomed 37 new state regents and 7 new vice presidents general to our highest governance body after gathering for a delicious luncheon hosted by the Property Beautification and Hospitality Committee

Denise Doring VanBuren, President General

Early October is a special time on the official NSDAR calendar – an annual opportunity to welcome members of the National Board of Management, National Chairs and key committee members back to our headquarters.

Well, it WAS an annual opportunity– but the pandemic, of course, eliminated those traditional plans in

Laura McCrillis Kessler, Historian General

As we “Shine the light” on our Patriots during the Rise and Shine VanBuren Administration, it was extremely fitting that on Friday, October 11, 2019, the NSDAR held a wreath laying ceremony honoring American naval hero, John Paul Jones. You can see a short video of the ceremony here

Denise Doring VanBuren, President General

October brought the gathering of our National Board of Management, and I am pleased to share with you highlights of a very enjoyable week that included meetings of the Long Range Planning Commission, the Development and Finance committees, and the National Chairs’ Forum. It was the first chance to come

Denise Doring VanBuren, President General

I am delighted to report that we had a productive first week here at your National Headquarters, including the first meeting of the new National Board of Management on June 30, when we welcomed 32 new state regents to our highest governance body.  Among them was New York State Regent Wilhelmena

Ann Dillon, President General

Last year I had the pleasure of meeting with a delegation from the Spanish Embassy to get acquainted and to reaffirm the mutual appreciation we have for one another’s ongoing support and recognition. 

Many of us are familiar with the assistance given to the new Republic by Bernardo de Galvez