As we were planning for the Semiquincentennial, our National Society was inspired to think of commemoration efforts on a national level in addition to meaningful local celebrations occurring across the country. Thanks to the foresight of our DAR Founders in securing the location of our beautiful National Headquarters in Washington

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

The National Society has commissioned a bronze statue of General Bernardo de Gálvez, and this stunning work was dedicated March 26 during a ceremony at the Veterans War Memorial of Texas in McAllen. Please enjoy this blog post by Texas State Regent Marcy Carter-Lovick recapping the event. Col. Frank Plummer

This Thanksgiving week, I am grateful for family, friends and Daughters around the world. I am also appreciative for our historic complex of buildings, including Memorial Continental Hall, DAR’s first home, a beacon of American history.

Our House Beautiful stands apart not only as a physical structure but also as

My great joy is to share that we will be launching a major restoration of Memorial Continental Hall in just a few short weeks! This project will be the main focus of the “Celebrate Stars & Stripes Forever through DAR Service and Friendship” Wright President General’s Project. Additionally, to help

We admire the early Daughters for their vision and determination as they aspired to build a national DAR headquarters and funded construction of Memorial Continental Hall, the Administration Building, and DAR Constitution Hall through member support. It’s our turn to Rise and Shine for the National Society by completing the

It is the largest and most comprehensive restoration ever undertaken in the history of DAR Constitution Hall – and it will result in an auditorium that will marry the highest standards of historic preservation with modern technology in order to create a grand experience for the visitor. And, ladies, I am overjoyed

At three administrations and more than $20 million in the making, it is the largest restoration ever undertaken of historic DAR Constitution Hall – and it will result in an auditorium that will marry historic preservation with modern technology in order to create a grand experience for the visitor. But

As we are now at the end of these three years of the Dillon Administration it is encouraging to see all we accomplished. We were able to achieve even more than I imagined and it is because of our members’ incredible dedication to this Society.

We still have a few

I hope the new leadership of the Dillon Administration Executive Officers, National Board of Management and National Committee Chairs will help bring new energy and new ideas as we continue the important work that DAR members have carried out for the past 125 years.

During the first National Board of