Archive - July 2023

Patrick Sheary, DAR Museum Curator of Furnishings and Interiors
Opened in 2018, the Study Gallery in the DAR Museum is not your typical museum gallery. It is more like an open storage area, allowing visitors a greater degree of access to the collection. This makes it an ideal place to exhibit objects that would get “lost” in the period...
Lisa Melland, National Chair and Editor-in-Chief of American Spirit magazine and Daughters newsletters
Perhaps you let your subscription drop years ago or never subscribed. We encourage you to take another look! Every other month, DAR member-subscribers receive two periodicals—the A merican Spirit magazine and the Daughters newsletter. The American Spirit magazine is an award-winning publication that features well-written and beautifully illustrated stories of...
Cynthia Parnell, Registrar General and Sara Sukol, DAR Genealogy Director
Those attending the 132nd Continental Congress were excited to learn that the Inheritance Project has expanded to include sisters! You may now inherit Patriots for whom your sisters, along with your mothers and maternal grandmothers, have a proven Application or Supplemental Application. There’s no need to submit a Supplemental on...
Pamela Wright, President General
It was an honor and a privilege to be in the presence of so many selfless Americans last evening at National Defense Night. I’m so glad we could hear the stories of these men and women who are committed to protecting our country and its people, and how they also...
Pamela Wright, President General
I hope you all had as much fun last night at Sparkle in Service Night as I did! Special thanks to the Service to America Committee for showcasing ways we can all get involved! Tonight, the National Defense Ceremony is one of our most treasured traditions; it provides a platform...