Leslie Pfeifer, National Vice Chair, Celebrate 125! Committee

DAR’s letter writing campaign to establish a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS ™ title is in full swing!  Members across the country are writing letters to military personnel to reach our goal of  10,000 letters to establish the world record “Most Letters to Military Personnel Collected in One Month.”   All letters need

Mary Frisch, Celebrate 125! National Vice Chair - Daughters Tribute

The National Society recently dedicated “The Daughters Tribute” as an enduring legacy of its 125th Anniversary celebration.  The granite monument honors the sacrifice and dedication of the nearly 1 million women who have sustained our Society and its enduring mission of service since 1890.

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LeAnn Turbyfill, National Chair, Celebrate America! Committee

As your Celebrate America! National Chair I was honored to see DAR members from coast to coast and beyond enthusiastically embrace the idea of serving their communities as part of the National DAR Day of Service on October 11, 2015.  They served more ways than you or I could possibly

Lynn Young, President General

My dream for NSDAR’S 125th anniversary was that every member in every chapter would feel a part of the celebration.  I do hope for each of you it was a time to reflect on the amazing legacy we share as DAR members and that you feel a deeper commitment to

Lynn Young, President General

Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee was an organizing member of the National Society and the first Librarian General. Born on November 4, 1864, in Washington, D.C., she was educated in private schools in the city and later traveled in Europe for three years, during which time she took courses at Newham

Denise Doring VanBuren, Organizing Secretary General and Executive Liaison to the Celebrate 125! Committee

How fortunate I feel as an active member of the DAR to have not only walked in the footsteps of America’s first family last week but to have also once again realized that we stand on the shoulders of giants in the preservation movement – the early  Daughters who came

Lynn Young, President General

This past Sunday, DAR members from coast to coast celebrated the 125th anniversary of the founding of DAR by participating in the National DAR Day of Service. I am simply overwhelmed by your efforts participating in this special event. What a wonderful way to reflect on our 125 year

Lynn Young, President General

On February 22, 1894, a portrait of first NSDAR President General Caroline Scott Harrison, who was also the wife of President Benjamin Harrison, was unveiled. This portrait painted by Daniel Huntington was presented to the White House by the National Society. A copy hangs in the President General’s Reception room

Lynn Young, President General

The 125th anniversary of our founding is finally here!  Just imagine how far we’ve come since that day in 1890 when a small group of women sat in a living room in D.C., taking the first steps to create the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. We are truly

Lynn Young, President General

In my recent visit to the 115th Michigan State Conference, State Regent Diane Schrift presented a book of poems by Kathleen Ripley Leo, a member of the Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter, which was commissioned in honor of our 125th Anniversary.  Kathleen wrote ‘Days of Grace’ as a tribute to the