This year during our annual convention we will celebrate another amazing milestone in our Society’s history, the 125th Continental Congress! It was actually during this month, in February of 1892, when DAR held the 1st Continental Congress. This year’s Congress will be filled with celebrations of past

There will be many special highlights at the upcoming 125th Continental Congress in our nation’s capital – in fact, it’s an occasion so historic that you have a chance to order a personalized commemorative certificate to celebrate this milestone event!  The beautiful keepsake is modeled after a commemorative edition

I am excited to announce that as the grand finale of our Celebrate America! service initiative, we have set an ambitious goal: to literally set a world record in Patriotism! Working with officials at GUINESS WORLD RECORDS™, DAR is making a formal attempt to set a new record for the

National Defense Night was a truly moving ceremony. Our speakers gave such thoughtful and meaning remarks and each of our award winners were more than worthy of their awards. National Defense Night is always my favorite as I am humbled to stand in our beautiful auditorium singing the National Anthem

I hope everyone enjoyed themselves at last evening’s Celebrate America Night! We had some technical difficulties with a video last night but you can now see the video here: https://youtu.be/Gud_h6ykxlg

It was fun to walk around and explore all that was going on and interact with so many of you

Last evening’s Educational Awards Night was so interesting. Geoff Ward and Andrew O’Shaughnessy are both such amazing historians and it fantastic to honor them and hear their remarks. It is so wonderful to recognize students and educators who are so passionate about history. I am always so in awe of

Opening Night was such a wonderful ceremony celebrating our 125 years of service to America! Thank you to Mrs. Wagoner, Celebrate 125! Chair, for her wonderful remarks. It's so amazing to learn about what visionaries our founders were. I can only imagine that they would be proud to see where

I am so overjoyed to officially begin the 124th Continental Congress this evening at our Opening Night Ceremony. This special evening will be devoted to the 125th anniversary of the DAR.  We will look back at the DAR’s past as well as celebrate the contemporary impact our Society

Yesterday was a great first day of Congress week! There were many productive meetings and a lot was accomplished. This morning I participated in a wonderful wreath laying at the Washington Monument in honor of our 125th anniversary.

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I am so thrilled to be presiding over the 124th Continental Congress, my second as your President General, and to welcome members to Washington, D.C. this week.

This morning I participated in the wreath laying at the Memorial of the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence. I