We left Crossnore School and Children's home mid-afternoon Monday and made our way toward South Carolina.  We were scheduled to spend two nights at the Clemson University Madren Center, a lovely conference center on the Clemson Campus.   After checking in and an informal dinner, no pins and sashes required, we […]

Thanksgiving has always been a special holiday for my family.  As a little girl, it was spent on my maternal grandfather's family farm in Milton, TN,  in a farmhouse that still boasted an outhouse until the 1980's.  As my mother and her brothers gathered with their families to fill every […]

As we begin to prepare for the holidays, I am reminded of a special program that will warm every heart.  During our recent NSDAR National Board of Management meeting in D.C., I had the opportunity to visit the Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit.  In 2019 NSDAR became a corporate […]

Sunday evening we passed into North Carolina and made our way to the Camp Yonahnoka, home to Eseeola Lodge, and the location of our dinner with the staff of Crossnore School and Children's home.  This beautiful mountain retreat served as a lovely backdrop for the festivities with gorgeous mountain views […]

Today we honor and remember our nations heroes, our Veterans.  November 11 was designated Veterans Day to remember the signing of the Armistice to end WWI.  The document was signed on the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.   Originally called Armistice […]

  Immediately following the National Board of Management meeting on Oct. 12, over 80 NSDAR members, including the President General,  National Executive Committee, Vice Presidents General, and State Regents from across the country, boarded 2 charter buses to take the NSDAR 2019 Sunshine School Tour.   This week long trip, made […]

  American Journalist Dave Barry said “The internet is the most important single development in the history of human communication since the invention of call waiting.”  The internet has changed how we communicate with each other and share information, but we don’t realize how much we rely upon the internet and […]

Each October, February,  and twice during the week of Continental Congress, the National Board of Management (NBM) meets in DC at our national headquarters.  Made up of the National Executive Committee,  all State Regents and the 21 Vice Presidents General, the NBM meets to make decisions for the national society.  Yesterday began the October […]

This past weekend Long Island Chapter, NSDAR celebrated its 90th Anniversary, and chapter members were joined by representatives from numerous Tennessee chapters and state officers at the MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center in Kingsport, TN.  On June 24, 1929, Mrs. James Lyle and fourteen Kingsport women organized the chapter […]

In the history of East Tennessee is the story of a patriot named Mary Patton.  Although not recognized as a patriot yet for purposes of DAR Membership, Mary Patton and her family held the key to a pivotal battle in the war for American independence – gun powder. Born Mary […]

A few weekends ago, I was blessed to be able to spend time with our junior members at TSDAR Juniors’ retreat in Murfreesboro. Planned by Karen Maynard, Middle Tennessee Vice Chair, and implemented by State Junior Chair Jennifer Thomas and the rest of her amazing team, the Juniors retreat has […]

Last Friday, before leaving for the Juniors retreat, I had the opportunity to participate in several Tennessee Society Sons of the American Revolution activities on Sept. 13 as they began their weekend of events surrounding the 238th Gathering at Sycamore Shoals. Tennessee patriots gathered in Northeast Tennessee at Ft. Watauga […]