Programs
The chapter meets once a month, September through May, either on the first Wednesday of the month or on a Saturday, at various locations in Durham. Our regular meetings usually include refreshments, brunch or lunch, the opening ritual, an interesting and informative program, and a business meeting.
Our chapter programs feature themes in keeping with DAR’s mission, including history, patriotism, education, service, and genealogy. Our speakers have included regionally and nationally known figures, as well as DAR members from our own and other chapters. We strive to present a variety of topics, which in recent years have included the 19th Amendment, advice on healthy aging, the experiences of helicopter pilots in Vietnam and the Women’s Army Corps in World War II, the Greensboro civil rights sit-in, a public school reading program, a program to provide service dogs to veterans, and various topics of Colonial and North Carolina history. Our historically themed holiday programs have featured local high school choirs, and we have ended the year with a picnic.
| 2023 | ||
| September 6 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “Everything You Should Have Learned in High School About The Declaration of Independence“ – Presented by the Exhibit & Program Coordinator, Orange County Historical Museum |
| October 4 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “200 Years of North Carolina Quilts” – Presented by the Curator of Cultural History, North Carolina Museum of History |
| November 4 | 10 a.m. – Noon | “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier” – Presented by a Retired Battalion, Brigade, & J3 Joint Domestic Operations Sergeant Major |
| December 6 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | “Remembering the Boston Tea Party – December 16, 1773” |
| 2024 | ||
| January 6 | 10 a.m. – Noon | “The March King and The Stars and Stripes – John Phillip Sousa“ – Presented by the Registrar, General Davie Chapter, NSDAR |
| February 7 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “A Woman in American History – Pauli Murray” – Presented by the Executive Director of Pauli Murray Center of History & Social Justice |
| March 6 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “The History of Camp Butner” – Presented by the North Carolina Room Specialist, Granville County Library |
| April 13 | 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | “Introduction to DNA Genealogy” – Presented by a Certified Genetic Counselor & Duke Instructor on Genealogical Genetics |
| May 1 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | “Celebrating a Year of Service” |
