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.
| 2024 | ||
| September 4 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “Everything You Should Have Learned in High School About The Articles of Confederation“ – Presented by the Exhibit & Program Coordinator, Orange County Historical Museum |
| October 2 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “The March King and the Stars & Stripes” – Presented by the Registrar, General Davie Chapter, NSDAR |
| November 9 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | “The Veterans Life Center” – Presented by the Founder and Executive Director, Veterans Life Center of North Carolina |
| December 4 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | “The Heroic Campaign of Bernardo de Galvez” |
| 2025 | ||
| January 4 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | “A Day in the Life of Dolley Madison“ – Presented by a Member, General Davie Chapter, NSDAR |
| February 5 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “A 21st Century Walk in My Ancestors’ Shoes” – Presented by a U.S. Navy Reserve (ret.) Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman; Medical Graphic Artist (ret.), DoD Civilian |
| March 5 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “Meet John Penn, Signer of the Declaration of Independence from Colonial North Carolina” – Presented by the North Carolina Room Specialist, Granville County Library |
| April 5 | 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. | “Lafayette’s Farewell Tour – Why It Mattered 200 Years Ago, and Why It Still Matters” – Presented by the Vice President, American Friends of Lafayette; Chair, Fayetteville’s Lafayette Tour Bicentennial Committee |
| May 7 | 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | “Celebrating a Year of Service” |
