President General's Project

Please share information about the DAR Library lay light restoration with other members and friends.

For more information on how you can help support this approximately $1.6 million lay light restoration campaign, please contact 1-800-449-1776 or development@dar.org or visit the DAR Online Donation page to show your support of the campaign.

• DAR Library Lay Light Restoration Video Presentation - February 2012 (.mp4)




• DAR Library Lay Light Restoration PowerPoint Presentation - February 2012 (.ppt)




• Lay Light First Panel Removal Video - April 2012 (.mp4)




• 121st Continental Congress Lay Light Video - June 2012 (.mp4)




• Lay Light Panel Removal Process - Time Lapse Video - August 2012 (.mp4)




• "The DAR Library Lay Light Restoration" - Daughters Newsletter - May/June 2012 (PDF)




• "Let in the Light" - American Spirit magazine - July/August 2012 (PDF)




• Photo - 25 lay light panels in need of restoration(.jpg)




• Photo - DAR Library and 100 year old lay light(.jpg)




• Photo - Failing zinc cames(.jpg)




• Photo - First lay light panel lowering(.jpg)




• Photo - Lay light from above(.jpg)




• Photo - Lay light panels are being removed(.jpg)




• Photo - Lay light panel(.jpg)




• Photo - Lay light dismantling and restoration process(.jpg)




• Photo - Memorial Continental Hall skylight and hatch to enter lay light(.jpg)




• Photo - Memorial Continental Hall original audirorium(.jpg)




• Photo - President General Wright and a restored lay light panel(.jpg)