The historic milestone occasion of the 125th Anniversary of Continental Congress demanded a meaningful look back at the National Society’s achievements. The Opening Night Ceremony on June 15, 2016 featured a dramatic retrospective that illustrated the breadth and impact of DAR member service work through the decades.
The program was designed as the intersection between the Young Administration’s Celebrate America! service initiative and Celebrate 125! anniversary celebrations, and was dedicated to the memory of the hundreds of thousands of Daughters who have fulfilled our mission of service through a century and a quarter.
In the performance, DAR member actresses portrayed real DAR members from the past. Several of the actresses shared interesting connections to the characters they portrayed – although they were randomly assigned each role after being selected following a casting call. Read more about their connections and learn more about our DAR member actresses from the slideshow below.