tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post5648284571637771301..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: DAR - Getting to know youWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-85890631399781632482012-10-13T15:29:33.020-04:002012-10-13T15:29:33.020-04:00Your head could probably use a break. Good to see...Your head could probably use a break. Good to see you out and about in blogland.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-48046741653637021792012-10-13T15:28:29.206-04:002012-10-13T15:28:29.206-04:00Sheesh -- I couldn't stand to relive it in det...Sheesh -- I couldn't stand to relive it in detail. I did reference it in the penultimate paragraph. (I love that word and am grateful for the opportunity to use it!)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-63211639614714491712012-10-13T15:11:48.645-04:002012-10-13T15:11:48.645-04:00You should have posted YOUR picture signing in wit...You should have posted YOUR picture signing in with Pam. Pam is great. Too bad you didn't talk about the piano DISCUSSION-LOL.<br /><br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-71011435795532129742012-10-13T11:33:46.442-04:002012-10-13T11:33:46.442-04:00Sounds like a good meeting. I, too, am shy and usu...Sounds like a good meeting. I, too, am shy and usually stay away from activities like that. I've been thinking, though, that maybe I should try and get involved in something that'll take me out of my head for a while. Maybe...<br /><br />Glad you had a good time!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272293468239097754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-85261176134354886992012-10-12T22:08:00.310-04:002012-10-12T22:08:00.310-04:00Well, you can certainly be forgiven for not knowin...Well, you can certainly be forgiven for not knowing about the DAR. In fact, it would be ironic if there were a chapter in your neck of the woods. HA! Thanks for stopping by and commenting.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-23646254491482495532012-10-12T11:38:13.547-04:002012-10-12T11:38:13.547-04:00I'd never heard of DAR and had to research it ...I'd never heard of DAR and had to research it but Now I think I know what it is. tTe introduction game actually sounds like a good idea to break the ice, but i don't blank that one member for being a bit suspiciousLittle Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-67488878387834730612012-10-12T07:23:00.253-04:002012-10-12T07:23:00.253-04:00If you check dar.org you might find that your patr...If you check dar.org you might find that your patriot has already been proven. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-67632502457793864032012-10-12T07:21:09.376-04:002012-10-12T07:21:09.376-04:00I knew DAR was active because of DAR essay contest...I knew DAR was active because of DAR essay contests that my students participated in when I was still teaching and because of a service I attended when the DAR dedicated a new tombstone for a Revolutionary War veteran whose grave had recently been found. BUT I had no idea just how active they are until I heard all those reports. I hope you'll post about your meeting.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-87327770674440379242012-10-11T16:35:09.790-04:002012-10-11T16:35:09.790-04:00I have been searching for my husbands and my daugh...I have been searching for my husbands and my daughters Revolutionary War Ancestors. My ancestors are relative newcomers. I will give them the information and see what they do with it.<br /><br />I am glad there were a lot of military patriots in both sides of our family.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-32304609482187518872012-10-11T13:55:15.840-04:002012-10-11T13:55:15.840-04:00Debi, I had originally thought too that you join w...Debi, I had originally thought too that you join where your patriot lived, but that's not so. You join where you can actually DO something, because I'm sure while all kinds of members are welcome, the practical reality is they need living, breathing, working bodies to carry on the causes of patriotism, preservation, research, etc. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-91443247777654645732012-10-11T13:36:27.182-04:002012-10-11T13:36:27.182-04:00Thanks for posting your observations on your DAR m...Thanks for posting your observations on your DAR meeting experience, Wendy. I'm about to visit my local group for the first time this month, so I'm really watching for everything you write on the subject!<br /><br />What was an eye-opener to me was even confronting the thought that DAR has regular meetings and activities. It revealed my own pre-conceived notions and attitudes about the whole topic. I guess I saw DAR as an end-game strategy: prove that I'm one of them (because I know I qualify). I never had given it any thought what I would/could do after attaining that stamp of DAR approval.<br /><br />It turns out that there is a whole world of opportunity...and commitments...out there for DAR involvement. Like you, I'm not sure I want to give up certain times I reserve for family. I'm <i>not</i> one of those hip grandmothers, and I have a lot of other obligations to attend to.<br /><br />But it was certainly a paradigm shift kind of experience to actually give some thought to the fact that achieving DAR membership is not the <i>end</i> of the process; it is only the beginning.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-39885993987640094932012-10-11T13:27:30.511-04:002012-10-11T13:27:30.511-04:00Virtual DAR chapter - why couldn't we? There ...Virtual DAR chapter - why couldn't we? There have got to be others out there who feel the exact same way. You also bring up another good point - not living near the chapter you're a member of. Maybe it would make sense to join a chapter near where my patriot lived (CT and OH) which just happens to be on the other side of the country from where I live (WA).Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-63788157342724456192012-10-11T12:56:47.198-04:002012-10-11T12:56:47.198-04:00Debi and Jana, I wonder if we can start a Virtual ...Debi and Jana, I wonder if we can start a Virtual DAR chapter? One of you would make a fine Regent! Seriously, I'm with you. I want the DAR membership to complete the work my mother had started because she wanted the membership, but I wasn't WOWed at the meeting. I am honestly interested in some of the projects, but others are a complete snooze. We were told from the git-go we are welcome to do as much or as little as we want, even nothing if we want. When they were recognizing members for service (that is, membership), some don't even live here. So I think I could be ok with this group. Right now, this chapter meets in the day, but they want to change a few of the meetings to either a night or Saturday to accommodate younger members who are still working. Prospective members were polled, and I voted for night time because like Debi, I don't want to give up a Saturday. However, I think Saturday is winning because of the older members who don't want to drive at night. Sigh ~ Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-37995371692300189082012-10-11T12:32:09.403-04:002012-10-11T12:32:09.403-04:00Great post about your first DAR meeting! I kind o...Great post about your first DAR meeting! I kind of have the same feelings about joining DAR as Debi. I'd like to 'cause I can, but I don't want to have to go to the meetings and be committed to all the activities, etc. It will be fun to vicariously enjoy your DAR activities and meetings until I decide whether or not to pursue my own DAR membership. :)Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-49629012888284733212012-10-11T10:27:34.421-04:002012-10-11T10:27:34.421-04:00I'm so mixed about this whole DAR thing - I do...I'm so mixed about this whole DAR thing - I don't like to plan things on Saturday that don't include my husband and the meetings here are all on Saturday. And I don't really like the whole "social" thing as you describe (although that activity sounds cool and I just might steal it at some point). But I really want to join DAR because I can and I'd like to leave that legacy to my daughters and grandchildren.Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-45996504868700873112012-10-11T07:00:17.509-04:002012-10-11T07:00:17.509-04:00I'm so glad your first meeting went well.I'm so glad your first meeting went well. Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14090018804016223955noreply@blogger.com