September 7, 2024 – Welcome Back Social, Business Meeting and Guest Speaker
Our first meeting of the season will welcome everyone back to get reacquainted and learn about our upcoming DAR’s Day of Service project on Friday, October 11th. San Francisco-Marin Food Bank Program Director Adam Hoffman will give an overview of the organization’s impact and crucial role it plays to support food-insecure residents. Please bring refreshments to share.
October 5, 2024 – Business Meeting and Program
Researching Census Records, Maureen Hanlon
If you’ve attempted to research your family using census records and came across terms such as “wild cards,” “sideways searching” or “no-name searches” (and didn’t know what they meant or how to conduct them), you’ll want to attend this program. California Genealogical Society Volunteer Maureen Hanlon returns to speak and explain U.S. census records research strategies. Books previously donated for genealogical research and returned to us due to deterioration will be available free on a first come, first served basis. Please bring refreshments to share.
October 11, 2024 – National DAR Day of Service, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
Details will be forthcoming.
November 2, 2024 – Business Meeting and Program
The Ones Who Got Away, Bill Yenne
During World War II, the intrepid airmen of the Mighty Eighth Air Force of the USAAF took the war into the heart of Hitler’s Third Reich. In his program that’s fitting for the month during which we honor and thank our veterans, Author, Historian and Master Storyteller Bill Yenne will share harrowing tales from his latest book about some who were shot down and escaped capture from the Nazis in occupied France. Please bring refreshments to share.
December, 2024 – Holiday Lunch, date, time and location TBD
No business meeting or program this month.
January 11, 2025 Business Meeting and Program
The Adventures of Louise Arner Boyd, Marcie Miller
Marcie Miller from the Marin History Museum will provide insight into the colorful DAR pioneer Louise Arner Boyd - an heiress, adventurer, and explorer. Not content to settle into her role as San Francisco debutante and socialite, Louise led and funded scientific expeditions (to which she always brought champagne) and contributed to the WWII effort by working on secret assignments for the U.S. Army. An April field trip is being planned to the beautiful, historic San Rafael estate of this illustrious figure. Please bring refreshments to share.
February 1, 2025 Business Meeting and Program
Taverns of the American Revolution, Adrian Covert
A lot of boozing and schmoozing went on in some of America’s most historic watering holes, which also served as the public meeting houses that played a crucial role for the founding fathers in the struggle for independence. Rather than a retelling of the Revolutionary War, Author Adrian Covert will regale us with trivia and anecdotes about the drinking habits of colonial Americans and highlight some of the more than 20 surviving taverns. In honor of Presidents’ Day, we’ll be serving a cocktail from Adrian’s book. Please bring refreshments to share.
March 1, 2025 Business Meeting and Program
America’s First Suffrage March & the San Francisco Women Who Led It, Evelyn Rose
Historian Evelyn Rose will present the story of the San Francisco women of the California Equal Suffrage Association, leading up to what is believed to be the first suffrage march in America in 1908 (12 years before the ratification of the 19th Amendment). Early use of textiles as a way to help raise awareness of these emboldened women’s cause to win their equal rights will also be discussed. Please bring refreshments to share.
April 5, 2025 Field Trip
No business meeting or program this month.
Guided tour of Louise Arner Boyd’s estate, Maple Lawn - 1312 Mission Avenue, San Rafael
May 3, 2025 Business Meeting and Program
Depression-Era Art of the Bay Area, Betty & Nicholas Veronico
In an illustrated presentation, Authors Betty and Nicholas Veronico, co-authors of Depression-era Sculpture of the Bay Area and Depression-era Murals of the Bay Area, will present a tour of San Francisco’s and the Bay Area’s best art from the era.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal art programs brought relief to many talented artists through the Works Progress Administration plus the then-forthcoming Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940) employed many local artists to provide art and sculpture for the fair. We’re so fortunate that San Francisco’s rich legacy of New Deal art adorns the walls and halls of many public spaces while sculpture, created by some of the nation’s greatest artists, is on display throughout the region – free for the public to enjoy. Please bring refreshments to share.
June 7, 2025 Joint Meeting with Presidio Chapter
End of Season Celebration, with State Regent, Christina Ramos
We will enjoy the company of our DAR sisters from the Presidio chapter as we mark the end of our productive year with a lavish celebratory tea. We will also be honored with a visit from our State Regent, Christina Ramos as she addresses both our chapters.