Why we are in Washington DC!

The Daughters of the American Revolution Continental Congress is held about this time every year in DC. It attracts DAR members from across the United States and even from foreign countries. We come together to carry out the business of the organization; network during luncheons, dinners and other social activities; and learn more about the organization and genealogy during the many workshops and forums. And, of course, there is lots of shopping to be done at the various stores set up around the meeting rooms. You can visit the DAR Museum, spend time researching in the tremendous DAR Library, or just be amazed at the architectural wonder of this 150 year old building purchased and maintained by one of the largest women’s groups in the US. If you want to find out more about the organization you can visit our Web site.

So, now you know why we are here and you can imagine what I have been doing since Sunday. Holly and I spend our days at Constitution Hall and our husbands have continued their sightseeing. They have visited the Capitol Building, the Library of Congress, the Udvar-Hazy Aerospace Museum at Dulles Airport, the National Gallery, drove through Rock Creek Park, the Building Design Museum, and drove to Cumberland to ride the steam train. You will have to ask them for more information on these sites!

We have visited several more restaurants that we discovered on past visits. Monday night is half price burger night at the Sports Pub in Crystal City. We also visited the Hill Country Bar-B-Q on 7th Street,