DAR Continental Congress

We have been in Washington DC since Monday and we are enjoying a fairly low key time. We took the train from NYC to DC. The Shaffers picked us up in their rental car and we proceeded to their daughter’s house in Alexandria to stay with them there.

The next 4 days were spent attending DAR activities at their 108^th Continental Congress. We spent time in their extensive research library working on our genealogy. We visited the shops set up in the hallways of Continental Hall and bought items made by the students at our DAR schools. The Museum Shop and other DAR groups also had items for sale.

A packed hall for opening night at Continental Congress

Each evening there is a special program showcasing DAR programs and activities. The first evening we heard “George Washington” telling us about the period before the Revolutionary Was from his point of view.  The second evening we heard from the winners of the various DAR essay competitions. What well spoken children they were. It gives you hope for our next generation.  The All American DAR Chorus also performed. Samantha and I sang in it and it was a joy to join our voices with over one hundred women to sing Patriotic songs.

Don and Bob visited Fredericksburg VA to see George Washington’s boyhood home.

They also toured the Spy Museum. We have helped Samantha in projects around her new home and enjoyed some nice meals here and in restaurants.