General William Lenoir NSDAR

09/29/2026

09/23/2026

Constitution Week ends today. Its story does not.

For 239 years, generations of Americans have inherited the Constitution and then passed it forward.

Now it is our turn.

Learn it.
Understand it.
Talk about it.
Teach it.
Preserve it.

Because “We the People” was never meant to describe only the people of 1787.

Those words have been handed from one generation to the next.

And now, they have been handed to us.

We are part of the story.
We are part of its future.
We are still “We the People.” 🇺🇸

09/22/2026

Who said American history had to be boring? 😂

If you've never seen the musical 1776, here's your introduction to John Adams, a man who was apparently quite capable of getting on the nerves of an entire Congress.

1776 takes us into the Second Continental Congress and the contentious debate over American independence, eleven years before delegates gathered in Philadelphia to write the Constitution.

And while it is a musical, not a documentary, it makes one thing wonderfully clear:

The Founders did not always agree. Not even close.

They argued. They debated. They frustrated one another. They had competing ideas about what this new country should become.

And sometimes, apparently, they just wanted John Adams to sit down. 😂

For today's Constitution Week moment, we're trading our serious history lesson for a little Broadway.

🎭 Watch “Sit Down, John” from 1776:

1776(1972)Sit down, John! Sit down, John!(1972)Adams:I have come ...

09/21/2026

A Constitution Designed to Endure

The Framers knew something remarkable when they wrote the Constitution:

They knew they couldn't predict the future.

So they created a Constitution that established a framework for government, but they also included a process for amending it.

Since 1787, the Constitution has been amended 27 times.

The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, protect freedoms and rights that are familiar to Americans today, including freedom of speech and religion, the right to petition, protections in criminal proceedings, and powers reserved to the states or the people.

That ability to preserve a foundation while allowing constitutional change has been part of the document from the beginning.

239 years later, the Constitution we commemorate is not simply a document from 1787. It is the original Constitution together with the amendments adopted by the generations that followed.

🇺🇸 This Constitution Week, take a few minutes to read not only the Preamble, but the amendments too.

09/20/2026

🇺🇸 Have you read the Preamble lately?

It begins with We the People and tells us exactly why the Constitution was established:

To form a more perfect Union.
Establish Justice.
Insure domestic Tranquility.
Provide for the Common Defense.
Promote the general Welfare.
Secure the Blessings of Liberty.

09/19/2026

🇺🇸 “We the People…” Three words. One very big question.

What do those words mean to YOU?

We’re collecting voices for our Constitution Week project, and yours belongs in it.

No essay required. A sentence or even a few heartfelt words is enough.

👉 Share your answer here:
https://forms.gle/pWYAndBgZMABQQy36

In 1787, the United States Constitution began with three powerful words: “We the People.” In celebration of the Constitution’s 239th anniversary, the General William Lenoir Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is collecting 239 voices from across our community, one for each year sinc...

09/18/2026

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 What does “We the People” mean to YOU?

I’m collecting answers from across the country for a special Constitution Week project, and I’d love to include yours!

No essay needed. Just a few words or a sentence from the heart.

It only takes a minute and we'd be truly grateful!! Make your "voice" heard. Thank you!! ❤️🤍💙

Add your "voice" here:
https://forms.gle/LyLgmHpfqaapWfji7
🇺🇸 239 years later, “We the People” is still us

In 1787, the United States Constitution began with three powerful words: “We the People.” In celebration of the Constitution’s 239th anniversary, the General William Lenoir Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, is collecting 239 voices from across our community, one for each year sinc...

09/17/2026

🇺🇸 239 years ago today, 39 men signed a document that began with three extraordinary words: “We the People.”

Today begins Constitution Week, September 17–23, a time to learn about, reflect upon, and celebrate the Constitution of the United States.

For 239 years, this remarkable document has endured.

This week, take a few moments to read it, talk about it, and remember the responsibility that comes with those opening words.

We the People means all of us. 🇺🇸