Multnomah-Portland Chapter, NSDAR

06/06/2026

D-Day Invasion: What Happened and Why It's Important. Excellent article on the Family Search Blog. https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/d-day-invasion

06/02/2026

05/23/2026

Enjoy the weekend, but remember to remember and honor those who fought and sacrificed for our freedoms.

05/21/2026

Let us remember our fallen heros and the reason for the long weekend ahead.

05/09/2026

Launched in July of 1972, NASA's Landsat archive holds the longest continuous space-based record or imagery of Earth's land surface. Now you can see your name in Landsat! Follow this link and enter your name and see the results. Here is our chapter's name in Landsat! https://science.nasa.gov/mission/landsat/outreach/your-name-in-landsat/

04/28/2026

Registration is open for the 2026 PNW Portland Metro Women Veterans Engage event. This is event hopes to host 150 women Veterans, allies and military-affilated women for its 5th annual event taking place May 30 at Pacific University.

Attend the Women Veterans Engage Conference nationwide to access resources, build relationships, and empower voices of women who have served.

04/26/2026

On this day in 1777!

According to legend, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode 40 miles through the rainy night on April 26, 1777, to warn American militia that British troops were burning Danbury, Connecticut.

Learn more about our America 250 plans at: https://www.dar.org/outreach/america-250

04/25/2026

Train enthusiasts (and you too!) might be excited to hear that the Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 steam locomotive arrived in Cheyenne, WY earlier today wrapping up the first half of its historic journey across the United States in celebration of America's 250th. Fully restored, it is the world's largest operating steam locomotive. Sadly it will not be making a stop in the Pacific Northwest.

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04/14/2026

Looking for something for you and your family to do for Earth Month? Visit Echochallenge's Earth Month website for ideas. They have several action categories for you, your community, business to sign up for and covers areas of water, soil and food, biodiversity and more. Join their community to help your community and the Earth! https://earthmonth.ecochallenge.org/challenges

Don't forget Earth Day is April 22nd and Arbor Day is April 24th.

04/10/2026

Are you wearing R.E.D. today?