Kentucky State Society, NSDAR

10/13/2026

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HONORING AN EXTRAORDINARY PARTNERSHIP | THANK YOU, DAR! 🇺🇸

As we prepare to celebrate the Military Women’s Memorial’s 29th anniversary and honor this year’s remarkable Patriot Leadership Award recipients, we are especially proud and deeply grateful to recognize the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) as the Presenting Sponsor of our 2026 Patriot Leadership Award Gala!

Our relationship with NSDAR is one rooted in a shared commitment to honoring service, preserving history, and ensuring that the extraordinary contributions of America's military women and the women who served with US Armed Forces, are never forgotten.

Long before the Military Women’s Memorial opened its doors in 1997, the Daughters of the American Revolution believed in our mission and helped make our vision a reality. Nearly three decades later, their unwavering friendship, generosity, and dedication continue to make an extraordinary difference.

Through the years, NSDAR has contributed more than $1 million to the Military Women’s Memorial, helping us honor generations of servicewomen, preserve their stories, educate future generations, and ensure that their courage, sacrifices, and contributions remain a visible and enduring part of our Nation’s history.

This partnership represents generations of Daughters standing alongside the women who have served our Nation, championing their stories, celebrating their accomplishments, and helping safeguard their legacies for generations yet to come.

On October 17, as we gather for our Patriot Leadership Award Gala, we will celebrate not only extraordinary women whose courage, leadership, service, and contributions have shaped our Nation, but also the incredible partners who make our mission possible.

To the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, your belief in our mission has helped shape the Memorial's past, sustain its present, and build its future. We are profoundly grateful for your enduring friendship, remarkable generosity, and steadfast commitment to America's military women.

From all of us at the Military Women’s Memorial, THANK YOU, NSDAR, for nearly three decades of believing in us, standing with us, and helping us ensure that HER STORY is never forgotten. ❤️🇺🇸

10/13/2026

Daughters of the Corn Island Chapter, Louisville had fun in this year's promoting historic preservation at Oxmoor Farm!

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10/12/2026

Today, on Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Kentucky Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, recognizes the enduring history, culture and contributions of Indigenous peoples.

Here in the Commonwealth, Native history reaches back thousands of years. The Shawnee, Cherokee, Mingo, Osage, Chickasaw and other Indigenous peoples lived, traveled, hunted, gathered, traded and maintained deep connections to the lands we now call Kentucky. Their presence is an essential part of our Commonwealth’s story.

As Daughters committed to historic preservation and education, we are reminded that preserving history also means continuing to learn, seeking accurate understanding, and honoring the many peoples whose stories are woven into the American experience.

Today we honor Indigenous peoples of the past and present and the living cultures and traditions they continue to carry forward.

KSDAR’s Junior Membership support for DAR’s American Indian Schools, including Bacone College & Chemawa Indian School through the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund

10/11/2026

🌸 In celebration of DAR’s , Daughters of the Captain Jacob Van Meter Chapter rolled up their sleeves to pack an impressive 740 backpacks for students through Feeding America!

This meaningful act of service helped support students in need while honoring the founding of the Daughters of the American Revolution and continuing its proud tradition of service to our communities.

740 backpacks, 740 countless acts of kindness!
Happy 136th Anniversary DAR!

10/11/2026

In celebration of DAR’s National Day of Service, Daughters of the Fincastle Chapter had the privilege of preparing and serving brunch at the Ronald McDonald House Louisville Kentucky!
Through this act of kindness and service, Daughters extended warmth, care, and hospitality to families during their time of need.

🌸 Service to others is at the heart of !

Daughters of the American Revolution National Headquarters

10/01/2026

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September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day.

This is a day to remember the Indigenous children who were forced to attend boarding schools in the US and Canada in the 19th and 20th centuries. In response to the “Kill the Indian, Save the Man” mission of these schools, children were compelled to abandon their native languages as well as their traditional clothing and cultures. Conditions in the schools were horrific, and abuse of every sort was common; many children did not survive to return to their families.

An estimated four to six thousand children died at the boarding schools. Staff at the Jamestown Yorktown Foundation commemorate Orange Shirt Day to help ensure that these children will never be forgotten.

09/30/2026

🇺🇸 America 250! Liberty Tree Stone Community Celebration

The Capt. John Waller Chapter held a beautiful and meaningful Liberty Tree Stone Community Celebration on Sunday, September 27, at the gravesite and monument of our chapter namesake in Falmouth, Kentucky.

Our America 250! Committee, led by Carla, created a wonderful program that included chapter members, patriotic observances, a wreath presentation, and participation from throughout the community.

We were honored to welcome KSDAR State Regent Julia Hood, representatives from other DAR chapters, and members of the Pendleton County community.

Special thanks also go to the Pendleton County High School Navy JROTC, Hardin-Browning American Legion Post 109, , and local officials who helped make this celebration so memorable.

It was a wonderful example of how DAR chapters and their communities can come together to preserve history, honor our Patriots, and commemorate America’s 250th anniversary.

🇺🇸 Remembering the past. Honoring service. Carrying the legacy forward.

09/28/2026

🇺🇸 America 250 — Honoring Our Patriots at Historic Locust Grove 🇺🇸

What a wonderful morning of history, partnership, and remembrance!

Kentucky Daughters: We Serve! 🌸

On Saturday, September 26, the Corn Island, Fincastle, and John Marshall Chapters, NSDAR, came together at Historic Locust Grove in Louisville for the dedication of a new America 250 Patriot Marker, honoring the men and women whose service and sacrifice helped secure American independence.

It was especially meaningful to celebrate this milestone together with Kentucky State Regent Julia Hood, representatives from Mayor Craig Greenberg’s office, Historic Locust Grove President and CEO Jessica Dawkins, members of the Louisville Thruston Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, and their Color Guard.

This is what America 250 looks like at the local level—DAR chapters working together with our historical organizations, community leaders, and SAR compatriots to preserve history and make sure the stories of our Patriots continue to be seen, shared, and remembered.

Three chapters. One historic place. One marker that will remain long after this anniversary year has passed.

May it remind everyone who visits Historic Locust Grove that their service gave us a nation, and it is our responsibility to carry their legacy forward.

🇺🇸 250 years later, we remember. We preserve. We honor. 🇺🇸

09/19/2026

Today, as we recognize the birthday of the United States Air Force & and observe , we remember one of Kentucky’s own.

Colonel Kelly Francis Cook was born and raised on a Kentucky farm. He served as a fighter pilot and was listed as Missing in Action during the Vietnam War.

He was later declared killed in action, but his remains were never recovered. His name continues to stand as a reminder of the families who have waited, hoped, remembered, and carried the burden of an unanswered absence.

On this day, we honor Colonel Cook, all of our missing service members, former prisoners of war, and the families who have never stopped remembering them.

You are not forgotten.
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