How the DAR Rewrites Its Own Rules Who Counts as a Daughter? Bloodline, Belonging, and the Limits of Reform in the Daughters of the American Revolution · Part 3 · First published 13 October 2026 Updated 22 October 2026 When people outside the DAR hear that its members voted on who counts as a woman, a fair first question is: who gets to change the rules of a 136-year-old society, and how? The answer says a lot about what happened in June 2026. The machinery The DAR governs it

In June 2026, delegates gathered in Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., voted on whether the Daughters of the American Revolution should write a definition of "woman" into its bylaws. The resolution was aimed at transgender women, and it was defeated.

RootsTech 2026 is just around the corner, and I have been deep in preparation for my two sessions. Today, I want to pull back the curtain a little and share why these topics, lineage societies and oral history, are so close to my heart, and give you a taste of what to expect if you join me in Salt Lake City (or online!) next month. Behind the Session: Lineage Societies I will be honest: when I first looked into joining a lineage society years ago, I found the process intimida

It’s official. I am headed to Salt Lake City for RootsTech 2026 , and this year I’m not just attending. I’ll be presenting two sessions at the world’s largest family history conference, and I could not be more excited to share them with you. RootsTech 2026 runs from Thursday, 5 March through Saturday, 7 March at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, with free virtual attendance available worldwide. This year’s theme is “Together,” which feels especially f