DAR Today Podcast

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December 2023 -  DAR Today Podcast

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

Brooke Bullmaster Stewart, National Chair DAR Today Podcast 

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In This Episode:

• Our American Spirit Magazine! An interview with National Chair Lisa Melland
• "What's your favorite thing in our DAR American Spirit magazine?" Special thanks to participants Allison Holland, True Lewis, Laura Renfro, Becky Malmo and Janet Westbrook
• Executive Interview Series: An interview with Cynthia Moody Parnell, our Registrar General, edited by Allison Manella
• Wonderful new DAR Insignia & Pins. Segment written by True Lewis and Chris Hurst-Loeffler
• Laying a Wreath in honor of Philippe Mazzei (Pisa, Italy), segment written with reference to the DAR Blog of Nov. 10, 2023 written by DAR Tour Member Mary Tedesco
• American History segment: The Story of the song “White Christmas“ by Irving Berlin. Special thanks go to Tom and Cole Stewart for their vocal assistance!

All music is copyright free and provided by Epidemic Sound

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November 2023

DAR Today Podcast

President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

National Chair DAR Today Podcast Brooke Bullmaster Stewart

Click for more information about the Daughters of the American Revolution! 

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Summary:

• “Checking in with the Semi-Quin” - an interview with National Chair America 250 Committee Kathryn Walker West
• Highlight of chapter activities as they ready for our nation’s semiquincentennial
• Executive Series: An interview with Sherry Edwards, our Treasurer General
• “Shopping with Bernard” - a peek in to the DAR Store with Bernard Nuby
• Giving Tuesday 2023
• Veterans Day

All music is copyright free and provided by Epidemic Sound

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President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

National Chair DAR Today Podcast Brooke Bullmaster Stewart

October 2023 Episode - Womens Issues

• Announcement: Arkansas State Society’s 130th Anniversary Celebration!
• Committee Interview Series: Womens Issues National Chair Cynthia Pritchard
• 2 Excerpts from an essay by Laura May, Virginia 
• Interview with National Vice Chair, Mental Health Issues Lory Fraracchio-Kenney
• Interview with National Vice Chair, Physical Issues Michelle McElroy
• “Sparkle A Spangle” - appreciating and caring for our elderly, homebound DAR members
• Our American History; the story of the Farmerettes in the first World War

Music:

• Opening: “So Young at Heart”; Judson Crane
• Arkansas segment: “America the Beautiful” Samuel Ward Howe, Katherine Lee Bates
• Women’s Issues Committee segments:
• “Windswept” by MaxKo Music
• “Simple Soundtrack” Canva
• Nancy May’s Essay: Sunset Landscape by Keys of Moon https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Sparkle a Spangle segment: “Clouds” by MaxKo Music
• Farmerettes segment: “Tragedy” by MaxKo Music
• Closing: “Clouds” by MaxKo Music

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President General Pamela Edwards Rause Wright

Brooke Bullmaster Stewart, National Chair DAR Today Podcast

September 2023, Episode

All about the American Heritage Committee; 

• an interview with National Chair Kim Zeman
• Interviews with National Winners of various categories.
• Segment about the American Heritage Committee
• Additional segment about the Marquis de Lafayette and items in the DAR Archives

Music:

• “Trail of Hope (Pioneers Processional)” by Lisa Lang
• ”Blue Forest” by STAN
• “Grass Skirts” by Beacon Trees
• ”Spatial Awareness” by Charlie White
• “French Accordian” and “Paris” by MUSIC4VIDEO

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President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

National Chair DAR Today Podcast Brooke Bullmaster Stewart

• Patriot Profile: Ignacio Vicente Vallejo
• Committee Interview Series: Genealogical Records, National Chair Catherine Medich
• Committee Interview Series: Patriot Records Project, National Chair Judith Halter
• Celebrating the 105th Birthday of DAR Member Elizabeth Clodfelter

Music:

• "Blue Forest" Stan "The Right Music for your Video"
• "Django Jazz - Short", Stan
• Patriot Profile story: Tárrega: La paloma (Giulio Tampalini) "Brilliant Classics" channel on YouTube
• "Iced Tea" Musician "Not the King"
• "Happy Upbeat Ukulele" MaxKo Music

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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

National Chair DAR Today Podcast Brooke Bullmaster Stewart

Episode 12 - July 2023 Highlights:

🔹 Our First Continental Congress!

🔹 Lena Santos Ferguson Plaque dedication

🔹 All About Continental Congress; a recap of many of the key events each day!

🔹 “Words on a Page” - Who are our ‘ladies in white’ and what is their vital role in our society?

🔹 Units Overseas at Continental Congress

Music credits:

First Continental Congress segment & Lena Santos Ferguson segment:

Divided - Reimagined - Darkfield https://darkfieldmusic.bandcamp.comCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/3pDTQIbMusic promoted by Audio Library  📷 • Divided - Reimagi...

Moment of Triumph by MaxKo

Page segment:

Happy Upbeat by MaxKo

Django Jazz

Recap of Congress:

Memories of the Past; Apple Soundtracks

Lena Santos Ferguson plaque dedication:

Units Overseas segment: America the Beautiful (and other Patriotic Themes) by Stephen Anderson

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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

National Chair DAR Today Podcast Brooke Bullmaster Stewart

Episode 11, June 2023 Highlights:

🔹 Daughters Online Community follow up story with National Vice Chair Lineage Research Kathy Crusco

🔹 Executive Board Interview with Organizing Secretary General Nancy Schirm Wright

- 🔹 Companion Interview about Rural Concerns with National Vice Chair CDRC Denise McNickell Bullock

🔹 Defying Expectations: Women Who Made History - a story about Dr. Mary Walker

🔹 Committee Interview Series: National Chair Marria Blinn, Flag of the United States of America Committee

Music credits:

Intro music:

“Patriotic” by MaxKo (MaxKo.com)

Interview with Nancy Schirm Wright:

“Dreaming” music clip by Apple iMovie

Rural Concerns segment:

"The Piano Says - Windswept" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/.  YT/ thepianosays

Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: Solo Piano (Royalty Free)

Dr. Mary Walker segment:

”Romantic Piano” MaxKo Music

“Clouds“ MaxKo Music

”American Flag” Canva Royalty free music

Closing credits segment:

“November” (Inspirational Piano) by Infraction [No Copyright Music] on YouTube

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President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

National Chair Brooke Bullmaster Stewart

Episode highlights:

🔹 Announcment about International Museum Day, May 18th

🔹 Executive Board Member interview: Corresponding Secretary General Janet McFarland

🔹 Madonnas of the Trail; a history of its beginnings

🔹 Our American Holiday Origins: Memorial Day

Film reel credit: Universal Newsreel, Harry S. Truman Library 

Music credits:

“Patriotic, main” MaxKo Music (MaxKoMusic.com)

“Purpose” by Jonny Easton (“Purpose” is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NY-SA 3.0) license

“America the Beautiful” by U.S. Navy Band

“Mother’s Mother” BonnFields by Epidemic Sound

“Motivation Power” by MaxKo (MaxKoMusic.com)

“Patriotism” by MaxKo (MaxKoMusic.com)

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DAR Today Podcast, episode 9, April 2023

President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

National Chair, Brooke Bullmaster Stewart
 

Episode Highlights:

• Announcement about International Marker Day, April 28th
• Executive Board Member Interview: Recording Secretary General Lanabeth Lunceford Horgan
• “All About the D.O.C.” What is our new Daughters Online Community? An interview with Kate Johanns, National Chair Public Relations & Media
• Supplemental segment: D.O.C. Power Tips with Deirdra Williamson and Korrie Tosh!
• Daughters Are Amazing: an interview with AZ Daughter Erica Esterly, a member of the Piestewa Peak Chapter. 

For the video version of this podcast, please visit “Daughters of the American Revolution, National Headquarters” YouTube channel
 

Music credits:

“Patriotic” music by MaxKo, used with license

“Lovely Piano Song”, Musician: Rafael Krux, Site: https://freepd.com/

License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode

“Pink Deville” Paul Rothman, Apple Music for iMovie

“Spatial Awareness” Charlie White, Apple Music for iMovie

“Patriot” music by MaxKo, used with license

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DAR Today Podcast

March 2023

President General Pamela Edwards Rouse Wright

National Chair DAR Today Podcast Committee Brooke Bullmaster Stewart 

• Announcement about Revolutionary War service expanded to include Spanish military on the island of Cuba.
• Interview: Chaplain General Virginia Lingelbach
• Interview: Service to America National Chair Jaime Burchfield
• DAR Museum announcement
• Interview: Michelle Wherry, National Chair Community Service Awards Committee
• Two wonderful examples of chapters giving Community Service Awards

All music: MaxKo Music

https://maxkomusic.com/

For more information about the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, please visit DAR.org

To support the goals and mission of the DAR, please visit our web site at DAR.org/Giving