Author: utahvis
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Utah DAR Monuments & Markers Series Part IV: Pony Express Marker
The Salt Lake Tribune Building, 143 South Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah was formally the site of a home station for Pony Express riders. The long two-story structure included a veranda in front and a large livestock yard in the rear. The station was known to be one of the better facilities along…
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DAR’s Inauguration Contribution
Hello Friends, This lovely bronze DAR Eagle Lectern has been used in the four previous Presidential Inauguration luncheons. It was the official podium used in Memorial Continental Hall and was presented to the 14th DAR Continental Congress in 1905 by the now disbanded Flintlock and Powderhorn Chapter of Rhode Island as a pledge of “loyalty…
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Utah DAR Monuments & Markers Series Part III: Escalante Monument
This monument was dedicated on January 20, 1922 and placed by Spirit of Liberty Chapter in the northeast corner of Spanish Fork City Park to commemorate the Dominguez y Escalante Expedition of 1776 in which members searched for a route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the Spanish settlement in Monterey, California. Spanish Priest-explorer, Father…
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Utah DAR Monuments & Markers Series Part II: World War I Doughboy Monument
In the 1920s, a World War I Doughboy Monument was sculpted by Gilbert P. Risvold and placed on the balcony of the American Legion Post on 24th Street in downtown Ogden City. In 1947, the monument was moved to the Ogden City Cemetery. After years of wear and damage from vandals, the Weber County Heritage…
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Utah DAR Monuments & Markers Series Part I: DAR Drinking Fountain
The Spirit of Liberty Chapter dedicated the first Utah DAR monument, The DAR Drinking Fountain, in Salt Lake City on November 11, 1905. On behalf of the Spirit of Liberty Chapter, State Regent Mrs. Lee Charles Miller presented the fountain to the city as a reminder of those who served in the American Revolution, calling…
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Wreaths Across America
Hello Friends, Each year, Utah DAR members are honored to show their gratitude and patriotism by laying thousands of wreaths at the graves of deceased veterans in cemeteries across the length of our state from Logan in the North to St. George in the South. Outgoing Governor Gary Herbert declared December 19th as Wreaths Across…
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A Year of Serving
Hello Friends, Throughout 2020, our eleven DAR Chapters have shared their talents and donations for Utah from St. George to Logan. Here are several beautiful pictures of our DAR Service to America as we honor our communities, our veterans, and our Active Military personnel. Utah DAR is delighted to share “Our Legacy of Love” in…
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Christmas Greetings from the National Society
Hello Friends, This is the holiday message from our President General Denise VanBuren. Please watch the video tour. “Happy Holidays from DAR Headquarters! The pandemic may have kept us from hosting our traditional Open House this year, but it couldn’t stop us from decorating our House Beautiful! If you’re in the metro D.C. area, we…
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The Day that Lives in Infamy
Hello Friends, As we pause to remember the the surprise attack which occurred at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii that ushered our nation into WWII, the Utah Daughters would like to specifically remember those serving on the USS Utah. This is an interesting article published about the “forgotten battleship” of Pearl Harbor. https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2019/12/07/dld-the-uss-utah-the-forgotten-battleship-of-pearl-harbor/#.X85cJ-RHYlQ The Utah State Society…
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Utah Daughters participate in National DAR Day of Service
Hello Friends, As we celebrated the 130th Anniversary of NSDAR in October, Utah Daughters were busy in a variety of ways serving their communities for the “National DAR Day of Service”. Bald Eagle Chapter collected trash along the highway. Color Country Chapter volunteered at Switch Point Food Pantry stocking shelves and packing food boxes. Golden…