Calendar
The Los Altos Chapter, NSDAR, typically meets on the third Friday of each month, January through May and September through December, at 11 a.m. Please contact our chapter regent if you would like to attend one of our meetings.
We frequently invite the public to attend the speaker's program at our meetings. And, many of our events and classes are public (e.g. Genealogy Lab). Please email us for more information.
| Date | Time | Place | Details |
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May |
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| 15 | 11:00 - 1 :00 | a member's home in Los Altos |
Annual Garden Party. Present the Good Citizen Award, Women in the Arts Recognition Award, Distinguished Citizen Award, and the Foothill College DAR Scholarship. |
| 22 | 10:00 - noon | LACC | Genealogy Lab |
| 27 | 10:00 - noon | LACC Sequoia Room | Join us to make hand crafted Independence Day cards and write messages of support to active duty troops |
| June | |||
| 13 | 2:00 - 3:30 pm | American Legion Post 558 |
Women Veterans Recognition Day: We will honor women who served or are still serving in the military at an afternoon reception (with cake!). We will present a special recognition to five Women Veterans and One Woman Volunteer |
| 19 | 10:00 - noon | LACC | Genealogy Lab |
| 24-28 | Washington, D.C. | 135th Continental Congress, DAR's national conference held at DAR national headquarters | |
| July | |||
| 4 | Los Altos Hills | Independence Day Parade | |
| September 2026 | |||
| 11 | 25th Anniversary of 9/11: On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners with scheduled flights from the east coast to California. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were intended targets, with a fourth aircraft striking an open field at Shanksville, PA, when passengers and crew challenged the terrorists. Never Forget. | ||
| 11 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 18 | 11:00 - 1:00 | LACC | chapter meeting |
| 25 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| October | |||
| 9 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 16 | 11:00 - 1:00 | LACC | Chapter meeting |
| 23 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 24 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Getting Started in Genealogy - workshop to learn the basics of family history research, where to find records, how to organize your work, etc. After the presentation, we'll break into small groups to help attendees make progress on their individual family trees. |
| November | |||
| 13 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 20 | 11:00 - 1:00 | LACC | Chapter meeting |
| December | |||
| 11 | 11:00 - 1:00 | member's home in South Los Altos | Holiday Party |
| January 2027 | |||
| 8 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 15 | 11:00 - 1:00 | LACC | Chapter meeting |
| 22 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 23 (Sat) | 2:00 - 3:30 | LACC | Awards presentation to winners of our chapter's American History contests for high school students and students grades 5-8 |
| February | |||
| 12 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 19 | 11:00 - 1:00 | LACC | Chapter meeting |
| 26 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 27 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Getting Started in Genealogy - workshop to learn the basics of family history research, where to find records, how to organize your work, etc. After the presentation, we'll break into small groups to help attendees make progress on their individual family trees. |
| March | |||
| TBD | California State Society DAR conference | ||
| 12 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 19 | 11:00 - 1:00 | LACC | Chapter meeting |
| 26 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| April | |||
| 9 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 16 | 11:00 - 1:00 | LACC | Chapter meeting |
| 23 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| May | |||
| 14 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 21 | 11:00 - 1:00 | TBD | Chapter Garden Party |
| 22 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Getting Started in Genealogy - workshop to learn the basics of family history research, where to find records, how to organize your work, etc. After the presentation, we'll break into small groups to help attendees make progress on their individual family trees. |
| 28 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| June | |||
| 11 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
| 14 | 250th Anniversary of the “Stars and Stripes:” On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution, stating that the Flag would be made up of thirteen alternating red and white stripes and thirteen white, five-pointed stars on a blue field. Stars have been added to the flag as new states join the union, the latest addition on August 21, 1959 when Hawaii was admitted to the Union. | ||
| 25 | 10:00 - noon | Los Altos Library, Orchard Room | Genealogy Lab - work individually on your current family history research project, with peer support and community. Bring your computer, notes, whatever you need to work. |
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TBD
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Washington, D.C. | "Continental Congress," DAR's national convention | |
| July 2027 | |||
| 4 | Independence Day Parade | ||
| 13 | 240th Anniversary of the Northwest Ordinance: Congress enacted the Ordinance on July 13, 1787 establishing a framework for governing the Northwest Territory and outlining the procedure for admitting new states to the Union. | ||
| January 2028 | |||
| February 2028 | |||
| Feb 6 | 250th Anniversary of the Treaty of Alliance and Treaty of Amity and Commerce with France: The American Colonies and France signed the Treaty of Alliance on February 6, 1778, formalizing France’s financial and military support for the revolutionary government in America. The two sides agreed that neither France nor the United States would make peace with England until the independence of the United States was recognized. With this treaty, France recognized the United States as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and the United States. | ||
*LACC: Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave, Los Altos
Please email our chapter with questions or to get more information on our events and programs.
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