Ann Turner Dillon served as the 44th President General of the

Daughters of the American Revolution The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women who are directly descended from a person involved in the United States' efforts towards independence. A non-profit group, they promote ...

Personal life

Margaret Ann Turner was born in Texas, the daughter of Charles Nelson Turner and Blanche Piester. Her husband is United States Navy veteran William "Bill" Dillon. She is the mother of two and grandmother of six, including granddaughter Emily Dalgleish.

DAR membership

Dillon was elected DAR President General in 2016, having previously served as First Vice President General, Registrar General, Colorado State Regent, and various other positions. She is a first-generation DAR member and is the first member from Colorado elected to the position. Her administration's theme was “Moving Forward in Service to America,” which continued the previous administration's emphasis on meaningful community service, but with more structured guidance and projects from the National level. Projects focus on education and training, including the creation of the Community Classroom Committee, and DAR training opportunities for members, including the New Members Course. She challenged DAR members to record 19 million hours of community service. Highlights from the Dillon Administration: *

DAR Constitution Hall DAR Constitution Hall is a concert hall located at 1776 D Street NW, near the White House in Washington, D.C. It was built in 1929 by the Daughters of the American Revolution to house its annual convention when membership delegations outgrew Memo ...

stage restoration * DAR Museum Gallery and Study Gallery renovation * Facility improvements at the DAR Headquarters, including new HVAC and Security Systems installed, new flooring in the O’Byrne Gallery and Administration Building, updated landscaping. * Technology upgrades including the ability for chapters to pay National dues online, digitization of Revolutionary War pension through

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. * The creation of ''America 250! Membership Task Force'' and the ''State Application Teams'' to assist in expediting membership applications. * The donation of 76 trees to

Independence National Historical Park Independence National Historical Park is a federally protected historic district in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that preserves several sites associated with the American Revolution and the nation's founding history. Administered by the National P ...

and the creation of th
DAR Pathway of the Patriots
as part of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission

Other associations

National Society United States Daughters of 1812 The National Society United States Daughters of 1812 is an association of female descendants of veterans of the War of 1812. It was established on January 8, 1892 as the United States Daughters of 1812 in New York City. The United States Dau ...

(former State President) * Colonial Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

References

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