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Event mirrors ceremonies held for former U.S. presidents at their gravesites.
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was honored at her burial site in Plains, Georgia, Monday in an inaugural wreath-laying ceremony that honored her legacy on what would have been her 98th birthday.
The wreath-laying ceremony, presented by the National First Ladies Day Commission (NFLDC) and the Society of Presidential Descendants, was the first of its kind honoring a deceased former United States first lady on her birthday. The Jimmy Carter National Historical Park hosted the event.
Organizations to honor former first lady next month on what would be her 98th birthday.
The National First Ladies Day Commission and The Society of Presidential Descendants will honor and remember former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s birthday on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, with an inaugural wreath-laying ceremony at 10 a.m. local time at the Carter Gardens and Burial Site in Plains, Georgia. Mrs. Carter died at age 96 on Nov. 19, 2023, and would have turned 98 on Aug. 18.
Several presidential descendants will be present for the event. A short ceremony will commence that morning to remember the former first lady. The Carter Gardens and Burial Site, where the Carters’ graves are located, was designed by Rosalynn Carter and is operated by the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Board opens permanent seat for president generals of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The National First Ladies Day Commission has appointed Pamela Rouse Wright, the president general of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, to its board of trustees, the commission announced earlier this month.
This is the first person serving as president general of the DAR to join the NFLDC at the recommendation and invitation of Rev. Nicholas W. Inman of Marshfield, Missouri, who launched the commission in 2021 and envisioned a day to recognize and celebrate the enduring contributions of first ladies to the nation’s history, culture and civic life.
“I am delighted to accept in honor of our first President General Caroline Scott Harrison,” Wright said in a statement. Harrison served as first lady of the United States from 1889 until her death. Her husband, Benjamin Harrison, was the 23rd United States president.
The National First Ladies Day Commission unveils a public history endeavor showcasing first ladies from birth to burial and places in between.
On April 19, 2025, James Garfield III (Great Great Great Grandson of First Lady Lucretia and President James Garfield) presented, on the behalf of the National First Ladies Day Commission, a proclamation from the Great State of Ohio recognizing that Saturday April 26th as National First Ladies Day. It is signed by Governor Mike DeWine and Lt Governor Jim Tressel. National Park Ranger Caitlyn of the National First Ladies Historic Site in Canton, Ohio accepted the Framed Proclamation and will be sure to pass it along to Patty Dowd Schmitz, President and CEO of the National First Ladies Library and Museum at the First Ladies National Historic Site.
America's Field Trip is a nationwide student contest sponsored by America250, the official nonpartisan entity charged by Congress with planning the nation's Semiquincentennial in 2026, also known as the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. America's Field Trip invites students in grades 3–12 to be part of this historic milestone by sharing their perspectives on what America means to them — with the chance to earn a once-in-a-lifetime field trip experience at an iconic American landmark or cultural site, including the Smithsonian's National Zoo, National Archives Museum, Kennedy Space Center, and Yellowstone National Park — just to name a few.
Visit America250.org/FieldTrip/Rules for Official Rules.
Saturday marks second annual National First Ladies Day as organizers seek making the recognition a permanent federal holiday.
Scattered across the country, a little-known contingent of influential people are working diligently behind the scenes to help give America’s first ladies the recognition they say is long overdue.
They are the descendants of first ladies, the Canton-Ohio based National First Ladies Library & Museum, historians, and community builders that make up the National First Ladies Day Commission (NFLDC), created in 2021. And, they are on a mission to help establish a federal holiday—National First Ladies Day.
Washington, DC, April 12, 2022 -- Who is your favorite First Lady and why?
The National First Ladies Day Commission (nfldc) announced that National First Ladies Day will be observed this year on Saturday, April 30. National First Ladies Day is celebrated on the last Saturday of April every year to honor all First Ladies of the United States. The National First Ladies Day Commission is made up of The Society of Presidential Descendants, National First Ladies’ Library, historians, and community builders to celebrate a day of service honoring all First Ladies.