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- ↑ "DAR President General Ann Dillon - Acceptance Remarks". YouTube.
- ↑ "Ann Turner Dillon, President General". DAR Blog.
- ↑ Dillon, Ann. "Reflecting on the Dillon Administration". DAR Blog.
- ↑ "Independence National Historical Park Tree Donation". DAR.org.
- ↑ "Ann Turner Dillon (Mrs. William "Bill" Dillon)". The Hereditary Society Community of the United States of America.