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Florida State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

Florida Bulle t in March 2020

Message from

the State Regent

Dear Daughters,

Happy March! March is

named after Mars, the Roman

God of War. March was the

time of year to resume mili-

tary campaigns that had been

interrupted due to winter.

Since one of the spirit fruits is

peace, let’s pray for a peaceful month and a beautiful awakening of

Spring.

I hope to see many of you at the 118th State Conference in Orlando. We

will enjoy four exciting days of reports, speakers, banquets and the cele-

bration of the 175th Anniversary of Florida Statehood, the 100th Anniver-

sary of the 19th Amendment and the amazing accomplishments of our

chapters during the past year. I have received the regent’s reports and I am

in awe of the work accomplished in the areas of historic preservation, edu-

cation, and patriotism.

The proposed Florida projects are in full swing and I am happy to report

that the new roof has been completed on the weaving room at Crossnore

School & Children’s Home. The handicapped ramp begins construction

this spring. The funding for the renovation of the dressing rooms, Florida

box and Seal is well underway. We are almost 3/4 of the way to our goal

of $100,000, thanks to the generosity of the Florida Daughters and Florida

Chapters!

Rise and Shine and Squeeze The Day for God, Home, and Country!

In the Spirit,

Kay Yarbrough

Florida e-Bulletin

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Email: [email protected]

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Vol. 3 No. 4 Florida e-Bulletin Florida State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

DAR Service For Veterans

Honor Daughters who are living Veterans!

Did you know a member’s e-membership profile can include their military service, branch, and rank? It’s simple to update by se-

lecting the correct options from the drop-down menus.

Military service choices are active, retired from the

military or veteran (have served)

Military branch choices are Army, Navy, Marines,

Air Force or Coast Guard. There are Reserves and

National Guard in each branch

Military rank examples are Tech Sergeant, Spe-

cialist 4, Corporal, Captain, Lieutenant Colonel,

etc.

To honor your Chapter’s veterans, please make sure

you have their service information. Veterans should

make sure your Regent or Registrar has the correct

information.

Why is having this information important?

Documenting service in e-membership makes our vet-

erans more visible within their chapters, state, and na-

tion. Having the ability to know who served where

makes these veterans more real.

Having this information gives the State Regent a deep-

er knowledge of her state’s daughters who are serving

or who have served.

Women Veterans are a minority of America’s total

population. Having a social veteran group within DAR

is another thing that can draw prospective members to

get involved.

The President General now has this information availa-

ble at her fingertips and can use it when she visits

Landstuhl Medical Center in Germany or mingles with

other groups where she is called to represents us such as Women in Military Service for America Memorial. Help keep her pre-

pared.

This officer thanks Florida Daughter Dawn Lemongello, Treasurer General, for helping facilitate this change to e-membership.

—submitted by Joyce A Fletcher Menard, FSSDAR Chair, DAR Service for Veterans


DAR Service For Veterans

I learned early last week that US Army Nurse and Vietnam Veteran

Lynda Kangas needed an electric scooter due to her disability and that

the VA was unable to help her. I reached out to my database of local

SAR/DAR members and other veteran supporters to ask if anyone knew

of an extra scooter, not in use, that might be donated to this Vet.

I am happy to report that within one day of my request , DAR Daughter

Madeline Chin (Seminole Chapter) and her husband, Floyd

Chin (Vietnam Veteran), offered to donate an extra scooter they owned.

In addition, Ms. Kangas needed a scooter-power trunk lift for her vehi-

cle that was personally donated by Karen Christie (Vice Regent, Garci-

laso De La Vega Chapter).

I arranged to personally deliver both the scooter and vehicle power lift to

Ms. Kangas late last week, and trust that these two devices will increase

her mobility and make her life a bit easier.

—written by Donald Lanman, FLSSAR State Officer at Large

—submitted by Kay Yarbrough, FSSDAR State Regent

Honor The Heroes

The Patriotism Luncheon will be held on June 24, 2020, at the Grand Hyatt in Washing-

ton D.C. and will include a special Honor the Heroes presentation.

We would like to recognize and honor ALL DAR members that have served, or are

serving, in the military. We currently have fifty photos and information but know we

are missing many.

We are asking all chapters to invite their chapter veterans to send a photo of themselves,

preferably in uniform, along with their name, branch of service, years of service, chap-

ter, and state. The photos and information should be sent to [email protected]. She is

putting together a beautiful slideshow and book to Honor the Heroes among us. This is

going to be a very special event and we want all our veterans to have the opportunity to

shine for their service.

Please Florida Daughters find those old photos! If you can't scan them or bring them to

the FSSDAR State Conference, send them to me via snail-mail. I'll scan them and get

them back to you.

Squeezing the memories right out of you, as we rise and shine

You sister veteran,

Joyce A Fletcher Menard

FSSDAR Chair, DAR Service for Veterans

Vietnam Veteran Floyd Chin on the scooter he and Madeline Chin donated



DAR Pro jec t Pa triot

National DAR Project Patriot Chair, Stephanie Wolfley, has announced two projects. All chapters have the option and opportunity

to participate.

1) Operation: Bean of Life

Bean of Life: A Place of Common Ground.

This is a coffee house opened by an Army Chaplain and Assistant located

on a base in the Middle East. It offers transient soldiers from all branches of

active duty military, coming in and out of the country, a place of resiliency

and comfort away from military life. They keep it stocked through dona-

tions with free hygiene supplies, snacks, care package goodies, coffee, and

hot drinks for soldiers to have access to—free of charge.

2) Operation: Eisenhower Carrier Group

Working directly with the Chaplain’s Department there is a wish

list of food and hygiene items that can be sent for distribution to

the sailors onboard. For information on what items are requested,

please check the FSSDAR Project Patriot Committee Facebook

or the DAR Project Patriot Committee Facebook.

For address information to send to either project, please con-

tact me at [email protected]. Please consider joining the FSSDAR Project Patriot Committee Facebook group. I

encourage all our chapters to share their projects, ideas, and pictures.

Remember – ALL chapters can support the

DAR Project Patriot Committee by wearing

RED on Friday to Remember Everyone De-

ployed. Did you know this information can be

reported in the comments section of the Chap-

ter Master Report (CMR) next year.

Rise and Shine and Squeeze the Day for our

Active Duty Military

Arlene Pulner

FSSDAR Project Patriot Chair 2019-2021



Literacy Promot ion Commit tee

As I write this, it is a gray, rainy Friday. I look forward to the book awaiting me when I reach home. Choosing our own reading

material is a luxury of adulthood. How can we extend this luxury to our youngest readers?

As you donate books to chil-

dren, their schools, and librar-

ies, how much thought is giv-

en to the content of the books?

Repurposing the books that

were read and enjoyed by our

own children is a worthy pur-

suit, but if you are purchasing

a book for donation, on what

basis do you choose? The best

solution is to enable the child

to select her own book, such

as happens with the Scholastic

Book Fair Bucks program.

Florida Daughters generously

support this program for stu-

dents at Kate Duncan Smith, among other schools.

If you are working to support a school in your community, inquire as

to whether there is a school book fair, and when it is held. Book Fair

Bucks are essentially gift cards in small donations that may only be

spent at the Scholastic Book Fair, or by ordering on line from Scho-

lastic. Providing the funds to purchase directly from the book fair

assures that the books are timely and of interest to the students. You

can also support the classroom through the teacher; teachers often

create wish lists of books they would like for their classroom librar-

ies.

How important is it to see people who look like ourselves in the me-

dia? As adult readers we may look for books that are about people,

places, and eras different from our own, in order to experience the

unknown. It has been said that books act as “windows, mirrors, and

sliding glass doors”, giving the reader a better look at herself as well

as the rest of the world. Just as we may seek variety in the people and places that make up our reading, so do children need access

to books that reflect diversity in terms of national origin, ethnicity, language, and socioeconomic status.

The International Literacy Association (ILA)’s CHILDREN’S RIGHTS TO EXCELLENT LITERACY INSTRUCTION position

statement asserts that all children need access to books at school and at home, as well as robust literacy-rich experiences which

honor children’s own social and cultural identities.

If you are interested in reading more, below is a link to an article by Professor Rudine Sims Bishop (1990), The Ohio State Univer-

sity: “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors.”

https://scenicregional.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mirrors-Windows-and-Sliding-Glass-Doors.pdf

—submitted by Susan Summers, Co-Chair, Literacy Promotion Committee

https://scenicregional.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mirrors-Windows-and-Sliding-Glass-Doors.pdf


DAR Museum Adopt -An -Objec t

Greetings Florida Daughters,

My name is Anne Smoak from the Colonel Samuel Elbert Chapter in Keystone Heights, Florida. As chairman of the DAR Muse-

um Adopt-An-Object, I would like to invite you to join me in adopting a table for the DAR Museum in Washington D.C.

A walnut table made in Pennsylvania between 1765 and 1790 has an inappropriate 1950’s light-colored refinish. The finish will be

replaced with an appropriate walnut finish replicating how it looked during the 18th century. A photo is included and is also view-

able at this link: (https://dar.org/giving/dar-wishlist/detail/3664).

With this conservation initiative, we will ensure the preservation of the DAR Museum’s collection where future generations can

enjoy, study, and learn from these objects we preserve.

If you are interested in contributing toward our table, you may make a check payable to FSSDAR and mail to P.O. BOX 51, Key-

stone Heights, FL 32656. Please contact me by phone call, text, email, snail mail, or social media if you have any questions!

Anne Smoak

PO BOX 51

Keystone Heights FL 32656

904-315-4069

[email protected]

FSSDAR Chair of the DAR Museum Adopt-an-

Object

FSSDAR Vice-Chair of Antiques Roadshow

FSSDAR Page Chaplain, Page Committee

https://dar.org/giving/dar-wishlist/detail/3664



Lake -Sumter Regents Counci l

The Lake-Sumter Regents’ Council met on January 25 at the Perkins Restaurant in Leesburg. The chapter regents in attendance

were: Merle Skinner of Bertha Hereford Hall; Charyl Winner of Mary Ellen Robertson; Sandra Purcell of John Bartram; Karen

Carbonneau of Puc Puggy; Pam Beightol of Ocklawaha; and Beverly Oyler of Tomoka. Each chapter regent brought the Council

up-to-date on their activities since the last meeting.

The guest speaker was Dough Gardner, chair of the Monument Committee of the Joint Veterans Support Committee for the Florida

National Cemetery in Bushnell. He played a six-minute video which described the planned Freedom Memorial Plaza that will be

erected at the cemetery. Mr. Gardner stated the need for the memorial plaza. It is the second most active cemetery where there are

170,000 individuals buried with approximately 30 funerals performed daily. The first monument to be erected in the Freedom Me-

morial Plaza would that of the Gold Star Families done by the Woody Harrelson Foundation. Each chapter will decide on how they

can be involved with this new project.

The Ocklawaha Chapter invited everyone to participate in the GeorgeFest parade in Eustis on February 22. This annual parade is to

honor George Washington, the Father of our country.

On February 8, Joyce White, Vice

Regent of Bertha Hereford Hall and

two members of Mary Ellen Robert-

son, Charyl Winner and Sally Meckle,

participated in the 3rd annual Fashion

Show at Dade Park in Bushnell.

Charyl dressed in a wedding dress of

1885; Sally dressed in a typical day

dress of 1776; and Joyce White

dressed as a suffragette of the 1890’s.

The fashions of the event covered the

time period from the 1770’s through

the 1960’s.

The next meeting will be April 25 at

the Perkins Restaurant in Leesburg.

—Submitted by Joyce White, Vice Regent of Bertha Hereford Hall Chapter

L-R: Sally Meckle, Joyce White, and Charyl Winner


Alaf ia River Chapter

In February, Alafia River Chapter's meeting was a “For the People, By the

People, Antique Genealogical Roadshow Lalapalooza Share the Love Val-

entine's Visitors Day”. Members brought heirlooms and shared two minute

vignettes about them. Members also brought visitors who were interested

in learning about the DAR. These members and guests received a ticket to

win a prize which was a big tin heart full of chocolates which could later

be filled with buttons. Each attendee also received a handwritten Valen-

tine.

Women's Issues Chairman Jen Gerken gave out enormous gift bags to the

winners of the ongoing Fitbit challenge in honor of Heart Month. She also

gave every attendee a goodie bag. The meeting was run as a DAR 101,

explaining what we do and why for the benefit of guests and new mem-

bers. And, finally, of course we wore RED!

—submitted by Kim Ruiz, Publicity Chair, Alafia River Chapter

Amel ia Is land Chapter

Amelia Island Chapter Registrar Sharon Driscoll and HODAR/

SAR Kurt take a break during the recent Wreaths Across America

held at Jacksonville National Cemetery. Daughters laid 136

wreaths in Section 1, which Sharon Driscoll supervises.

Daughter Teresa Reynolds had a personal connection to the event

when she laid a wreath on the grave of Lieutenant Colonel Ed-

ward Goyette, U.S. Air Force, who is her pastor’s father.

Goyette’s grave, which is located in Section 1, was but one of the

11,000 graves decorated that day.

The 200 members of the Amelia Island Chapter contribute to the

community in other ways, such as volunteering 5,000 hours of

community service and presenting $5,000 in scholarships and

awards in Nassau County each year. Go

to www.ameliaislandnsdar.org for more information about the

chapter.

—submitted by Cara Curtin

L-R: Sharon Driscoll, Section 1 leader and Kurt Driscoll

http://www.ameliaislandnsdar.org/


Bartow Chapter Four Bartow Daughters and two SAR spouses attended the Lakeland SAR meeting to

hear Dr. Roger Smith, author and historian, relate powerful stories about how women

had helped with the Revolutionary War effort. Young and old, colonial women served as

spies, messengers, cooks, and even soldiers. He ended by reflecting that the women of

the suffrage movement “stood on the shoulders” of these courageous women. His

presentation was sponsored by the Ponce de Leon Chapter DAR.

Bartow Chapter Regent Hazel Sellers, Chaplain Paula Olive, and Vice Regent Linda

Munroe visited our senior members on Valentine’s Day, taking chocolates to make their

visits extra sweet. What a joy to hear them share their history of our chapter and city.

DAR Service for Veterans Chair Martha Bolton, Susan Russell, and Sharon Snyder visit-

ed the Lakeland VA Clinic during National Salute to Veteran Patients Week. They

shared donuts, commemorative pins, and lots of good cheer with the veterans.

Our chapter adopted Lewis Elementary School in Fort Meade to help fulfill the needs of their children. One of our members serves

on the PTA board at a Lakeland school and knew her school had a large surplus, so she arranged for that school to share donated

clothes with the Fort Meade school.

Mark your calendars! Bartow Chapter’s Annual Constitution Luncheon will be Saturday, September 12, with R. Fred Lewis, re-

tired Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, speaking.

—submitted by Gay Harlowe, Honorary Regent

Bertha Hereford Hal l Chapter

The Bertha Hereford Hall Chapter celebrated its

90th anniversary on January 10, at the new Ve-

netian Center in Leesburg. Regent Merle Skin-

ner welcomed special guests Cindy Weatherby,

2nd Vice Regent of the Florida State Society of

DAR and a member of Princess Hirrihigua

Chapter; Elise Dennison, Mayor of Leesburg;

Sheri Hudson, District V Director of Florida

DAR; Beverly Gentry, National Vice Chairman

of the DAR Museum Outreach and a member of

the Fort Cooper Chapter; and members from the

chapters of John Bartram, Mary Ellen Robert-

son, Puc Puggy, and Ocklawaha.

The Leesburg High School JROTC under the

supervision of Master Sgt. Craig Morris presented the Flag Colors while the guest band played the national anthem.

Regent Skinner relayed the history of the chapter which was chartered December 10, 1929. She introduced Margaret Green-Witt,

a WWII veteran who will turn 100 on February 20 of this year! Annette Freeman provided information about the chapter’s pro-

jects in education, veterans’ affairs, and historical events through the years. First Vice Regent Joyce White announced the names

of past and present officers and praised them for their dedication to the chapter’s success over the years.

Music was provided by the Plantation Lake Brass who played music through the decades, a salute to the Armed Forces, and a sa-

lute to our patriots. Luncheon was provided by Debra Davis Catering.

—submitted by Joyce White, Vice Regent

L-R: Gay Harlowe, Dr. Roger Smith,

Doris Wooden, Ken Wooden, Linda

Munroe, Bruce Munroe, Martha Bolton

L-R: Cindy Weatherby, Beverly Gentry, Joyce White, Polly Gunther, Bea

LaFantasie, Merle Skinner, Annette Freeman, Margaret Green-Witt, And Elise

Dennison


Carol ine Brevard Chapter

The Caroline Brevard Chapter

continues to support our veter-

ans. On 14 December 2019,

Regent Judy Leclere, Wilma

Scofield, Fran Felix, Annelle

Blanchett, Betty Davis, Phyllis

Tanner, Anne Boynton, and

new member Lois Johnson

attended the Wreaths Across

America Ceremony and helped

lay wreaths at the Tallahassee

National Cemetery. After the

ceremony, chapter members

and members from the Fort

San Luis Chapter attended a

plaque dedication at the Polli-

nation Garden that is located

on Memory Walk. On Decem-

ber 17, cookies made by chap-

ter members were taken to the Tallahassee Veterans Village for the veterans. Non-perishable food was also taken to the Village.

—submitted by Wilma Scofield

Choctawhatchee

Bay Chapter

The speaker at the Choctawhatchee Bay DAR

meeting was Kathrine McCarty, a graduate of

the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She

majored in Animal Science with a minor in

International Agriculture and Natural Re-

sources. Kathrine has studied in Tanzania and

traveled in the United States West, including

living in a cabin in Yosemite so that she could

work with bears. She later helped coordinate

the Eastern Black Bear Workshop. Katherine

is employed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife

Conservation where she specializes in black

bears. Eglin Air Force Reservation is 464,000

acres of forest which originally was part of the

Choctawhatchee Bay Forest. Florida is the

home to 4,000 Black Bears.

—submitted by Carolyn N. Ketchel, Regent

Caroline Brevard Chapter and Fort San Luis Chapter members at the Pollinator Garden dedication: L-R: Lois

Johnson, Kerry Pond, Laura Pond, Fran Felix, Betty Davis, Annelle Blanchett, Regent Judy Leclere, Nancy Pond and

Wilma Scofield.

Since the week of Valentine’s Day is the National Salute Day to

Veteran Patients Week, Wilma Scofield and Judy Leclere served

donuts and juice/water to the Veterans at the Tallahassee VA

Clinic on the morning of 10 February.

Carolyn Ketchel, Regent, Katherine McCarty holding a bear collar and Betsey

Plantholt, 2nd Vice Regent


Commodore John Barry

Chapter

The Commodore John Barry Chapter in Melbourne Beach

celebrated its 8th birthday on January 11, 2020. Our historical

marker was rededicated at the historical Ryckman House that

day as well. The marker was dedicated in our organizing year

in 2012 but due to weather needed major repair.

The chapter had the honor of State Historian Shirley Hoerle

attend and talk to the members about What does the State His-

torian Do? She gave a wonderful presentation and explained

all the responsibilities of the State Historian. Our members

walked away with great information. She also made the short

trip to the Ryckman House and along with our Organizing

Regent, our two Honorary Chapter Regents and current Regent

we were able to take a photo together. What a great opportuni-

ty for our chapter to have this in our archives for future mem-

bers 100 years from now.

—submitted by Tammy Sandberg, Regent

Cora Stickney Harper Chapter

Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful (KPSLB) re-

ceived a Buddy Bench sponsorship for the

PACE Center of Girls on January 14, 2020.

The PACE girls had been busy collecting caps

to reach their goal of 200 pounds to attain their

new Buddy Bench.

When the Cora Stickney Harper Chapter

reached out to KPSLB

and expressed interest in

the Buddy Bench Project

and their desire to spon-

sor a bench, they learned

that the PACE Center

for Girls did not yet

have their bench spon-

sored. The Chapter de-

cided they would spon-

sor the PACE bench.

—submitted by Linda Ford

Gallup, Regent

L-R: Honorary Chapter Regent Deb Plaag (2013-2015); State Historian Shirley Hoerle; Regent Tammy Sandberg (2019-2021);

Organizing Regent BettyJo Green (2012-2013); Honorary Chapter Regent Jo Solley-Hansen (2015-2019)


Echebucsassa

Chapter Echebucsassa Chapter is working on a variety of pro-

jects in support of all our DAR objectives; however,

one of our members has achieved an outstanding op-

portunity to participate in an in-depth conversation on

women’s and girls’ empowerment, our own Karen

Patterson, Florida State Chair on Women’s Issues.

This meeting will take place at the United Nations in

celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing

Declaration and Platform for Action or CSW64 for

short.

Karen works continuously on educating us on the

current status of issues women are facing and we know she will be of great value to the

discussions at the UN meetings. Congratulation’s Karen, we are so proud of you.

In support of our deployed troops, we collected and clipped over 1000 coupons for mail-

ing to overseas bases, and packed seven postal boxes for Project Patriot Operation: Eisenhower Carrier Group. One of our members

Lisa Summer is holding coupon envelopes for mailing. We are currently planning a special presentation for veterans of the Vietnam

War in recognition of their unique service and the sacrifice of the veterans and their family members.

—submitted by Marie Wunderlich, Vice Regent

Edward Rut ledge

Chapter

Carla Van Arnam gave a historical program on Dr. Sarah

Lucretia Miller Robb and the Robb House Medical Muse-

um located in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Robb made history

by being the first woman physician in Alachua County and

was one of the first female physicians in Florida. After the

program, Michele Crummitt presented a Women in Ameri-

can History certificate and medal, in honor of Dr. Sarah

Lucretia Miller Robb, to Harriet Wright, great-

granddaughter of Dr Robb.

—submitted by Jane McClelland

Karen Patterson

Project Patriot Operation: Eisenhower

Carrier Group

L-R: Jane McClelland, Regent; Carla Van Arnam, guest speaker;

Florence Van Arnam, curator of the Robb House Medical Museum;

Harriet Wright, great-granddaughter of Dr. Sarah Lucretia Robb;

and Michele Crummitt, Chapter America History Chair.

At the January meeting of the Edward

Rutledge chapter, Kitty McElhaney,

Vice Regent, recognized Delaney Wil-

liams, winner of the chapter DAR Good

Citizen Award and Scholarship contest,

as assistant principal of Columbia High

School, April Bolkosky, and Jane

McClelland, Regent, looked on


Estero Is land Chapter

Estero Island Daughters Squeezed Every Day in the first

six weeks of the year!

January brought an Insignia Workshop; a full house of

researchers working on supplemental Patriots, with our

Lineage Research team; clothing and personal items were

collected for homeless students and delivered to Lee Coun-

ty Schools’ Project Access; Valentine boxes were packed

and sent to deployed troops; food was distributed to needy

veterans at the Cape Coral VA Clinic along with Commu-

nity Cooperative’s Mobile Food Pantry; recycled plastic

bag “plarn” mats were made at a Plarn Party and delivered

to the Homeless Coalition; veterans’ headstones were

cleaned; Valentine cards were handmade for veterans; and

there was a fun group outing to historical Buckingham

Airfield with a tour by Mosquito Control.

February found several members participating in a Naturalization Ceremony in Fort Myers, welcoming 70 new citizens from 26

different countries; 17 new members attended a fun and informative New Member Tea; and members were honored for the oppor-

tunity to hear a Holocaust survivor speak at Lehigh High School, as part of the program planned by our winner of a Junior Member-

ship Classroom Teacher Grant.

Friends of Koreshan State Park was the recipient of a $8000 DAR Historic Preservation Grant, for interpretive signage and other

upgrades, and several members were recently given a tour. We are thrilled that Friends of Koreshan volunteer, Cindy Cloughly,

became a member of the Estero Island Chapter after she got to know us via the application process and award.

—submitted by Jamie B. Gates, Regent

Fort Cooper Chapter

The Fort Cooper Chapter was happy to dedicate a historic marker on January 13, in

Inverness. After much research, the chapter placed a plaque at the Oak Ridge and Pine

Hill Cemeteries. The Lecanto High School JROTC advanced the colors and Florida

State Regent Kay Yarbrough brought greetings. Ms. Kathy Turner-Thompson gave the

historical background of the two cemeteries and Chapter Regent Kim Bennett dedicated

the marker. Many DAR chapters in Central Florida were represented including Bertha

Hereford Hall which was represented by Vice Regent Joyce White. Following the dedi-

cation, a reception was held at the Old Historical Courthouse and Heritage Museum in

Inverness.

—submitted by Joyce White, Vice Regent, Bertha Hereford Hall Chapter

Cindly Cloughly, Arlene Pulner (FSSDAR Project Patriot Chair),

Amy Dell Aquila, Honorary Regent Connie Lizak, Honorary Regent

Anita Pinder, and Nancy Holland.

L-R: Joyce White, Vice Regent of Bertha

Hereford Hall Chapter and Kay

Yarbrough, Florida State Regent


Fort San Luis Chapter

On January 29, 2020, Fort San Luis Chapter members spent a wonderful day at

Wakulla Springs State Park. Chapter member Frances Wentz Taber, a 60-year

DAR member, planned and coordinated the event for our Chapter which included

lunch, a program on the history of Wakulla Springs and a boat ride.

Our Park Ranger/tour guide was very informative and discussed the architecture

of the Lodge while pointing out ornate Spanish tile, original artwork, and iron-

work, marble and other details. After learning about the inside of the Lodge we

headed outdoors for the boat ride and guided tour of the springs. The boat ride

was great fun and we saw a variety of birds, ducks, one alligator, and several man-

atees. The ranger mentioned how we could help protect the springs and the Flori-

da aquifer by limiting the use of fertilizers and pesticides.

Special events, such as this outing to Wakulla Springs, is one example of how Fort San Luis chapter strives to stay connected with

our members. We had 27 in attendance at this event.

—submitted by Lindy Forehand Vickers, Regent

Gainesv il le Chapter

At their February meeting, the Gainesville Chapter enjoyed Tea with Mar-

tha as State Regent Kay Yarbrough portrayed First Lady Martha Washing-

ton. Also in attendance was FSSDAR Curator Konnie Beauregard and

FSSDAR Insignia Chair Shirley Jaffe.

—submitted by Kay Hall, Regent

L-R: Shirley Jaffe, State Regent Kay Yarbrough and Konnie Beauregard

Frances Wentz Taber and Park Ranger


Jacksonvi l le Chapter Happiness abounds. The Jacksonville Chapter has a generous member. This member,

desiring to remain un-named, donated a sizable number of fun-loving, adorable stuffed

monkeys known as Comfort Critters to the Jacksonville Chapter.

In turn, the Jacksonville Chapter reviewed where this donation would apply best and im-

pact the lives of many people. The Critters may be used in different situations of hospital-

ization, grief, divorce, dementia, etc. After due consideration and knowing the circum-

stances of the children of Tamassee DAR School, the Executive Board decided to surprise

each of the children with a special Christmas gift including books, flashcards, emotion

cards and the “critters”.

It wasn’t the Night Before Christmas…but it was close! Making special-last-minute ship-

ping arrangements with shipping donations from chapter members, 100 monkeys, ready to

give love, arrived right to their door and right on time for Christmas.

The staff of the school excitedly shared photos saying “Monkeys, monkeys, everywhere”

as they had fun positioning the monkeys throughout Tamassee offices. Most of the chil-

dren stay on campus during the holidays and due to the unique situation of Tamassee and

security concerns for the children, photographs of the children are not provided.

—submitted by Betty Reed, Public Relations Chair

—Photo courtesy of the Tamassee staff

Jane Sheldon Chapter On February 14, 2020, the Jane Sheldon Chapter visited with the veterans at Emory Bennett Veterans Nursing Home in Daytona

Beach, FL. It was a very nice Valentine party, complete with Valentine's, sweets and drinks. The Bathtub Gin Band performed.

They are a local band that plays music from the 1920's - 1940's including dixie land, swing and old standards. DAR was represented

by Cornelia Austin, Mylene Dempsey, Sandra Shope, Judy Stewart and

Sandra Sturge.

—submitted by Mylene J. Dempsey, Recording Secretary


John Bartram Chapter The Adopt-A-Precinct Program has been a win-win service for both the Sumter County Election Office and the John Bartram

Chapter of the Villages, Florida.

The county gets guaranteed trained workers at their polling centers and the participating organizations earn up to $2,200 per pre-

cinct adopted, for their projects. It allows the chapter to be involved in the elections process and to make more connections with

their community. All workers must be a full-time resident and be registered to vote in Sumter County. Workers must also be able

to read and write English, receive training, maintain non-partisanship while working the election, work a 13-14 hour shift, and sit

or stand for long periods.

Some of the jobs required include Assistant Clerk who assists the Clerk; Ballot Inspector issues the ballot to each voter and recon-

ciles the ballots; Voting System Inspector oversees the set-up, opening, closing, and dismantling of the voter equipment; Ballot

Processor retrieves the EViD tickets from voters and assists them with inserting their ballots into the digital scanner; EViD In-

spector checks the voter into the precinct, verifying signature and photo ID; Deputy maintains order along with the Precinct Clerk,

monitors the no-solicitation 150 ft. area, and assists voters when needed; Alternates complete training for any of the positions and

will be on-call and prepared to fill a position in case of emergency or no show.

In 2018, our chapter provided workers for two elections. The workers attended county-provided training, and staffed the polling

site from 5:45 a.m. until the polls closed in the evening. In 2019, the chapter worked one special election.

Our team is currently made up of 10 members and 3 alternates. For 2020 there are three elections, the Presidential Preference Pri-

mary in March, the Primary in August, and the General Election in November.

—submitted by Sandy Purcell, Regent

Joshua Stevens Chapter

On February 14, 2020, Joshua Stevens Chapter

of St. Cloud, FL dedicated a bench for the front

porch of The Orlando Fisher House at the Lake

Nona VA Hospital grounds. There is a lovely

gold tone plaque engraved with the dedication

from Joshua Stevens Chapter NSDAR. Our

chapter is so blessed to be represented at this

wonderful facility. Daughters representing our

chapter at the Fisher House were Regent Debra

Idom Main, Chaplain Lynn Cameron, Ginny

Brown and Corresponding Secretary Linda Shu-

mard.

—submitted by Kim Tennison, Public Relations &

Media Chair

Daughters sitting on the bench at The Orlando Fisher House on Lake Nona

VA Hospital grounds. Standing: Chaplain Lynn Cameron and Ginny Brown.

Seated: Regent Debra Idom Main and Corresponding Secretary Linda

Shumard.


Lake Wales Chapter Jolee Beamer, Director of Donation Relationship at Lake Wales Care Center, described their

many community services for people in need including home repairs, delivering food, men-

toring youth, sponsoring families, evangelism and home visits during the chapter's January

meeting. Amilee Stuckey, P.A. was honored for her work with women veterans.

At our annual Awards Ceremony in February, the Lake Wales Chapter honored 16 local stu-

dents at an award ceremony held at the Lake Ashton Health & Fitness Center. With the par-

ents, principals, and teachers in attendance, students were presented with certificates and

medals.

Lawrence Kearny Chapter The Cape Coral Arts and Music Festival has been produced by the Rotary Club

since 1985. The festival takes place in the historic downtown of Florida’s tenth

largest city and is Lee County’s largest special event with over 110,000 visitors

attending the two-day event.

Dinah Osborn, Regent, obtained free booth space for our chapter. Ten women

staffed the booth presenting flags, peppermint candies, and DAR information to

the public with the goal of raising awareness of the DAR within our community.

Our goal was successful with

twenty-six women providing

their name, phone number,

email address due to their interest in membership with the Lawrence Kearny

Chapter. We also did four referrals to the Fort Myers Caloosahatchee Chapter,

one referral to the Naples Chapter, and four referrals to SAR. Numerous wom-

en vacationing in Florida were referred to the National website to locate a chap-

ter in their area.

Dinah Osborn, Regent, has her focus on involving more members in chapter

activities and in developing DAR committees within our chapter. To give an

introduction to DAR committees, a Chapter Education Day presented selected

webinars from our missions of education, patriotism, and historic preservation.

The Members Course was introduced. A Jason’s Deli lunch and door prizes

rounded out the day.

—-submitted by Andrea Perisho, Membership Chair

L-R: Jolee Beamer and Regent

Earlene Head

American History Essay, Youth Citizenship, and Good Citizen Award Winners

Andrea Perisho, Norah Miller, Teresa Tidwell, Carol Schneider.

Jane Graham, Roddy Woodward, Dinah Osborn, Norah Miller, April Holmes, Gloria Tait, Gina

Rath, Carol Schneider, Andrea Perisho.


Manatee Chapter It was a glorious sunny December day at the Manatee Historical Village for

the annual Old Florida Christmas event. Manatee Chapter had a prime

location in front of the Wiggins Store and our new banner definitely made

an impression. Committee Chair Julie Worth coordinated the creation of

old-fashioned holiday decorations and ornaments. Chapter members do-

nated supplies, created the craft items, staffed the booth and came out to

the event to support our efforts. The proceeds will help finance our student

awards programs: American History Essay Contests, DAR Good Citizens

and JROTC.

—submitted by Kathy Doddridge, Regent

Mary El len Robertson Chapter On February 1, 2020, the Mary Ellen Robertson Chapter, Leesburg, held Mary Ellen

Robertson Day to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the chapter’s founding. The

event was held at Bourlay Historic Nature Park on the site of the 1843 homestead of the

Robertson family, the first settlers of Leesburg.

Most events were held at the Cracker House Museum and Welcome Center within the

park. Visitors toured the chapter’s historical exhibit, which showcases the site’s three

pioneering families. The displays and basic maintenance of the house are ongoing chap-

ter projects.

The day began with presentation of the colors by the Civil Air Patrol Cadets and the

Pledge of Allegiance. The invocation, reading of a proclamation from the Mayor of

Leesburg and opening remarks from Chapter Regent Charyl Winner followed. A chap-

ter member’s daughter delivered a dramatic portrayal of Mary Ellen Robertson, and

historian Glorianne Fahs of Leesburg Heritage Society’s talked on Leesburg’s history.

Other features of the day included the Native Plant Society’s discussion on local plants

and the Leesburg Center for the Art’s environmental art project called Earth Loom. The

chapter provided a genealogy presentation and help table. Other environmental high-

lights included trail hiking and the Lake County Water Authority’s informational table.

Women’s Voices in History, a troupe of chapter members who portray ancestors and

famous women from history and tell their stories, performed the closing event.

Even though the day began rainy and gloomy, it was enjoyed by all and has been requested as an annual event.

—submitted by Candy Davis

Kathy Juergens, Pru Dewey and Madeline Rementer

are ready to offer clothes peg soldiers, hanky angels,

puffy hearts, votive candles, Santa coloring bags and

Christmas pins.

L-R: Holly Wilson, Pru Dewey, Robin Schoch, Kathy

Doddridge, Julie Worth, Kathy Juergens, Madeline

Rementer

Not pictured: Martha Stanislawski, Nancy Hooker,

Suzanne Cochran, Laurie Schuchardt, Mona Tisdale,

Arlene Dukanauskas

Members at Cracker House:

Front row: Sally Meckle, Nancy Howard,

Harriet Wallace

Second row: Elaine Brown, Dottie

Loveland, Candy Davis, Charyl Winner


Myakka Chapter

Myakka Chapter's membership meeting was held at the Venice Yacht

Club and we had the privilege to hear Ms. Carol Schwenk, Vice Presi-

dent General, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revo-

lution, Honorary State Regent of Vermont and our esteemed Associate

Member give a presentation on Vermont DAR's historic home, the John

Strong Mansion Museum.

The Myakka Chapter also kicked off its first project under the America

250 initiative. Regent Cornell gave a 1-minute talk on her DAR Patriot.

—submitted by Susan I Stewart, VIS Chair and Honorary Regent

Osceola Chapter At our February meeting, members of the Osceola Chapter made a trip back to the 1950s with member Gwen Barshay, as she pre-

sented details about costume jewelry from the era. In addition to her presentation, her wonderful collection of period costume jewel-

ry was on display. Once we heard some of the prices these popular collectibles fetch on the open market, we all vowed to revisit our

old jewelry boxes to see if we held on to any of the

old jewelry our mothers may have passed on to us.

And, of course, we all agreed to start wearing our

pearls while vacuuming!

We were also treated to a display of antique valen-

tines from new member Molly Boardman, along

with information about Esther Howland, an artist

and business-

woman who was

responsible for

popularizing Val-

entine's Day

greeting cards in

America. We had

a great February

meeting!

—submitted by

Gwen Kodad

Gwen Barshay

L-R: Carole Cornell, Regent Myakka Chapter; Carol

Schwenk, Vice President General NSDAR and Vermont

Honorary Regent


Pensacola Chapter The Pensacola Chapter

teamed up with Ocean

Hour to participate in a

beach cleanup. Ocean

Hour is dedicated to

spending one hour eve-

ry Saturday cleaning a

local beach or water-

way and educating and

encouraging others to

do the same.

Gathering on a chilly

morning on February

22, a total of 44 volun-

teers removed 265

pounds of trash from Sanders Beach and Bruce Beach in Pensacola. Organized

by Chapter Conservation Co-Chairs Sam Strickland and Linda Hoover, chapter

members enjoyed a beautiful day and the fellowship of working along side other

Daughters.

—submitted by Theresa Friday, Regent

Pithlochaskotee Chapter A recent chapter Flag Minute featured the Honor and Re-

member Flag. It was created as a state emblem of the ser-

vice and sacrifice of the brave men and women of the Unit-

ed States Armed Services who have given their lives in the

line of duty.

On June 26, 2019, Governor DeSantis held a news confer-

ence and photo session as he officially signed Florida Bill

HB427 into law. Bill HB 427 authorizes the display of this

flag at specific locations on specified days and in a specific

manner. It allows the flag to be flown on Veterans Day,

Gold Star Mother’s Day and a day in which a member of

the United States Armed Forces who is a resident of Flori-

da loses his or her life. The flag must be manufactured in

the U.S. Twenty-eight states already have this flag in their laws.

The Red Field represents the blood spilled by brave men and women in American’s military throughout history, who willingly

gave their lives so that we all would remain free.

The Blue Star represents active service in military conflict. This symbol originated with World War I, but on this flag, it signifies

service through all generations from the American Revolution to the present.

The White Border surrounding the gold star recognizes the purity of sacrifice. There is no greater price an American can pay than

to give his or her life in service to our country.

The Gold Star signifies the ultimate sacrifice of a warrior in active service who will not return home. Gold reflects the value of

the life that was given.

The Folded Flag signifies the final tribute to an individual life that a family sacrificed and gave to the nation.

The Flame is an eternal reminder of the spirit that has departed this life yet burns on in the memory.

—submitted by Kathy Oko, Historian

L-R: Amy Parker, Theresa Friday, Sam

Strickland, Linda Hoover and Dyan Carpenter.

Not pictured: Associate member Karan

Llewellyn


Rainbow River Chapter Rainbow River Chapter hosted the Dunellon High School Jr ROTC Color Guard, a member of the

Coast Guard stationed at Yankeetown, FL, and a World War II Navy Veteran who had experiences

you never want to endure at their January 2020 meeting.

The scheduled program was presented by BWM 3 Evan Borgman, who is stationed at the Coast

Guard base near us. BWM Borgman is a Petty Officer and told us of the activities performed at Yan-

keetown. They predominantly perform search-and-rescues and check boats and boaters in the area

for the proper safety equipment on board. Chapter members didn’t let him leave empty-handed.

Members brought so many donated snacks and sports drinks that the trunk and the back seat of his

car was filled.

A third part of our program was to present a Quilt of Valor to Jim Phillips. He was on board the USS

Luce in the China Sea when it was attacked by two Japanese Kamikaze planes. The crew had to

abandon ship. While many young sailors lost their lives that day, Jim survived as he said, “By the

grace of God”. He spoke of being in the oil slick and being concerned which way the wind was

blowing to make sure any flames didn’t come his way. He spoke of the horrors of hearing his ship-

mates being attacked by sharks, and how he was about to give up when he saw a Marine helicopter

overhead. He was rescued. He suffered PTSD from the event as well as the effects of the physical

wounds he received.

—submitted by Barbara Belter, Vice Regent

Seminole Chapter

The Seminole Chapter presented a Women in American History Award to retired

Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Catherine Brunson at its meeting held Febru-

ary 1, 2020.

Judge Brunson is a fifth-generation Floridian. In December 1974, she was the

first African American woman to graduate from the Florida State University law

school. In 1977, she was the first African American attorney to be hired by the

Palm Beach County Attorney’s Office. In 1984, she became the first African

American woman attorney to open a private law practice in Palm Beach County,

which she maintained until her appointment to the judiciary.

The late Governor Lawton Chiles appointed Judge Brunson to the Circuit Court

on August 10, 1994. She was the first African American woman appointed to that

position in Palm Beach County and continued to serve as a Circuit Judge for

twenty-four years until her retirement in December 2018. During her tenure on

the bench, Judge Brunson served in the Civil and Family Divisions of the Circuit

Court. She was the Administrative Judge for the South County Courthouse, for

the Family Division and the Riviera Beach Civil Drug Court. Throughout her

judicial service, Judge Brunson was highly regarded by the legal community, as

well as the litigants and jurors who appeared in her courtroom.

Judge Brunson is married to Beres Robinson. She is the mother of two adult sons

and a grandmother to two boys and one girl. She is an active member of her church, where she serves as a lector.

—submitted by Joy Shearer

Pat Cicogna of Quilt of Valor with Jim Phillips,

WW II Navy vet and survivor of the sinking of

the USS Luce.

Judge Catherine Brunson

WWII Navy Veteran, James Clemit “Jim” Phillips, passed away on February 22, 2020. His obituary is online at https://www.robertsfunerals.com/obituary/James-Phillips

https://www.robertsfunerals.com/obituary/James-Phillips


Sophia Fleming Chapter Sophia Fleming Chapter’s February meeting began with a lively pro-

gram titled: Colonial Dress - A View Under All. The informative

presentation was produced and narrated by the chapter’s own Honorary

Regent Cheryl Field. She was assisted by Lady Ramsbottom (member

Kenda DeFord) and Ladies Maid Annabelle (Chapter Honorary Regent

Julia Saldivar) who demonstrated all the layers required for a woman of

colonial times to be dressed properly.

There were lots of wiggles and giggles, along with talk about pantalettes

and corsets, as all manner of colonial ladies dress and undress were

shared. The period dress worn by the lovely Lady Ramsbottom was de-

signed and handmade by Kenda herself. Julia wore a simple day dress,

as her role to assist the Lady required a greater ability to move more

freely. Cheryl, also in costume, did a masterful job narrating and dis-

cussing the fine detail of colonial dress from the tips of the toes, covered

in hand-sewn stockings, to the tops of heads in a mob cap and fine hat

held by ribbon and tied with care. Members thoroughly enjoyed this

memorable program.

Honorary Regent Cheryl Field is the Founders Medals State Chair, on

the State Speakers’ Staff and C.A.R. State Senior Organizing Secretary.

Kenda DeFord is Vice-Chair, State Regent’s Project Sales and often

serves as special events and chapter photographer. Honorary Regent

Julia Saldivar is State Membership Chair and C.A.R. State Senior Socie-

ty President for Princess Malee Society and Senior State Librarian. So-

phia Fleming Chapter is honored and proud to have these talented

Daughters as members.

—submitted by Kathy Marsh and Kim Lowe, Publicity Co-Chairs

West Florida Chapter West Florida Chapter Daughters continue to work to serve the community and support our Armed Forces. With 97 members and

growing, daughters are working hard to provide meaningful and interesting projects for existing members as well as attracting new

members.

The Literacy Promotion Committee project collected 106 children’s books at the December social and then distributed the books to

Destin Elementary School just before the holidays. At the January meeting, Jason Eller from the Tamassee School in North Carolina

was invited to speak. Mr. Eller provided an engaging and informative presentation on the community need that is fulfilled by DAR

schools.

Also at the January chapter meeting it was reported that twenty-seven fifth grade students wrote essays on the Voyage of the May-

flower for the American History essay contest and four high schools participated in the Good Citizen Scholarship contest with thir-

teen essay entries on the topic of Y ou and Y our Peers are Our Nation’s Leaders of Tomorrow.

In October of 2019, West Florida daughters participated in the Homeless Veterans Stand Down by filling more than 50 sport bags

with toiletries, socks, and rain ponchos to be distributed to our homeless veterans. At the January chapter meeting, Mr. Dennis

Krebs was recognized with the Community Service Award for his part in working alongside members at the event.

West Florida Daughters’ contributions to our veterans and active-duty service members include keeping the local USO regularly

supplied with delicious baked goodies.

—submitted by Gayle Wallace, Public Relations Chair

L-R: Producer and Narrator Cheryl Field, Assistant

Producer Kenda DeFord and Assistant Costumer Julia

Saldivar


Wil l iam P. Duval Chapter The ladies of William P. Duval Chapter in Winter Park have entered

2020 with their usual endless energy.

We celebrated Veteran’s Day at our chapter meeting with record attend-

ance – including 7 WWII and Vietnam veterans. 170 Stockings were

then made and distributed to the Vets in medical care at Christmas, songs

continue to be sung with Veterans and new members were given our

DAR Oath with more to come.

We were also pleased to share the festivities at the Central Florida High-

land Games with our fellow chapters, Sallie Harrison, Orlando, Ft.

Christmas, the C.A.R., and the SAR.

WPD had a wonderful time celebrating and sharing our DAR heritage,

voicing baskets to benefit our Florida State Regent’s Project, welcoming

many other DAR from all over the US and encouraging women to re-

search their family lines so that they may join us all at DAR.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at our State Conference!

—submitted by Katie Campbell, 2nd Vice Regent

Winding Waters Chapter

—submitted by Lisette Young

WPD members in the FSSDAR tent at the 2020

Central Florida Highland Games. Pictured L-

R: Madelda Thompson, Brenda Brown, Nancy Miles

and Becky Gilbert

Winding Waters Chapter continues to participate in the Constitution Project bringing copies of the US Constitution to 5th grade students. This year daughters told of their patriot

ancestors along with learning about the Constitution. L-R: Suzy Machamer, Regent Vivian Henegar, Susan

Gundersen, Susan Derkatsch and Sharron Balser.

Front: Member Pat Stolberg celebrated her 99th birthday. Pat has been a member of DAR for 35 years.

Back L-R: Lisette Young, Vivian Henegar and Suzy Machamer

Hernando County Supervisor of Elections Shirley Anderson

spoke to the chapter on voting in Hernando County and what it

took for the nation to pass the 19th amendment.


Volunteering at Rainbow Springs State Park – by Barbara Belter, Rainbow River Chapter

I had the pleasure of joining other volunteers in March 2019 to chaperone 4th Grade field trips to

Rainbow Springs State Park. The field trip program for students was divided into three separate les-

sons. Each lesson was conducted by trained volunteers.

The first lesson taught the children how foreign substances like fertilizer or oil affect the groundwater,

and thus affects the water available to people. Each student had a plastic shoebox and used sand and

colored liquid to demonstrate how the soil absorbs all kinds of material and then ends up in aquifers.

The second lesson taught students about particular animals found in Central Florida and the State Park.

They each had an opportunity to touch skeleton remains of alligator heads and snakeskin already shed

by a snake. The third lesson was a walk along a trail in the Park. The guide showed students an old

phosphate pit, talked about how Indians used some of the leaves and bark of trees, as well as pointing

out the benefits of leaving the Park in its natural way. The students were also given small binoculars to

look out into a particular part of the Springs for turtles, birds, and other wildlife.

After so much activity, the students had their lunch at the tables provided near the Park canteen area.

They were all very talkative about the sights and sounds of the day. On my second day of volunteering as chaperone, one of the

little boys exclaimed, “This was the BEST day of my life!” Now, who would argue with that?

The DAR Madonna of the Trail by Barbara Belter, Rainbow River Chapter

I never imagined myself as a pioneer woman. Although being a DAR member, I must descend from some women who were pretty

darn hearty during their lifetimes. But I never really gave thought to the hardships that the pioneer women had to endure. I don’t

know if I would have been able to travel across the mostly uncharted country at that time in covered wagons.

The DAR decided to honor these women of pioneer days more than 100 years ago. The thought of honoring them began in 1909;

then in 1911 DAR formed a committee. They decided to erect statues along what was known as “the Old Roads Trail” – the trail of

the Conestoga wagons. (*) Much of the road now comprises Rt. 40.

There are 12 Madonnas in total, erected in eight states from Maryland to California. They originally all faced west when first erect-

ed. However, due to community changes and building some of the statues face a different direction now. The statues are all the

same – a pioneer woman wearing a bonnet, with a babe in one hand and a rifle in the other, and another child tugging at her skirts.

She was designed by DAR member, Arlene Nichols Moss of St. Louis, Missouri. August Leimbach was commissioned to make

them. Although the DAR raised funds for the statues, it was then Judge Harry Truman who was head of the Old Trails Road Asso-

ciation who saw to it that each one received funding.

Each statue is cast in an amalgam of crushed granite, stone, marble, cement and lead ore. The Madonnas all stand ten feet tall and

weigh five tons. They sit on pedestals five foot by five foot by six feet high and weighs twelve tons. The inscription on each pedes-

tal reads: N.S.D.A.R. MEMORIAL TO THE PIONEER MOTHERS OF COVERED WAGON DAYS

I like to think that I COULD have been a triumphant pioneer woman who was able to keep facing west to find fortune with her hus-

band and obtain land upon which she would settle and lovingly raise her family. She had no idea what lay before her, but she en-

dured and I, for one, am grateful for her strength and determination.

*Reference: Thompson, Cindy. Madonna of the Western Trails. True West Magazine, March 2007. {https://truewestmagazine.com/

madonna-of-the-western-trails/}

https://truewestmagazine.com/madonna-of-the-western-trails/

https://truewestmagazine.com/madonna-of-the-western-trails/


March Women’s History Month

Date Activity/Event

1 DAR Museum Correspondent Docent annual

reports due

1 Outstanding public relations and media award

nominations due

1 VIS Volunteer of the Year Award submission

due

1 National Media Award nominations due

1 Outstanding Chapter/State Report Contest chap-

ter entries due

1 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemorative

Event Contest forms due

2 Read Across America Day

5-8 FSSDAR State Conference; Outstanding Junior

named

5 250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre

(1770)

8 Daylight saving time begins

19 Spring begins

29 National Vietnam War Veterans Day

31 Miss Maggie, Junior Doll, voices deadline

Apri l

Date Activity/Event

1 Women in American History reports due

1 Helen Pouch Memorial Fund Classroom Grants due to chapter

8 Passover begins at sundown

10 Good Friday

12 Easter

15 National credential forms must be postmarked on or before this date

15 Articles and photos due to the Junior Sunshine Ga-zette

15 Articles and photos due to the Florida e-Bulletin for the May issue

15 Helen Pouch Memorial Fund Classroom Grants due to State Vice Chair

19 Battle of Lexington and Concord (Patriots’ Day)

22 Earth Day

24 Arbor Day

For additional information refer to the Calendar of

Important Dates to Remember 2019-2020 by Cindy

Weatherby located on the FSSDAR members-only

website.

Editor Theresa Friday

Florida e-Bulletin Chair 2019-2021

4306 Whiteleaf Court, Pensacola, FL 32504-4950

Phone: (850) 380-5295

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