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VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 1
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
State Theme Sowing Seeds of service Outreach and Love
State Scripture In all things showing
yourself to be a pattern of
good works in doctrine
showing integrity
reverence incorruptibility
Titus 27
State Scripture Love your neighbor as yourself
Romans 139
State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright
Cardinal Chronicles
The OSDAR State Newsletter
Buckeye Pride At the Indiana State Conference as a guest
of State Regent Lois Huntington with State Regents from
VT TX and IL in front of former First Lady and First
President General of NSDAR (and Ohioan) Caroline Scott
Harrison
Dear Ohio Daughters With the warmer weather we have all been anxious to start planting our gardens This begs the question of how as DAR members have we been sowing our seeds of service outreach and love I have traveled to Georgia Missouri and Indiana over the last three months to enjoy their state conferences and to hear about the fruits that their gardens have yielded Although impressive I am in awe of the accomplishments of our Ohio Daughters Caribeth Legats and Peggy Whitcomb continue to amaze us as they lead the Ohio Societyrsquos adoption of the men and women aboard the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier I hope that you have been impressed with the pictures of the many boxes that have been sent to the ship How exciting it is that President George HW Bush himself acknowledged the efforts of the Ohio Daughters in their support Now is the time (Deadline ndash June 13th) to send those notes and letters to either Caribeth or Peggy so that they may be received for the 4th of July Congratulations to Regent Mary Jane Burger and the Nathan Perry Chapter for getting the entire Lorain County School system to write letters There will be at least 6000 letters by themselves I hope that you are looking forward to Continental Congress It will be my honor to report on the outstanding accomplishments of our Ohio Daughters Congratulations to Stephanie Gwin and our Ohio Juniors as the Ohio Society celebrates being a 2017 Junior Membership Trailblazer one of only 17 states to do so Stephanie and Ohio will be recognized at the Junior Membership Luncheon
Welcome to Summer
(Continued next page)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
JUNE 2017 NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 State Regent Page
3 Chaplainrsquos Prayer
4 Membership
5 State Officer Reports
7 Happenings at the Homestead
10 Fall Fun Fair
14 Chairman Reports
27 Chapter News
State Regentrsquos Page
Before you go be sure to check out the National Committee presentations at httpwwwdarorgmembersnational-committee-video-presentations Congratulations also go to the Ohio Society CAR for winning the award for having the most CAR members join DAR in one year with five We beat Texas We are looking forward to the CDRC Workshops Co-Chairs Jan Augenstein and Elaine Ortman have some exciting workshops planned for us Also make your plans for Fall Fun Fair to be held August 25-26 at the Columbus Marriott Northwest in Dublin OH Come see what the State Officers and Chairs have planned for their tables We will be having another graduation so be sure to come support your chapterrsquos graduate(s) There will be new items to purchase at the State Regentrsquos Project Sales table So be sure to bring cash or your checkbook And of course donrsquot forget the $10 Bazaar Thank you to all of the chapters I have visited this year It is a thrill getting to know you and having the opportunity of sharing in many special anniversaries grave markings and dedications As always be sure to wave our Flag proudly and properly In DAR Friendship
Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent OSDAR
A great meeting with the Zanersquos Trace Chapter (and Irsquom enjoying my lovely gold finch wind chimes ndash thanks to Rebecca Fox for the photo
We all love our beautiful pages Thanks to Jen Phillips for the photo and I canrsquot wait to see who pages at Fall Fun Fair
Newsletter Theme We Donrsquot Do Windows
OSDAR State Vice Regent Kathy Dixon had an awesome idea that we should do windows in the state newsletter in honor of Adopt-A-Window part of our State Regentrsquos project
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 3
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Devotion OSDAR State Chaplain Gwen McGuire
Scripture to ponder ldquoNow the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is libertyrdquo
1 Corinthians 317 Inspirational Message Pledge - - - allegiance loyalty duty devotion - - - to the flag of the United States of America - - - because of the history the freedom and the privileges which it represents Early in the Revolutionary War George Washington realized the need for a unifying symbol There were many flags representing different units and sections of the thirteen colonies Army groups were marching under their own flags which only emphasized the separateness and differences of the colonies One flag was needed to be a symbol of unity Colors were chosen the same colors as Britainrsquos ldquoUnion Jackrdquo The design was finally agreed upon and on June 14 1777 Congress voted to adopt the ldquoStars and Stripesrdquo as the new flag Many changes have been made since that circle of thirteen stars represented the original states As a star was added for each new state the pattern was rearranged until fifty stars now fill the blue field
Dearly Departed Daughters
Captain William Hendricks | Flora Bell Hutchison Elsey | April 15 2017
Cincinnati | Shirley Mary Chain Glorius | May 8 2017
Colonel George Croghan | Jean Champion Fry | May 15 2017
Pickaway Plains | Betty Barr Kenworthy | April 30 2017
Pickaway Plains | Joan Wilson Balega Schava | May 9 2017
Piqua-Lewis Boyer | Dorothy Mae Swob Kasler | May 4 2017
Stories grew as the American flag marched into battles in many wars from the original sewn by Betsy Ross during the War for Independence to the ldquorocketsrdquo red glare at Ft McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words of our national anthem to raising the flag on Iwo Jima atop Mount Suribachi during World War II and rescuers raising a flag above the debris of the World Trade Center The flag has been burned trampled into dust and mud reviled in many ways but its significance as the symbol of freedom-loving people can never be denied Our flag stands for liberty and for unity just as George Washington hoped and prayed that it would during the dark days of our countryrsquos founding Let us pray Dear Lord we are filled with gratitude for this country and its many privileges With reverent thankfulness we remember your help in ages past the inspiration you provided to all freedom-loving Americans throughout our history and in our present need We are indeed grateful for your ever-watchful presence Amen
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 4
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Membership
Catherine Richards | Anita Schlosser Cincinnati | Amanda Dunlap | Junior Cincinnati | Lana Gerber Cincinnati | Julie Schuster Cuyahoga Falls | Kristina Rogers Cuyahoga Portage | Kathryn Krieger Cuyahoga Portage | Catherine Slapnicker | Junior Daniel Cooper | Carissa Borgemenke | Junior Daniel Cooper | Abby Kaelin | Junior Elijah Gunn Sr | Rebecca Sickmiller John Reily | Jennifer Balduf John Reily | Beverly Roppel Lucy Knox | Kay Culbertson Mahoning | Autumn McDonald
Mary Chesney | Barbara Layfield Moses Cleaveland | Madeline Marshall | Junior Moses Cleaveland | Nina Strnad Nathaniel Sackett | Cassandra Gleason | Junior Nathaniel Sackett | Janet Gould Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd | Alma Applegate Sally De Forest | Nancy Freitas Sally De Forest | Kathleen Schaffer Turtle Creek | Karen Thacker Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp | Mary Knack Waw-Wil-A-Way | Dianne Walker Western Reserve-Lakewood | Stacey Hamley
Welcome New Daughters Admitted May 2017
Membership Challenge Update Are you working on submitting new application papers Remember that Ohio is involved in a membership challenge with our neighbors from the State of Pennsylvania We are also having a membership challenge between our four districts Our membership as of May 24 2017 is 6086 The following are the figures for July through May
Admittance Date Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Total
July 5 2016 7 5 6 1 19
August 5 2016 12 8 4 24 48
September 5 2016 4 7 4 12 27
October 5 2016 3 7 11 11 32
November 5 2016 1 9 8 15 33
December 5 2016 17 4 3 14 38
January 5 2017 7 6 5 16 34
February 5 2017 10 7 13 11 41
March 5 2017 4 6 9 13 32
April 5 2017 11 9 8 13 41
May 5 2017 8 4 1 12 25
Totals 84 72 72 142 370
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 5
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
State Officer Reports
Ladies we know you never want to miss an email or announcement so make sure your contact information is up to date When you move change your email or phone number in addition to letting your chapter know and updating in eMembership please let me know so I can change your contact information Thank you Jane Duerk | 419-438-2880 | janeduerkgmailcom
OSDAR Corresponding Secretary Jane Duerk
OSDAR Registrar Betsie Gricar Goad
OSDAR Recording Secretary Darlene West
LETS GET HER BACKhearts
According to the National Bylaws Dues for a member admitted or reinstated on or after July 5th shall be credited for the upcoming dues year which begins Dec 1 This would be a great time to contact those members you may have lost and ask if they would like to be reinstated The reinstatement fee is only $10 plus the nationalstatelocal dues A member must have been dropped or resigned for more than two years in order to count a reinstatement as a membership gain Reinstatements are to be submitted on the Chapter Dues and Fees Control Sheet along with a chapter check in the proper amount The control sheet can be found on the Membersrsquo Website under the Organizing Secretary General Forms and Publications
Email me with any questions betsieg77gmailcom
Report Reports Reports Thanks to every Chapter Regent Committee Chair and State Officer for the outstanding reports that shared a wealth of information with every Daughter attending the 118th State Conference The following page has the order form for the printed Proceedings Book If you want a printed copy it is $10 to be ordered by July 5 2017
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
State Officer Reports
OSDAR Librarian Jane Muetzel
Many thanks to Fort Findley George Clinton and Turtlecreek chapters for their super April book donations to the National Library Fort Findley donated eleven books Thank you so much The Black Calhouns From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Ealy Family Heritage Documenting Our Legacy volume 1 From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African American Women of the Old West From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African-American Deaths and Obituaries in Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African American Veterans of Military Services Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The Russell-Matson Family and Descendants An African American Wisconsin Family History From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The African American Autry Families of Southeast North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African Americans in the News Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter in honor of Maria Williams Cole (2017cr) Petteway Family of Onslow County North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Brick Mill Cemetery From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) In Their Own Words The Abernathy (Eason Rivers and Tarpley) Slaves of Giles County Tennessee From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) Clinton County Newspaper Abstracts 1835-1885 From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Denise Doring Van Buren Vice President General NSDAR (2017cr) St Columbkille Catholic Church A History of the Parish 1866-2016 with A Study of Art in the Church From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Bonny Kanyuck (2017cr) 1961 INGALLS Madison County Indiana Assessors Plat Book From Kimberly Magnuson through Turtle Creek Chapter (2017cr)
Jean Halls Muetzel | Ohio State Librarian | 5850 Falling Brook Drive | Mason OH 45040-2586
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 8
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Adopt-A-Window ndash We are ALMOST There OSDAR Vice Regent Kathy Dixon
Thank you to all who have contributed We have almost
completed our Adopt-a-Window portion of the State Regentrsquos
Project of repairingreglazingrepainting the 20 windows in
Christian Waldschmidtrsquos home So far 16 of the 20 windows have
been adopted with only four more to go Please consider doing a
full or partial adoption of a window Thank you to the following
chapters or individuals who are adoptive parents
Full Adoption
John Reily Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker Chapter
Sandra Mitchell McCann
John Reily
Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker
Chapter
Turtle Creek
Chapter
Fort Findlay Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn
Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela
Stinehart
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and
Teresa J Carter-James
Partial Adoptions Capt William Hendricks David Hudson Nathaniel Massie amp Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapters
Sandra Mitchell McCann
Muskingum Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Granville Chapter
Fort Findley Chapter
Turtle Creek Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Muskingum Chapter
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and Teresa J Carter-James
Granville Chapter
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela Stinehart
Partial Adoptions
Captain William Hendricks Chapter
David Hudson Chapter
Nathaniel Massie Chapter
Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapter
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 9
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 10
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Adopt-An-Object
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 11
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 12
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 13
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 14
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 15
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 16
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 17
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 18
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 19
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
JUNE 2017 NEWSLETTER TABLE OF CONTENTS
2 State Regent Page
3 Chaplainrsquos Prayer
4 Membership
5 State Officer Reports
7 Happenings at the Homestead
10 Fall Fun Fair
14 Chairman Reports
27 Chapter News
State Regentrsquos Page
Before you go be sure to check out the National Committee presentations at httpwwwdarorgmembersnational-committee-video-presentations Congratulations also go to the Ohio Society CAR for winning the award for having the most CAR members join DAR in one year with five We beat Texas We are looking forward to the CDRC Workshops Co-Chairs Jan Augenstein and Elaine Ortman have some exciting workshops planned for us Also make your plans for Fall Fun Fair to be held August 25-26 at the Columbus Marriott Northwest in Dublin OH Come see what the State Officers and Chairs have planned for their tables We will be having another graduation so be sure to come support your chapterrsquos graduate(s) There will be new items to purchase at the State Regentrsquos Project Sales table So be sure to bring cash or your checkbook And of course donrsquot forget the $10 Bazaar Thank you to all of the chapters I have visited this year It is a thrill getting to know you and having the opportunity of sharing in many special anniversaries grave markings and dedications As always be sure to wave our Flag proudly and properly In DAR Friendship
Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent OSDAR
A great meeting with the Zanersquos Trace Chapter (and Irsquom enjoying my lovely gold finch wind chimes ndash thanks to Rebecca Fox for the photo
We all love our beautiful pages Thanks to Jen Phillips for the photo and I canrsquot wait to see who pages at Fall Fun Fair
Newsletter Theme We Donrsquot Do Windows
OSDAR State Vice Regent Kathy Dixon had an awesome idea that we should do windows in the state newsletter in honor of Adopt-A-Window part of our State Regentrsquos project
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Devotion OSDAR State Chaplain Gwen McGuire
Scripture to ponder ldquoNow the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is libertyrdquo
1 Corinthians 317 Inspirational Message Pledge - - - allegiance loyalty duty devotion - - - to the flag of the United States of America - - - because of the history the freedom and the privileges which it represents Early in the Revolutionary War George Washington realized the need for a unifying symbol There were many flags representing different units and sections of the thirteen colonies Army groups were marching under their own flags which only emphasized the separateness and differences of the colonies One flag was needed to be a symbol of unity Colors were chosen the same colors as Britainrsquos ldquoUnion Jackrdquo The design was finally agreed upon and on June 14 1777 Congress voted to adopt the ldquoStars and Stripesrdquo as the new flag Many changes have been made since that circle of thirteen stars represented the original states As a star was added for each new state the pattern was rearranged until fifty stars now fill the blue field
Dearly Departed Daughters
Captain William Hendricks | Flora Bell Hutchison Elsey | April 15 2017
Cincinnati | Shirley Mary Chain Glorius | May 8 2017
Colonel George Croghan | Jean Champion Fry | May 15 2017
Pickaway Plains | Betty Barr Kenworthy | April 30 2017
Pickaway Plains | Joan Wilson Balega Schava | May 9 2017
Piqua-Lewis Boyer | Dorothy Mae Swob Kasler | May 4 2017
Stories grew as the American flag marched into battles in many wars from the original sewn by Betsy Ross during the War for Independence to the ldquorocketsrdquo red glare at Ft McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words of our national anthem to raising the flag on Iwo Jima atop Mount Suribachi during World War II and rescuers raising a flag above the debris of the World Trade Center The flag has been burned trampled into dust and mud reviled in many ways but its significance as the symbol of freedom-loving people can never be denied Our flag stands for liberty and for unity just as George Washington hoped and prayed that it would during the dark days of our countryrsquos founding Let us pray Dear Lord we are filled with gratitude for this country and its many privileges With reverent thankfulness we remember your help in ages past the inspiration you provided to all freedom-loving Americans throughout our history and in our present need We are indeed grateful for your ever-watchful presence Amen
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 4
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Membership
Catherine Richards | Anita Schlosser Cincinnati | Amanda Dunlap | Junior Cincinnati | Lana Gerber Cincinnati | Julie Schuster Cuyahoga Falls | Kristina Rogers Cuyahoga Portage | Kathryn Krieger Cuyahoga Portage | Catherine Slapnicker | Junior Daniel Cooper | Carissa Borgemenke | Junior Daniel Cooper | Abby Kaelin | Junior Elijah Gunn Sr | Rebecca Sickmiller John Reily | Jennifer Balduf John Reily | Beverly Roppel Lucy Knox | Kay Culbertson Mahoning | Autumn McDonald
Mary Chesney | Barbara Layfield Moses Cleaveland | Madeline Marshall | Junior Moses Cleaveland | Nina Strnad Nathaniel Sackett | Cassandra Gleason | Junior Nathaniel Sackett | Janet Gould Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd | Alma Applegate Sally De Forest | Nancy Freitas Sally De Forest | Kathleen Schaffer Turtle Creek | Karen Thacker Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp | Mary Knack Waw-Wil-A-Way | Dianne Walker Western Reserve-Lakewood | Stacey Hamley
Welcome New Daughters Admitted May 2017
Membership Challenge Update Are you working on submitting new application papers Remember that Ohio is involved in a membership challenge with our neighbors from the State of Pennsylvania We are also having a membership challenge between our four districts Our membership as of May 24 2017 is 6086 The following are the figures for July through May
Admittance Date Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Total
July 5 2016 7 5 6 1 19
August 5 2016 12 8 4 24 48
September 5 2016 4 7 4 12 27
October 5 2016 3 7 11 11 32
November 5 2016 1 9 8 15 33
December 5 2016 17 4 3 14 38
January 5 2017 7 6 5 16 34
February 5 2017 10 7 13 11 41
March 5 2017 4 6 9 13 32
April 5 2017 11 9 8 13 41
May 5 2017 8 4 1 12 25
Totals 84 72 72 142 370
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
State Officer Reports
Ladies we know you never want to miss an email or announcement so make sure your contact information is up to date When you move change your email or phone number in addition to letting your chapter know and updating in eMembership please let me know so I can change your contact information Thank you Jane Duerk | 419-438-2880 | janeduerkgmailcom
OSDAR Corresponding Secretary Jane Duerk
OSDAR Registrar Betsie Gricar Goad
OSDAR Recording Secretary Darlene West
LETS GET HER BACKhearts
According to the National Bylaws Dues for a member admitted or reinstated on or after July 5th shall be credited for the upcoming dues year which begins Dec 1 This would be a great time to contact those members you may have lost and ask if they would like to be reinstated The reinstatement fee is only $10 plus the nationalstatelocal dues A member must have been dropped or resigned for more than two years in order to count a reinstatement as a membership gain Reinstatements are to be submitted on the Chapter Dues and Fees Control Sheet along with a chapter check in the proper amount The control sheet can be found on the Membersrsquo Website under the Organizing Secretary General Forms and Publications
Email me with any questions betsieg77gmailcom
Report Reports Reports Thanks to every Chapter Regent Committee Chair and State Officer for the outstanding reports that shared a wealth of information with every Daughter attending the 118th State Conference The following page has the order form for the printed Proceedings Book If you want a printed copy it is $10 to be ordered by July 5 2017
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 6
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
State Officer Reports
OSDAR Librarian Jane Muetzel
Many thanks to Fort Findley George Clinton and Turtlecreek chapters for their super April book donations to the National Library Fort Findley donated eleven books Thank you so much The Black Calhouns From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Ealy Family Heritage Documenting Our Legacy volume 1 From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African American Women of the Old West From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African-American Deaths and Obituaries in Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African American Veterans of Military Services Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The Russell-Matson Family and Descendants An African American Wisconsin Family History From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The African American Autry Families of Southeast North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African Americans in the News Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter in honor of Maria Williams Cole (2017cr) Petteway Family of Onslow County North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Brick Mill Cemetery From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) In Their Own Words The Abernathy (Eason Rivers and Tarpley) Slaves of Giles County Tennessee From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) Clinton County Newspaper Abstracts 1835-1885 From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Denise Doring Van Buren Vice President General NSDAR (2017cr) St Columbkille Catholic Church A History of the Parish 1866-2016 with A Study of Art in the Church From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Bonny Kanyuck (2017cr) 1961 INGALLS Madison County Indiana Assessors Plat Book From Kimberly Magnuson through Turtle Creek Chapter (2017cr)
Jean Halls Muetzel | Ohio State Librarian | 5850 Falling Brook Drive | Mason OH 45040-2586
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 8
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Adopt-A-Window ndash We are ALMOST There OSDAR Vice Regent Kathy Dixon
Thank you to all who have contributed We have almost
completed our Adopt-a-Window portion of the State Regentrsquos
Project of repairingreglazingrepainting the 20 windows in
Christian Waldschmidtrsquos home So far 16 of the 20 windows have
been adopted with only four more to go Please consider doing a
full or partial adoption of a window Thank you to the following
chapters or individuals who are adoptive parents
Full Adoption
John Reily Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker Chapter
Sandra Mitchell McCann
John Reily
Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker
Chapter
Turtle Creek
Chapter
Fort Findlay Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn
Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela
Stinehart
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and
Teresa J Carter-James
Partial Adoptions Capt William Hendricks David Hudson Nathaniel Massie amp Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapters
Sandra Mitchell McCann
Muskingum Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Granville Chapter
Fort Findley Chapter
Turtle Creek Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Muskingum Chapter
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and Teresa J Carter-James
Granville Chapter
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela Stinehart
Partial Adoptions
Captain William Hendricks Chapter
David Hudson Chapter
Nathaniel Massie Chapter
Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapter
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 9
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 10
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Adopt-An-Object
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 11
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 12
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 13
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 14
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 15
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Chapter Reports
Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Chapter Reports
Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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Chapter Reports
On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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Chapter Reports
John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Chapter Reports
Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Devotion OSDAR State Chaplain Gwen McGuire
Scripture to ponder ldquoNow the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is libertyrdquo
1 Corinthians 317 Inspirational Message Pledge - - - allegiance loyalty duty devotion - - - to the flag of the United States of America - - - because of the history the freedom and the privileges which it represents Early in the Revolutionary War George Washington realized the need for a unifying symbol There were many flags representing different units and sections of the thirteen colonies Army groups were marching under their own flags which only emphasized the separateness and differences of the colonies One flag was needed to be a symbol of unity Colors were chosen the same colors as Britainrsquos ldquoUnion Jackrdquo The design was finally agreed upon and on June 14 1777 Congress voted to adopt the ldquoStars and Stripesrdquo as the new flag Many changes have been made since that circle of thirteen stars represented the original states As a star was added for each new state the pattern was rearranged until fifty stars now fill the blue field
Dearly Departed Daughters
Captain William Hendricks | Flora Bell Hutchison Elsey | April 15 2017
Cincinnati | Shirley Mary Chain Glorius | May 8 2017
Colonel George Croghan | Jean Champion Fry | May 15 2017
Pickaway Plains | Betty Barr Kenworthy | April 30 2017
Pickaway Plains | Joan Wilson Balega Schava | May 9 2017
Piqua-Lewis Boyer | Dorothy Mae Swob Kasler | May 4 2017
Stories grew as the American flag marched into battles in many wars from the original sewn by Betsy Ross during the War for Independence to the ldquorocketsrdquo red glare at Ft McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the words of our national anthem to raising the flag on Iwo Jima atop Mount Suribachi during World War II and rescuers raising a flag above the debris of the World Trade Center The flag has been burned trampled into dust and mud reviled in many ways but its significance as the symbol of freedom-loving people can never be denied Our flag stands for liberty and for unity just as George Washington hoped and prayed that it would during the dark days of our countryrsquos founding Let us pray Dear Lord we are filled with gratitude for this country and its many privileges With reverent thankfulness we remember your help in ages past the inspiration you provided to all freedom-loving Americans throughout our history and in our present need We are indeed grateful for your ever-watchful presence Amen
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Membership
Catherine Richards | Anita Schlosser Cincinnati | Amanda Dunlap | Junior Cincinnati | Lana Gerber Cincinnati | Julie Schuster Cuyahoga Falls | Kristina Rogers Cuyahoga Portage | Kathryn Krieger Cuyahoga Portage | Catherine Slapnicker | Junior Daniel Cooper | Carissa Borgemenke | Junior Daniel Cooper | Abby Kaelin | Junior Elijah Gunn Sr | Rebecca Sickmiller John Reily | Jennifer Balduf John Reily | Beverly Roppel Lucy Knox | Kay Culbertson Mahoning | Autumn McDonald
Mary Chesney | Barbara Layfield Moses Cleaveland | Madeline Marshall | Junior Moses Cleaveland | Nina Strnad Nathaniel Sackett | Cassandra Gleason | Junior Nathaniel Sackett | Janet Gould Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd | Alma Applegate Sally De Forest | Nancy Freitas Sally De Forest | Kathleen Schaffer Turtle Creek | Karen Thacker Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp | Mary Knack Waw-Wil-A-Way | Dianne Walker Western Reserve-Lakewood | Stacey Hamley
Welcome New Daughters Admitted May 2017
Membership Challenge Update Are you working on submitting new application papers Remember that Ohio is involved in a membership challenge with our neighbors from the State of Pennsylvania We are also having a membership challenge between our four districts Our membership as of May 24 2017 is 6086 The following are the figures for July through May
Admittance Date Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Total
July 5 2016 7 5 6 1 19
August 5 2016 12 8 4 24 48
September 5 2016 4 7 4 12 27
October 5 2016 3 7 11 11 32
November 5 2016 1 9 8 15 33
December 5 2016 17 4 3 14 38
January 5 2017 7 6 5 16 34
February 5 2017 10 7 13 11 41
March 5 2017 4 6 9 13 32
April 5 2017 11 9 8 13 41
May 5 2017 8 4 1 12 25
Totals 84 72 72 142 370
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
State Officer Reports
Ladies we know you never want to miss an email or announcement so make sure your contact information is up to date When you move change your email or phone number in addition to letting your chapter know and updating in eMembership please let me know so I can change your contact information Thank you Jane Duerk | 419-438-2880 | janeduerkgmailcom
OSDAR Corresponding Secretary Jane Duerk
OSDAR Registrar Betsie Gricar Goad
OSDAR Recording Secretary Darlene West
LETS GET HER BACKhearts
According to the National Bylaws Dues for a member admitted or reinstated on or after July 5th shall be credited for the upcoming dues year which begins Dec 1 This would be a great time to contact those members you may have lost and ask if they would like to be reinstated The reinstatement fee is only $10 plus the nationalstatelocal dues A member must have been dropped or resigned for more than two years in order to count a reinstatement as a membership gain Reinstatements are to be submitted on the Chapter Dues and Fees Control Sheet along with a chapter check in the proper amount The control sheet can be found on the Membersrsquo Website under the Organizing Secretary General Forms and Publications
Email me with any questions betsieg77gmailcom
Report Reports Reports Thanks to every Chapter Regent Committee Chair and State Officer for the outstanding reports that shared a wealth of information with every Daughter attending the 118th State Conference The following page has the order form for the printed Proceedings Book If you want a printed copy it is $10 to be ordered by July 5 2017
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 6
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
State Officer Reports
OSDAR Librarian Jane Muetzel
Many thanks to Fort Findley George Clinton and Turtlecreek chapters for their super April book donations to the National Library Fort Findley donated eleven books Thank you so much The Black Calhouns From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Ealy Family Heritage Documenting Our Legacy volume 1 From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African American Women of the Old West From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African-American Deaths and Obituaries in Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African American Veterans of Military Services Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The Russell-Matson Family and Descendants An African American Wisconsin Family History From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The African American Autry Families of Southeast North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African Americans in the News Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter in honor of Maria Williams Cole (2017cr) Petteway Family of Onslow County North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Brick Mill Cemetery From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) In Their Own Words The Abernathy (Eason Rivers and Tarpley) Slaves of Giles County Tennessee From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) Clinton County Newspaper Abstracts 1835-1885 From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Denise Doring Van Buren Vice President General NSDAR (2017cr) St Columbkille Catholic Church A History of the Parish 1866-2016 with A Study of Art in the Church From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Bonny Kanyuck (2017cr) 1961 INGALLS Madison County Indiana Assessors Plat Book From Kimberly Magnuson through Turtle Creek Chapter (2017cr)
Jean Halls Muetzel | Ohio State Librarian | 5850 Falling Brook Drive | Mason OH 45040-2586
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 8
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Adopt-A-Window ndash We are ALMOST There OSDAR Vice Regent Kathy Dixon
Thank you to all who have contributed We have almost
completed our Adopt-a-Window portion of the State Regentrsquos
Project of repairingreglazingrepainting the 20 windows in
Christian Waldschmidtrsquos home So far 16 of the 20 windows have
been adopted with only four more to go Please consider doing a
full or partial adoption of a window Thank you to the following
chapters or individuals who are adoptive parents
Full Adoption
John Reily Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker Chapter
Sandra Mitchell McCann
John Reily
Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker
Chapter
Turtle Creek
Chapter
Fort Findlay Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn
Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela
Stinehart
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and
Teresa J Carter-James
Partial Adoptions Capt William Hendricks David Hudson Nathaniel Massie amp Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapters
Sandra Mitchell McCann
Muskingum Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Granville Chapter
Fort Findley Chapter
Turtle Creek Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Muskingum Chapter
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and Teresa J Carter-James
Granville Chapter
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela Stinehart
Partial Adoptions
Captain William Hendricks Chapter
David Hudson Chapter
Nathaniel Massie Chapter
Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapter
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Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
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Adopt-An-Object
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118th OSDAR State Conference `
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Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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Committee Reports
As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Chapter Reports
Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Membership
Catherine Richards | Anita Schlosser Cincinnati | Amanda Dunlap | Junior Cincinnati | Lana Gerber Cincinnati | Julie Schuster Cuyahoga Falls | Kristina Rogers Cuyahoga Portage | Kathryn Krieger Cuyahoga Portage | Catherine Slapnicker | Junior Daniel Cooper | Carissa Borgemenke | Junior Daniel Cooper | Abby Kaelin | Junior Elijah Gunn Sr | Rebecca Sickmiller John Reily | Jennifer Balduf John Reily | Beverly Roppel Lucy Knox | Kay Culbertson Mahoning | Autumn McDonald
Mary Chesney | Barbara Layfield Moses Cleaveland | Madeline Marshall | Junior Moses Cleaveland | Nina Strnad Nathaniel Sackett | Cassandra Gleason | Junior Nathaniel Sackett | Janet Gould Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd | Alma Applegate Sally De Forest | Nancy Freitas Sally De Forest | Kathleen Schaffer Turtle Creek | Karen Thacker Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp | Mary Knack Waw-Wil-A-Way | Dianne Walker Western Reserve-Lakewood | Stacey Hamley
Welcome New Daughters Admitted May 2017
Membership Challenge Update Are you working on submitting new application papers Remember that Ohio is involved in a membership challenge with our neighbors from the State of Pennsylvania We are also having a membership challenge between our four districts Our membership as of May 24 2017 is 6086 The following are the figures for July through May
Admittance Date Northeast Northwest Southeast Southwest Total
July 5 2016 7 5 6 1 19
August 5 2016 12 8 4 24 48
September 5 2016 4 7 4 12 27
October 5 2016 3 7 11 11 32
November 5 2016 1 9 8 15 33
December 5 2016 17 4 3 14 38
January 5 2017 7 6 5 16 34
February 5 2017 10 7 13 11 41
March 5 2017 4 6 9 13 32
April 5 2017 11 9 8 13 41
May 5 2017 8 4 1 12 25
Totals 84 72 72 142 370
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State Officer Reports
Ladies we know you never want to miss an email or announcement so make sure your contact information is up to date When you move change your email or phone number in addition to letting your chapter know and updating in eMembership please let me know so I can change your contact information Thank you Jane Duerk | 419-438-2880 | janeduerkgmailcom
OSDAR Corresponding Secretary Jane Duerk
OSDAR Registrar Betsie Gricar Goad
OSDAR Recording Secretary Darlene West
LETS GET HER BACKhearts
According to the National Bylaws Dues for a member admitted or reinstated on or after July 5th shall be credited for the upcoming dues year which begins Dec 1 This would be a great time to contact those members you may have lost and ask if they would like to be reinstated The reinstatement fee is only $10 plus the nationalstatelocal dues A member must have been dropped or resigned for more than two years in order to count a reinstatement as a membership gain Reinstatements are to be submitted on the Chapter Dues and Fees Control Sheet along with a chapter check in the proper amount The control sheet can be found on the Membersrsquo Website under the Organizing Secretary General Forms and Publications
Email me with any questions betsieg77gmailcom
Report Reports Reports Thanks to every Chapter Regent Committee Chair and State Officer for the outstanding reports that shared a wealth of information with every Daughter attending the 118th State Conference The following page has the order form for the printed Proceedings Book If you want a printed copy it is $10 to be ordered by July 5 2017
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State Officer Reports
OSDAR Librarian Jane Muetzel
Many thanks to Fort Findley George Clinton and Turtlecreek chapters for their super April book donations to the National Library Fort Findley donated eleven books Thank you so much The Black Calhouns From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Ealy Family Heritage Documenting Our Legacy volume 1 From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African American Women of the Old West From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African-American Deaths and Obituaries in Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African American Veterans of Military Services Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The Russell-Matson Family and Descendants An African American Wisconsin Family History From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The African American Autry Families of Southeast North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African Americans in the News Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter in honor of Maria Williams Cole (2017cr) Petteway Family of Onslow County North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Brick Mill Cemetery From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) In Their Own Words The Abernathy (Eason Rivers and Tarpley) Slaves of Giles County Tennessee From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) Clinton County Newspaper Abstracts 1835-1885 From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Denise Doring Van Buren Vice President General NSDAR (2017cr) St Columbkille Catholic Church A History of the Parish 1866-2016 with A Study of Art in the Church From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Bonny Kanyuck (2017cr) 1961 INGALLS Madison County Indiana Assessors Plat Book From Kimberly Magnuson through Turtle Creek Chapter (2017cr)
Jean Halls Muetzel | Ohio State Librarian | 5850 Falling Brook Drive | Mason OH 45040-2586
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Happenings at the Homestead
Adopt-A-Window ndash We are ALMOST There OSDAR Vice Regent Kathy Dixon
Thank you to all who have contributed We have almost
completed our Adopt-a-Window portion of the State Regentrsquos
Project of repairingreglazingrepainting the 20 windows in
Christian Waldschmidtrsquos home So far 16 of the 20 windows have
been adopted with only four more to go Please consider doing a
full or partial adoption of a window Thank you to the following
chapters or individuals who are adoptive parents
Full Adoption
John Reily Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker Chapter
Sandra Mitchell McCann
John Reily
Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker
Chapter
Turtle Creek
Chapter
Fort Findlay Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn
Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela
Stinehart
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and
Teresa J Carter-James
Partial Adoptions Capt William Hendricks David Hudson Nathaniel Massie amp Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapters
Sandra Mitchell McCann
Muskingum Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Granville Chapter
Fort Findley Chapter
Turtle Creek Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Muskingum Chapter
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and Teresa J Carter-James
Granville Chapter
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela Stinehart
Partial Adoptions
Captain William Hendricks Chapter
David Hudson Chapter
Nathaniel Massie Chapter
Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapter
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Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
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Adopt-An-Object
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Chapter Reports
Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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Chapter Reports
On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Chapter Reports
Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Chapter Reports
Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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State Officer Reports
Ladies we know you never want to miss an email or announcement so make sure your contact information is up to date When you move change your email or phone number in addition to letting your chapter know and updating in eMembership please let me know so I can change your contact information Thank you Jane Duerk | 419-438-2880 | janeduerkgmailcom
OSDAR Corresponding Secretary Jane Duerk
OSDAR Registrar Betsie Gricar Goad
OSDAR Recording Secretary Darlene West
LETS GET HER BACKhearts
According to the National Bylaws Dues for a member admitted or reinstated on or after July 5th shall be credited for the upcoming dues year which begins Dec 1 This would be a great time to contact those members you may have lost and ask if they would like to be reinstated The reinstatement fee is only $10 plus the nationalstatelocal dues A member must have been dropped or resigned for more than two years in order to count a reinstatement as a membership gain Reinstatements are to be submitted on the Chapter Dues and Fees Control Sheet along with a chapter check in the proper amount The control sheet can be found on the Membersrsquo Website under the Organizing Secretary General Forms and Publications
Email me with any questions betsieg77gmailcom
Report Reports Reports Thanks to every Chapter Regent Committee Chair and State Officer for the outstanding reports that shared a wealth of information with every Daughter attending the 118th State Conference The following page has the order form for the printed Proceedings Book If you want a printed copy it is $10 to be ordered by July 5 2017
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State Officer Reports
OSDAR Librarian Jane Muetzel
Many thanks to Fort Findley George Clinton and Turtlecreek chapters for their super April book donations to the National Library Fort Findley donated eleven books Thank you so much The Black Calhouns From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Ealy Family Heritage Documenting Our Legacy volume 1 From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African American Women of the Old West From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African-American Deaths and Obituaries in Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African American Veterans of Military Services Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The Russell-Matson Family and Descendants An African American Wisconsin Family History From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The African American Autry Families of Southeast North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African Americans in the News Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter in honor of Maria Williams Cole (2017cr) Petteway Family of Onslow County North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Brick Mill Cemetery From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) In Their Own Words The Abernathy (Eason Rivers and Tarpley) Slaves of Giles County Tennessee From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) Clinton County Newspaper Abstracts 1835-1885 From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Denise Doring Van Buren Vice President General NSDAR (2017cr) St Columbkille Catholic Church A History of the Parish 1866-2016 with A Study of Art in the Church From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Bonny Kanyuck (2017cr) 1961 INGALLS Madison County Indiana Assessors Plat Book From Kimberly Magnuson through Turtle Creek Chapter (2017cr)
Jean Halls Muetzel | Ohio State Librarian | 5850 Falling Brook Drive | Mason OH 45040-2586
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Happenings at the Homestead
Adopt-A-Window ndash We are ALMOST There OSDAR Vice Regent Kathy Dixon
Thank you to all who have contributed We have almost
completed our Adopt-a-Window portion of the State Regentrsquos
Project of repairingreglazingrepainting the 20 windows in
Christian Waldschmidtrsquos home So far 16 of the 20 windows have
been adopted with only four more to go Please consider doing a
full or partial adoption of a window Thank you to the following
chapters or individuals who are adoptive parents
Full Adoption
John Reily Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker Chapter
Sandra Mitchell McCann
John Reily
Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker
Chapter
Turtle Creek
Chapter
Fort Findlay Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn
Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela
Stinehart
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and
Teresa J Carter-James
Partial Adoptions Capt William Hendricks David Hudson Nathaniel Massie amp Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapters
Sandra Mitchell McCann
Muskingum Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Granville Chapter
Fort Findley Chapter
Turtle Creek Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Muskingum Chapter
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and Teresa J Carter-James
Granville Chapter
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela Stinehart
Partial Adoptions
Captain William Hendricks Chapter
David Hudson Chapter
Nathaniel Massie Chapter
Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapter
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Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
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Adopt-An-Object
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 12
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 17
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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State Officer Reports
OSDAR Librarian Jane Muetzel
Many thanks to Fort Findley George Clinton and Turtlecreek chapters for their super April book donations to the National Library Fort Findley donated eleven books Thank you so much The Black Calhouns From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Ealy Family Heritage Documenting Our Legacy volume 1 From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African American Women of the Old West From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African-American Deaths and Obituaries in Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African American Veterans of Military Services Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The Russell-Matson Family and Descendants An African American Wisconsin Family History From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The African American Autry Families of Southeast North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African Americans in the News Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter in honor of Maria Williams Cole (2017cr) Petteway Family of Onslow County North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Brick Mill Cemetery From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) In Their Own Words The Abernathy (Eason Rivers and Tarpley) Slaves of Giles County Tennessee From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) Clinton County Newspaper Abstracts 1835-1885 From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Denise Doring Van Buren Vice President General NSDAR (2017cr) St Columbkille Catholic Church A History of the Parish 1866-2016 with A Study of Art in the Church From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Bonny Kanyuck (2017cr) 1961 INGALLS Madison County Indiana Assessors Plat Book From Kimberly Magnuson through Turtle Creek Chapter (2017cr)
Jean Halls Muetzel | Ohio State Librarian | 5850 Falling Brook Drive | Mason OH 45040-2586
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Adopt-A-Window ndash We are ALMOST There OSDAR Vice Regent Kathy Dixon
Thank you to all who have contributed We have almost
completed our Adopt-a-Window portion of the State Regentrsquos
Project of repairingreglazingrepainting the 20 windows in
Christian Waldschmidtrsquos home So far 16 of the 20 windows have
been adopted with only four more to go Please consider doing a
full or partial adoption of a window Thank you to the following
chapters or individuals who are adoptive parents
Full Adoption
John Reily Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker Chapter
Sandra Mitchell McCann
John Reily
Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker
Chapter
Turtle Creek
Chapter
Fort Findlay Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn
Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela
Stinehart
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and
Teresa J Carter-James
Partial Adoptions Capt William Hendricks David Hudson Nathaniel Massie amp Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapters
Sandra Mitchell McCann
Muskingum Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Granville Chapter
Fort Findley Chapter
Turtle Creek Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Muskingum Chapter
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and Teresa J Carter-James
Granville Chapter
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela Stinehart
Partial Adoptions
Captain William Hendricks Chapter
David Hudson Chapter
Nathaniel Massie Chapter
Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapter
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
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Adopt-An-Object
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 11
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 12
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 15
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 16
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 17
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 18
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Chapter Reports
Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 35
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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State Officer Reports
OSDAR Librarian Jane Muetzel
Many thanks to Fort Findley George Clinton and Turtlecreek chapters for their super April book donations to the National Library Fort Findley donated eleven books Thank you so much The Black Calhouns From Civil War to Civil Rights with One African American Family From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Ealy Family Heritage Documenting Our Legacy volume 1 From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African American Women of the Old West From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African-American Deaths and Obituaries in Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) African American Veterans of Military Services Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The Russell-Matson Family and Descendants An African American Wisconsin Family History From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) The African American Autry Families of Southeast North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) African Americans in the News Bourbon County Kansas From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter in honor of Maria Williams Cole (2017cr) Petteway Family of Onslow County North Carolina From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) Brick Mill Cemetery From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Arleathia C Williams (2017cr) In Their Own Words The Abernathy (Eason Rivers and Tarpley) Slaves of Giles County Tennessee From Maria Williams Cole through the Fort Findley Chapter In Memory of Eva C Tart (2017cr) Clinton County Newspaper Abstracts 1835-1885 From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Denise Doring Van Buren Vice President General NSDAR (2017cr) St Columbkille Catholic Church A History of the Parish 1866-2016 with A Study of Art in the Church From Nancy Bernard through the George Clinton Chapter in honor of Bonny Kanyuck (2017cr) 1961 INGALLS Madison County Indiana Assessors Plat Book From Kimberly Magnuson through Turtle Creek Chapter (2017cr)
Jean Halls Muetzel | Ohio State Librarian | 5850 Falling Brook Drive | Mason OH 45040-2586
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Adopt-A-Window ndash We are ALMOST There OSDAR Vice Regent Kathy Dixon
Thank you to all who have contributed We have almost
completed our Adopt-a-Window portion of the State Regentrsquos
Project of repairingreglazingrepainting the 20 windows in
Christian Waldschmidtrsquos home So far 16 of the 20 windows have
been adopted with only four more to go Please consider doing a
full or partial adoption of a window Thank you to the following
chapters or individuals who are adoptive parents
Full Adoption
John Reily Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker Chapter
Sandra Mitchell McCann
John Reily
Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker
Chapter
Turtle Creek
Chapter
Fort Findlay Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn
Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela
Stinehart
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and
Teresa J Carter-James
Partial Adoptions Capt William Hendricks David Hudson Nathaniel Massie amp Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapters
Sandra Mitchell McCann
Muskingum Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Granville Chapter
Fort Findley Chapter
Turtle Creek Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Muskingum Chapter
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and Teresa J Carter-James
Granville Chapter
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela Stinehart
Partial Adoptions
Captain William Hendricks Chapter
David Hudson Chapter
Nathaniel Massie Chapter
Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapter
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
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Adopt-An-Object
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 17
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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Chapter Reports
A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Happenings at the Homestead
Adopt-A-Window ndash We are ALMOST There OSDAR Vice Regent Kathy Dixon
Thank you to all who have contributed We have almost
completed our Adopt-a-Window portion of the State Regentrsquos
Project of repairingreglazingrepainting the 20 windows in
Christian Waldschmidtrsquos home So far 16 of the 20 windows have
been adopted with only four more to go Please consider doing a
full or partial adoption of a window Thank you to the following
chapters or individuals who are adoptive parents
Full Adoption
John Reily Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker Chapter
Sandra Mitchell McCann
John Reily
Chapter
Fort Defiance Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Governor Othniel Looker
Chapter
Turtle Creek
Chapter
Fort Findlay Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Western Reserve-
Lakewood Chapter
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn
Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela
Stinehart
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and
Teresa J Carter-James
Partial Adoptions Capt William Hendricks David Hudson Nathaniel Massie amp Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapters
Sandra Mitchell McCann
Muskingum Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Granville Chapter
Fort Findley Chapter
Turtle Creek Chapter
Darlene Hons West
Muskingum Chapter
Celinda S Tinkham-Porth and Teresa J Carter-James
Granville Chapter
Elaine and Jim Ortman
Sue Few Judy Few Lamberjack Marilyn Few Stinehart Sandra Stinehart Miller Pamela Stinehart
Partial Adoptions
Captain William Hendricks Chapter
David Hudson Chapter
Nathaniel Massie Chapter
Oxford-Caroline Scott Chapter
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Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
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Adopt-An-Object
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 17
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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Chapter Reports
A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Happenings at the Homestead
Fancy hats beautiful dresses lovely ladies lively conversations old friends new friends and lasting memories could be found at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead the afternoon of May 22 2017 The Homestead hosted what is likely to be a reoccurring event as 80 DAR Daughters family and friends gathered for yummy treats that could have come fresh from the garden tea specially selected for the afternoon by Vice President General Sandy McCann lessons on manners etiquette being a good citizen plus flirting with fans Tours of the Homestead caused oohs and aahs to be muttered by first-time visitors Many thanks to the ladies who traveled from far and wide to be part of this our Homestead Tea We had members from all four Districts and were honored to have Vice President General Sandy McCann State Treasurer Mary Chase State Organizing Secretary Elaine Ortman and Southwest District Director Chris Nehring in attendance This afternoon of fellowship would not have been possible were it not for the dedicated ladies who are the Homestead Trustees and committee chairs Their time was spent decorating baking setting-up serving and cleaning-up all so everyone could have a memorable time Our thanks to you all The blue sky the puffy clouds and the wonder of the Homestead made for a perfect afternoon Enjoy the pictures courtesy of Lois Sergent
Treats Tea and Tours OSDAR State Recording Secretary and CWH Special Events Chair Darlene West
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Adopt-An-Object
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
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Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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Chapter Reports
John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Chapter Reports
Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Chapter Reports
Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Adopt-An-Object
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
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Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 18
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Chapter Reports
Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 35
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
118th OSDAR State Conference `
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 12
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 15
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 16
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 17
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 18
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 19
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
Come Join The Fun YES I am eligible to be in Hobby Club
Name
My Present or Past State Chair position iswas (if was the year)
Address
City State Zip
Telephone
I have enclosed my check for $10 for lifetime dues and the check number is
Send to Hobby Club 2016 ndash Made out to ldquoState Treasurer OSDARrdquo and send to 2016-2017 Treasurer
Susan Van Der Weele
2637 Rustling Oak Blvd
Hilliard OH 43036-7922
Hobby Club OSDAR President Cindy Kettler
The Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution decided that there should be a club for those who serve the Society as a State Chairman At the District Meeting in Mt Vernon Ohio in 1937 The Hobby Club of the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution was formed Membership included State Chairmen only In 1938 it was decided to invite the State officers as guests Membership eventually changed to any present or past State Chairman Meetings were always in conjunction with State Conference or District Meetings
The purpose of the Hobby Club is to provide an opportunity for current and past State Chairmen to meet during the District Meeting or the equivalent This helps the State Chairmen to become better acquainted share a meal and enjoy an evening of fun while promoting the work of the Ohio Society
There is one meeting a year The officers include President Vice-President and the SecretaryTreasurer Elections of the officers occur every year They are installed and take office at the end of the meeting at which they have been elected and serve for a one-year term
Over the years there have been many activities skits written and outrageous costumes that have made it an event you donrsquot want to miss Memories are made friendships are strengthened and members get renewed energy for serving the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Now our ldquomeetingsrdquo are held the evening prior to Fall Fun Fair If you qualify for membership we would like for you to join us in our annual entertainment games and sharing of a meal and friendship A membership form will be included in the next several OSDAR Newsletters Lifetime membership is $10
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 18
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 19
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 20
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Fall Fun Fair Information
State Regentrsquos Project OSDAR Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia
Kindig
Itrsquos BACK Thatrsquos right the $1000 Bazaar will again be held at Fall Fun Fair which means that we are calling on all chapter crafters Each chapter is asked to bring one hand crafted item to be sold for $1000 Everyone loves a bargain so if the actual value is a little more and you are comfortable donating the item your item will undoubtedly be snapped up early Items should be delivered to the State Regentrsquos Project table or to the Co-Chairs Liz Baker and Marcia Kindig Shop early often and fast since everyone loves a good buy
Pages OSDAR Chair Jessica Williams
Attention all Pages Including Eligible Ladies (18-40) Who Would Like To Page amp New Juniors Fall Fun Fair is approaching August 26 2017 It is a one-day affair but it is packed with activities and duties We need YOU ldquoBut Irsquove never Pagedrdquo- you say No problem One has to start somewhere and Fun Fair is a great place to start Mark your calendar find a comfortable white dress and join us Any questions Please contact me via pagesohiodarorg
What to BringWear at Fall Fun Fair Bring a huge smile and get ready to meet Daughters from across the state and make new friends Donrsquot know someone Introduce yourself Bring an open mind The Chairmen have put together great tables and there is so much to learn about our State Society Get involved ndash no endeavor is too small Bring cash and your checkbook ndash plenty of shopping opportunities From the State Regentrsquos Table to the Junior Table to the above $10 Bazaar (get there early because there are always amazing deals) Wear comfortable shoes and business casual clothing Bring a sweater ndash the hotel can get a little cold This is a day to be comfortable and have fun
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Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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Committee Reports
As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 25
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Committee Reports
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission (CDRC) OSDAR Chair Jan Augenstein
Hop into the CDRC Mobile
Summer is the time for you and your chapter members to take a road trip to your CDRC RoadshowWorkshop coming to your district
What is the CDRC Roadshow A workshop open to ALL OSDAR chapter members who will come back to your chapter filled with enthusiasm and new ideas on all things DAR -- chapter development and revitalization genealogical and application help All Star Academy info Junior activities new and interesting programs State Speakers Staff Waldschmidt activities news from district directors and much more And there will be 4 breakout sessions of frac12 hour each and each member attending the roadshow can choose 2 So the more members you bring the more information you can take back to your chapter
FYI (For Your Information) Remember there will be a one-day workshop held in each district for ALL Daughters not just chapter officers
There will be Wi-Fi available at all workshop sites Outlets are scarce so please charge before you come
There will be a fee of $500 to cover snacks handouts and any room costs Reservations and checks are to be sent to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion OH 43302-6717 Checks are to be made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer And how about a bargain Register 5 members from your chapter for $5 each and get the 6th registration for free
Participants are to bring a sack lunch Coffee water and snacks will be provided
Dress will be casual attire (no pins)
Members may attend any session if they are unable to attend in their own district
Questions should be directed to Jan Augenstein 740-389-1923 or cell 740-244-8111 or jannpaulfrontiercom
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All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Chapter Reports
Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Chapter Reports
Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Chapter Reports
Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Committee Reports
All workshops will have the State Regentrsquos Project table with great items for sale to support her project So come prepared to shop if you like
Dates Times Locations and District Vice Chairs Saturday June 17 2017 Northwest District Zion United Methodist Church 900 ndash 200 Sara Meyer 9009 SR 12 West Findlay OH 45840
Saturday July 8 2017 Northeast District First Congregational Church
900 -- 200 Char Graf 47 Aurora St Hudson OH 44236 Saturday July 15 2017 Southeast District Bremen Historical Society
900 -- 200 Bunnie Bowman-Schaefer 9090 Marietta St Bremen OH 43107
Saturday August 12 2017 Southwest District Wilmington Presbyterian Church 900 -- 200 Rae Lynn Kruthaup 840 Timber Glen DrWilmington OH 45177
Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission RoadshowWorkshop Reservation Form
Name District
Chapter Name
Address
Telephone Number E-mail
Please check which session you plan to attend and send a check made payable to OSDAR State Treasurer for the amount shown to Jan Augenstein 1060 Richland Rd Marion Ohio 43302-6717
Please use a separate form for each person attending
June 17 2017 Northwest District ($500)
July 8 2017 Northeast District ($500)
July 15 2017 Southeast District ($500)
August 12 2017 Southwest District ($500)
Total Enclosed
Note Reservations should be received one week prior to the date of the workshop
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Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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Chapter Reports
A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Committee Reports
Junior Membership
OSDAR Chair Stephanie Helle Gwin
This committee is excited to announce that Ohio has achieved the highest honor of being named a ldquoTrailblazerrdquo for the NSDARrsquos Inaugural States Honor Roll for Outstanding Support of Junior Membership Ohio was joined by 16 other states in meeting all five NSDAR standards to be named a Trailblazer These standards include 1) naming a State Outstanding Junior or at least two Chapter Outstanding Juniors 2) enrolling at least one new Friend or Best Friend of Junior Membership 3) hosting a statewide Junior Event 4) having a sales table featuring National items at a state meeting and remitting the profit to the Treasurer Generals office and 5) having members make direct donations to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund (separate from sales) The state chairman and state regent of each Trailblazer state will be recognized during the 2017 Junior Membership Luncheon at Continental Congress Thank you Ohio Daughters for your continued support of Junior Membership and for journeying with us through it all
OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip Submitted by OSDAR Transportation Chair Cynthia Hinkle
Update on 2017 OSDAR Bus Trip to Washington DC Continental
Congress June 26 to July 2 2017 Registration has closed for the OSDAR Bus Trip to DC Everyone going on the bus trip should have received an informational email that outlined the week We are only one month away from departing Time to get packing If you want to know more about the OSDAR Continental Congress Bus Trip please feel free to contact me on my cellphone at 440-364-7871 or by email Cynthiamhinklegmailcom Come join us and share in the excitement of Continental Congress
Strike a pose The All Ohio Photo will be taken Wednesday June 28th on the DAR steps at 615pm Please meet us in the hall and get ready for our Ohio glamour shot
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Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Americanism Committee OSDAR Chair Mary Ellen Atwood
Committee Reports
Calling all Ohio Daughters Great New Volunteer Opportunities for all of you One of the goals of the Americanism Committee is to assist new immigrants in their journey toward citizenship You have the opportunity to assist immigrant families and their children as they learn what it means to live in the United States of America Many of these adults have been living in refugee camps for as long as 20 years and many of the students were born in refugee camps
How would you like to help them learn how to live and participate within an American community Learn how to shop use a library become involved in their childrens schools and participate in local community activities Help with Family Literacy Programs Help students during school with both academic subjects and English Be an English conversational partner to a High School student Or to the parents This past week this Chair had lunch with the Cuyahoga Falls Public Schools Coordinator of the English Learners programs (These programs were formerly known as ESL-English Second Language programs) There are currently about 200 EL students just in the Cuyahoga Falls school system The EL program in Cuyahoga Falls is in 3 Elementary schools 1 Middle School and 1 High School This Chair had lunch this past week with Cortney Marcuccie the EL program coordinator for the Cuyahoga Falls School System Cuyahoga Falls Public School System is a member of the Six District Educational Compact This includes Hudson Tallmadge Kent Stow Cuyahoga Falls and Woodridge School systems Cortney can put you in contact with the EL Programs in the other Six District School systems Cortneyrsquos cell phone number is 440-258-8273 and her e-mail address is CF_Marcucciecfallsorg This Chair is encouraging Ohio Daughters outside of Summit County to contact the English Learners Program in your local district Volunteer opportunities exist during the summer as well as during the school year
American History Committee OSDAR Chair Gretchen Wilson Congratulations to Makayla Meller for winning the 5th grade level East Central Division American History Essay Contest Makayla was sponsored by the Elijah Gunn Sr Chapter in Napolean Ohio She is a student at St John Lutheran School We are very proud of the work that Makayla did on her essay and hope she will continue to enter the American History Essay Contest in the future The 2017-2018 American History Essay Contest is open to 5th thru 8th grade students The title this year is ldquoWorld War I Remembering the War to End All Warsrdquo The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War Imagine you are living in 1918 State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come
The 2017-2018 Christopher Columbus Essay Contest is open to High School students The title is ldquoAdvantages and Disadvantages of Working Relationships between Foreign Partiesrdquo Christopher Columbus an Italian managed to convince a Spanish monarch to fund his voyage Discuss the reasons why a monarch from one country would be interested in hiring an explorer from a foreign country to complete such an important mission What convinced the Spanish monarchy to support Christopher Columbus instead of Spanish explorers
It is not too early to start talking to your teachers and school administrators about being a part of this experience You will be able to find the information on the NSDAR website under American History Committee Please email me if you have any questions
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OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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Committee Reports
As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Chapter Reports
Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Chapter Reports
Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Chapter Reports
Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Chapter Reports
Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
OSDAR Programs OSDAR Chair Pat Finch
Committee Reports
Chapters as you start your planning for the next yearrsquos programs look at what the OSDAR Programs Committee has to offer Entertain--Educate--Enlighten your chapter programs Our
Womenrsquos Issues OSDAR Chair Carrie Nelson
Injuries are a leading cause of disability for people of all ages ndash and they are the leading cause of death for Americans ages 1 to 44 The good news is everyone can get involved to help prevent injuries
This June we encourage you to learn more about important safety issues like prescription painkiller abuse transportation safety and slips trips and falls
Prescription painkiller abuse Prescription painkiller overdoses are a growing problem in the United States especially among women About 18 women die every day from a prescription painkiller overdose ndash more than 4 times as many as back in 1999
Transportation safety Doing other activities while driving ndash like texting or eating ndash distracts you and increases your chance of crashing Almost 1 in 5 crashes (17) that injured someone involved distracted driving
Slips trips and falls One in 4 older adults fall each year Many falls lead to broken bones and other health problems
OSDAR Program files contain manuscripts for you to use and present at your functions The following are also Speakers on the OSDAR State Speakers Staff
53 The Signers of the Declaration-Happily Ever by Jan Augenstein 54 Sacagawea (native Girl in costume) 55 Momsters--Eccentric Mothers in History (famous and infamous mothers) 56 The History of Ice Cream 57 Katherine (Wright) and her Brothers 58 Florence Harding - A Woman before her Time 59 The Nations Resting Place --Arlington Cemetery 60 Indomitable Spirit (portrayal of Ellen Hardin Walworth) 61 Ohio Inventors (Carol Robinson will help) 62 The Little Red Schoolhouse (Carol Robinson helps) 63 Literacy Promotion by Rachel Borchers 64 NSDAR Museum by Kathy Dixon 65 Victorian Tea 66 Colonial Costumes 67 Colonial Toys 68 What the Bride wore 69 Susan B Anthony 70 Waldschmidt Homestead 71 HONOR FLIGHT Columbus by Cindy Kanwar 72 Revolutionary War ----SAR Member in color guard uniform by Lance Beebe 73 The History of Salt by Muriel Breyley Presenters will travel statewide for your chapter events- days of week vary with some presenters Length of programs range from 20 minutes to 1 hour Some presenters will dress in costume Contact me for more information Email pafitch1971yahoocom or phone 419-962-4425
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Committee Reports
State Honor Role OSDAR Chair Deborah Wright Nisonger
How Does Your OSDAR Chapter Rate on the Honor Roll
Cardinal 80-100+ points Blue Jay 60-79 points Goldfinch 40-59 P i g e o n Less than 40 points
The 2017 State Honor Roll Report questions have been revised in order to keep the report vitalized At the end of
the year the points will be tallied and the top 10 chapters based on scores and what has been reported will be
turned over to State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright Madam State Regent will then determine the Outstanding
Chapter of the Year by using essay question 22
Please look at this report as a way for your chapter to stand proud in our great state of Ohio I know for some of you that some of the questions will be a challenge but please donrsquot hesitate to reach out for help
whether you reach out to me your District Director state officers or other chapters We are all in this together
The 2017 State Honor Roll goals are
100 Participation (deadline Jan 25 2018) Strive to be Cardinals Let our State Regent know of our accomplishments no matter how big or small it all counts to be
recognized
Be creative and donrsquot hesitate to contact me if there are any other questions Deborah Wright Nisonger State Honor
Roll Chair PH 937-564-7466 at dnisongerwohrrcom
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GEP I GEP II or GEP III Training - httpwwwdarorgmemberscommitteesspecial-
committeesvolunteer-genealogistsgenealogy-education-programs-gep
Christian Waldschmidt Homestead - Open Sunday from May 1st until the end of October 100pm to 500pm
Contact Darlene West at email waldschmidtohiodarorg for info
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Committee Reports
Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Chapter Reports
Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Chapter Reports
Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Chapter Reports
Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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Chapter Reports
On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Service to America OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox Fellow Daughters As we start towards summer I thought it might be beneficial to share the ldquoWhat is Meaningful Servicerdquo and ldquoReporting and Sharingrdquo information from National If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me Rebecca Fox kfox55991comcastnet OR (740) 633-0626 What is Meaningful Community Service ldquoMeaningful community servicerdquo is defined as any activity benefitting those outside of the chapter and DAR Members need to ask themselves these questions
Does the service benefit someone in the community or the community at large
Is the action one that is visible in the community
Is the action one that benefits those outside of the memberrsquos family in any way
If the answer to the above questions is yes then this is community service While this list is not inclusive here are some examples of work that can be counted as volunteer service hours
Causes such as Relay for Life the American Cancer Society Mothers against Drunk Driving etc
Homeless shelters or soup kitchens
Working with disabled children and adults
Crisis or assistance hotlines
Stand Downs for military veterans
Schools
Hospitals
Volunteering in churches (education governance shut-ins etc)
Local cultural organizations (theater groups symphonies museums etc)
Assisting local historical societies sites and associations
Community wide trash collection and recycling (not just personal)
Transporting or sitting with those facing medical issues (non-family members)
Serving in animal shelters and rescue operations
Teachersrsquo before and after school activities directly overseeing youth activities (for which they are unpaid)
Using onersquos personal residence to support the efforts of local non-profit charities
Providing support to foreign exchange students beyond basic room and board for which there may be minimal financial reimbursement
Leading Scout troops and other youth groups
Performing service with other clubs and organizations such as the Rotary Lions etc
Registering voters and serving as poll workers Some individual activities that are NOT examples of community service
Praying for those less fortunate or government leaders
Flying the Flag ndash this is a part of our civic responsibility as proud citizens
Voting and jury duty
Campaigning for political candidates
Mapping out routes for personal routine trips to save gas
Traveling to and from any community service activity
Childcare for a child or grandchild or elder care arrangements
Homeschooling
Conservation efforts for a memberrsquos personal residence
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As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Committee Reports
As of February 1 2017 DAR members can now count their DAR work on the Service to America Tally It is felt that this work does benefit our communities Below is a short list but not an all-inclusive list of some of that work that can be counted
Working on DAR Indexing Synching DAR Genealogical Preservation or Supporting Documentation Projects including the Patriots Project objective
Conducting lineage workshops open to the public (not just for prospective members or current members)
Volunteering on behalf of veterans (such as ldquopoppy dayrdquo sales stand downs work in veterans homes and hospitals compiling care packages to active duty personnel welcoming home active duty personnel etc)
Genealogy research including processing of applications and giving workshops
Promoting literacy through tutoring or other volunteer support
Gathering books for local libraries and others involved in literacy
Collecting and mailing box tops labels and clothes to the DAR schools
Organizing community events and celebrations including Constitution Week activities
Participating in Earth Day activities conservation work (ie Great Pollinator Project for personal residences etc) support of projects like recycling etc
Supporting schools through classroom involvement ndash including American History Essay contests Good Citizen essay contests JAC contests etc
Serving as volunteers at historical societies and sites
Distribution of the Flag of the United States of America to new citizens and veterans
Serving as a DARCAR chapterstatenational officer or chairman (meeting preparation arranging speakers communication with members and chapters Chapter Board meetings used for planning etc)
Attendingspeaking in DAR meetings and forums (chapterdistrictstateNational)
Volunteering as a Volunteer Information Specialist in support of chapters states or the NSDAR
Preparing chapter yearbooks and chapter newsletters
Creating and monitoring chapter websites Facebook websites etc
Participating in Chapter Development and Revitalization workshops planning and meeting with chapters giving presentations etc
Mentoring newly arrived immigrants as they begin new lives Some chapter work which is NOT acceptable as community service
Attending DAR club meetings with no DAR work involved
All travel to and from service projects and DAR meetingseventsetc
Making individual monetary contributions without any active service
Participating in DAR webinars Be advised that periodic review of all logged hours will take place by Chapter Regents and State Chairmen If there is duplication of hours or hours do not fall within the aforementioned definition of ldquomeaningful community servicerdquo then they will be removed Reporting and Sharing Reporting Chapters will be asked to report membersrsquo activities in two ways via the Service to America Online Tally and the Chapter Master Report (CMR)
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Chapter Reports
Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Committee Reports
First via the membersrsquo website the Service to America Online Tally reporting option is an important way to allow members to report their service hours in real time This online tally system allows the tracking of the national cumulative number of member service hours throughout the year Any member can log her individual community service hours anytime throughout the year January 1 through December 31 A member will log into the system by entering her state society chapter name and national number All service hours must be entered into the Service to America Tally Final reports will not add any additional hours found on the Chapter Master Report (CMR) Members-At-Large will also be able to report their hours by selecting the ldquoMember-At-Largerdquo option to log in Chapter leaders will be able to log hours on behalf of their members for chapter service projects involving multiple chapter members Remember to use the log out feature after saving a memberrsquos service information Chapter Regents and other chapter leaders with access to e-Membership have the ability to review their membersrsquo hours through the ldquoChapter Tally Report ldquoTo ensure there is no double reporting the Chapter Regent will be able to edit that memberrsquos hours so the hours are not counted twice (For example a Regent entering the chapterrsquos hours for an event and a member entering her hours separately for the same event) Be advised that associate membersrsquo hours will be linked to their home chapters for inclusion in that chapterrsquos tally Second via the Chapter Master Report chapters will report how their members provide Service to America from January 1 through December 31An aggregate total number of hours for all members reported by each chapter annually will provide a quantitative measure of the impact Note that hours reported elsewhere in the CMR will not be included within the Service to America committee report They will need to be added to the Service to America Tally count A PDF Tally form has been developed for chapters to use in tracking membersrsquo community service hours (This is found in the Service to America Tally) Chapters and members may use this document to help keep track of service hours prior to reporting the hours to the online Tally Note Membersrsquo hours must be logged online via the Online Tally Be sure to include the hours of all members ndash those who have reported hours via the Online Tally as well as those who are less computer savvy Sharing Chapters and members will be asked to share their experiences with other DAR members This can be done in two ways The first is sharing within the chapter through a ldquoService to Americardquo moment at the chapter meeting Members are encouraged to share their community service activities in order to increase awareness among members and demonstrate the importance of making a difference in local communities The second chapter and members will also be encouraged to report descriptively on ways their chapters have shown ldquoService to Americardquo through their community service from January 1 through December 31 These stories of those impacted by this service will reveal just how deeply the service is felt and how we as DAR members honor and celebrate our American heritage Some examples of stories that can be shared
Emailing photos and stories directly to Service to America committee
Sending comments to the Todayrsquos DAR Blog
Sharing stories on the DAR Facebook page at httpwwwfacebookcomTodaysDAR or
Including stories via the narrative portion of the Chapter Master Report Forward photos and stories to your State Chairman National Vice Chairman or National Chairman Thank you for your Service to America
Service to America (cont) OSDAR Chair Rebecca Fox
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Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Chapter Reports
Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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Chapter Reports
On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Chapter Reports
Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Chapter Reports
Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Committee Reports
Public Relations and Media OSDAR Chair Mary Ann DeVolld
Being a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution is such a privilege Our membership gives us the inside scoop on so many activities that honor veterans and opportunities to celebrate historic events The Memorial Service for the Revolutionary War Patriots of the Northwest Territory in Marietta is just one of these activities
The Marietta Chapter Sons of the American Revolution started this memorial service last year and hope to continue it The service occurs at the Mound Cemetery in Marietta This cemetery was developed around the base of a prehistoric Adena burial mound which was preserved by the Marietta city founders when they established the city cemetery around it in 1801
SAR Chapters including Arthur St Clair Camp Charlotte Cincinnati Ebenezer Zane Hocking Valley Lt George Ewing James Neal Point Pleasant (WV) and sponsoring chapter Marietta participated most of whom were dressed in Revolutionary War costumes Ohio Daughters were represented from Elizabeth Sherman Reese Bellefontaine Marietta Muskingum and Pickaway Plains with our State Regent and State Vice Regent participating in the service
While traveling to Marietta may be too much of a distance for many Daughters you might consider making the trip sometime Not only can you participate in a moving ceremony but you can also take advantage of some early history of our state The Marietta SAR had organized a walking tour of the cemetery hosted by their member Scott Britton That in itself was worth the trip
A luncheon followed at the American Legion Post 64 which lies next to another old cemetery in Marietta The guest speaker was Linda Showalter who is the Director of Special Collections at Marietta College Library She has been working closely with author David McCullough and his research assistant Mike Hill in preparation for a book about the Northwest Territory which is scheduled for release by Simon amp Schuster in the spring of 2019
Take advantage of activities like this service and remember to tell your chapterrsquos stories
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Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Committee Reports
Constitution Week OSDAR Chair Sharon Snowden
Ohio is proud of all the activities our chapters have participated in during Constitution Week The Ohio Society chapters have set up booths at festivals presented programs at libraries schools public squares and cub scouts
Western Reserve-Lakewood Chapter had the Terminal Tower in Cleveland lit in red white and blue for Constitution Week and Muskingum Chapter did the same for the County Court House Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith distributed over 2000 Constitution Week kits and Urbana posted 75 displays
The Outstanding Chapter Report was awarded to Carolyn Koynock from the Turtle Creek Chapter
Outstanding Participation goes to Muskingum Chapter
Winner of the Scrapbook Contest was Carol Jones from the Catherine Richards Chapter
Other Awards were given for
Most Schools Contacted ndash Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter
Most Classrooms Visited ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Constitution Week Kits Distributed ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Displays ndash Urbana Chapter
Most Events ndash Colonel Jonathan Bayard Smith Chapter
Most Newspaper Articles ndash Pickaway Plains Chapter
Most Television Coverage ndash Muskingum Chapter
Most Radio Station Coverage ndash Hannah Crawford Chapter
Firelands Chapter and Catherine Richards Chapter received Achievement Awards
Congratulations to these winners
It is time now to start planning for Constitution Week September 17-23 2017 If you need ideas or assistance please contact your state chair Sharon Snowden usadarlinghotmailcom
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Catherine Richards Chapter Submitted by Sharon Snowden
The Catherine Richards Chapter hosted a program on colonial clothing at their May meeting Sycamore Spring Clothiers (sycamorespringsclothierblogspotcom) located in Troy Ohio presented the program to members and guests Beverly Smith and Kitty Tomsic co-owners along with Jan Herrmann set up displays and demonstrated the many parts of womenrsquos clothing from the 1750-1800 time They also informed the group of the historical facts in wearing the clothing and the necessity of the pieces The ladies permitted the members to try on different dresses hats and capes Pictured is member Sheila Lolli with Beverly and Jan as she models a Marie Antoinette gown complete with under garments Also on Saturday May 6th Vice Regent and 2017 Ohio Outstanding Junior Megan Al Chebaina attended an event at MAPS Museum to award a Green High School student Brianna McFedries with a JROTC Medal HODAR Cliffton Stadler husband of Karen Stadler who makes banks out of old post office boxes donated one to be used for a fundraiser Members and guests also enjoyed a Kentucky Derby Race word scramble which was won by member Lora Givler At our April meeting a Deputy Sheriff gave members tips on staying safe and will return to a future meeting to demonstrate physical tactics for members to defend themselves
The DAR Bronze JROTC Medal was presented by Lagonda Chapter DAR
Vice Regent Linda Katon to Cadet Captain Merrill G Cline on May 4 2017 The DAR recognizes a cadet who is ranked in the top 25 percent of their ROTC and academic subjects demonstrating qualities of dependability and good character adherence to military discipline leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training Merrill is involved in many different teams with ROTC She has been decorated and received many awards with Silver Star Community Service Distinguished unit award W Merit Top Performance Award Outstanding Cadet Ribbon and Leadership Superior Performance Ribbon She is a saxophone player with the Concert Band at Tecumseh High School where she is a junior Her proud parents are Matt and Kristin Cline After graduation she would like to attend the Coast Guard Academy and eventually become a helicopter pilot
Lagonda Chapter Submitted by Marlene Hays
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Fort GreeneVille Chapter Submitted by Debbie Nisonger
Fort GreeneVille hosted donuts and coffee to local Veterans in honor of the 100th Anniversary of Americas entry into WWI Despite the inclement weather on April 6 the event was appreciated by all
Fort GreeneVille donated the chapters OSDAR State Conference birdhouse to the Anniersquos Star Spangled Gala at Garst Museum The annual Gala is a fundraiser for The Garst Museum and the Annie Oakley Center The birdhouse is a replica of historical Bears Mill Bearrsquos Mill is one of the few operating water-powered mills in Ohio The Mill is located east of Greenville Ohio
Trash Bash fundraising event was done again this year in honor of Earth Day It is the 6th year Fort GreeneVille members and family have participated in cleaning the ditches in Darke County
Fort GreeneVille Chapter will be participating in the Main Street Greenville 1st Friday event on June 2nd 6-9pm The event theme is non-profits night Fort GreeneVille will be focusing on membership and DARs objectives
Canton Chapter Submitted by Joanne Malone
Proud parents and grandparents filled the meeting room of the Canton Chapter OSDAR as 28 national state and East Central Division JAC winners were honored on May 3 Each child received a certificate and a flag from Canton Chapter JAC Chair Amy Krajeck Ninety-three local children had participated in the contest Following the recognition ceremony the guests and members were treated to a pizza party
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Way-Wil-A-Way Chapter Submitted by Jane Stowers
The Christian Waldschmidt Homestead at Camp Dennison (a Civil War training camp) near Milford was the location of a joint DAR meeting including nine chapters on Saturday May 6 Six members of Waw-Wil-A-Way Chapter and a CAR member attended
The Waldschmidt Homestead is owned and operated by the OSDAR with many members donating time and money The home was built in 1804 by Revolutionary War veteran Christian Waldschmidt who earlier had established the first paper mill in Ohio The home is beautifully restored and features outstanding furnishings and artifacts See waldschmidtohiodarorg for information to visit
A Memorial service was held for 15 ladies who have passed since the last meeting a year ago Waw-Wil-A-Way remembered our members Joyce Ann Main Patton and Juel Phillips Fling
After refreshments contributed by each chapter an interesting and informative program was given by retired Judge Joe Newlin on ldquoWomen in the Civil Warrdquo Eighty women were wounded or killed in the Civil War They served in the capacities of soldiers (disguising themselves as men) spies and factory workers making uniforms assisting with the Underground Railroad and helping with construction projects Some were camp followers cooking washing mending and loading muskets
Members bid on Silent Auction items with the money going to the upkeep of the Waldschmidt Home The next meeting of Waw-Wil-A-Way will be June 3 at 1100 am with a tour of the Paint Creek State Park Dam and Nature Center Bring a sack lunch with drinks provided by Janet Florence
Worthington Chapter Submitted by Susan Plaisted
Worthington Chapter of the NSDAR Sponsors Grant for Storm Windows at the Orange Johnson House
Storm windows will be installed on front Federal portion of the Orange Johnson House on left
As sponsoring chapter for the Worthington Historical Society grant application we are happy to announce that the grant funds have been awarded for the installation of interior storm windows at the historical home of one of Worthingtonrsquos early residents Orange Johnson The grant covers 35 of the cost that will make the windows weather-tight and conserve energy with the UV film Other funds complete the amount for this project which will preserve museum pieces and historic interior finishes The Worthington Chapter is proud to unanimously support the efforts of the Worthington Historical Society to secure this grant Many lsquoThanksrsquo go to Joyce Brand Regent and Susan Plaisted member who worked with Kate LaLonde Director of Worthington Historical Society to carefully craft the grant application
Joyce Brand Regent Kate Lalonde Director Susan
Plaisted member
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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On May 6 2017 at the Akron Womanrsquos City Club members of Cuyahoga Portage Chapter and guests celebrated the Chapterrsquos 120th anniversary The gala event was a fitting tribute to the chapter with beautiful displays highlighting its history its members and its many wonderful accomplishments Given this milestone in the chapterrsquos history and to honor the chapterrsquos founding daughters many in attendance wore hats celebrating vintage-style We were honored to have Marcia Seifert Past Vice President General Honorary State Regent Ohio and past Chapter Regent as our keynote speaker She presented a wonderful and inspiring account of not only the chapterrsquos history but the history of the National Society as well The celebration would not have been a success without the hard work and dedication of the celebration committee members Barbara Griffith Stephanie Whims and Elaine Wright Organized on January 25 1897 and chartered on May 8 1897 Cuyahoga Portage Chapter has maintained a constant unwavering tradition of serving its local community and upholding the National Societyrsquos mission of preserving history supporting education and promoting patriotism Following is a quote taken from the Akron Beacon Journal published in 1932 for the chapterrsquos 35th Anniversary ldquoThe keynote to the success of the chapter during these 35 years has been co-operation and a universal interest on the part of the members which has had its reflection in all its affairs The enthusiasm of the members in all its endeavors has put the chapter in an outstanding position and accounts for its success in all undertakingsrdquo ~ Mrs See Historian Today and throughout the chapterrsquos history members have been passionate about their service to the Society and the community always abiding by its motto ldquoNot for self but for Countryrdquo
Cuyahoga Portage Chapter Submitted by Angie Klatik
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 38
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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John Hoover Chapter Submitted by Lora Yank
Spring Road Trip The John Hoover Chapter enjoyed a tour of Adena Mansion and Gardens in Chillicothe on May 13 Adena was the estate of Thomas Worthington sixth governor of Ohio and one of the states first United States Senators Attending were Karen Bott Cassandra Kroetz and daughter Hailey Imogene Nelson Nancy OrsquoLoughlin Ginger Thrush Lora Yank Anna Yank-Shoaf and daughter Rhesa member-elect Lacey Copeland fianceacute JC Hunt and Laceyrsquos daughter Lila prospective member Dee Reed and guest Ellen Horton JC Hunt kindly snapped photos as all enjoyed the beautiful day and lovely surroundings of the Worthington Estate After their tour the group met at Old Canal Smokehouse
for lunch
Mathias Ridenour Chapter Submitted by Ann Federer
West High School in Columbus Ohio held their annual JROTC Military Ball on May 5th Mathias Ridenour Chapter Representatives Sue Gilmore Beth Higman and Bev Healy presented Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser with the NSDAR JROTC certificate and medal Pictured are Master Sargent Michael Buscher Cadet Master Sargent Britknee Balser Sue Gilmore Beth Higman Beverly Healy and Assistant Principal Erica Dodson along with members of the High School JROTC Honor Guard
Speaking on the topic of Womens Issues was Amy L Cowgill MOTRL CNDT Clinical Chair Stroke Program Team at the Ohio Health Rehabilitation
(Continued next page)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 41
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Nathan Perry Chapter Submitted by Mary Jane Burger
Nathan Perry has been busy with JROTC awards Students from three different area high schools received recognition Emily Shelton from Lorain High School Mickaylla Thompson from Midview High School and Sarah Hamilton from Elyria High School all received medals and certificates Nathan Perry Members enjoyed a presentation on Rug Hooking by our very own member Debbie Mullins Debbie explained the origins of rug-hooking explained how it is done and shared with us some beautiful pieces which she completed herself Truly works of art Several members were very pleased to be able to welcome 78 new citizens at the May 19 Naturalization Ceremony in Cleveland United State flags flag literature and welcome letters were given to each new citizen This is always such an inspiring and heartwarming event
Mathias Ridenour Chapter (cont) Submitted by Ann Federer
Hospital Amy is pictured below with Carrie Nelson Chapter Regent Amy was a dynamic speaker on the topics of stroke prevention She emphasized that strokes affects all ages and doesnt discriminate between males and females She covered topics relating to cholesterol and life alert systems Amy was very knowledgeable Our Chapter members requested that Amy return to a future Chapter meeting to speak on Womens Health Issues Also enjoying the program were Mary Lou Curtis Doris Coy Alice Travis and Sandra Silvey
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Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Chapter Reports
Sally DeForest Chapter Submitted by Nancy David
Sally DeForest Chapter has been quite busy in April and May The chapter had a table at the Ohio Genealogical Society Conference at Kalahari in Sandusky from April 27 to 29 answering questions and sharing information about DAR as well as getting names of prospective new members Pictured are Connie Beebe registrar Nancy David NW District Director Alice Schauss regent and Shirley Hazelwood member
On May 12 and 13 chapter members also attended Willard High Schools 8th grade American Revolution re-enactment and encampment led by history teacher Kyle Van Kamp Mr Van Kamp has led this event with his 8th grade students for many years They worked on this event for most of the school year Students each wrote a report on an American Revolutionary character which they portray The students were required to make a part of their costume for the event They made muskets had mini-classes in candle dipping making and deciphering invisible ink making yarn from animal fur splitting wood and churning butter There were many other aspects of colonial life the students learned and took part in There was a ball and a dinner at the end of the day Students learned the Virginia Reel and Heel Toe Polka dance steps for the colonial ball Only 50 students could take part in the dinner consisting of colonial era food Some students camped overnight in tents and for breakfast Saturday morning drank a chocolate drink and had Martha Washingtons hoe cakes homemade jelly and a French bread recipe of Martha Washingtons The Colonel Crawford re-enactors as well as Col George Washington attended the event It was truly a spectacular event
Pictures are A picture of American soldiers in costume before the battle redcoats in costume and the students in their colonial dress are included
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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Fort Industry Chapter Submitted by Chris Burkhart
Our May 6 2017 Fort Industry Chapterrsquos annual business meeting took place at West Park Place with a delicious luncheon followed by a Welcoming Ceremony for two of our newest members Katelynn Ackerman and Stephanie Phillips See above picture on the left Anniversary Certificates were presented to Beverly St Clair for 20 years Nova Patterson for 25 years and Nancy Neeper for 30 years Those unable to attend will have their certificates mailed to them They were Peggi Stephens for 20 years Nancy Wygant-Mills for 20 years and Angie Wasserman for 25 years See middle picture above
A Memorial Service honoring Jean Ann Taylor Smalley who passed away on March 17 2017 was held at our May 6th meeting Jean was a member of the DAR for 34 years and was a former regent of our Fort Industry Chapter from 1988-1990 as well as holding many other offices throughout the years Our chapter nominated Brooke Wagner as our chapterrsquos Outstanding Junior for 2017-2018 Brooke will also be the chairman of our Junior Membership Committee See above the picture on the right Our new officers for 2017-2019 were installed New officers are L-R Chris Burkhart Registrar Brenda Corr Regent Beverly St Clair Corresponding Secretary and Historian Paula Lauer Vice Regent Brigitte David Recording Secretary Brooke Wagner Chaplain and Cathie Slabaugh Treasurer Not pictured was Carol Gaylord Librarian
Lucy Knox Chapter Submitted by Becky Thissen The members of the Lucy Knox Chapter met recently to write cards to servicemen and women aboard the USS George H W Bush thanking them for their service and wishing them safety in their tour of duty These cards will be sent to OSDAR for mailing as a part of its project to support the crew during their current deployment We hope the service members have as much fun reading the cards as we had writing them Lucy Knox Daughters also participated in the OSDAR USS George HW Bush project by sending childrenrsquos books for the crew members to read and record for their children back home Our members were overjoyed to think about the smiles that reading these books would bring to the sailorsrsquo faces ndash and the even bigger smiles on the faces of the children when they heard their mom or dad reading them a bedtime story from thousands of miles away
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 37
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 38
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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A Sentimental Journey
A pleasant day trip was enjoyed on May 12 2017 by members of the Colonel George Croghan Chapter in Fremont when they traveled from northern to central Ohio to pay tribute to a sister who passed away in June of 2016
Mary Lou Ellison was less than 30 days away from her 100th birthday when she left this world and her DAR sisters behind Mary Lou was a 1934 graduate of London High School in London Ohio She furthered her education at Miami University with an education degree in 1938 followed by getting her masterrsquos degree in 1940 She is buried along with her family at Kirkwood Cemetery in London Eight Chapter members participated in a memorial service led by Chaplain Betty Deitzel followed by a touching prayer read by Historian Mary Robinson Regent Nancy Willis placed a DAR Insignia small US flags and red white and blue silk flowers at Mary Loursquos headstone Interestingly near Mary Loursquos final resting place were several other DAR Insignias Mary Lou was a proud and loyal member of DAR for 76 years and no doubt would appreciate that her Chapter sisters made the journey to honor her
Colonel George Croghan Chapter Submitted by Kerry Fenn
Fort Defiance Chapter Submitted by Berne Heilshorn
Serving The Veteransrarr L-R Jan Siebt Rachael Siebt Sharon
Gearing Berne Heilshorn
Fort Defiance Daughters have been busy in the Month of May We had an open house at the Riverside Chapel serving donuts and coffee on May 6th for Veterans and Daughters for the volunteering of placing the flags in the cemetery for Memorial Day There were around 2000 flags placed in the large cemetery that morning Our Chapter Guest Tea was held May 13th with Ohio State Chaplain Gwen Gilliam McGuire as the guest speaker Her program was on her Grandma Gatewood the first woman to hike the Appalachian Trail Grandma Gatewood was an amazing woman who has accomplished so much in her lifetime All the daughters enjoyed the stories of her hiking Our guests were from the Joel Frost and Ursula Wolcott-Black Swamp Chapters
Guest Teararr L-R Gwen McGuire Berne Heilshorn Sara Meyer
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Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
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Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
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Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
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Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter Submitted by Vickie Carrington
The Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter is always proud to recognize outstanding cadets involved in the two JROTC programs in our county On April 27th Regent Dee Watters travelled to Western Brown High School and presented Cadet Alexandria Cadwell with the JROTC Outstanding Cadet Certificate and medal Alexandria is a graduating senior and serves as Company XO in the Army JROTC program On May 6th Treasurer Vickie Carrington travelled to RULH High School and presented MC Cadet Jerome Blum with the same honor Cadet Blum received several honors in addition to the DAR Medal He is looking forward to another successful year in the MCJROTC program at Ripley High School The weekend of May 11-14 brought the Vietnam Moving Memorial Wall to Brown County This newsletter could be devoted to that subject alone and still not cover all the poignant moments The Highlanders Chapter of the SAR invited Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd and Taliaferro Chapters to jointly lay a wreath at the Wall in memory of those who gave all as well as to honor those who fought valiantly
On Thursday May 25th members of the Ripley-Lieutenant Byrd Chapter along with a couple of grandchildren placed flag holders and flags on veteranrsquos graves at local cemeteries It was a cold and very rainy morning ndash but we explained to the kids that the soldiers fought for our freedom in all kinds of weather ndash rain snow sleet hail hot and cold ndash and it didnrsquot stop them so we werenrsquot going to let it stop us from showing our respects It was a good morning to share some history and show our patriotism
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 37
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 38
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 39
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 40
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 41
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 42
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 43
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 44
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 37
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Captain William Hendricks Chapter Submitted by Cathy Reynolds Knutson
On May the 6th 2017 the Captain William Hendricks Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution hosted our annual spring meeting that is traditionally shared with our neighboring chapter the Delaware City Chapter of Delaware Ohio This year was a very special celebration as it also marked the Centennial Celebration of our chapter chartered in 1917 The meeting was well attended We were honored to have in attendance Nancy Schirm Wright State Regent of the OSDAR Sandra Mitchell McCann Vice-President General NSDAR Honorary State Regent OSDAR Sharlene Jackson Shoaf Honorary State Regent OSDAR Kathy Gobin Dixon State Vice-Regent OSDAR Elaine Saylor Ortman State Organizing Secretary OSDAR Betsie Gricar Goad State Registrar OSDAR Jan Hunter Augenstein National Vice-Chairman East Central Division Womenrsquos Issues NSDAR Co-Chairman Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission OSDAR Kathy Langkamp Bentley Lineage Research Chairman OSDAR Deborah Colin Held Regent Delaware City Chapter and Mary Jane Bickel Burger Regent Nathan Perry Chapter Additionally we were joined by Daughters from the Nathan Perry Chapter in Lorain and the Lucy Knox Chapter in Mt Vernon
We began planning this celebration last fall Our October meeting was a work night to begin collating program books awards photos and newspaper articles from past years into organized scrapbooks It was an enormous task But in Captain William Hendricks Chapter fashion it was well and thoroughly done The scrapbooks were available on a display table for all to peruse and enjoy Our program had a very patriotic theme and was elegantly decorated in red white and blue The National Anthem was sung by Tal Burkett husband of our chapter regent and descendent of the Washington family Jan Augenstein spoke about the history of our chapter and many of its accomplishments She also mentioned that one of our earliest members was former First Lady Florence Kling Harding as well as a current member Mary Ellen Withrow former treasurer of Marion County The State of Ohio and Treasurer of the United States of America She is the only person to have held this office in all branches of our government local state and national Our chapter also has the oldest surviving OSDAR member in the State Mrs Louise Haley She was honored with flowers that her daughters who were in attendance accepted for her The guest speaker for our program was State Regent Nancy Schirm Wright whose presentation was ldquoHow Does Your Garden Growrdquo In keeping with her program and state theme each place setting had a favor that contained a packet of flower seeds with a sticker on it that read ldquo1917 ndash 2017 100 Years of Sowing Seeds of Service Outreach and Loverdquo Following the meeting everyone enjoyed a buffet line of various delicious items prepared for our meeting by All Occasions Catering And of course there was cake and coffee to complete our celebration
From helping to organize a Red Cross chapter during World War I to currently greeting returning Honor Flight veterans Captain William Hendricks members have been there From the adoption support of the poorest girls during the Great Depression to the office of Treasurer of the United States Captain William Hendricks members have been there And from the farmlands of Marion and Morrow Counties to The White House Captain William Hendricks members have been there Where will the next century take us That remains to be seen But as Ohiorsquos Outstanding Chapter we begin the journey well prepared The Daughters of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter will continue to sow those seeds of service outreach and love in whatever ldquogardensrdquo they find to cultivate
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 38
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 39
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 40
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 41
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 42
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 43
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 44
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 38
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Daniel Cooper Chapter Submitted by Cindy Kanwar
Our last official meeting of the 20162017 year honored our daughters who are no longer with us and celebrated the ones that have joined us
Our memorial service honored the following daughters who will remain in our hearts forever
Ruth E Warner(June 23 2016)
Helen Hall ( September 12 2016)
Patricia Marie Sooy (October 16 2016) We were so pleased to hold our spring induction ceremony and welcome the following daughters into our chapter and DAR
Carissa Borgemenke
Karen Roberts Borgemenke
Jessica Baird
Hollee Raynor
Abby Kaelin
May your time with NSDAR be joyous and full of good service to all
Joel Frost Chapter Submitted by Ronda Garble
Judith A Jennings ndash National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair Ohio
The Williams County Genealogical Society members and others met
Saturday April 22 in the Harmon Room of the West Annex Bryan Public
Library
Seventeen people were in attendance at the lineage workshop and
presentation sponsored by regional chapters of the ldquoNational Society
Daughters of the American Revolution - NSDARrdquo Two ladies traveled
to Bryan representing the Volunteer Genealogists Committee of the
Ohio Society DAR They came to give instruction about submitting an
application to the patriotic linage society
Judy Jennings was the presenter She came from the Akron area and
is the Volunteer Genealogist State Committee Chair She gave a brief
summary of some of the ways lsquodaughtersrsquo serve their communities
and some of the special projects highlighted at the recent Ohio State
conference Projects are aimed at service to veterans and active
military as well as students and the public Focus committees range
from conservation to historical preservation and of course genealogy
Some tips for navigating after you enter the Genealogy part of the DAR
website were provided especially to click on the little purple ldquodrdquo
buttons These will open some details about lineages that have been
proven If you had a relative that was a member of DAR you can
lsquoconnectrsquo to their line Sara Meyers is the Volunteer Genealogist from
the Bowling Green area she was also helping individuals at the
workshop with family research
The three chapters were the Joel Frost Chapter the Scout David
Williams Chapter and the Fort Defiance Chapter
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 39
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 40
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 41
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 42
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 43
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 44
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 39
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter Submitted by Connie Meyer
May has been a busy month for the Nathaniel Massie Chapter Daughters The Paint Valley High School JROTC cadets provided our flag retirement service These cadets led by Master Sgt Wilson are very disciplined Daughter Rosanne Burris attended the JROTC awards program at Paint Valley High School to present the cadet award to Heather Seymour
Mary Anne Brown told us the story of Mary Worthington McCombrsquos life at our May 3rd meeting Mary Worthington McComb was the daughter of Thomas Worthington one of Ohiorsquos first US senators He also was the sixth governor of Ohio Mary McComb and her husband lived in the stone ldquomillrdquo house on South Paint Street Mary Anne Brown was director of Adena Mansion the home of Thomas Worthington for many years and she now volunteers there
Regent Connie Meyer and Arthur St Clair Chapter SAR President Steve Patrick held a program on Saturday May 20th in the Ross County
Commodore Preble Chapter Submitted by Debra Crumbaker
Commodore Preble Chapter donated two United States flags to the Eaton Community Schools Member Sharel Ouellet received the flags at a garage sale held by her church a few years ago We finally found an organization to receive them Matthew Robbins Director of Operations is pictured with Sharel Ouellet One of our members is in contact with a veteran who helps at the Dayton VA He mentioned that the women there are in need of many items This month we focused on personal care items to be delivered to our veteran by our member Cookie Young (pictured with our donations) Thank you cards were signed at our meeting on May 20th Those cards will eventually go to the crew on the USS George H W Bush Aircraft Carrier
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 40
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 41
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 42
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 43
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 44
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 40
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Massie Chapter (cont) Submitted by Connie Meyer
Courthouse Brad Consenza Ross County administrator presented a program on the restoration of the Courthouse Clock Tower including history of the courthouse the clock and Chillicothersquos place in Ohio history as its first capital The clock was restored in 2016 It was researched and determined the bell has struck approximately 8313240 times Members and guests were invited to climb the clock tower to see the finished product
The gardens and fields are planted and starting to grow
a beautiful time of the year Enjoy
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 41
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 42
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 43
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 44
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 41
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Molly Chittenden Chapter Submitted by Cynthia Hinkle
With Memorial Day coming up the Molly Chittenden Chapter has taken on a fitting task The Daughters passed a motion to donate funds to help restore the Soldiers Monument in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Chagrin Falls This monument is constructed of sandstone that has eroded over the years and stands tall above Chagrin Falls The ladies of The Soldiersrsquo Aid Society of Chagrin Falls which was started in 1861 turned their attention to raising money for the relief of Freedmen along with planning a monument to honor the soldiers who served and died during the War It is believed that this monument may be the first Civil War monument constructed in the country All the funds for the monument were originally raised by the residents of Chagrin Falls and the monument was dedicated September 10 1967 This monument predates General Loganrsquos Orders by a year which established Memorial Day in 1868 The monument will be rededicated in a ceremony September 10 2017 150 years after it was erected
The Molly Chittenden Daughters have come together with the local American Legion and VFW Posts the Sons of Union Veterans the Chagrin Falls Historical Society and various community organizations to help restore this piece of history
Mary Chesney Chapter Submitted by Bonnie Hood The Mary Chesney chapter welcomed Doris Gorgas of the Martha Devotion chapter to our April meeting Doris presented a very informative program on Cemetery Art and Tombstone Inscriptions Doris has served in leadership roles in her chapter as well as in OSDAR and NSDAR What a delightful lady Revolutionary War Lieutenant Jeremiah Greenman and his wife Mary Eddy Greenman were guests at our May meeting Jeremiah was wounded three times during his eight years in the Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Army serving under General George Washington and General Benedict Arnold Jeremiahs journal was published as Diary of a Common Soldier in the American Revolution and is available for purchase today His original copy is in the DAR archives in Washington DC The family moved to Washington County OH where Jeremiahs grave is located on the family farm
We celebrated the birthday of 37-year DAR member Mary Ulam ldquoJeremiah Greenmanrdquo presented her with a commemorative coin depicting Revolutionary War patriot John Parker
Pictured Mary Ulam
Pictured Janet Schweitzer chapter regent Bob and
Dorothy Hurd (Jeremiah and
Mary) and Bonnie Hood vice-
regent
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Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
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Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
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Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 42
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent What an exciting and busy month this has been Inducted four new members covered a lot of areas including meetings and speakers for next yearsrsquo meetings awarded a Certificate of Recognition to Becky Jansen for all her hard work as our Registrar welcomed Donna Idle who transferred her membership here from Florida and nominated Jennifer Sergent Yater as our Chapter Outstanding Junior for this year Also collected cards for the USS George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier Crew and donated items for the local food pantry as well as the Fisher House which is part of the All Star Academy criteria that Cheri Lehrter and Susan Elfers-Warren are working on
Cuyahoga Falls Chapter Submitted by Charla Christopher
Vice Regent Charla Christopher Ron Dornetta and Regent Christina Wagner
Registrar Kathleen Wagner Regent Christina Wagner guests Barbara Brooker amp Susan McDougall
The Cuyahoga Falls Chapter was thrilled to have several guests at the May Meeting including speaker Vietnam veteran Ron Dornetta Ron spoke to us about his Vietnam experience and life after his military service He served in the US Marines from 1962-1965 He was in the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Company Bravo and was stationed at Hue Phu Bai Da Nang Chu Lai Vietnam from April 1965 until February 1966 Ronrsquos job was as the Bravo Recon
Communicator (voice and code field operator) He spoke about his companyrsquos mission shared a few light-hearted and humorous stories and ended his talk with his arrival home and life today He gave an inspiring speech with his friendly and energetic personality After his presentation Regent Christina Warner and Vice Regent Charla Christopher presented Ron the NSDAR Vietnam War Veteran Certificate along with the Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin He was certainly honored and thanked the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter for having him speak and for all our work and dedication to the various community veteransrsquo events
Our chapter has taken Sowing the Seeds of Service Outreach and Love to a new level when we hosted two out of state ladies Registrar Kathleen Wagner invited her sisters Susan McDougall from Maine and Barbara Brooker from Massachusetts to visit the Chapter while they were in town for Motherrsquos Day Both were so impressed by the activities of DAR as well as the welcome they received from the Cuyahoga Falls Chapter that they are now interested in finding a chapter closer to home
In the words of our guest speaker this month the meeting was dynamic
(Continued next page)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 43
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 44
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 43
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter Submitted by Judy Fleming The May meeting of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter featured guest speaker Linda Marshall Linda is chairperson of the organization Touching Little Lives (TLL) TLL serves newborns throughout Ohio The TLL mission is to provide a layette for newborns ndash especially underprivileged and premature They also provide burial gowns for those babies who do not survive birth and memory boxes for their families Linda asked that any honorarium for speaking be a ldquobaby showerrdquo of items for newborns that would benefit the grouprsquos mission The chapter members were asked to bring a newborn-size item to the meeting if they wished The members of the Elizabeth Sherman Reese Chapter responded with a donation of 153 items for TLL including 53 ldquoonesiesrdquo which Linda said were always needed and therefore greatly appreciated Since we do not often get to shop for newborn-size items this was a treat for the chapter members too In addition they really took this opportunity to ldquoSow Those Seedsrdquo to heart The chapter members were amazed by what TLL does for our tiniest and neediest citizens and were delighted to have contributed to the grouprsquos mission Linda was amazed and delighted by what the chapter did for the babies served by TLL Linda Marshall is available for speaking engagements Her contact number is 740-862-8170 The TLL website is wwwtouchinglittlelivesorg
Linda Marshall a few of ldquobaby showerrdquo gifts donated by
chapter Touching Little Lives poster and baby items
We had a large group of our members daughters and granddaughters attend the DAR Motherrsquos Day Tea at the Christian Waldschmidt Homestead Had a wonderful afternoon Loved the fine china hats gloves and great conversation Great Job Ladies
Nathaniel Sackett Chapter (cont) Submitted by Lois Gardner Sergent
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 44
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
VOL 1 | ISSUE 12 | JUNE 2017 PAGE 44
OHIO SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Chapter Reports
Muskingum Chapter Submitted by Mary Ann DeVolld Members of the Muskingum Chapter had a ldquorockinrsquordquo baby shower for the USO as the theme of their May meeting The USO will send the generous donations of gifts to new moms who are currently serving The day seemed to emphasize Project Patriot as the chapter collected over 60 cards to be sent to the George HW Bush with more being written The chapter welcomed two new members Kathy Seiler and her mother Charlene Rowland who is 90 years young Former member Elizabeth Beatty was welcomed back to the chapter Good Citizens chairmen Susan Tinkham-Porth ldquoSusierdquo and Susan Taylor-Wickham have been attending high school awards assemblies to present various Good Citizen awards Assisting in this process were Teresa James Stephanie Valent and Mary Ann DeVolld The chapter presents awards to seniors from Bishop Rosecrans Coshocton John Glenn Maysville Philo River View Tri-Valley and West Muskingum High Schools Susie has worked exceptionally hard this year and the chapter appreciates her efforts The same evening as the May chapter meeting five members traveled to the John H Glenn Columbus International Airport to welcome home the Columbus Honor Flight What a privilege to participate in welcoming back some tired but joyful veterans Twenty-two of the veterans on this flight were from Zanesville so it made the celebration even more meaningful Several members of the chapter also wrote letters to each of the Zanesville veterans Letters from the Muskingum County Commissioners were included The letters were part of the ldquoMail Callrdquo which is a tradition on the flight Special thanks to Cindy Kanwar of Columbus for helping us with the logistics for the flight
Muskingum Chapter welcomed new member Kathy Seiler holding a picture of her mom Charlene Rowland also a new member
Jackie Collins welcomes back one of the Zanesville veterans in Columbus
Welcoming back the Columbus Honor Flight were Jackie Collins Ellen Shaw Anita Guss Caribeth Legats and Mary Ann DeVolld
Captions (Kate - if you donrsquot have room for the captions thatrsquos fine)
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