The DSDI Board of Governors recently approved an exciting new project called “Wives of the Signers” biographies. Shirley Smith, who wrote the DSDI biography of signer Abraham Clark several years ago, has enthusiastically agreed to be Chairperson for this new project. Our goal is to generate unique, world-class biographies of the wives of all 56 …
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Representing 16 Signers, we were delighted that almost 50 members and guests attended the Fall 2018 meeting in Connecticut, traveling from 11 states and the District of Columbia. An overcast Friday did not dampen our spirits as we gathered at the Windsor Historical Society on Palisado Avenue. Our two docents showed us through the Strong-Howard …
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Almost 100 years after the initial settlement of Connecticut, towns were getting crowded and people began to look to the western part of the state. Litchfield was incorporated in 1719 by an act of the Colonial Assembly of Connecticut on lands bought in 1716 from the Tunxis Indians for fifteen pounds. In 1720, the first …
On March 19, 1776, months before our grandfathers declared independence, Abigail Adams wrote to John: “. . . in the New Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors.”[1] As descendants …
The glorious Spring weather brought 94 DSDI members and their families to Stratford Hall, Va., April 20-22 to enjoy a weekend full of history and fun. We learned about the Lee family, climbed the chimney, searched for 15-million-year-old fossils, tasted local wine and examined original signatures from two of the Signers who had grown up …
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A video of the DSDI Annual Congress at Independence Hall in Philadelphia July 4, 2017 may be seen here:
The DSDI Board of Governors met in the Wyndham Hotel in Philadelphia on July 3. Twelve members were in attendance. The meeting was led by the DSDI President-General Hope Middleton Wood. The board discussed various topics concerning the running of the Society, future meetings, and the acceptance of new members of the Society. There were …
The Board of Governors received the following report at their spring meeting in Charlottesville, Va., on March 31, 2017. “We as an organization are forever indebted to Grace Staller for her incredible 13-year effort to commemorate and honor our ancestors. She overcame many obstacles and as a result we are pleased to report that all …
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Thomas Jefferson was the highlight of DSDI’s spring meeting in Charlottesville, Va., March 31-April 2. More than 80 DSDI members, spouses and guests enjoyed the beautiful environs as they explored colonial history and the contributions of a Founding Father. The Board of Governors convened Friday afternoon at the Boar’s Head Inn, the site of the …
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