Fifty DSDI members, spouses and guests enjoyed a wonderful weekend April 21-22, 2023, in Edenton, N.C., a place full of colonial and revolutionary history.
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Photos: Fall Meeting in Southern Maryland
Our Fall meeting in Southern Maryland at the Solomons Inn Resort & Marina Sept. 23-25, 2022, was a delightful success with perfect autumn weather to explore the region. Fifty-six descendants and guests gathered for the weekend from eight states and Washington, D.C., representing 14 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Oliver Wolcott, Thomas Nelson, Jr., …
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Boy Scout Recognition
Past President Bruce Laubach presented DSDI certificates of recognition Oct. 9 to four Eagle Scouts from BSA Troop 103 of Williamsburg, Virginia. The Boy Scouts use the closing words of the Declaration of Independence when awarding Scouting’s highest honor the rank of Eagle Scout, “We mutually pledge to each other our lives our fortunes, and …
Commemorating Yorktown Day
DSDI members Andy Keller, Bruce Laubach, Anne Page and Thomas Page Nelson at the grave of Governor Thomas Nelson. On Oct. 19, 241 years ago, Thomas Nelson Jr., Signer of the Declaration of Independence and sitting Governor of Virginia, led the Virginia militia to victory over the British army (with help from George Washington and …
DSDI Donates Historical Hart Family Portrait to Hopewell Museum
The Society has donated a portrait of Major John Polhemus, the husband of Susannah Hart, daughter of Deborah and John Hart, to the Hopewell Museum in New Jersey. The Hopewell Museum was delighted to receive this contribution to their collection and it will join other artifacts relating to John Hart and his family. Hopewell Museum …
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