Several of our members spent an excellent time together at the St. John’s Church Patrick Henry Reenactment in Richmond, Virginia. Our Society donates to St. John’s Church as one of the ways we show support to historic preservation and the organization designated August 27 as DSDI day. Doors to St. John’s opened at 1 pm, …
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Join us in beautiful Lancaster, Penn., for our Fall Meeting on October 13 and 14. We will have a Welcome Dinner (business casual dress) on Friday night at the host hotel, and then on Saturday, (casual attire) we will head by bus to historic York, Penn., which was the Colonial Capital for almost a year. You …
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.
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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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 …
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 …
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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I was invited recently by St. John’s Church Foundation to attend at a private country manor the reenactment of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death speech” from the Second Virginia Convention held at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia on March 23, 1775. This convention passed the resolution that Virginia would …
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By Shirley Hunter Smith, Ph.D | Second Vice President-General, DSDI The contributions and sacrifices made by the Signers of the Declaration of Independence are, of course, well-known, but less familiar are stories of descendants who carried on the founders’ legacy. A great example is found in the family of Virginia Signer Benjamin Harrison. Also of …
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What a happy celebration as we met in Princeton in October for our Fall Meeting! Thanks to hostess Nancy Wark and her husband Ray, many members with families and friends enjoyed each other. We met to eat and drink, travel and learn more about our Signers and their families. It was a beautiful weekend to …