The Society announced the names of 56 scholarship recipients during its annual meeting on July 4, 2024, in the Long Gallery of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Recipients in attendance at the annual meeting were called to the front of the room to be recognized and applauded. Essays written by some of this year’s recipients …
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The nominated slate of DSDI officers has changed since it was published on this site and sent via email to subscribers. Visit the Member Dashboard to view the updated slate.
Are you a DSDI member that has an interest in helping with applications and membership? Have you served as a Registrar in another lineage society, or just have an interest in helping with reviewing applications and answering inquiries about membership? Our Registrar General Wendy Davis-Bushey would love to hear from you! She will set up …
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The nominated slate of DSDI officers has changed since it was presented to the Board of Governors at its Spring meeting and announced in the Spring issue of the Spirit of ’76 magazine. Visit the Member Dashboard to view the updated slate.
The general meeting minutes from the Society’s spring meeting in Charleston have been added to the website. Go to this page to read them, especially if you are going to our annual meeting in July because we will be voting to approve them: https://www.dsdi1776.com/meeting-minutes/
Our fall 2024 meeting will be in Providence, Rhode Island, October 18-20. It includes a bus tour with visits to the burial site of Signer William Ellery, the Nathanael Greene Homestead, and a site that’s known as “America’s first blow for Freedom.” We will also visit the home of John Brown, the leader of the …
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The details have been finalized for our Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, July 3-4, and registration is open until June 12. The last day for refunds, minus any PayPal fees, is June 19. Click here to register. This year, activities include a private tour of the Museum of the American Revolution (members of the museum can …
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Join us in Philadelphia for the annual meeting July 3-4, 2024. We will have a full slate of events, including the special Bell Tapping activities. The meeting will be held on the second floor of Independence Hall following the Let Freedom Ring Ceremony in the Liberty Bell Pavilion. A hotel room block is available at …
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In August 2023, President General Nancy McBride Wark received an email through the DSDI website from Erick Montgomery, Executive Director of Historic Augusta, Inc., seeking help. He reported that he was in possession of a bronze DSDI plaque honoring Georgia’s three signers of the Declaration of Independence, one of more than 20 other commemorative and …
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The John Hart Memorial Fund Committee was created after the Society received funds from member Lynda Dressler’s Trust to be used to honor Signer John Hart. The committee is comprised of members who descend from John Hart. This spring, the committee hired a landscaping company to improve the area surrounding the John Hart Memorial at …
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