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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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North Carolina DSDI Governor Sheryll Pope Albert represented the Society at several commemorative programs. On Feb. 24, 2024 she presented the DSDI wreath the 248th Anniversary of the Moore’s Creek Battleground Association in Currie, North Carolina. On March 15, she presented the wreath at the 243rd Anniversary of the Battle of Guilford Courthouse at the …

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Deadline for the DSDI Scholarship is today, March 22. If you have not already done so, please finalize those applications, make sure you have sent your transcript(s) and double-check that your references have been submitted. Reviewers take over for April and May, and we will announce winners on July 4th at the General Meeting in …

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We look forward to seeing those registered at our spring meeting in Charleston, SC! There were more Revolutionary War battles fought in South Carolina than in any other state, and the Charleston area played a vital role in America’s independence. From restaurants to battle grounds to museums, Charleston has it! While in Charleston, please consider …

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The deadline to register to join us in Charleston for our spring meeting has been extended to Sunday, March 17! If you plan to join us April 19-21 and you haven’t registered, please do so ASAP! Click here to register.