The deadline to register to join us in Charleston for our spring meeting is this Friday, March 15! If you plan to join us April 19-21 and you haven’t registered, please do so ASAP! Click here to register.
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View the First Minutes of DSDI
Jim Alexander, our previous Registrar General, sent our Past President General Nancy McBride Wark a large box containing several volumes of our minute books that date back to the very first minutes from the beginning of our society. She has started scanning the first book of minutes and sending the scans to our webmaster so …
North Carolina Governor Attends Moore’s Creek Battlefield Anniversary
North Carolina Governor Sheryll Pope Albert attended the 248th Anniversary of the Moore’s Creek Battlefield Association on Saturday, February 24, 2024. There was a wreath laying ceremony in which the DSDI Wreath was presented beside the Moore’s Creek Patriot Monument. Sheryll found this event on the calendar of the North Carolina Sons of the American …
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Hotel Now Accepting Reservations for Annual Meeting in Philly
Registration will open sometime after our spring meeting once details have been finalized. The Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District Hotel will once again host our annual meeting, and is currently accepting reservations! Located at 400 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, you can book directly with the hotel under our the group rate, which is $184 a …
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Registration is Open for Spring Meeting in Charleston
Registration is open until March 15. Registration is now open for our Spring Meeting on April 19-21 in Charleston, South Carolina, the city known for her cobblestone streets, historic homes, delightful gardens, piazzas, wrought iron gates, large live oaks, incredible food and friendly locals. Click here to register. Click here to read more and find out how …
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Passing of Past President General
We are sorry to learn of the passing of one of our Past President Generals. Don Ward was generous with his time to all who knew him, and he was devoted to DSDI. He shall be missed. His son Don sent an obituary and photo of his father to share with you. Please join me in …
DSDI Member Honors Signer at East Carolina University
DSDI member Judith Livingston Tucker Newman honored Signer Philip Livingston, her seventh-generation ancestor, on Nov. 3, 2023 in a ceremony at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. The university provides special tributes to military veterans and to others who have sacrificed or given their lives defending freedom for our country. The event, entitled Memorial Walk …
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DSDI Represented at Yorktown Victory Day
DSDI Virginia Governor Andy Keller and Thomas Nelson, descendants of Thomas Nelson, Jr., and Kathy Payne, a descendant of John Hart, represented DSDI during Yorktown’s Victory Day celebration. The modern-day observance of Yorktown Day traces its roots to 1922, when the Daughters of the American Revolution began an annual wreath-laying ceremony, which set the tradition …
DSDI Fall Meeting in Lancaster and York
About 40 DSDI members and guests gathered in Lancaster, Penn., October 13 and 14, for the fall meeting. Hostess Barb Greeley planned a fun-filled weekend of fellowship and history! Attendees enjoyed a welcome banquet at the host hotel Friday night and boarded the bus on Saturday morning to explore the colonial complex in York. After …
Susanna Lyne Penn Plaque Dedication
We had a lovely gathering in Stovall, North Carolina, to dedicate the plaque to Susanne Lyne Penn, wife of Signer John Penn, on September 9, 2023. DSDI North Carolina Governor Sheryll Albert organized our event, and it was attended by about 40 people, eight of which were DSDI members and six who were John Penn …