Springfield Chapter NSDAR
Springfield, Illinois
About Us
The annual wreath laying ceremony at the Lincoln Historic Site Receiving Vault, Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL, on May 17, 2008. Pictured left to right are: Carol Loper, Regent Wauline Quick, Louise Little, and Chaplain Cynthia Olson.
In February we host a luncheon to present the DAR Good Citizens Awards to eight area high school students. A scholarship is presented to the chapter essay winner. Each year we present a flag folding ceremony, including the meaning of each fold, for the Good Citizens and their guests. Springfield Chapter NSDAR gave it's 47th Genealogical Seminar on July 22, 29, and 30, 2008. Past Regent Shirley Tick has overseen the seminar for more than twenty years. Information distributed included samples of family sheets, pedigree charts, forms to request vital records and civil records, and how to use the genealogical libraries in Springfield.
Participation in DAR Days in the Fall nourishes our patriotic spirit and provides us an opportunity to meet with other chapters. Pictured in front is Bev Dillon. In back, left to right, are Nancy Enright, Julianne Thomas, and Jane Running. What so proudly we hail at the Illinois State Fair Parade. Martha Bradley is at the wheel with Jean Metcalf waving to the crowd. Springfield Chapter and three other DAR chapters host a reception following the Naturalization Ceremony at the Old State Capitol in Springfield. DAR provides a study book for the citizenship exam. We proudly present an American flag to each new citizen. Constitution Week is commemorated with a display of patriotic posters and materials in our schools.
Wauline Quick, chapter Registrar in 2005, conceived the idea for our Ticonderoga pin, which was designed by Carol Loper who was our chapter Historian at the time. Click on the pin for a larger image.
Background courtesy of Margaret Bates
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