National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
Dorothea Henry Chapter
Danville, Virginia
2-037-VA
Organized
March 4, 1894
Chapter Officers
2007-2010
| Regent | Shirley Day Primiano |
| First Vice Regent | Nancy Chaney Robinette. |
| Second Vice Regent | Helen Browder Cheyney |
| Chaplain | Charlotte Huff Lowther |
| Recording Secretary | to be elected |
| Corresponding Secretary | Marie Yeatts Nales |
| Treasurer | Evelyn Hair |
| Registrar | Mary Leigh Deane Boisseau |
| Historian | Lois Angle Love |
| Librarian | Audrey Turpin Moss |
| Parliamentarian (appointed) | Fran Stoneburner |
| Genealogist (appointed) | Mary Leigh Boisseau |
| Members Serving Virginia DAR | |
| District III National Defense
District III Press Book |
Charlotte Huff Lowther
Helen Cheyney |
Calendar
NATIONAL THEME: 2007-2010
The Calvin Associates
“The Spirit of Hospitality Opens Doors of Opportunity”
| Date | Program |
| September 16, 2008 | District III Fall Muster: Danville |
| September 20, 2008 | "The Constitution" |
| October 14, 2008 | "Gleanings from the Past" |
| November 11, 2008 | Veteran's Day Observance, Heritage of Thanksgiving |
| December 9, 2008 | Luncheon, Contributions to DAR School |
| January 13, 2009 | "Good Citizenship" |
| March 10, 2009 | Heritage |
| March 20-22, 2009 | 113th VA State Conference Portsmouth |
| April 19, 2009 | Great Moments in Historoy State Conference Report |
| May , 2009 | Community Service Awards |
| May 2009 | Presentation of Patriotic and Merit Awards in local schools |
| May 28, 2009 | Observance of Memorial Day: 11 am Flag Triangle, Highland Burial Park |
| June 14, 2009 | Observance of Flag Day: 11 am Gold Star Square, Mountain View Cemetery |
| July 9-July 13, 2009 | 117th Continental Congress: Washington DC |
Our Ancestors
| ABBOTT, BENJAMIN VA
ABBOTT, JOSEPH VA ALBRIGHT, LUDWIG, JR NC ARNETT, JOHN NC BAKER, JOHN GA BARKSDALE, HENRY HICKERSON VA BARKSDALE, PETER VA BARNHILL (BARNWELL), ROBERT BONNER, WILLIAM NC BRADLEY, DANIEL VA CALLAWAY, JAMES VA CARPENTER, ANN SHUTLEY VA CARPENTER, GEORGE, SR. VA CHANEY, ABRAHAM VA CHAMPION, CUTBERT VA COE, MOSES PA COLTRANE, WILLIAM NC COMPTON, ARCHIBALD VA CONNELL, ZACHARIAH VA COOPER, STERLING,SR. VA COWAN, THOMAS NC CRANE, SAMUEL NJ CRITZ, HAMON, JR. VA CRUTE, ROBERT VA DAVIS, HARMON SC DAVIS, WILLIAM VA DeVAULT, HENRY PA DICKEY, JOHN NC DODSON, ELISHA VA DUVAL, SAMUEL VA ELEY, DAVID VA ELLINGTON, JOHN, JR VA ELLINGTON, JOHN, SR VA FARLEY, JOSEPH VA FERGUSON, NIMROD VA FARMER, JAMES VA FISHER, THOMAS PA FITZGERALD, WILLIAM II VA FLOURNOY, THOMAS VA GAILLARD, PETER SC HACKETT, WILLIAM VA HADLEY, JOSHUA TN HANKS, WILLIAM PA HARDY, WILLIAM VA HATCHER, JOHN VA HATCHETT, WILLIAM VA HEARD, WILLIAM VA HENDRICK, HUMPHREY VA HENDRICK, JOHN VA HEPTINSTALL, CALEB VA HERNDON, EDWARD VA HIGGINBOTHAM, AARON VA HODGES, EDMOND VA HOLLINGSWORTH, JAMES NC HOLLINGSWORTH, JEPTHA SC HOLLOMAN, TANDY VA HUNTER, JAMES NC JEFFERSON, PETERFIELD VA JEFFERSON, PETER VA JEWETT, DAVID MA JONES, AMBROSE VA JONES, BENJAMIN VA |
JONES, HENRY VA
KENT, ROBERT VA KLOTZ, JOHANN LEONHARD PA LIPSCOMB, THOMAS MA LOCKE, ALEXANDER NC MANLEY, MICAJAH VA MARSHALL, THOMAS VA MAYNARD, NICHOLAS VA McCORKLE, ANDREW VA McDANIEL, GEORGE VA McDANIEL, JOHN VA MIMS, DAVID VA MINOR, JAMES VA MORRIS, SAMUEL COLEMAN VA MOTLEY, JOSEPH VA MOURNING, ROGER VA MURDOCK, DAVID NC NOTTINGHAM, JACOB VA PAIGE, TIMOTHY, SR. MA PARSONS, RICHARD VA PENDLETON, REUBEN VA PENN, ABRAM VA PHILLIPS, HUGH SC PORTER, EBENEZER MA PRIDGEN, THOMAS NC RAMSEY, THOMAS VA REYNOLDS, HAMILTON NC RHODES, JEREMIAH NC ROSS, DANIEL, SR. VA RUCKER, AMBROSE VA RUCKER, JOHN VA SANDIDGE, JOHN VA SCOTT, BENJAMIN SC SHELTON, DANIEL VA SHOFNER, MICHAEL, SR. NC SHEPHERD, THOMAS VA SIMS, THOMAS VA SPEER, WILLIAM SC STAMPS, JOHN VA STEWART, JAMES NC STOCKER, ANDREAS PA STONE, CONWAY NC SUMMERS, PETER NC SWINSON, THEOPHILUS NC SYDNOR, JOSEPH VA TERRY, DAVID VA TERRY, JOHN VA TERRY, NATHANIEL, JR. VA TERRY, NATHANIEL, SR. VA TERRY, WILLIAM VA THOMAS, JEREMIAH VA TINSLEY, EDWARD VA TROXLER, BARNEY NC WADE, BENJAMIN NC WALTERS, ROBERT VA WALTON, JESSE VA WARREN, JOHN VA WATLINGTON, ARMISTEAD VA WOODING, ROBERT VA WOODSON, ALLEN VA WICKLEIN, ADAM PA YATES, STEPHEN VA |
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National Society Daughters of the American Revolution JOIN US ! Us !Chapter History
Dorothea Henry Chapter, organized in Danville, VA, on March 4, 1894, with Mrs. James G. Penn as Organizing Regent, had fifteen Charter Members. During its one hundred and ten years, the chapter has supported all DAR objectives.
Several members have published books about some aspect of local or American history. The chapter sponsors the Dorothea Spotswood Henry C.A.R. society that is active in several of the chapter’s veteran projects and Commemorative Events.From 1998 to 2004, the chapter has grown from 55 to 96 members. For every year since 1999, some of the chapter's Junior American Citizens contest entries have been state, divisional, and national winners! Honorary Regent, Mrs. Diane B. Harper, Dorothea Henry's chairman of JAC, is a recipient of the National Thatcher Award for outstanding dedication and work on behalf of the JAC program Dorothea Henry, the Lady, and the chapter is proud of Julia Waid Edmonds, 2004 National Winner, “DAR Service for Veteran Volunteer in Extended Areas” and of Marie Yeatts Nales, 2004 National Winner, “DAR Literacy Challenge.” Also, the chapter, for the third consecutive year, won the 2004 National “Overall Excellence in Lineage Research” award.
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