June 2013 Volume 41, Issue 2

M. Zandra Baker, State Regent Heather Curtis, Editor

STATE REGENT’S MESSAGE Dear Michigan Daughters,

Congratulations to all for jobs well done, as demonstrated by the number of Awards presented during this administration’s first State Awards Day. The Good Citizens Essay winner was outstanding; the American History winners delightful. We were just advised that of the 15,000 fifth grade essays received, our state winner Kathryn West was awarded National Third Place Winner. Congratulations, Kathryn!

Congratulations to Heather Curtis, Michigan’s 2013 Outstanding Junior; Karen McNally, Michigan’s Outstanding Chapter Regent; Barbara Peluso, Outstanding DAR Service for Veterans Volunteer.

Continental Congress takes place next month in Washington, and we hope that you will join us as we celebrate the work of the Society. The Michigan bus is ready and waiting. Our first scheduled activity Tuesday, April 25, is the Welcome Michigan Brunch, 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the historic Sulgrave Club. Wednesday is the Michigan Period Room open house 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, with opening ceremonies that evening. Please check the online calendar at the member website for the numerous activities available and plan to attend during Congress. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn about our society, and to make new friends. Also, if you were invited to serve as either a Page or on a Congress Committee, please let me know if you accepted and the position. Lastly, if you are attending independently, please let me know your dates of arrival and departure, where you are staying and with whom, should there be a need to reach you.

The 113th State Conference is scheduled for September 19-21 at the Radisson Hotel, Lansing. It begins Thursday with Informational Sessions, “Reports, Reports, Reports,” to be followed by the Memorial Service at 4:00 PM. Please plan to attend as we continue to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the War of 1812, the final War of American Independence. Guests will include State Regents Dot Lind, South Carolina; Pamela Wright, Texas and Connie Grund, Alabama. Heather Grant, Kate Duncan Smith Executive Director, will be our DAR Schools Luncheon speaker. Tentative schedule and registration form are available in this issue.

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Chapter News ....................... 38

Deadlines ............................... 4

In Memoriam ....................... 13

Michigan’s Membership ..........

Changes ............................ 23

New Members .................. 15

Returning Daughters ....... 22

Total ................................. 23

Transfers In ..................... 22

National Commission News .... .............................................. 28

National Committee News .. 14

Officer News .......................... 3

State Conference .................. 26

Hotel Reservations

Registration Form ........... 15

Tentative Schedule

State Regent’s Schedule ......... 2

Special State Committee News

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Special National Committee News .................. 26

2012-2015 State Theme

“Preserve Family Heritage, Promote American History, Proclaim Patriot-ism!” 2012-2015 Bible Verse

“He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the na-tions.”

Psalm 111:6 RSV

The DAR of Michigan Newsletter

STATE REGENT’S SCHEDULE June 1 Colonel Joshua Howard

Chapter 87th Birthday, Dearborn

4 Philip Livingston Chapter, Howell

5 Sarah Treat Prudden Chapter, Jackson

6 Finance Committee Meeting 8 Oakland County Picnic 12 Lucinda Hinsdale Stone

Chapter, Kalamazoo 13 Algonquin Chapter 115th

Birthday, St. Joseph-Benton Harbor

15 Sophie de Marsac Campau Chapter, Grand Rapids

17 Michigan Dunes Historical Marker Rededication

18 Muskegon Five Chapter Luncheon, Muskegon

24 NBOM, Washington, D.C. 26-30 122nd Continental Congress,

Washington, D.C.

July 12 State Conference Planning

Meeting (tent.) 13 State Board Meeting September 6 John Alden Chapter, Midland 14 Monguagon Chapter 20th

Birthday, Trenton 18-19 State Board Meeting 19-21 113th State Conference,

Lansing 28 Ottawa Four Chapter

Luncheon, Port Huron October 3-6 NBOM Washington, D.C. 6-16 National Bus Tour (tent.) November 2 Grand River Trail, Milford 16 Job Winslow Chapter,

Traverse City

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MORE INSIDE THIS ISSUE

CC Welcome Brunch ............ 24

Junior Presale Order Forms 12

State Americanism Award ... 10

State DAR Good Citizen ........ 9

State Outstanding American History Teacher ................... 10

State Outstanding Chapter Re-gent ........................................ 6

State Outstanding DAR Service for Veterans Volunteer .......... 8

State Outstanding Junior ...... 7

State Regent’s Project Pin ..... 3

DAR OF MICHIGAN WEBSITES

Public: www.michdar.org

Members: www.michdar.com

Junior Members: juniors.michdar.com

The DAR of Michigan Newslet-ter is available online. Sub-scribe at michdar.com/newslet-ter_email_reg_form.htm

The past months have been busy and exciting with State Conference and Awards Day, the North Carolina and Indiana State Conference visits, memorial dedications and many chapter visits. If you have not scheduled a State Regent visit, please do so as you work on your meeting schedule for the coming year.

To everyone, one last congratulations! The current Michigan membership is 3,101. 3,100 was the goal for this year. Well done, now let’s reset the goal to 3,200! With the numerous prospective members and outstanding registrars and researchers in this state, that goal is possible! We can do it, working together as we promote the objectives of our Society.

With warm regards,

ZANDRA BAKER STATE REGENT

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STATE REGENT’S MESSAGE

Deadline for the next issue:

August 15, 2013

New Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission Chairman Please welcome Diane Schrift as our new Chapter Development and Revitali-zation Commission Chairman.

STATE FIRST VICE REGENT & MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Congratulations to the chapters that gained a total of 44 new members admitted to membership by the April National Board of Management. Individual letters of appreciation were sent by this Chairman to each Regent, Registrar and Chapter Membership Chairman who helped make this possible.

In an effort to make the Membership Committee more visible and available to all chapters, the Membership Chairman has started attending genealogy workshops with Cathy Pouls, Chairman of the Lineage Research Committee, and Barbara Hofmann, Chairman of Volunteer Genealogists. It was a pleasure to become better acquainted with the Daughters of the Alexander Macomb Chapter and the John Crawford Chapter at their recent workshops. The ability to be on the spot at a workshop and able to offer encouragement and help with any questions or concerns was a bonus. This is a practice that will be continued and expanded in the future.

We are all grieving from the recent and sudden loss of our friend and colleague Barbara Greene. Barbara w as currently serving as the State Chairman of the Chapter Development and Revitalization Commission. She inspired, energized and shared her vision and knowledge with everyone on the Commission. Barbara’s background and expertise as a genealogist was unparalleled and her reputation for thoroughness well deserved. She will be dearly missed.

Everyone’s plans should already be made for Continental Congress. This officer looks forward to seeing many of you at the Michigan Welcome Brunch at the

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State Regent’s Project Pin The three-dimensional, Patriot tri-cornered hat with cockade, represents our 2012-2015 State

Theme: Preserve Family Heritage, Promote American History, Proclaim Patriotism!

Pins cost $50 and proceeds will benefit the current State Regent’s Project: Kate Duncan Smith School Michigan Center roof and insulation

Order your pin for pick-up at State Conference from Bette Twyman, State Corresponding

Secretary, or have it delivered by the State Regent at your chapter if she is scheduled to speak there before September.

Sulgrave Club and at a number of other events throughout the week.

Our own State Conference follows in September. Plan now to attend the Pre-Conference Informational Sessions. They will focus on easing everyone’s transition from paper to digital reports and communication.

DIANE M. SCHRIFT STATE FIRST VICE REGENT/ STATE CHAIRMAN MEMBERSHIP/ STATE CHAIRMAN CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION COMMISSION

STATE SECOND VICE REGENT It was so nice to see so many of you at State Awards Day in Lansing. This is always such a great event where we get to recognize everyone for what they do for this great society. It is also nice to see the essay winners and their proud parents and family members as they too are recognized for their achievements.

Immediately following Awards Day, I started working on our 113th State Conference to be held in Lansing, MI. State Chairmen, several of you have already notified me regarding an exhibit table for State Conference. If you need an exhibit table let me know as soon as you can. Contact information is below, remember to leave a message. Ladies, please be sure to book your room with the Lansing Radisson. The information is available in this newsletter and on the DAR of Michigan Members’ Website (www.michdar.com) > Meetings > State Conference Registration.

CYNTHIA TENEROVICH STATE SECOND VICE REGENT 734-449-4616 dar-cynthia@prodigy.net

STATE CHAPLAIN

LIFE IS A GIFT

Recently I was reading God’s Little Devotional Book for Women published by Honor Books. I found an article titled “The secret of contentment is the realization that life is a gift, not a right.” How often do we give thanks to God for our own lives and for the lives of others whom we love? Many take life for granted, giving little or no thought to the fact that “life is a gift from God.”

The article began by introducing former nationally syndicated columnist and current author Anna Quindlen, who seems to have enjoyed success at everything she has attempted. But in taking a fellow commentator to task after he made light of teenage problems, Anna was reminded of the two attempts to end her own life she had made at age 16. She writes, “I was really driven through my high school years. I always had to be perfect in every way, ranging from how I looked to how my grades were. It was too much pressure.”

This tragedy cured Anna from any desire to commit suicide. Her attitude toward life changed. “I could never look at life as anything but a great gift. I realized I didn’t have any business taking it for granted.”

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DUE DATES AND DEADLINES

June 1 Chapter Email

Address Form & Chapter Regent’s Email Address (imperative if there is a change of Regent or of her email address) • Newsletter Editor, Heather Curtis • Website, Brenda Hile

15 Chapter Chairmen List • State Corresponding Secretary, Bette Twyman

August 1 Annual State

Conference Credentials Form for State Conference/State Awards Day • State Regent, M. Zandra Baker • Credentials Chairman, Carolyn Varga

15 Submissions for September State Newsletter • Newsletter Editor, Heather Curtis

November 15 Submissions for

December State Newsletter • Newsletter Editor, Heather Curtis

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STATE FIRST VICE REGENT

It is only when we recognize life as “temporary” that we truly come to grips with what is important. When we face our own immortality, our priorities quickly come into focus.

Consider your life as God’s gift to you. Every moment is precious, so cherish each one. In doing so, you’ll find purpose and meaning for each day.

“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.” 1 Timothy 6: 6-7

JACKLYN SKINNER STATE CHAPLAIN

STATE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Chapter Officers’ Rosters were due on May 6; however I am still accepting them. Chapter Chairman’s Rosters will be due June 15. If your chapter is in the middle of an administration and have no changes, simply send me an email to let me know. This will save both Chapter Regents and this officer time.

In preparation for the DAR Store at State Conference, if there are any items that you require in large quantity, let me know so that I can reserve them. I can always pre-order desired items in larger quantity in advance and reserve them for individuals upon request. Please refer to the National Members’ Website (members.dar.org) > Executive Offices & NBM > Corresponding Secretary General. On the right side of the page under forms and you can see the order form.

Call or email me if you have questions. I am always happy to help!

BETTE TWYMAN STATE CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

STATE TREASURER The due date for submitting a Chapter’s National Remittance for the Michigan Co-op Ad is July 1. Michigan Requests $40 from each chapter annually to help with the state advertising. If your Chapter remitted payment in December then you do not need to remit payment again. However, for those Chapters that did not pay in December, please remit your $40 payment by July 1. Any Co-op Ad funds received after July 1 will be held and credited for 2014. Please use “Chapter Treasurer’s National Remittance Form” when remitting payment. You may find this form on the DAR of Michigan Members’ Website (www.michdar.com) > Forms/Publications > Forms > State Treasurer.

Each year “THE CHAPTER ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT” is requested from all NSDAR Chapters by National. At the end of your chapter’s fiscal year, please complete the form (posted on the Michigan Members’ Website) and forward it along with a copy of the chapter’s audit report to the State Treasurer.

Don’t forget to file your (990, 990-EZ, 990-L) which is due the 15th of the 5th month following your fiscal year end, (example if your fiscal year end is 12/31

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December 1 Annual Chapter,

State and National Dues • Treasurer General, NSDAR • State Treasurer, Cheryl Morris

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STATE CHAPLAIN

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2013 State Outstanding Chapter Regent

Karen McNally Philip Livingston Chapter

2013 State Outstanding Chapter Regent Karen McNally and State Regent, M. Zandra Baker. Photo Courtesy of Beth Steward Garner.

The Outstanding Chapter Regent competition exists to reward chapter regents who have gone above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to leading their chapter. Karen McNally has served for the past two years as Regent of Philip Livingston Chapter with dignity and grace. Not only has she demonstrated the ability to lead, but during her administration, the chapter has seen a 21% membership growth, earned a record number of awards and has chapter daughters serving at both the state and national levels. Karen shows passion and pride for the DAR. Her encourag-ing spirit had lead her board and membership to meet deadlines, get involved and take on new activities. She leads by example and is a terrific listener. Karen strives to have her community recognize patriotism, celebrate the consti-tution, preserve history and ensure that her chapter is a leader in the community for these areas. According to her nomination, “If the sign of a leader is to motivate, teach, take on the difficult matters like the recent chapter incorpo-ration and then move over to let others take the lead, then our Regent is a leader and deserves to be recognized.”

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2013 State Outstanding Junior Heather Curtis

Ezra Parker Chapter

Jessica Hodges, State Junior Membership Chairman, 2013 State Outstanding Junior Heather Curtis and State Regent, M. Zandra Baker. Photo Courtesy of Beth Steward Garner.

The Outstanding Junior competition exists to reward members who are 35 years old or younger who devote them-selves to DAR at an above-and-beyond standard, while also balancing the demands of family, home, career and oth-er civic and religious service. Heather Elizabeth Curtis, a member of the Ezra Parker Chapter, is a beautiful example of a devoted DAR Junior Member, serving at the chapter and state levels while only having joined the DAR two and a half years ago. She has volunteered with the Youth For Understanding International Exchange program for over 15 years, helping to bridge cultural gaps by mentoring high school students and their families during the exchange pro-gram. She’s a frequent blood donor with the American Red Cross, donates to Locks of Love and serves other organi-zations which function to develop well-rounded young people and preserve and protect our genealogical heritage.

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2013 State Outstanding DAR Service for Veterans Volunteer

Barbara Peluso Ezra Parker Chapter

2013 State Outstanding DAR Service for Veterans Volunteer Barbara Peluso, Ezra Parker Chapter Regent Joanne Galvin, and State DAR Service for Veterans Chairman Carol LeMarbe. Photo courtesy of Joanne Galvin.

The Outstanding DAR Service for Veterans Volunteer award is presented to a DAR member in recognition of out-standing care given to veterans in any of the following areas: Federal VA facilities, state veterans facilities, nursing homes, veterans shelters, and outpatient clinics. The outstanding NSDAR volunteer has given more than her time. She has made meaningful contributions to veterans through creative and resourceful outreach. Barbara Peluso, Ezra Parker Chapter, has been an avid supporter of all things veteran—including people—for many years. For the past six years, she has baked homemade cookies once a week for the veterans support group that meets weekly at the Ann Arbor VA hospital. She was instrumental is guiding the Ezra Parker Chapter to support Honor Flight a few years ago, and flew to Washington, DC as a chaperone for the group as well. Barb organized a bake goods and food table for the veteran’s gathering at Willow Run, contacted veteran’s groups in New York to help with the marking of her Revolutionary War ancestor, and continues to sew items for the veterans at John Dingell VA Hospital in Detroit with the local Sew Much Comfort group.

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2013 State DAR Good Citizen Kayla Feldpausch

Sponsored by Michigan Dunes Chapter

State Regent M. Zandra Baker, 2013 State DAR Good Citizen Kayla Feldpausch and State DAR Good Citizens Chairman Cheryl Lewis-Strong. Photo courtesy of Beth Steward Garner.

Kayla Feldpausch is the daughter of Patr icia and Daniel Feldpausch, and a senior at Fow ler High School. Kayla maintains a 4.0 GPA and challenges herself by taking honors college courses. Her English teacher says, “[Kayla] embodies the motto: Be the change you want to see in the world.” She is involved in the National Honor Soceity, Renaissance, Student Council, Marching, Jazz, Pep, and Parish HS Youth Bands, Youth Group, Yearbook staff, and SADD. She has also received an Academic Letter, the Voice of Democracy Award, competed in the Baker College Competitive Olympics, as well as received numerous other academic and organization awards.

Kayla’s future plans include finding a college or university that fosters and encourages passion for life and learning. She would like to incorporate that passion into her career.

2013 State Outstanding American History Teacher

Mark Oglesby, Howell HS Sponsored by Philip Livingston Chapter

Mark Oglesby is a teacher at How ell High School in the Howell Public School District. Mr. Oglesby’s nomination was supported by letters from colleagues at Howell High, along with letters from his current stu-dents. All agreed that Mr. Oglesby challenges his stu-dents to become civically competent and responsible students and citizens. His passion for the curriculum and dedication to his students is contagious, and he has an outstanding rapport with students, teaching staff, and administration. Oglesby engages his students in meaningful and exciting ways to learn about the past and the present. One student wrote, “Nothing is more important to this teacher than helping students become empowered United States citizens, and I believe that’s exactly what we’ve become.”

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2013 State Americanism Award Recipient

The Honorable, Michael Warren, Judge of the Oakland

County Circuit Court Sponsored by Ezra Parker Chapter

The Honorable, Michael Warren, Judge of the Oakland County Circuit Court received the State Americanism Award, in recognition of his efforts to establish Patriot’s Week. Patriot Week renews America’s spirit by celebrat-ing the First Principles, Founding Fathers and other Patriots, vital documents and speeches, and flags that make America the greatest nation in world history. This fall, he will be nominated for the DAR Medal of Honor for his untiring work in this endeavor.

An informal research workshop began at the Allen County Library in Fort Wayne, IN when State Regent M. Zandra Baker stopped there on her way home. Twenty-three daughters from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and seven Michigan chapters en-joyed researching together. Photo courtesy of Zandra Baker.

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Members of the Philip Livingston Chapter pose with their State Outstanding American History Teacher, Mark Oglesby. (right) State Historian with Mark. (Photos courtesy of Grace Bliss Smith)

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STATE TREASURER

your 990 is due on or before May 15.). This filing is required by the IRS if your chapter wants to keep its Tax-Exempt Status.

If you’re going to Continental Congress and make any voluntary donations to the NSDAR, remember to inform your Chapter Regent. She will have to report that information on the Master Questionnaire if the individual donor wishes to be recognized by the State Chairman of a committee. Your chapter will be acknowledged along with the amount of all voluntary donations on the e-membership website but for reasons of privacy, the donor’s name is not given.

Don’t forget to check the Michigan Members’ Website after Continental Congress for new remittance forms. There are always a few changes each year. Don’t rely on last year’s remittance form.

Comerica Bank is enforcing their policy of checks being payable to the proper entity name. The Michigan DAR’s proper entity name is: Daughter of the American Revolution of Michigan (see State Bylaws, page 1). Comerica Bank will no longer accept checks payable to MSDAR. Effective immediately, all checks sent to the Daughters of the American Revolution of Michigan must be made payable to: DAR of Michigan. Going forward any checks payable to MSDAR will be returned for the proper entity name.

CHERYL P. MORRIS STATE TREASURER

STATE HISTORIAN

DAR OF MICHIGAN’S 2013 STATE OUTSTANDING TEACHER OF AMERICAN HISTORY

Mark Oglesby is the state winner of the Michigan Society’s Outstanding Teacher of American History Award for 2013. He was nominated by the Philip Livingston Chapter, Karen McNally, Regent and Susan Reifert, Chapter Historian. Mr. Oglesby is a teacher at Howell High School in the Howell Public School District. He was honored at the Society’s Annual State Awards Day on April 9. (See photos on page 11.)

Grace Bliss Smith, State Historian, noted that Oglesby’s nomination was supported by letters from colleagues at Howell High School, along with letters from his current students. All agreed that Mr. Oglesby challenges his students to become civically competent and responsible students and citizens. His passion for the curriculum and dedication to his students is contagious, and he has an outstanding rapport with students, teaching staff, and administration. Using both his own family history and community involvement, Oglesby engages his students in meaningful and exciting ways to learn about the past and the present. One student wrote, “Nothing is more important to this teacher than helping students become empowered United States citizens, and I believe that’s exactly what we’ve become.”

GRACE BLISS SMITH STATE HISTORIAN

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STATE LIBRARIAN & FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY & SEIMES TECHNOLOGY CENTER Well ladies, Awards Day is behind us. I gave out 39 Award Certificates this year, but this was only to eight chapters. I am looking forward to hearing from more chapters this year. I want to thank all the chapters that donated books and money to the DAR Library, Friends of the Library and Friends of Seimes Technology in 2012.

I hope that all Chapter Librarians and Chapter Chairmen are working on ordering books for the DAR Library and collecting funds for the DAR Library and Seimes. If your chapter is planning their programs for the rest of 2013, consider having a program on the DAR Library and let me know about it.

If your chapter or any individuals from your chapter donate any books or funds to your local libraries, shelters, etc., please be sure to send me a list of books donated or money donated.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

BONNIE NALEPA STATE LIBRARIAN/ STATE CHAIRMAN FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY & SEIMES TECHNOLOGY CENTER 313-563-2622 bnalepa@sbcglobal.net

STATE DIRECTOR The 113th Michigan State Conference, September 19, 20 & 21, is only two months away. The registration form is now available. Mark your calendars, make your reservations with the Radisson Hotel in Lansing, and mail your registration forms as early as possible. Please remember that one form is required for each attendee, and all checks must be made out to DAR of Michigan. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact m e.

I look forward to seeing you all at Continental Congress or State Conference.

VESTA DERISO STATE DIRECTOR 248-922-1717 Vesta.DAR@gmail.com

FROM THE EDITOR The number of incoming articles coming in is exciting and overwhelming! Please remember, there are 13 Officers, 52 committees, and 52 chapters using this forum to communicate MANY important tips and news. With that in mind, keep your article short and to the point. These should be articles, not essays. Keep your conversational banter for when you are speaking with Daughters. Articles will be edited as necessary to allow the most content in the space. It may be hard at times to shave your content back—but there is usually a quicker way to convey your point. Let’s also not forget many older Daughters print this out to read — that’s a LOT of ink and paper. A general rule of thumb is approximately 250-300 words.

All submissions will be formatted to the uniform style established. Requests for non-uniform presentation will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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IN MEMORIAM

“I tell you the truth, whoev-er hears my word and be-lieves him who sent me has eternal life...”

John 5:24

Algonquin Chapter #446577 Mary Grace Nichols

Himes d. 05/15/13 #440976 Belzora Banyon Page d. 05/06/13

Ezra Parker Chapter #794175 Lucille Robinson

Akins d. 03/20/13 #535992 Barbara Baker Greene d. 04/26/13 #496523 Margaret F. Clifford

Wiquist d. 03/27/13

Genesee Chapter #711876 Marjorie Ruth

Parshall Pearson d. 03/10/13

Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter

#334253 Lanore M. Warner d. 04/27/13

Marie Therese Cadillac Chapter

#571935 Karen Munson McMullin

d. 04/12/13

Michigan Dunes Chapter #904827 Linda Ann Booker

Wright d. 03/14/13

Sarah Ann Cochrane Chap-ter

#492640 Annette Wilkes Heindryckx

d. 04/03/13

Sophie De Marsac Campau Chapter

#365206 Martha L. Prescott Garter

d. 05/20/13

Member-at-Large #445177 Shirley Leone Pouch d. 03/18/13

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To make it easier, please name your files as the name of your office, chapter or committee. Pictures should be named the same, with a numeral following the name. DO NOT include photo captions as the file name, those should be placed in your article file. For example, as the Regent of Mary Louisa Chapter submitting an article, her article file would be name “Mary Louisa.doc” and include the captions for her photos 1-5. Her photo files would be named “Mary Louisa 1.jpg,” “Mary Louisa 2.jpg” etc. Articles submitted by chapters should also include name and office held. Similarly, the committee chairman for the Women’s Issues committee would name her file “Women’s Issues.doc.”

While not preferred, you are still welcome to send your article in an email as text rather than attached. I am unable to include articles that are “snail-mailed” nor can I scan hard copies of photos. Please send all digitally.

Please remember that all photos that include ANY minors can not be published (with or without names) without an accompanying Photo Release. This can be found on the DAR of Michigan Members’ Website (www.michdar.com) > Forms/Publications > Forms > State Newsletter. This form must be printed and signed by the parent. It may then be scanned and emailed to me or hard copy mailed. Please also note a visual description of the child if there are more than one in the photo so I can identify them. Further, I will request a Release Form for anyone appearing to be younger than 18. For instance, a high school senior receiving a DAR Good Citizen Award may very well be 18, but I have no way of knowing that. It would be helpful if you can note that at the end of your photo caption.

I am always available for questions—primarily via email. If you are unsure, please feel free to ask!

Keep those photos and articles coming!

Enjoy this special edition of the DAR of Michigan Newsletter highlighting some our State Award Winners.

HEATHER CURTIS STATE CHAIRMAN NEWSLETTER AND PRINTING heatherEcurtis@gmail.com

AMERICAN HERITAGE It was an exciting time for this chairman watching the entries come in the mail. Everything was unique and a wonderful example of the talent our DAR daughters have. Thank you to all of you who entered and to everyone who helped make our American Heritage a priority. Sharing your future heirlooms is a wonderful way to make a personal connection between each of us and our families.

It is my pleasure to inform you of the following American Heritage Committee contest national winners from Michigan. These members will be presented with a certificate following the American Heritage Forum at Continental Congress on Wednesday, June 26, 2013. The national first place winners will be on display in the Exhibition of Winners from Wednesday, June 26 until Friday, June 28 in the DAR Museum Gallery during regular museum hours. All national first, second, and third place winners will be pictured in the National Book of

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FROM THE EDITOR

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

There were 44 new members by application at the April 13, 2013 NBOM meeting. 10 are new Junior Members.

Please welcome all of these ladies at your chapter meet-ings.

Abiel Fellows Chapter Jessica Hackenberg, Junior Mem-ber Julia Hackenberg, Junior Member

Alexander Macomb Chapter Mary Sobczynski

Captain Samuel Felt Chapter Elizabeth Alward, Junior Member Whitney Lewis, Junior Member Anita Thomas

Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton Chapter

Claudia Green

Ezra Parker Chapter Sharon Angelocci Mara Ostrander Kristen Terech

Grand River Trail Chapter Joanna Ziomek

Hannah Tracy Grant Chapter Ruth Keefer

Job Winslow Chapter Shenandoah Chefalo

Louisa St. Clair Chapter Susan Canning Kimm Jones Maryann Judge Bonnie Mellos Andrea Roth Alana Sabol

Lydia Barnes Potter Chapter Sherrie Zucker

Ottawa Chapter Amanda Davison, Junior Member Erin Davison, Junior Member Megan Ferriby, Junior Member

Philip Livingston Chapter Shirley Albrant Mary Fahrner

Piety Hill Chapter Elaine Hazel

Rebecca Dewey Chapter Priscilla Hellenga

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Winners on display during the Congress Exhibit of Winners and on the members’ website beginning on June 30.

Congratulations to all these talented members!

Sherrye Luther Woodworth, Onagom ingkw ay Chapter , second place, Crafts-Porcelain Doll

Karen P. McNally, Philip Livingston Chapter , third place, Crafts-Basketry & Caning

*The Honorable Laura Cheger Barnard, Nipissing Chapter, first place, Fiber Arts-Needlepoint: titled “DAR Memorial Continental Hall”

*Lynne Merrill-Francis, Philip Livingston Chapter , second place, Fiber Arts-Crochet: titled “Heirloom Crochet Christening Gown”

*Susan Reifert, Philip Livingston Chapter , second place, Fiber Arts-Wall Hanging: titled “My Family in Stitches”

*Garnet Ethel Arndt Clark, Stoney Creek Chapter , third place, Fiber Arts-Historic Costume: titled “Dressing up for my Family”

*Fiber Arts entries are judged first at the State level. These women were the Michigan winners who were forwarded to the National contest.

I am hoping that we hear soon from national on the East Central Division Winners. In my book, you are all winners!! Thank you again to everyone who participated in the American Heritage Committee.

The American Heritage Committee contest theme for 2013-2014 is “Honoring Our Heritage: Art Through the Ages.” The Historic Costume contest theme for 2013-2014 is the American Federal Era circa 1780-1829 (Washington’s Presidency, Lewis & Clark, War of 1812, John Quincy Adams Presidency).

All additional information will be available on June 30, 2013. Please go to National Members’ Website (members.dar.org) > Committees > American Heritage.

CANDACE HENDERSON STATE CHAIRMAN billcandyh@cmacb.org

AMERICAN HISTORY With pleasure and pride we congratulate the two East Central Division Winners: Kathryn West, fifth grade, sponsored by Piety Hill Chapter and Benjamin Van Vechten, sixth grade, sponsored by Louisa St. Clair Chapter.

In addition, Kathryn was also honored as the National Third Place Winner! Be sure to enjoy each of the State winning essays beginning on p. 16.

Although the response was good last year, we encourage even more chapters to participate this year. It is an awesome venue for promoting DAR and a fantastic

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AMERICAN HERITAGE

American History Essay Winners Topic: Forgotten Patriots Who Supported the American Struggle for Independence

Kathryn West, 5th Grade National 3rd Place Winner East Central Division Winner State Winner Sponsored by Piety Hill Chapter St. Hugo of the Hills School

Mammy Kate

Mammy Kate was nervous. She was more than nervous, she was terrified. Her hands shook as she reached to pick up her basket. All she could think about was the British guards watching her. She could hardly walk across the room carrying the heavy, large laundry basket, but she had to make it look light as a feather in front of the sol-diers. What would happen to Colonel Heard if the British found out he was escaping in the basket? What would happen to her?

Mammy Kate was a slave during the American Revolution. She lived in Albert County, Georgia and belonged to Ste-phen Heard, a Colonel in the American military during the Revolutionary War. Later he became a US Senator.

During the war, in the Battle of Kettle Creek, Colonel Heard was wounded and captured by the Tories (colonists who supported the British). He was taken to the British Fort Cornwallis in Augusta, GA and held prisoner. Mammy Kate liked Colonel Heard a lot and wanted to save him. So she rode a horse 50 miles to Fort Cornwallis. She got ac-cess into the fort by doing the British officers’ laundry. After a while she asked to do Heard’s laundry, too. The British officers said he was going to hang and didn’t need clean clothes, but Mammy Kate insisted and the officers let her.

Mammy Kate visited Colonel Heard, sneaked him food, cleaned his wound and did his laundry for several weeks. One day she told Colonel Heard of her plan to set him free. Her plan was for him to slip into the laundry basket and for her to carry him out like he was a bag of old laun-

dry. She knew she could do it because she was a very tall, large and strong woman. She was over 6 feet tall. Heard was a smaller, lighter man.

Soon after she went to the fort like it was any other day, and was let in to do the officers’ laundry without question. But when she exited Colonel Heard’s room with her laun-dry basket on her hip (which appeared to be full of clothes), it was actually Colonel Heard crumpled up inside ready to be set free from the fort. Once they were out of sight, Mammy Kate and Heard escaped on Lightfoot and Silverheels, the Colonel’s Arabian horses Mammy had brought for them.

After they escaped Colonel Heard was so grateful he set her free, and gave her a four room house and small piece of land. Mammy Kate stayed living on Heard’s property, marrying the gardener, Daddy Jack, and had 9 children. Kate and Heard were friends the rest of their lives. Mam-my Kate and Daddy Jack were even buried next to the Heards in the cemetery.

Mammy Kate was a true unsung hero of the Revolutionary War. She risked her life saving her friend from the British and she helped America get independence from England and win the war. Stephen Heard was her friend, but he was also a high ranking officer for the Americans. Mammy

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Kate’s saving his life was important to the war because afterwards he led his troops to many victories in battles and became a Revolutionary War hero. After the war he was politician who helped build our new country. Without her, American history might have turned out differently. It is important to honor unsung heroes and forgotten patri-ots because they too helped win wars. Without their work and efforts during the Revolutionary War, America might not have been successful fighting the British and our country might still be ruled by England.

Benjamin Van Vechten, 6th Grade East Central Division Winner State Winner Sponsored by Louisa St. Clair Chapter Van Vechten Christian Academy

Can you think of any country that enjoys the same free-doms that the United States enjoys? Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom to peaceably assemble – these are some of the many freedoms that our country has. We only have these freedoms, which we take for granted every day, because centuries ago, patriots of the thirteen colonies risked their lives. Paul Revere, George Washington, and Nathan Hale are well-known patriots in history. But do we really know about all the patriots who sacrificed their lives and fortunes? We need to remember the many stories of patriots who helped the colonies to become the free nation that it is today.

In 1770, the colonies were growing rich. They were also growing angry with Great Britain because they thought she was treating them unfairly. The more the colonists complained, the more soldiers came over on ships to en-force King George’s laws.

However, soldiers could not stop the colonists from grow-ing restless.

On March 5, 1770, a small, restless group of colonists started throwing rocks and ice chunks at a British soldier. Suddenly, more soldiers appeared and guns were set off. When the haze cleared, a dock worker and former slave, Crispus Attucks, lay dead along with four other colonists. This black man became a part of history. A cruel, unnec-essary event, the Boston Massacre moved the colonists closer to revolution.

After Britain passed a law in 1772 declaring slavery illegal in Britain, the British governor of Virginia promised slaves freedom if they fought for Britain. Fearing that the British would defeat the patriots with the African Americans’ help, George Washington also promised freedom in ex-change for fighting. Once the “shot heard ‘round the world” officially started the War for Independence in 1776, the colonists needed as many patriots as possible to join their cause.

As the winter of 1777 approached, Washington and his troops were discouraged. The Continental Army was not strong. Washington needed more soldiers, and African American troops were important to the cause of freedom. They taught the other men how to prevent smallpox. Washington quickly learned that his black soldiers fought bravely. After a while, people realized that if African Ameri-cans were willing to die for the patriot cause, they should be willing, too.

Women were also willing patriots during the American Revolution. Though they could not vote, women agreed with their husbands that British taxes were unnecessary and unfair. They were angry when they had to house Brit-ish soldiers and cook meals for them. The Sons of Liberty asked the patriot women to protest by boycotting tea. As the colonies struggled against Britain, many women joined in the fight for freedom.

An important woman to remember, Sybil Ludington, was the daughter of Colonel Ludington, the leader of Freder-icksburg, New York’s militia. One night, a boy on horse-back came to the Ludington home to warn that the British were burning Danbury and continuing their march. “Someone needs to warn the town’s minutemen,” the boy said, “but I am exhausted. Can someone from your house do it?”

Sybil did not even think before she reacted. “I can ride better than any boy, and my horse is faster than any.” The wind whipped at her hair as she rode. Sybil had taken a long stick so she could rap on doors and yell for people to get dressed and go to her father’s house. Over that ride she covered about twenty-five miles, more than twice the distance of Paul Revere’s famous ride. For that, she is known as the female Paul Revere.

Another example of an unsung hero was a Quaker wom-an, Lydia Darragh. Knowing that Quakers were not al-

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lowed to get involved in wars, the British found it conven-ient to hold meetings in the Darragh home. One day, a British captain asked Lydia to have her family in bed by eight o’clock. Lydia found this strange, because the Brit-ish had never asked this before.

Later that night, the British knocked on the door. Lydia showed them to their meeting room. She could feel their eyes on her as she walked back to her room. Waiting a few minutes, Lydia then tiptoed to the door of the room where the British officials were meeting. She heard the following: “…march twelve thousand men to Washington’s camp at Whitemarsh.” Hurrying back to her room, she shut the door. When the captain knocked on her door to let her know they were leaving, Lydia got up hesitantly, as if she had been asleep. That night, she pondered what she heard. Twelve thousand men, Camp Whitemarsh, and General Washington’s army crushed…

The next day she went to town, pretending to get sugar. However, Lydia was really walking to Camp Whitemarsh. On the way, she met a patriot officer and told him the plan. He listened, then rode away. Starting back to town, Lydia changed her mind, and marched to Camp Whitemarsh herself. She wanted to be sure that the mes-sage got through safely. Finding an officer in camp, she told him the message. Then she walked home, another amazing woman supporting the Americans’ fight for free-dom.

These women and African Americans were heroes, risking their lives for the patriot cause. We honor them today be-cause after hundreds of years, we still benefit from their courageous support in America’s struggle for freedom. God says that all men are equal, none better than anoth-er. We include women and blacks, unsung heroes who struggled that we may enjoy life, liberty, and happiness in this wonderful country. We remember what our Declara-tion of Independence says: “…all men are created equal; [that] they are endowed by their Creator with certain unal-ienable rights; [that] among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…”

Lily Antor, 7th Grade State Winner Sponsored by Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter Gagie School

James Armistead Lafayette

George Washington, Paul Revere, Patrick Henry are among the heroes of the Revolutionary War, never to be forgotten. It was not just those men who won the war, though, but every other person who dedicated his or her time to help the cause, almost all unsung heroes. No priceless portraits of them hang on walls. They might not be in a museum, but they are nevertheless a crucial part of the patriot cause. One man played a particularly im-portant part in the victory of the Patriots at the Battle of Yorktown. He did not fight, but made it possible for the patriots to surprise and trap the British. This man, this unsung hero, is James Armistead Lafayette.

James Armistead Lafayette was born into slavery around 1748. He served under his master, William Armistead, in New Kent County, Virginia. He had always desired free-dom, so once he heard that African-American soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War were being rewarded free-dom for their services, he was eager to join the cause. In 1781, he asked his master to let him join the war effort. His master reluctantly agreed, and with his permission, James was assigned to serve under Marquis de Lafayette, commander of allied French forces, in March of 1781.

Lafayette was in charge of watching nearby General Corn-wallis and his troops, and had seen little action, and had gained no great intelligence from the enemy camp. He requested that Armistead go spy on Cornwallis and learn as much as he could about the enemy’s movements. James agreed and traveled to the enemy camp, posing as a runaway slave seeking hospitality.

General Cornwallis assigned James a job as a forager, and soon after hired him to work as a spy and gain intelli-gence about Lafayette’s plans. With this situation, Armistead could travel freely between both camps. He gave accurate information to Lafayette, while feeding the British approved lies.

During his time at General Cornwallis’s headquarters, Armistead grew close to Benedict Arnold, and upon his request, returned north with him and learned of further

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details of British plans which he relayed constantly to Lafayette. He also learned from Arnold that the British were planning to send a naval fleet carrying 10,000 troops to Yorktown, making the town the central post of their operation.

Using the intricate details Armistead supplied, Lafayette and George Washington were able to create a huge block-ade at Yorktown and lay a successful siege, weakening the British to a point of surrender on October 19, 1781.

Despite his critical role in the surrender of the British, James Armistead was not granted freedom because he was a spy, not a soldier. He returned to William Armistead in New Kent County, Virginia, to work again as a slave.

After much pleading, William Armistead agreed to let James request his freedom, as long as William received recompense. Armistead asked Lafayette to write a recom-mendation letter. Lafayette agreed and wrote a letter that praised him for his courage, saying, “His intelligence from the enemy camp were industriously collected and more faithfully delivered.”

Lafayette’s letter won a hearing from the Virginia legisla-ture, which granted him his freedom in January of 1787. James Armistead, in admiration and gratitude, changed his name to James Armistead Lafayette in honor of the beloved general. He received an annual pension of $40 dollars in 1816, and lived out his life as a farmer in New Kent, Virginia, until his death in 1830.

Mother Teresa once said, “We ourselves feel what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less without that one drop.” It might take a general to lead an army, but it takes the army, the group of unsung he-roes, to follow. It’s not that general who can defeat the enemy himself, but his loyal forces, the men, the unsung heroes. The general cannot be watching the enemy’s eve-ry move, but an unsung hero could serve as his eyes and ears. I believe unsung heroes should be remembered be-cause even if their part to their cause wasn’t big or great, it was still critical. Some people might be unsung for dif-ferent reasons, their race, religion, sex, but either way, they are unsung, held by the bounds put upon them for whatever reasons. James Armistead Lafayette did a very big part to affect the surrender of General Cornwallis at the Battle of Yorktown. He was a crucial, unsung hero of the American Revolution, who should not be forgotten.

Christopher Columbus Essay Contest

Topic: How did the Faith and Courage of Christopher Columbus Give to Mankind a New World?

Sarah Lynn Van Vechten, 9th Grade State Winner Sponsored by Louisa St. Clair Chapter Van Vechten Christian Academy

Do you think of yourself as courageous? Or maybe ex-tremely devout in your religion? Did you ever think of dis-covering new worlds? It must be known that these charac-teristics describe Christopher Columbus. He was coura-geous and faithful to his Catholic beliefs, and from the benefits of these two combined, he found a new world. Though Columbus, known as the Admiral of the Ocean Seas, was not a perfect man, people recognize him be-cause he displayed extreme courage and loved God with his whole heart. Through these characteristics, Columbus gave mankind a new world.

Columbus was ten years old when he first went out to sea. He loved the smell of the salt spray and the way the waves tossed the boat. Even when there was always a possibility of a leak in the boat or losing the way to land, Columbus was not afraid to be out in the middle of the ocean. His mind grew from all his experiences. He learned how to navigate a boat through the waters and how to tell where he was by looking up into the heavens.

Christopher also liked the adventurous side of traveling on the sea, with the threat of pirates or starvation always a reality. He savored the chance to see a new place and learn a new language. A daring person, Columbus liked the ocean and its possibilities. When Columbus was a young man, about twenty-five years old, he was at sea while a battle raged on around him. That night, Columbus was shipwrecked. He survived by holding on to a piece of wood and swimming to land. Though he was scared, Co-lumbus made it to land with the strength God gave him. Columbus’ faith seemed to increase after that and so did his daring and bold nature.

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A few years passed, and Marco Polo had come and shared his tales of wealth in the Orient. Christopher heard these wonderful things about gold and jewels and spices. He was only one of the many people tempted by the West Indies treasure and promise of gold; what set him apart from the others was that he actually had the courage to set sail. Columbus was thirsty for wealth, fame, and a ti-tle. He also had in mind his name’s meaning--Christ Bear-er--when he thought of the Indies. Besides gold and a for-tune, Columbus also wanted the Indians to become Chris-tians. Columbus rarely failed at what he attempted, and felt nothing was impossible for him. He once said, “If it strikes often enough, a drop of water can wear a hole in a stone.” Columbus was like that drop of water, drilling his way into the world.

Columbus’s religion was an important part of his world. From a very early age, Christopher was faithful to God and to his Catholic background. Columbus thought of himself as the Holy Crusader, designated by God to bring more souls to Christendom. When pleading with Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand for support, he used the missionary tactic, promising them that the souls of the Indians would soon be God’s if they helped him with the financial needs of his voyage. Queen Isabella liked Columbus. She saw his heart, and recognized the yearning to take the Gospel to the Indies, so she convinced her husband to fund Chris-topher’s trip.

After Columbus’s three ships were constructed and men had signed on as crew, Columbus set sail. Many people

thought as Columbus did, that one could reach the East by sailing West. Others thought that Columbus was a fool, risking too much for the sake of gold and fame or for the mere sake of evangelizing. Columbus did not care what people thought; he was so positive in his thinking that nothing could sway him. He also believed that various Scripture verses proved the geography of the world, his faith carrying him forward to explore.

Even after a month at sea, Columbus’s faith and courage held strong. Crew members threatened mutiny. His men became angry and impatient, but Columbus acted as if he had already reached land, with God guiding them closer to it every day. One day, Christopher wrote in his diary, “… the Lord said, ‘Oh man of little faith, be not afraid, I am with thee.’ And he scattered my enemies and showed me the way… I have put all my trust in this world, miserable sinner that I am.” Columbus was so strong in his faith that he knew he would one day reach the Indies.

When Columbus finally reached land, he fell down on his knees and praised God. “Great thanks be given to God,” he said. God had helped Columbus get to his destination, and Columbus would never forget it. Columbus thought, “I was in great need of these high seas because nothing like this had occurred since the time of the Jews when the Egyptians came out against Moses who was leading them out of captivity.” God had given Columbus the courage and the bravery to attempt to reach the East by sailing West. Columbus had dared to dream in brighter and bold-er colors, colors so bright no one had ever imagined them before.

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Junior Membership Luncheon

75th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, September 21 at

State Conference

The Junior Membership Committee wants your Junior stories, photos, memories for a special presentation. Visit http://juniors.michdar.com/stories.html to sub-mit yours today! All Junior Members, past and current, as well as all State Outstanding Juniors will be recognized.

Contact Jessica Hodges, jesshodges78@gmail.com, or Heather Curtis, heatherEcurtis@gmail.com for more info.

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DAR Genealogy Preservation Special Committee

Committee Purpose This committee was established in 2003. The goal of this committee is to index DAR genealogical and membership information into computerized, searchable databases. The DAR Genealogical Research System is the result of the data input by this committee’s Descendants Project. This database is a valuable tool which is being used to assist in the completion of applications. The current project is the Supporting Documentation Project. This project will categorize over 6 million documents used by members to support the lineage submitted on their DAR applications. A volunteer is assigned documents online in e-Membership; after viewing the image of the document, the volunteer selects a category indicating what type of document. Instructions are available online. Earn a Pin (choose one) DAR Genealogy Preservation pin (completing

12,000 documents in the Supporting Documentation Project)

Volunteer Information Service (VIS) pin Gold bars for either pin can be earned for

additional work. State Awards Given Individual Participation in the Project State Chairman Arlene Robertson arlenerob@aol.com

Genealogical Records National Committee

Committee Purpose This committee was established in 1913 and has two areas of focus. First, individual members and chapters collect and index unpublished records like bible records, cemetery transcriptions, and court records. There is an emphasis to collect records related to the 1880s and 1890s, but other time periods are also accepted. There is a document called “Instructions for Copying Source Records and Their Preparation for Library Use.” This is how you make a GRC Book! Secondly, the GRC Every-Name Indexing Project is an online project, completed by indexing digitized images of records from the GRC Books. The indexing allows the names within the GRC Books available for researchers online. “NSDAR Library Master Every Name Index” is an instructional document indicating how to participate in this part of this project. Earn a Pin (choose one) DAR Bookworms pin (after 2,300 entries) Volunteer Information Service (VIS) pin (after

100 hours) Gold bars for either pin can be earned for

additional work.

HELP! What’s the Difference?

State Awards Given Largest Number of Pages Submitted by a

Chapter Individual Participation in the Every-Name

Indexing Project Chapter with the Most Entries in the Every-

Name Indexing Project

State Chairman Kelly VanWormer kellyvanwormer@comcast.net

Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter Valerie Griffith

Sashabaw Plains Chapter Monika Cook Lynne Minkel Suzanne Wood

Sophie De Marsac Campau Chapter

Pamela Freas Linda Huffaker Joyce Kiekover Gladdies Lathrop Sharon Maple VanWeelde Melissa Perez, Junior Member Rolynda Perez Stephanie Perez, Junior Member Angela Reterstorf Deborah Rozanski Melisa Schut, Junior Member

Stoney Creek Chapter Amy Benesh Maura Cook

WELCOME BACK DAUGHTERS

Joan Dancy to Alexander Macomb Chapter after 1 month

Phyllis Dennis to Jean Bessac Chapter after 34 years

Colleen Peters to Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter after 7 years

WELCOME TO MICHIGAN

Jean Clare from the Harris-burg Chapter in Pennsylvania to Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter on May 1, 2013

Karen Kent from the Spotsyl-vania Chapter in Virginia to Mich-ilimacinac Chapter on March 18, 2013

Teresa Novaria from the Gov-ernor Bradford Chapter in Illinois to Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chap-ter on May 1, 2013

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opportunity for our youth to research and communicate their values regarding our country. The topic for the 2013 – 2014 American History Essay Contest: “The Lives of Children during the American Revolution.” The topic for the NSDAR Christopher Columbus Essay Contest: “How Do American View Christopher Columbus and George Washington Today?” Emails with attachments were sent to Regents and American History Chairmen with details on the topic and rules for the contests.

Please contact me if you didn’t receive the above information or is you have any questions.

LUDEAN PETERS STATE CHAIRMEN lu85lar@hotmail.com

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS Do you have someone in your community who has made life better for others or improved your community in some way? Why not recommend them for a Community Service Award? All recommendations must be within your chapter’s area, do not encroach into another chapter’s area unless you are going to file it jointly.

To qualify for the award, all service must be on a volunteer basis. It should not be job related or an extension of their paid job. Once they have retired, it may relate to their previous employment. All volunteering must have occurred with the last FIVE years. Your chapter may nominate two individuals per calendar year.

You need to obtain three letter of recommendation from people who know the work the individual has done in addition to newspaper articles or other forms of documentation. Be sure to include your chapter’s reasons for nominating the individual. After you have assembled all the documentation, send the complete set to this state committee chairperson with a check for $7.00, for each nomination, made out to the Treasurer General NSDAR.

There are some new guidelines, which have come down from National.

1. Be sure to use only the current form, which can be downloaded from the member’s web page. When you get in, look on the left side, click on Forms and Publication – then go to Community Service. Discard any old forms since they cannot be used.

2. Chapter reasons for recommending the individual must have the chapter name included and be signed by the regent or the Community Service Chair.

3. Letters of recommendation must be on the letterhead stationary of the organization making the recommendation.

4. Letters of recommendations and all documentation - newspaper clippings etc. should give only service within the last five-year.

For additional instructions, visit the National Members’ Website (members.dar.org) > Committees > Community Service Awards > Instructions.

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AMERICAN HISTORY

Please consider recognizing a deserving individual in your community, you are missing a good PR opportunity. This is no longer a contest at the National, State or Local level. Each chapter who recognizes an individual will receive a certificate. If you don’t know someone who deserves the recognition, ask people in your community for suggestions..

NANCY LECKY-CHASCSA STATE CHAIRMAN 734-282-4698 Nancy@wyan.org

DAR SERVICE FOR VETERANS These 13 Chapters, in alpha order, received awards for Outstanding and Innovative help for Veterans for 2012.

Chief Shawano Ezra Parker Lydia Barnes Potter Nipissing Michigan Dunes Monguagon Onagomingkway Piety Hill Sarah Ann Cochrane Sarah Caswell Angell Sashabaw Plains Stoney Creek Whispering Pines and Prairie Michigan Daughters found many ways to show our Veterans how important they are to us Thank you so much for what you do. CAROL LEMARBE STATE CHAIRMAN

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS Congratulations to the Daughters who received awards from this committee at State Awards Day! For accepted entries in the GRC Every Name Indexing Project, the following Daughters received a certificate: Debra Anglemeyer (Abiel Fellows), Candace Soehren (Ottawa), Julie Stephen (Philip Livingston), and Debbie Blaske (Stoney Creek). Congratulations to Julie Stephen for achieving the most entries in Michigan! Congratulations to Philip Livingston Chapter for receiving the overall chapter award for the most entries made in the GRC Every Name Indexing Project.

From responses on the Master Questionnaire, it appears this committee is easily confused with the DAR Genealogy Preservation Committee. Quickly stated, this committee entitled Genealogical Records collects unpublished records to record for use in the DAR Library as well as indexes those very same records. The DAR Genealogy Preservation Committee works to preserve the records of the National Society (member applications, member proof documents, etc.). A detailed comparison between the two committees is provided on page 21 of this newsletter to assist members in understanding the differences.

Due to possible confusion on reporting, this Chairman contacted staff at the DAR Library to confirm accepted completed entries by Daughters during the specified time frame. Additional Daughters, like myself, may be working on this project, but the book you are working on needs to be completed before the entries “count.”

This Chairman would like to challenge Daughters and chapters to participate in

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MICHIGAN’S TOTAL MEMBERSHIP

as of May 15, 2013

Chapters .............................. 52

Members .......................... 3,114

Juniors ............................... 213

Members-at-Large............... 74

MICHIGAN’S MEMBERSHIP CHANGES

for the period March 1, 2013 – May 14, 2013, Michigan has had the following changes in Mem-bership

New Members by Application . ............................................. 44

Deceased Members ............... 6

Resignations ........................... 1

Reinstatements ...................... 3

Members leaving Michigan ... 3

Members transferred to Michi-gan ......................................... 3

Members transferred chapter to chapter within Michigan ....... 7

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COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS

MAKE DAR WORTHWHILE FOR YOUR JUNIORS

As a Junior once told me, “I feel valued and can add value.” If your Juniors feel like they are in inte-gral part of your chapter, they will help your chapter flourish. So, to make it worthwhile for a Junior… · Assign committee leadership

aligned with her interests. Find out what she loves…is it garden-ing? Bam! There’s your new conservation chairman. Is she descended from an American Indian? Wham! There’s your new American Indians chair-man.

· Ask her to help lead a program based on her talents or skills. Too often we see Juniors as “young” and inexperienced, but they often have talents and skills we don’t possess and it goes unrealized.

· Create programs that are of interest across age boundaries. Don’t have a program on “Dealing with your retirement.” How about a great Women’s Issues program? We are all women. We all have issues, right?

· Mentor Juniors so they realize the value of their time invest-ment. This one is huge. More experienced members need to keep in contact via phone, email, or Facebook with Jun-iors. Share your magazines with them. Get them an invitation to page and help them complete their paperwork for it. Sit with the Junior you are mentoring at your meeting. Introduce her to everyone.

· Show them that they are im-portant…value them. Why not recognize one of your Juniors as your Chapter Outstanding Jun-ior? Give them a JMC emblem lapel pin to tell them they are the key to the future of DAR. Take them to the next fundrais-er in your area as your guest.

· Foster friendships for them with other Juniors…friendships that last a lifetime. Encourage them to page at your local state conference and then Continen-tal Congress. A Junior that pages is a Junior that grows into a leader.

Adapted from “Not Your Grand-mother’s DAR” blog by DAR Queenie Susan Gillette Meer.

the work of this committee. I hope to see the number of volunteers increase over the next year.

You can go online and browse the Genealogical Research System and find the GRC (Genealogical Records Committee) Database. This is an index of every name included within GRC-created books within the DAR Library. Over twenty percent of the GRC books have been indexed so your assistance is needed.

The GRC Every-Name Indexing Project is an online project, completed by indexing digitized images of records from the GRC Books. The indexing allows the names within the GRC Books available for researchers online. It’s a great job to volunteer for and work on in the comfort of your own home.

Also, encourage your chapter to collect and index unpublished records like bible records, cemetery transcriptions, and court records. There is an emphasis to collect records related to the 1880s and 1890s, but other time periods are also accepted. Detailed information about how to organize the records and submit them is available on the National Members’ Website (members.dar.org). This is how you make a GRC Book!

This Chairman is looking for volunteers! Please contact me if you are interested in participating.

KELLY VANWORMER STATE CHAIRMAN kellyvanwormer@comcast.net

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP 75th Anniversary: Can you believe that w e are celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the Junior Membership Committee? We are working on a very special Junior Members presentation for State Conference and need YOUR photos and stories. Please email me or visit the Junior’s website at http://juniors.michdar.com/stories.html to tell us about your Junior Membership journey. Photos, stories, scrapbooks., etc, can be utilized and are needed by August 15. All items and personal memorabilia will be returned to the owner following State Conference.

Juniors and Pages Club: The Juniors and Pages Club w ill hold it’s annual meeting this September at State Conference. You can still join and be considered a Charter Member. Please visit the Juniors Members’ Only website to download the application.

State Dolls: Miss Em m a and Miss K aren w ill be aw arded at State Conference. Stop by the Junior Membership table at the beginning of Conference to buy your Voices, or contact me and I will mail your chapter extra voices. Voices were included in chapter packets at State Awards. Voices can be purchased at your meetings and mailed – along with the money – to me. Have you considered sponsoring a State Junior Doll? Have you identified a Real Daughter or is your chapter approaching an important anniversary? What a great way to commemorate these exciting events! Contact me for more information.

JESSICA HODGES STATE CHAIRMAN jesshodges78@gmail.com

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Today’s Michigan DAR Juniors

GENEALOGICAL RECORDS

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP: SALES

PRE-ORDER ITEMS

The Juniors are offering pre-orders on embroidered ladies polos, embroidered boat tote bags, and engraved magnetic name badges. Please check with your Chapter Regent or Chapter Junior Membership Chairman to place group orders. Or send your individual order directly to the Junior Sales Vice-Chairman. Orders must be received by August 9! These items are pre-order only and can not be purchased at the Junior Shoppe at State Conference. All order forms can be found on the Junior Members’ Only website and in this issue on pages 34-36. Remember that minimum quantities are required to place a state order. To order Name Badges, 15 more orders are needed; 17 orders are needed to order the DAR Logo Embroidered Tote Bags; and 21 orders are needed to order the Embroidered Polos. BONUS: 50% of what you pay goes directly to the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund.

The Junior Membership Committee is also offering personalized labels for you to affix to your Voice tickets at State Conference. Labels will include your name, chapter, email and phone number to eliminate the necessity of writing on every ticket you purchase. Sheets of 60 labels are $5. Orders should be placed by September 1, 2013. Late orders and orders placed at State Conference will incur a $2 late fee. You may pick your labels up at the Junior Shoppe in the Exhibits area. Use the order form on page 33.

HEATHER CURTIS STATE VICE CHAIRMAN heatherEcurtis@gmail.com

NATIONAL DEFENSE

CHAPTER TO-DO LIST

1. Initiate/expand chapter DAR Youth Citizenship Medal program for 5th -11th graders who demonstrate qualities of good citizenship. Plan to contact community schools in September for recommendations .

2. Suggest the chapter include the DAR ROTC Fund in donations to the National Society—consider 25 cents or more for each chapter member.

3. Contact ROTC/USNSCC units in September to confirm date for Medal presentation.

4. Encourage chapter members to enter Best Editorial/Letter to the Editor Contest. We have important perspectives on topics relating to American National Defense—so let’s share them with the community by writing a guest editorial or letter to the editor of a local paper and then enter the ones that get published in the contest.

5. Include a Memorial Day or Constitution Day event in the chapter schedule. Never forget that freedom is not won or sustained without sacrifice.

6. Document all chapter National Defense Committee activities and record them completely and accurately on the next MQ.

7. Encourage at least one chapter member to attend Continental Congress in 2014. The Michigan Bus Tour is a cost effective and convenient way to see what other chapters across the country are doing in the area of National Defense.

PEGGY KING SCULLY STATE CHAIRMAN

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DAR PROJECT PATRIOT

List of female soldiers de-ployed

11/2012 - 8/2013

Stationed in Kuwait

MAJ ROBERTA COMERFORD* LAW AND ORDER DET. PROVOST MARSHAL APO AE 09330

Stationed in Afghanistan

CPT LORI BEDNASH 2-12 CAV. 4BCT, 1CD FOB MEHTAR LAM APO AE 09310 SPC Mary F Diaz 2-12 CAV, 4BCT, 1CD FOB Mehtar Lam APO AE 09310 SGT Cindy Marlem 2-12 CAV, 4BCT, 1CD FOB Mehtar Lam APO AE 09310 SPC Alora H Higa 2-12 CAV, 4BCT, 1CD FOB Mehtar Lam APO AE 09310 PFC JU YEN KIM 2-12 CAV, 4BCT, 1CD FOB Mehtar Lam APO AE 09310 SGT Cynthia Melendez 2-12 CAV, 4BCT, 1CD FOB Mehtar Lam APO AE 09310 SSG TIFFANY T SMITH 2-12 CAV, 4BCT, 1CD FOB Mehtar Lam APO AE 09310 *Roberta is a DAR Chapter Regent in NY and is an in-coming District Director (NY has a state society, districts, and chapters).

PROGRAM Many of you are already making plans for your meetings and events for the coming year. Here are some items you want to include in your yearbooks that are judged by the state program committee, with awards given for outstanding yearbooks at the annual State Awards Day in the spring. Be sure to bring 19 yearbooks to the State Conference in September for distribution to state officers and certain state chairmen.

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National/State/Chapter Officers’ names, addresses, emails, phones

Correct State and National Themes if used

Email addresses for members Committees and chairmen Chapter Number Meetings and titles/categories Maps to meetings if possible Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of

the US

American’s Creed Preamble to US Constitution National Anthem Daughters’ Pledge DAR Ritual Websites: National, State,

Chapter Insignia placed correctly if used Table of Contents No typos

Please contact me if you have questions.

BONNIE KRUEGER STATE CHAIRMAN bjkrueger@chartermi.net

DAR PROJECT PATRIOT DAR of Michigan Daughters did some really great work in 2012 which was evidenced by the 21 State Awards Day certificates of award they received and the glowing Annual Reports I turned in to State Regent M. Zandra Baker and East Central Division Vice Chairman Janice Bolinger. I was very proud and happy to be your State Chairman.

As mentioned in my Awards Day packet handout, it is extremely important to support the men and women who are serving our country in foreign hostile territories. They deserve to be remembered daily. They need every little thing we send them. They look forward to receiving packages and notes more than we can really imagine - a bit of trail mix or one of those sausage and cheese packages you find at gas stations can turn their minds home for a few minutes. They share everything they receive. Items especially for our women soldiers are more rare in packages and are needed and appreciated. And when the wounded come home to face months or years of recuperation, again cards mean a whole lot, and quilts and lap robes become essential items as well as specialized clothing to suit their needs.

Everything Michigan Daughters donated - from the many dollars sent to National to the packages sent overseas, to the volunteering, visits, assistance, and gifts for returning vets, was thoughtful, sincere, and more than I ever thought possible. Congratulations!

Thinking ahead to next reporting season and the Master Questionnaire, there are a few things you need to make notes about. When called for on the MQ, the dollar amounts or value amounts of your donations need to be given in order to be included in the judging. Just stating “we gave money” or “we sent some

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packages” doesn’t work. Also, you need to send me post office receipts and customs declarations for packages. Lastly, when you send coupons to troops, please keep track and send me the number of coupons - not the value of coupons nor the weight of the packages.

Here’s a quick suggestion list from one group of troops of some things they like to receive: gourmet coffee, Oreo cookies, lip balm, deodorant, beef jerky, Planters Trail Mix, Gatorade, candy, jelly beans, CDs, hot chocolate, hot apple cider, bug repellant, wet wipes, and sunblock.

Please feel free to ask me questions any time. Thank You. It was a great year!

JEAN CURTIS BLOVITS STATE CHAIRMAN jcurtisblovits@sbcglobal.net

INSIGNIA

HAMILTON JEWELERS & DAR INSIGNIA AT STATE CONFERENCE

Those of you who have attended our past State Conference and State Awards Day know the pleasure of seeing DAR pins and jewelry, they are a presence unto themselves. This coming State Conference, Hamilton Insignia is sending their crew and our full array of pins and jewelry. You will be able to see first hand what they look like, you’ll be able to purchase what you wish, or order the ones which need engraving.

This chairman will have a discrete table off to the side where she will kindly help you with your pins. With our new President General, there is a possibility that a few pins may be officially rearranged, and so this chairman will have a stack of the new Official Placement Pins, and you will go away with your own check off list of your pins. At your leisure you can rearrange your ribbon, if need be. Our DAR Spirit is infused with the history that our pins represent – we wear them with pride and reverent honor.

Those who have their pins checked off on the list will enter a free Voice drawing at my table. At State Awards Day Margie Neal, Genesee Chapter, was the winner of a beautiful flag.

Plan on visiting Hamilton’s crew and array of DAR pins and jewelry at our State Conference. Our state has not had such an official visit in many a year. See you at State Conference!

KATHLEEN RIPLEY LEO STATE CHAIRMAN

PRESIDENT GENERAL’S PROJECT I hope everyone enjoyed Awards Day. It was so nice to give out so many 100% certificates. If you didn’t receive your chapters, you will at State Conference. Have a wonderful summer.

KATHY HUFF CHAIRMAN

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DAR PROJECT PATRIOT

UNITS OVERSEAS Our Overseas Units have recorded increases in chapters, membership and overall activity in the years 2010-2013. The Louisa Catherine Adams Chapter in Moscow, Russia organized in 2010, and the Mariana Islands Chapter in Guam organized in 2012. This raises the total to 26 DAR chapters located in 13 countries and one U.S. territory and they have a membership of more than 900 members, including Members at Large.

As always it is very easy to become an associate member of any of these Units Overseas chapters. Check the National DAR Website Select National Society > Become a Member > Chapter Locator > Overseas Chapters; then you can check out each chapter. All of these chapters have an associate membership application form that you can print off. Membership in an overseas chapter can inform you about parts of the world you may not have visited.

JANICE LEE BECKMAN SIMONS STATE CHAIRMAN

CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION COMMISSION

INCREASE YOUR MEMBERSHIP!!

The Chapter Revitalization Committee invites all current and incoming registrars to a workshop entitled “How to Become a More Effective Registrar.” This workshop will be held on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Bloomfield Township Library on the corner of Lone Pine and Telegraph Roads (1099 Lone Pine Rd, Bloomfield Hills) from 9:30 am - 1:30 pm.

We encourage any registrar in Michigan who is interested in attending to do so. Any past registrar who would like to assist at this workshop is welcomed. Please bring your computer and a flash drive.

RSVP to Barbara Hofmann (hofmannbj@comcast.net) or Cathy Pouls (capouls@gmail.com) by August 1, as space is limited and we need to know how many cookies to make.

We are looking forward to seeing each and every one of you there!

DIANE M. SCHRIFT STATE FIRST VICE REGENT/ STATE CHAIRMAN MEMBERSHIP/ STATE CHAIRMAN CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT AND REVITALIZATION COMMISSION

CREDENTIALS Regents, don’t have your chapter members miss out on the opportunity to vote at DAR of Michigan State meetings. Elect your delegates and don’t forget the alternates for the Michigan State Conference in Lansing (September 19-21, 2013) and the State Awards Day (March 31-April 1, 2014) in East Lansing. The Credentials form is on the DAR of Michigan Members’ Website (www.michdar.com) > Forms/Publications > Forms > State Credentials Chair. Please fill it out and send to this chairman by August 1, 2013. We look forward to seeing you at the state meetings as voting members.

CAROLYN VARGA STATE CHAIRMAN

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FIFTY YEAR CLUB Chapter Regents and Registrars, please check your membership list and see if you have any members who were accepted by National before September; 1963 = 50 years; 1953= 60; 1948 = 65; 1943 = 70; or 1938 = 75 or more years of membership. Make sure they have not resigned for any amount of time. State Conference is coming up in September, where the Michigan Fifty Year Club wants to honor each and everyone of them. These women have devoted their time, talents and energy in promoting the aims and ideals of our wonderful DAR, so please let us know.

JANE T. MOULTHROP STATE CHAIRMAN

MICHIGAN NATIONAL CEMETERIES

GREAT LAKES NATIONAL CEMETERY

The Great Lakes National Cemetery Memorial Day Ceremony was held on Sunday, May 26, 2013.

The semi-annual gravestone cleaning in April was a success, several hundred youth assisted with this project. The annual GLNCAC Golf Outing fundraiser is set for August 3, 2013. If you have a group that would like information, please contact me.

We are looking forward to planning our Veterans Day Ceremony and Wreaths Across America Program. Watch for more information.

GINA M. LACROIX STATE CHAIRMAN 248-634-0325 gmlacroix02@aol.com

MICHIGAN ROOM The Michigan Room will be open during Continental Congress on Wednesday, July 26, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. Be sure to visit this beautiful room.

Thank you to the ladies who have committed to helping out during the Open House by being a docent. If you want to docent please let me know.

PATRICIA DENNERT STATE CHAIRMAN

MICHIGAN STATE PAGES Awards Day is over, and the 122nd Continental Congress is rapidly approaching. Time flies when you are having fun! I would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who Paged at Awards Day, donated items and made monetary donations towards the Page Fund, and to the ladies who bought items, especially thae gorgeous Patriotic Wreath. You helped make it an even bigger success than at State Conference. This Page Fund is very important to keep our Pages coming back and participating (working) at State Conference and Awards Day by helping reduce the cost of their meals, which make a real difference to a young lady between being able to come and not being able to afford to come and participate with their fellow state daughters.

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You ladies made a dream become a reality for this Page Chairman, and two new Pages to the Michigan Society. With your generosity towards the Page Fund, we are able to send two full time Michigan Pages to Continental Congress. The Page Fund helps facilitate these scholarships. This scholarship is for 18-41 year old Pages who would like to Page at Continental Congress. The fund offers two scholarships, depending on the donations, as well as extra monies that will pay for bus transportation on the Michigan Tour, or the NSDAR Official Page Hotel. The transportation cost is the real stopping point for our Pages not being able to participate at Congress. With the bus being paid for, the costs for meals and the NSDAR Page room rates are nominal enough that basically anyone should be able to afford it. The hotel scholarship is for Pages who would like to come, but need more flexibility with travel. We hope this scholarship will encourage more Pages to come out and Page on a State, but also a National level. Scholarship rules and guidelines can be requested from me.

The 2013 Page Scholarship winners are Courtney Ozog of the Colonel Joshua Howard Chapter and Amanda Musgrave of the Monguagon Chapter. If you see these ladies, be sure to give them a BIG congratulations!

How did everyone like our new sashes? I do believe they were the biggest hit yet from our committee. These sashes did the DAR of Michigan, as well as State Regent M. Zandra Baker and her Executive Board, proud.

And if you know anyone who is interested in Paging for us, whether she is in your chapter, another chapter or even a different state, please let me know. Also, age appropriate C.A.R. members are invited to be Junior Pages. The more the merrier, and better the conference for everyone. If you or your chapter would like to donate towards the Page Fund or the Page Closet, please contact me. I cannot wait to see a lot of you ladies in June! In the meantime, stay safe, happy and well.

ELIZABETH FINDEIS STATE CHAIRMAN elfindeis@icloud.com

PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION Thanks to those state chairmen who filed their own awards or chapter information in the chapter packets. Thanks also to the chapters that picked up their packets and a special thank you to members who picked up another chapter’s packet because they could deliver them easily and knew no one from that chapter was present. This state chairman greatly appreciates the help.

SHARON HEDINGER STATE CHAIRMAN

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MICHIGAN STATE PAGES

Michigan Daughters have waited all year, and finally the 122nd Continental Congress is here!

Regent Baker is pleased the State Tour is sold out,

a memorable trip awaits riders no doubt.

So much in D.C. to see and appreciate, all the wonders of Capital City now await.

Nancy Reed will host Michigan’s Brunch,

and DAR will honor military and students at lunch.

Great sessions to attend and best practices to share, time to meet Daughters from chapters everywhere.

View the laylights in DAR’s library extraordinaire, then search for Patriot connections here and there.

Michigan Daughter Laura Barnard will be recognized,

with a national first place award so prized!

The Flight 93 Memorial will be visited on the journey home, 9.11 Heroes will be honored in a somber tone.

So pack your pins, comfy shoes and formal wear, and prepare for all the good times we will share.

Thanks from yours truly for supporting the tour bus,

Registering early for next year’s tour is a must! PJ STEEBY STATE TOUR DIRECTOR

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122nd Continental Congress

Michigan Welcome Brunch

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Sulgrave Club 1801 Massachusetts Avenue

Washington, DC 20036

Please choose: Eggs Benedict on Buttermilk Biscuit with Jumbo Crab Meat,

Shaved Asparagus and Old Bay Hollandaise or

Quiche Florentine with Tender Baby Spinach and Feta Cheese

Both Served with Skillet Potatoes and Fresh Sliced Mellon Freshly Baked Breakfast Breads, Strawberry Jam and Sweet Butter

Regular and Decaffeinated Coffee, Hot and Iced Tea Orange, Grapefruit and Tomato Juices

Arrangements and reservations ($55) by June 10 through the State Brunch Chairman:

Nancy Reed

4108 Saddle Lane West Bloomfield, MI 48322

248-212-3192

Please contact Nancy for a reservation form.

Cancellations must be made by June 10.

Proper Club attire, consisting of coats and ties for gentlemen, and dresses, suits or pants with jackets of equivalent formality for women, is required at all times. While in the Sulgrave Club, handheld electronic devices, including cellular phones, may only be used in the phone booth across from the Coat Room on the first floor.

The Sulgrave Club is through the courtesy of Diane M. Schrift.

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NEED AN EXCUSE TO BUY MORE VOICES?? The Junior Membership Committee is offering personalized labels for you to affix to your Voice tickets at State Conference. Labels will include your name, chapter, email and phone number to eliminate the necessity of writing on every ticket you purchase.

Sheets of 60 labels are $5. Orders should be placed by September 1, 2013. Late orders and orders placed at State Conference will incur a $2 late fee. You may pick your labels up at the Junior Shoppe in the Exhibits area.

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE STATE REGISTRARNEGARNER@COMCAST.NET

Voice Label Order

Name:

Chapter:

Email:

Phone Number:

Mail to: Heather Curtis, Junior Membership Vice Chairman Sales, 5218 Burnside Road, North Branch, MI 48461-8252; include your check for $5, payable to DAR of Michigan.

Radisson Hotel Lansing at the Capitol

September 19-21, 2013

111 N. Grand Avenue Lansing, MI 48933

517-482-0188 // 800-333-3333

Please refer name DAR of Michigan, Daughters of the American Revolution, when making your reservation.

Check-in: 4:00 pm Check-out: 12:00 pm

Room reservations need to be made at the Radisson Hotel

Lansing at the Capitol, Lansing, MI by 6:00 pm on Monday, August 19, 2013, in order to guarantee the $98.00 plus tax

rate and availability: for up to four ladies per room.

to Michigan Daughters

Chapter Contact:Orders due:

Order forms and checks mustbe postmarked by this date.

Note: Minimum 25 bags mustbe requested to placeorder. (state wide)

Quantity Price Total31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$ 31.00$ -$

SUBTOTAL -$ SHIPPING FREE*

TOTAL, Send a check payable to DAR of Michigan for this amount: -$

*SHIPPING included for orders being delivered at State Conference. To have your order mailed, use the mail order form.

- zippered top, easy-reach slip pocket between front handles

DAR Logo Embroidered Tote BagState Conference Delivery Order Form

The Junior Membership Committee is happy to offer Embroidered Tote Bags

These boat-style tote bags offer:- thick natural-colored 24-oz canvas highlighted by bold red, outlining trim

- dual 30" handles; 14" x 24" x 7", bottom gusset- embroidered DAR Logo on front pocket

These totes are available for PRE-ORDER only and will be available for pick up at State Conference.

Chapter Contact: August 9, 2013Chapter Contact Title:Chapter:Street:City St ZIP:Email:Phone:

DAR Logo Embroidered Canvas Boat ToteDaughter's Name

Make all checks payable to DAR of Michigan Mail order forms and checks to: Heather Curtis, State Vice Chairman Junior Sales

5218 Burnside Road, North Branch, MI 48461-8252Questions: heatherEcurtis@gmail.com

Bags will be available at the Junior Shoppe table at State Conference.

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

toteorderformdeliveryjan2013

Polos - in ladies sizes and shape - to Michigan Daughters

Chapter Contact:

Orders due:

Order forms and checks must

be postmarked by this date.

Note: Minimum 24 polos must

be requested to placeorder. (state wide)

Qty Name Size Color Price Total35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$ 35.00$ -$

SUBTOTAL -$ SHIPPING FREE*

TOTAL, Send a check payable to DAR of Michigan for this amount: -$

*SHIPPING included for orders being delivered at State Conference. To have your order mailed, use the mail order form.

- four-button placket has reinforced box and dyed-to-match pearl buttons

DAR Logo Embroidered Ladies PoloState Conference Delivery Order Form

The Junior Membership Committee is happy to offer Embroidered Pique

These polo shirts offer:- tailored construction, fashion knit collar and feminine fit

Phone:

- 6.64-oz 60/40 cotton/polyester blend material - machine wash and dry

- embroidered DAR Logo on left chest

These polos are available for PRE-ORDER only and will be available for pick up at State Conference.

Chapter Contact: August 9, 2013

Chapter Contact Title:

Chapter:

Street:

City St ZIP:

Email:

ORDER FORM INSTRUCTIONS

Sizes available: S M L XL XXL 3XL Shirt colors available: White, Tan, Ocean Blue, Petal Pink

DAR Logo Embroidered Ladies Polo

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

Make all checks payable to DAR of MichiganMail order forms and checks to: Heather Curtis, State Vice Chairman Junior Sales

5218 Burnside Road, North Branch, MI 48461-8252Questions: heatherEcurtis@gmail.com

Polos will be available at the Junior Shoppe table at State Conference.

poloorderformdeliveryjan2013

Chapter Contact:

Orders due:

Order forms and checks must

be postmarked by this date.

Price: $10 each

Note: Minimum 51 badges must

be requested to placeorder. (state wide)

Chapter Name (Line 1) TotalLimit of 20 characters per line

-$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$

SUBTOTAL -$ SHIPPING FREE*

TOTAL, Send a check payable to DAR of Michigan for this amount: -$

*SHIPPING included for orders being delivered at State Conference. To have your order mailed, use the mail order form.

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

Make all checks payable to DAR of MichiganMail order forms and checks to: Heather Curtis, State Vice Chairman Junior Sales

5218 Burnside Road, North Branch, MI 48461-8252Questions: heatherEcurtis@gmail.com

Badges will be available at the Junior Shoppe table at State Conference.

[ Chapter Contact ] August 9, 2013

[ Chapter Contact Title ]

[ Chapter ]

[ Street address ]

[ City, ST 00000 ]

[ Email ][ (206) 555-1163 ]

Magnetic Name BadgeName (Line 2)

Limit of 20 characters per line

These badges are available for PRE-ORDER only and will be available for pick up at State Conference.

Magnetic Name BadgeState Conference Delivery Order Form

The Junior Membership Committee is happy to offer engraved magnetic name badges to Michigan Daughters

These name badges offer magnetic back, silver plastic 1.5" x 3" rounded rectangle badge with black engraving

poloorderformdeliveryjan2013

STATE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM September 19 - 21, 2013 Radisson Hotel, Lansing, MI

Please submit one form for each person (member or guest) attending State Conference.

Name:

Address:

City/State/Zip Code:

Email Address:

Phone Number: _____________________________________________________________________________

Chapter:

Highest Office Currently Held:

Please make one selection for each meal and enter the price.

Dinner – Thursday, September 19, 2013 $26.00 $________ Michigan Cherry Chicken, starch, vegetables, market salad, dessert Lake Superior Whitefish, starch, vegetables, market salad, dessert Dijon Pesto Ravioli, market salad, dessert Not attending dinner

Breakfast – Friday, September 20, 2013 $15.00 $________

Scrambled Eggs, potatoes, bacon, assorted breakfast bakeries, orange juice French Toast, sausage, assorted breakfast bakeries, orange juice Oatmeal, assorted breakfast bakeries, orange juice Not attending breakfast

Luncheon – Friday, September 20, 2013 $20.00 $________

Capital City Club, pasta salad and fresh fruit, cup of soup, dessert Cobb Salad-grilled chicken, fresh greens w/avocado, bacon, bleu cheese, cup of soup, dessert Vegetable Risotto, dessert Not attending luncheon

Dinner – Friday, September 20, 2013 as specified $________

Grilled Fresh Atlantic Salmon, starch, vegetables, market salad, dessert ($26) Tortellini with Marinara and Spinach, market salad, dessert ($26) NY Strip Steak, starch, vegetables, market salad, dessert ($30) Not attending dinner

Breakfast – Saturday, September 21, 2013 $15.00 $________

Scrambled Eggs, potatoes, bacon, assorted breakfast bakeries, orange juice French Toast, sausage, assorted breakfast bakeries, orange juice Oatmeal, assorted breakfast bakeries, orange juice Not attending breakfast

Luncheon – Saturday, September 21, 2013 $25.00 $________

Caesar Baked Chicken Breast, starch, vegetables, market salad, dessert Vegetable Napoleon-seasonal vegetables tossed in pasta w/ marinara, market salad dessert Not attending luncheon

Registration Fee Non-Refundable as specified $________

Member ($10) Guest ($5)

Total Enclosed (check payable to DAR of Michigan): $ ________ Special Dietary Arrangements

All Vegetarian Food Allergies:

Mail completed form(s) and check(s) to: Vesta L. DeRiso, 5799 Bellshire Lane, Clarkston, MI 48346

Registration Forms Due August 31, 2013 narzette@comcast.net (248) 922-1717

Please note: DAR of Michigan policy states that no refunds will be paid on cancellations seven days prior to a sponsored event date. Any can-cellation received after August 31, 2013 cannot be refunded.

2013 STATE CONFERENCE

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Thursday, September 19, 2013 Pre-Conference

1:00 - 5:00 pm Registration 1:30 - 3:00 pm Informational Session “Reports, Reports, Reports” 4:00 pm Memorial Service 6:00 pm Pre-Conference Dinner w/ Musical Program

Friday, September 20, 2013

7:30 am Breakfast—All Member, State Chairman’s Club 9:00 am Business Session 12:00 pm DAR School Luncheon ft. Heather Grant, Executive Director

Kate Duncan Smith School 2:30 pm Business Session: State Chairmen Reports & Pledging 5:00 pm Photographs 6:15 pm State Regent's Reception and Receiving Line 7:30 pm Banquet Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of the War

of 1812

Saturday, September 21, 2013

7:30 am Breakfast—All Member, State Officer's Club 9:00 am Business Session 12:00 pm Junior Member Luncheon “75th Anniversary Celebration”

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DAR of Michigan Heather Curtis - Editor

5218 Burnside Road North Branch, MI 48461-8252

Phone: 248-778-7418

Email: heatherEcurtis@gmail.com

The DAR of Michigan Newsletter is available online. Subscribe at michdar.com/newsletter_email_reg_form.htm

Send your chapter news articles and photos to the State Newsletter and Printing Chairman for inclusion in the DAR of Michigan Newsletter.

Please email your article as a Word, PDF or text file, or paste the text into an email. Photos and/or artwork should be sent as a separate file and not embedded.

Identify chapter, people (children under 18 must have a signed release form accompanying it), events, location and date for each photo.

June 2013 Volume 41, Issue 2

M. Zandra Baker, State Regent Heather Curtis, Editor

ALEXANDER MACOMB CHAPTER Chapter Member Cathy Pouls was presented with the SAR Martha Washington Medal from the Oaks Chapter SAR for her many hours of outstanding service to the Oaks Chapter. Cathy has volunteered to help the SAR with lineage research, genealogy and SAR applications. Oaks member Rod Wilson presented the award, which included the Martha Washington Medal, the Award Certificate and the Mini-Medal. Cathy’s son, Scott, a member of the Oaks Chapter, was on hand to officially “pin” his mom!

DEB RAKOCZY CHAPTER REGENT, SASHABAW PLAINS CHAPTER

EZRA PARKER CHAPTER Barbara Greene w as a near and dear fr iend to DAR Daughters near and far. Our past Chapter Regent Joanne Galvin has worked with the State Executive Board to set up a Barbara Greene Memorial Fund. The monies collected in this fund will be donated to the DAR Library in Barbara’s name. State Regent M. Zandra Baker and DAR Library Director Eric Grundset will work together to determine how the money will be used. Checks should be made out to DAR of Michigan with the notation of “Barbara Greene Memorial Fund” in the memo line. Please forward donations to the State Treasurer.

The chapter also participated in the Huntington Woods Community Garage Sale and raised $602 for the chapter scholarship fund, allowing the chapter to award five deserving seniors $100 scholarships!

HEATHER CURTIS CHAPTER DIRECTOR

GRAND RIVER TRAIL CHAPTER Grand River Trail Chapter held their May meeting at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Home in Grosse Pointe Shores, a beautiful home on Lake St. Clair. Those in attendance visited the gift shop, ate lunch, went on a tour and held a short meeting. See photo next page.

KATHY HUFF CHAPTER REGISTRAR

CHAPTERS

Alexander Macomb ............... 39

Ezra Parker ........................... 39

Grand River Trail .................. 39

Lansing ................................. 40

Louisa St. Clair ...................... 41

Nancy DeGraff Toll ............... 42

Nipissing ............................... 43

Philip Livingston .................. 44

Piety Hill ............................... 45

Sarah Ann Cochrane ............. 46

Sarah Treat Prudden ............ 47

Sashabaw Plains ................... 47

Stoney Creek ......................... 48

Michigan Chapter News

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Cathy Pouls with her SAR Martha Washington Award. Photo provided by Deb Rakoczy.

LANSING CHAPTER Continuing their project of marking Past Regents’ graves, the Lansing Chapter marked the grave of their Regent’s grandmother, Grace Myra Blakeslee Hartig in Maple Ridge Cem etery in Holt in May. Grace was a Past Regent of our chapter. Her granddaughter, current Regent Carol Barish, placed the marker on her headstone.

Grace was born April 27, 1893, in Columbia, PA. She was the only child of Gordon Merrick Blakeslee and Myra Donely Blakeslee. Grace graduated from Lansing High School in 1910 and went on to attend Michigan Western State Normal for two years. She then taught music in the Lansing Public

Schools. She married Otto Clements Hartig, son of Ernest and Augusta (Eifert) Hartig on Decem ber 27, 1916. She and Otto had three children, Marshall (our Regent Carol’s father), Eleanor, and Jacqueline. The Hartigs owned and operated Michigana Farms in Holt.

Grace and her mother, Myra, were both DAR members. From 1930-1933, Grace held the office of Regent of the Lansing Chapter. She was a member of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, and the Fortnightly Club. She was also a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church in Lansing.

Grace died December 2, 1952 at the age of 59 years 7 months and 5 days. She was the grandmother to twin sisters Cheryl Ordway (DAR Member) and Carol Barish (Chapter Regent). A memory from Carol was “I do not remember my grandmother, as I was only 2 years old at the time of her death, but my mother always told us what a wonderful mother-in-law she was. When my sister and I were babies, she would always be at the house at feeding time to assist.”

Visit the chapter Facebook page for more photos: www.Facebook.com/LansingChapterDAR

MARI-JO CROW CHAPTER CHAPLAIN

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Top: Grand River Trail Chapter meeting at the Ford house. (front): l-r Regent Nancy Marshall, Registrar Kathy Huff, tour guide Jean, Treasur-er Sue Brown, Associate Member Deb Davis and guest Diane Zalac. (back): l-r HODAR Bob Huff, chapter members Jennifer Frankford, Judy Isakson and Judy Vincent. Photo courtesy of Kathy Huff. Right: Lansing Chapter members at the grave marking of a former Chapter Regent. Assistant Chaplain Christine Gra-ham, Chaplain Mari-Jo Crow, Parliamentarian JoAnne Stahl, DAR Schools Treasurer Carol Dunn, First Vice Regent Camille Subject, Assistant Treasurer Cheryl Ordway and Regent Carol Barish. Photo provided by Mari-Jo Crow.

LOUISA ST. CLAIR CHAPTER In March Louisa St. Clair members met at the Oxford Inn, now known as Bobby’s Nashville Bar and Grill, in Royal Oak. Members enjoyed the presentation by Louisa St. Clair Past Regent and State Historian, Grace Smith. Grace gave a wonderful program on the history of her ancestor, Mary Bliss Parsons, w ho w as accused of witchcraft in early Massachusetts. It is a riveting story of a woman and the trials of witchcraft she had to endure in early America.

Chapter members were thrilled to learn shortly after State Awards Day that Ben VanVechten, State W inner of the Am erican History Essay Contest, had won the East Central Division for 6th grade, and 3rd place nationally! News that the chapter’s Junior American Citizens Contest winner was a national winner was equally exciting! The chapter’s JAC contest winner was a Banner in the Pre-Kindergarten category submitted by Assumption Nursery School.

On Sunday, April 14, Literacy Chairman Barbara Nickles and Regent Jane Turnbull had the pleasure of visiting W RCJ 90.9 for an hour on the radio with Chris Felcyn during their semi-annual fundraising radio-thon. This Public Radio station delivers classical music to the Detroit Metro Area. It is owned and housed in the Detroit Public Schools and gives the students a chance to experience classical music as well as the workings of a communication

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Top: Louisa St. Clair Chapter awarded 20 JROTC Medals at the Grosse Pointe War Memo-rial. (front) l-r C/1LT Lara Elba,C/CSM Leila Ivery, C/LTC Fellicia Jenkins, C/CPT Maracle Fitzpat-rick,C/SSG Chynna Crawly, USNSCC Seaman Apprentice Isabella Stoyka and Chapter Re-gent Jane Turnbull. (back) l-r) C/SFC Jessica Parker, C/CPT Reshonda Wil-liams, C/LTC Biaunna McIntosh, Air Force JROTC 1st LT Dalvin Hawthorne and C/MAJ Gordeau Watkins. Photo provided by Jane Turn-bull. Left: Junior American Citizens Contest National 1st Place Winner Banner Category, Assumption Nursery School 4-5 year class show off their win-ning banner. Teacher Nicole Beaudry and Direc-tor Mellisa Sharpe with the children. Photo pro-vided by Jane Turnbull.

source. WRCJ broadcasts five hours of programs each month produced by DPS students and staff.

On April 20 JROTC medal winners were welcomed to Louisa St. Clair’s General Meeting on National Defense. Second Vice Regent and National Defense Chairman Peggy King Scully gave out the DAR JROTC medals. There were over 40 guests including JROTC Leaders, JROTC cadets and their families joining Louisa St. Clair members. The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps Tomcat Squadron provided the color guard. Speaker William Thompson inspired the audience with his talk on how his service in the U.S. Marine Corps shaped his life.

JANE TURNBULL CHAPTER REGENT

NANCY DEGRAFF TOLL CHAPTER The Historical Sawyer Homestead of Monroe, the Michigan State Society Colonial Dames 17th Century, the Michigan State Society United States Daughters of 1812, and the Nancy DeGraff Toll Chapter DAR gathered on May 3 to dedicate four granite benches installed on the grounds of the National Park Battlefield of War of 1812 in Monroe. Over 70 members of these organizations were in attendance, along with State Regent M. Zandra Baker; Patrice DeHaan, State President of Michigan State Society United States

Daughters of 1812; Ruth Rice, Honorary State President of Michigan Colonial Dames XVII Century; Mary Jane Burdett, State President Colonial Dames XVII Century; and Jeanne Micka of the Sawyer Homestead Board. Monroe Mayor Robert Clark addressed the societies at the luncheon at the Sawyer Homestead preceding the dedication. Dan Downing of the National Park addressed the group, along with Mark Cochran, aid to Congressman Dingell.

Patrice DeHaan, President of the Michigan United States Daughters of 1812, had a vision

two years ago to see these benches as resting places for people to reflect what occurred on this hallowed ground over 200 years ago. A tribute and honor to those men and women who fought here in 1813. Preservation of our nation’s historical sites is one of the goals of these societies. Preserving our family, town, state and country histories is a main goal that all these and many other historical societies share. We will forever REMEMBER THE RAISIN and those who gave their lives for our freedom today.

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Nancy de Graff Toll Chap-ter Bench dedication. (standing directly behind bench) State Regent M. Zandra Baker, Kathryn Evans and Chapter Re-gent Judy Bargeon. (standing) Jean Siebarth, Keith Siebarth, Deborah Comer, Lucy Pitcher and Darla Lewis. (sitting) Madelyn Burns of Dun-dee, a very active DAR member and a motivator of preserving the Monroe and Dundee community landmarks and history. Photo provided by Judith Bargeon.

LOUISA ST. CLAIR CHAPTER

Ten Monroe County students were honored at the DAR Good Citizens luncheon held in April at the historical Sawyer Homestead. Each student received a certificate, ID card and pin from the NSDAR for their participation. The chapter DAR Good Citizen, selected by three judges who reviewed all of the essays, was Jason Vandenberghe of St. Mary’s Catholic Center. We wish to thank the parents for their support and encouragement of these students and the high schools who nominated them.

A certificate of appreciation for over 10 years of service as chapter Treasurer was presented to Kathryn Evans and a certificate of appreciation was also presented to Laurel Heyman for preservation of our Monroe community history by her photography.

JUDITH BARGEON CHAPTER REGENT

NIPISSING CHAPTER

DAR GOOD CITIZENS

The Nipissing Chapter honored their sponsored DAR Good Citizens in April at a special program held at the historic Lapeer County courthouse. The Honorable Judge Laura Barnard was the speaker for the evening, giving an interesting talk about the courthouse, and “How to be a good ancestor.” The award and speaker portion of the evening was held in the court chamber, on the second level of the courthouse, and refreshments were later served on the main floor, allowing members, students, and their guests to explore the historic building.

Sponsored students included Clare A. Russell from Lapeer East High School; Emily M. Prykucki from Lapeer West High School; Cassidy I. Kennedy from Brow n City High School; Erin E. Kerr from Capac High School; Ryan W. Miller from Marlette Jr./Sr. High School; Caitlyn D. Popour of Port Hope Community Schools; and Allison Sadro of Ubly High School.

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Above: Nancy DeGraff Toll Chapter DAR Good Citizens. (l-r) Megan Stahl, Summerfield High School; Cassandra Baumia, Orchard Center High School; Lindsey Shepherd, Bedford High School; Flo-riene Mentel, meeting guest speaker; Claire Long, White-ford High School; Emily Phil-lips, Airport High School; and Jason W. Vandenberghe, St. Mary’s Catholic Center. Eliza-beth Heil, Ida High School; Bailey McKenna, Jefferson High School; and Jacey Schultz, Mason High School were unable to attend. Photo provided by Judith Bargeon. Below: (l-r) Nipissing Chap-ter DAR Good Citizens. Erin Kerr, Clare Russell and Emily Prykucki. Photo provided by Joanne Rutzen.

NANCY DEGRAFF TOLL CHAPTER

ABI WARNER HONORED

The Nipissing Chapter held a “surprise,” meeting on Thursday, May 16 at the Deerfield Twp. Hall to honor Abi Edith Arnold Warner as a woman who has made a significant contribution to the Lapeer community. Abi’s children, Sharri Willette and Rick Warner w ere on hand to surprise Abi. Her daughter Margaret Warner, of California, was unable to attend, but sent Abi a letter of congratulations. Abi was presented with a certificate from the DAR acknowledging her recognition. The meeting program, “Women in American History,” was presented by Joanne Rutzen, and included a video based on an interview with Abi telling “her story” of how she got into the Army Nurse Corps.

Abi was Citizen of the Year in 1999, along with her husband, Ronald Warner. She received nurses’ training in the Army Nurse Corps during WWII. She went on to be a school nurse, worked Obstetrics, taught “Mother Craft” classes and nurse aide classes through the high school. A 65-year Red Cross volunteer, she received a state award for her hard work. She is still a hospital volunteer at McLaren Lapeer Region. A 65-year member of the Episcopal Church, she taught Sunday School and participated in the women’s group. A few of her board memberships have included: Cancer Society, Lapeer Co. Health Dept., 4-H Council, and Lapeer Co. Community Foundation. She is a Women’s Fund Founder, being one of the “100 visionary women making a difference in their community.” Abi is a 24-year member of the Nipissing Chapter.

JOANNE RUTZEN CHAPTER PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA CHAIRMAN

PHILIP LIVINGSTON CHAPTER

PHILIP LIVINGSTON NOMINATES 2013 MICHIGAN OUTSTANDING TEACHER OF AMERICAN HISTORY

Howell High School teacher Mark Oglesby was named the 2013 Michigan Outstanding Teacher of American History and was honored at State Awards Day after being nominated by the Philip Livingston Chapter. Mark teaches Constitutional Law at Howell High School and his students participate in the popular “We the People” civics competition which tests students’ knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. This year his students won the state competition and participated in the national competition in April at George Mason University in Virginia.

CHAPTER MEMBER CELEBRATES 100TH ANNIVERSARY

Janet Hammond Rohrabacher, a 56-year member of the Philip Livingston Chapter, celebrated her 100th Birthday on April 24.

A resident of Livingston County for more than 75 years, Janet became interested in genealogy when her daughter Ardenne was a small child. She

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Above: Abi Warner of the Nipissing Chapter is hon-ored. Photo courtesy of Joanne Rutzen. Below: State Outstanding American History Teacher Mark Oglesby is joined by Philip Livingston Chapter members at the 2013 State Awards Day. (l-r) Vice Regent Sue Andrews, Secretary Mary Lou Hil-ton, Andrea Stepien, Sally Campbell, Emma Winegarner, Historian Sue Reifert and Regent Karen McNally. Photo provided by Karen McNally.

started tracing the genealogy of her husband, Albert, and began a lifelong love of genealogy. She became a certified genealogist and presented many programs over the years.

Janet became a member of NSDAR on October 7, 1956 and has served the society in many capacities. She was chapter regent from 1979-1982 and was honored on State Awards Day in 2007 for 50 years of continuous membership in the society.

Over the years she has belonged to numerous other historical organizations including the Livingston County Historical Society (co-founder) and the Livingston County Genealogical Society. She helped organize the Michigan Genealogical Society, was one of the authors of the Bicentennial of Howell and served on the Howell Carnegie District Library Archives Board. In November 1998, Janet was honored by the Michigan Genealogical Council with the prestigious Lucy Mary Kellogg Award, the highest award at the state level for genealogists in Michigan.

The Philip Livingston Chapter honored her years of service to the National Society and her tireless efforts to preserve local history by purchasing a brick engraved with her name. The brick is located at the historic Depot Museum in downtown Howell.

KAREN MCNALLY CHAPTER REGENT

PIETY HILL CHAPTER

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Philip Livingston Chapter member Janet Rohrabacher celebrates 100 years. Photo provided by Karen McNally.

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Top left: Sarah Ann Cochrane First Vice Re-gent Deb Davis presents Cadet Major Isabelle Letts with the DAR JROTC Bronze Medal. She plans on continuing with ROTC at University of Michigan where she will prepare for a career leading her to be an agent in the FBI. Photo courtesy of Kathleen Leo. Top right: Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter Regent, Kathleen Ripley Leo pre-sents the DAR JROTC Bronze Medal to Petty Officer Dylan Mondak. Photo provided by Kath-leen Leo.

Above: Sarah Ann Cochrane’s chapter's DAR Good Citizens, teachers, judges, and our Native Ameri-can Scholarship winner. Photo courtesy of Kathleen Leo.

Sarah Ann Cochrane Chapter Regent Kathleen Ripley Leo, presented the book Constitution Rocks to both the Novi and Plymouth Libraries.

Chapter member Carol Isakson was presented with a certificate of appreciation for her years of service as the chapters DAR Good Citizen chair. She will continue on in the chairmanship.

Regent Kathleen Ripley Leo was invited to participate in the I Geek My Library campaign at the Northville Public Library. It was good promotion of DAR and several inquiries for membership resulted.

The chapter received a legacy from a former member to give two $500 scholarships to a Michigan Native American. In February the Chapter Regent presented one of the scholarships to Lisa McClees.

Regent Kathleen Ripley Leo presented two certificates of appreciation to the Plymouth District Library for their service to our chapter. Susan Stoney accepted her certificate and the one on behalf of the library.

KATHLEEN RIPLEY LEO CHAPTER REGENT

SARAH TREAT PRUDDEN CHAPTER Sarah Treat Prudden Chapter will be celebrating 100 years of service in Jackson. Mayor Martin Griffin has proclaimed June 16-22, 2013 as “Sarah Treat Pudden Week” and June 17, 2013 as “Sarah Treat Prudden Day.” Our chapter will be celebrating the anniversary on June 5, 2013 at our regular meeting day. To promote the celebration, Chapter Regent Joan Alexander has placed a display board at the Carnegie Branch of the Jackson Library.

Sarah Treat Prudden Chapter also awarded Samantha Lee the ROTC Bronze Medal and certificate at the Golden Knight Military Ball on April 26. The award was presented by Chapter Regent Joan Alexander.

JOAN ALEXANDER CHAPTER REGENT

SASHABAW PLAINS CHAPTER On March 9, 2013, Sashabaw Plains daughter, Marie Dolby, officially became the chapter’s first centenarian. A birthday party was organized by Joette Kunse, Marie’s step-daughter. Fifty family members and friends gathered in the “Living Room” at Canterbury on the Lake, where Marie resides, to celebrate this joyous occasion. Ten attending chapter members served punch, finger sandwiches and cake to Marie and her guests. Entertainment was a soloist singing to the accompaniment of a harp. Friends each took a few minutes to sit and visit with Marie throughout the party. Happy Birthday, Marie!!

DEB RAKOCZY CHAPTER REGENT

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Above: Sarah Treat Prudden Chapter Regent Joan Alexan-der with the 100 Year Anni-versary display board at the Carnegie Branch of the Jack-son Library. Photo provided by Joan Alexander. Left: Sashabaw Plains honors centenarian. (sitting): l-r Marie Dolby and Betty Blen-man. (standing): l-r Charlotte Cooper, Lyndsay Lawless, Ilan Lawless (held in Lynd-say’s arms), Johnanna Spra-gue, Debi Parrett, Dorothy Lowe, Linda Miller, Claudia Jakus, Vesta DeRiso and Deb Rakoczy. Photo provided by Deb Rakoczy.

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STONEY CREEK CHAPTER Happy 113th Birthday to the Stoney Creek Chapter! On March 2, 2013, the Stoney Creek Chapter held a fun and historic Anniversary Luncheon at the Great Oaks Country Club in Rochester. Chapter members enjoyed having many State Officers, Chapter Regents and Oaks Chapter MISSAR members in attendance. The Rochester-Avon Historical Society and Mr. Rodney Wilson were both awarded the NSDAR Historic Preservation Recognition Award for their work in the area of historic preservation for the greater Rochester community. After a tasty lunch and yummy cupcakes, John and Abigail Adams provided a lively program about the many letters that they sent back and forth to each other over the course of several years. Thank you to John and Abigail (a.k.a. Dennis and Pat VanWormer) for their enjoyable and enlightening presentation. Money raised during the meeting will go towards purchasing grave markers for Revolutionary War patriots.

During our May meeting, we celebrated spring as well as the accomplishments of Stoney Creek Chapter during the past year. Congratulations to our dedicated members who were recognized for their years of service to DAR – Debra Dunn (10), Deanne Lucas (10), Thelma Lucas (10), Sue Soltess (10), Susan Sylvester (10), Marcyann Vickory (10), Carolee Chrisman (25), Frances Krumrei (25), Cherrill Flynn (30), Sandra Stalmack (30), and Claudia Korte (40).

Member Garnet Clark was acknowledged for the First Place Award from the DAR of Michigan and the Third Place Award from the National Society for her entry of a Civil War Historic Costume in the American Heritage contest. The dress was on display for all to see. We recognized the hard work of the outgoing board of officers and welcomed the new board of officers. The new officers were installed during the meeting by Past Regent Twila Helferich. Member Debora Sharp was awarded with the Stoney Creek Chapter Rosamond P. Haeberle Scholarship for Chapter Members. Additionally, the DAR Americanism Award was presented to Michael McCartan of St. Clair. The chapter recognized Matilda Rausch Dodge Wilson (1883-1967) through the Women in American History Award.

At the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan Council Board of Directors meeting on May 14, 2013, Chapter Regent Kelly VanWormer presented the Community Service Award to Nancy Philippart of Troy who has served as the Board Chair since the Council’s merger in 2009.

KELLY VANWORMER CHAPTER REGENT

Top: Stoney Creek Chapter member Garnet Clark dis-plays her National Third Place Civil War Historic Cos-tume. Garnet Clark is the mother of Past Regent Pat VanWormer and grandmoth-er of Regent Kelly VanWorm-er. Above: Oaks Chapter, MIS-SAR President Dennis Van-Wormer and Patricia Van-Wormer present the program entitled "Letters of John and Abigail" during the 113th Anniversary Luncheon. Photos provided by Kelly VanWormer.