Why We Love DAR

Our state is divided into six districts, each with its own character and geography but all with a great Love of Service! Meet our PSSDAR district directors, Amy Ellsworth, Lory Fraraccio-Kenney, Edy Sarnoff, Kathleen Shaffer, Tracy Fazekas, and Susan Matlack, as they discuss their districts goals, challenges, and great successes!

Find More Information at:
Pennsylvania State Society, NSDAR Website
Pennsylvania State Society, NSDAR on Facebook

Join Marian Witherow, Chapter Regent, Cindy Birdwell, and Barb Greeley as they introduce our chapter's participation in Women's Month at the new Worle War II American Experience Museum. It's amazing all that American women, especially in the NSDAR, did to help the war effort!

Mentioned in this episode:
The World War II American Experience Museum

NSDAR website
America 250 | Daughters of the American Revolution (dar.org)

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Join Eugene Hough of the Legacy Marker Program as he tells us about the amazing work being accomplished toward the restoration of Old Swedes Cemetery in Chester, PA.
This state project, initiated by our State Regent, Marguerite Fritsch, is already resonating goodness through all the participants' Love of Service, especially our DAR members who contribute toward the immediate physical tasks such as locating of buried gravestones through ground-penetrating radar, restoring those gravestones to the surface, clearing damaging tree roots, and repairing the surrounding wall of the cemetery; but also the resonating outreach to so many local community leaders and children.
As Eugene shares, local students and CAR members will get to learn important trade, historical, and management skills.
Soaring over this great effort is a recognition of the very earliest members of the Chester community which include Native Americans, William Penn's first landing crew, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, John Morton, who is buried in this cemetery.
Through this effort we celebrate our great country and its endless resiliency toward a thriving future!

Enjoy!
Edy Sarnoff (PSSDAR South Central District Director)

Find out more:
Buy a Brick, Build a Wall and other PSSDAR Service Projects

Legacy Marker Program

Gettysburg DAR

Pennsylvania State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

National Daughters of the American Revolution
 

Gettysburg Chapter member, Marian Witherow, recently had a Zoom chat with our new regent, Cynthia Birdwell, who shared so many wonderful chapter activities and goals.  Their insights into the fun and important service that a DAR chapter provides to our community is so inspiring. From individual member growth and fulfillment to the honoring of veterans, teachers, and our nation, there is something for everyone in DAR!

Mentioned in this episode:
NSDAR website
America 250 | Daughters of the American Revolution (dar.org)

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Cynthia Pritchard is the PSSDAR America 250 Committee Chair who is helping our state celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our great nation. Join her and Marian and Witherow in this fun interview that tells us all the ways we can join in the celebration!

Mentioned in this episode:
NSDAR website
America 250 | Daughters of the American Revolution (dar.org)

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Introducing our new PSSDAR State Regent, Marguerite Fritsch! Join Marian for this lively interview with Mrs. Fritsch as they explore the wonderful goals and projects that are in store for us in Pennsylvania DAR chapters these next three years.

Also, please enjoy exploring our newly updated NSDAR website and PSSDAR website for the latest news about our Love of Service to God, Home, and Country.

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Have you ever imagined raising a guide dog for a blind person? Our Gettysburg DAR chapter member, Anne Gallon, has raised four dogs for this great organization and today joins another great chapter member, Marian Witherow, to tell us all about her adventures.

Here is a video that Anne made of her current dog's career so far: (19) Neptune 5NN20 SS - YouTube

You can find more information at: Guiding Eyes for the Blind - Guide Dogs for People with Vision Loss

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Today I sit down virtually with PSSDAR Organizing Secretary, Susan Gillette Meer, to discuss her new chapter webinar, Finding Your Passion in DAR. 

You can schedule a webinar for your own chapter or find more information by emailing Susan at: [email protected]

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Join our DAR chapter for a delightful talk with Ruthmary McIlhenney who recently regaled us with stories of teas, coffee, politics, and culture all from the "Temporary White House" of President Eisenhower in Gettysburg PA.

Ruthmary McIlhenney is an avid student and admirer of Mamie Eisenhower. She has studied at the Eisenhower Academy, a summer Institute for Teachers, which offers detailed instruction on the presidency, politics, and lifestyle of Dwight D. Eisenhower and the 1950's. Amongst her many charitable activities, Ms. McIlhenney serves on the Dwight D. Eisenhower Society's Board of Trustees, and has volunteered at the Eisenhower Historical Site in Gettysburg, PA since 1991.