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A6 Thursday, February 11, 2021 The CONCORD JOURNAL With news from Lincoln
PERSPECTIVES
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The DAR Corner
Old Concord Chapter During the
Pandemic
Community Content
Despite the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Old Concord Chapter (OCC) National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has continued to be a volunteer non-partisan women's service organization promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism, and outreach within our community. The NSDAR also honors American Revolutionary War patriots. This past year donations have been made by the OCC to the following:
Historic Preservation and Historic Education
Concord Museum
Trustees of Reservations/The Old Manse
Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House.
Robbins House
Ralph Waldo Emerson House
Friends of MinuteManNPS/The Wayside
Patriot Levi Wetherbee Farmhouse
Outreach to the Community
COA/Harvey Wheeler Ctr.
Concord Firemen’s Toy Drive
Hillside School, Marlborough, MA, Scholarship
“Old Houses of Concord” BKLTs to Visitor Ctr.
Support America’s active-duty military and veterans
Knit helmet caps for active-duty military.
Cards to veterans at Bedford’s VA hospital
Holiday trees for troops.
Veteran’s Day wreath in Monument Sq.
Veteran’s Day wreath at Veteran’s Office.
Delta Dog/Walk and Wag for Veterans,
Over 1,000 hand knit scarves.
Clothing Donations to Bedford VA Hosp.
Before the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was formed, the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) was formed in 1889 with the same basic objectives of supporting active-duty military personnel and veterans, promoting patriotism and education, and preserving American history. The NSDAR and the SAR are non-partisan non-profit organizations that also provide volunteer work and donations to local community endeavors. However, the SAR voted to exclude women from membership.
During the American Revolution, after the fall of White Plains, Fort Washington, and Fort Lee, Hannah Arnett overheard some American male solders considering pledging their loyalty to the British for “protection of life and property”. Hannah Arnett berated the men, calling them traitors and cowards and said she would leave her husband, who was among them for deserting the cause of American Independence. This caused the men to decide to stick with the cause of American Independence.
Hannah Arnett’s great grandson, William O. McDowell, one of the founders of the SAR, after the vote to exclude women, and after reading an article in Washington Post rehashing Hannah Arnett’s incident, remembered his great grandmother’s patriotic service of preventing a group of American soldiers from pledging their loyalty to the British. He suggested an organization should be formed consisting of patriotic women. Hence the NSDAR was formed on October 11, 1890. William O. McDowell attended the first organizational meeting and became an advisor to the NSDAR.
The NSDAR has around 185,000 current members and has surpassed a million since the beginning in 1890. It has become a much larger and more successful organization then the NSSAR with just over 37,000 current members.
The Old Concord Chapter NSDAR covers the towns of Concord, Carlisle, Stow, Maynard, Acton, Borough, and Littleton We also attract members from other places that to be part of the Old Concord Chapter. For more information on the Old Concord Chapter NSDAR see the Old Concord Chapter website: www.oldconcorddar.org.
Alice Galinat
Chair of Public Relations
Old Concord Chapter of the DAR
A6 Thursday, February 11, 2021 The CONCORD JOURNAL With news from Lincoln
PERSPECTIVES
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The DAR Corner
Old Concord Chapter During the
Pandemic
Community Content
Despite the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Old Concord Chapter (OCC) National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) has continued to be a volunteer non-partisan women's service organization promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism, and outreach within our community. The NSDAR also honors American Revolutionary War patriots. This past year donations have been made by the OCC to the following:
Historic Preservation and Historic Education
Concord Museum
Trustees of Reservations/The Old Manse
Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House.
Robbins House
Ralph Waldo Emerson House
Friends of MinuteManNPS/The Wayside
Patriot Levi Wetherbee Farmhouse
Outreach to the Community
COA/Harvey Wheeler Ctr.
Concord Firemen’s Toy Drive
Hillside School, Marlborough, MA, Scholarship
“Old Houses of Concord” BKLTs to Visitor Ctr.
Support America’s active-duty military and veterans
Knit helmet caps for active-duty military.
Cards to veterans at Bedford’s VA hospital
Holiday trees for troops.
Veteran’s Day wreath in Monument Sq.
Veteran’s Day wreath at Veteran’s Office.
Delta Dog/Walk and Wag for Veterans,
Over 1,000 hand knit scarves.
Clothing Donations to Bedford VA Hosp.
Before the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) was formed, the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) was formed in 1889 with the same basic objectives of supporting active-duty military personnel and veterans, promoting patriotism and education, and preserving American history. The NSDAR and the SAR are non-partisan non-profit organizations that also provide volunteer work and donations to local community endeavors. However, the SAR voted to exclude women from membership.
During the American Revolution, after the fall of White Plains, Fort Washington, and Fort Lee, Hannah Arnett overheard some American male solders considering pledging their loyalty to the British for “protection of life and property”. Hannah Arnett berated the men, calling them traitors and cowards and said she would leave her husband, who was among them for deserting the cause of American Independence. This caused the men to decide to stick with the cause of American Independence.
Hannah Arnett’s great grandson, William O. McDowell, one of the founders of the SAR, after the vote to exclude women, and after reading an article in Washington Post rehashing Hannah Arnett’s incident, remembered his great grandmother’s patriotic service of preventing a group of American soldiers from pledging their loyalty to the British. He suggested an organization should be formed consisting of patriotic women. Hence the NSDAR was formed on October 11, 1890. William O. McDowell attended the first organizational meeting and became an advisor to the NSDAR.
The NSDAR has around 185,000 current members and has surpassed a million since the beginning in 1890. It has become a much larger and more successful organization then the NSSAR with just over 37,000 current members.
The Old Concord Chapter NSDAR covers the towns of Concord, Carlisle, Stow, Maynard, Acton, Borough, and Littleton We also attract members from other places that to be part of the Old Concord Chapter. For more information on the Old Concord Chapter NSDAR see the Old Concord Chapter website: www.oldconcorddar.org.
Alice Galinat
Chair of Public Relations
Old Concord Chapter of the DAR