What We Do
Martha Washington at our Spring Meeting
Martha Washington came to our annual spring luncheon and spoke about her life.
Placing a Wreath at Bench Dedication
 We participated in the Friends of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery bench dedication for Gold Star Families by placing a wreath.
Honoring Local Vietnam Veterans
Honored Veteran John Howard left with Chapter Regent Janine Penfield and Honored Veteran Doug Miller
We recently honored two Vietnam Veterans with Eagle Pins. Read about the national program and other honored Veterans in the Concord Journal article here.
Patriot's Day Parade 2022
We are standing above North Bridge on what was Captain David Brown’s land on April 19, 1775 as we participated in the marched to Old North Bridge where “the shot was heard round the world” on Patriot's Day. For the first time, colonial militia were commanded to shoot at British soldiers. This was the start of the American Revolution on April 19th, 1775.
Learn more here.
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At the Buckman Tavern in Lexington
We toured the Buckman Tavern and the Hancock-Clarke in Lexington
July 4th Picnic in the Park 2024
Picnic in the park setup with games & goodies
Good Citizens Awards for 2024
Old Concord Chapter D.A.R. Regent Janine Penfield with the Good Citizens/scholarship Awardees showing their certificates and Good Citizen pins Bruna Fonseca Oliveira (Hudson High School from Clinton), Brayden Matthew Duprey (Nashoba Regional High School) from Stow), Camden Liam Finkelman(Acton-Boxborough Regional High School from Acton), Sabrina Marie Comeau (Concord-Carlisle High School from Concord), and Award Chair Jennifer Birenbach.
Memorial Day 2022
Two members of the OCC holding our banner during the Memorial Day parade in West Concord, MA, 2022.
Wreath Laying on Veterans Day Several members of OCC placing a wreath at Acton town common’s Isaac Davis Memorial.
The Old Concord Chapter Daughters of American Revolution participated in Acton’s Veterans Day Ceremony by placing a wreath at the town common’s Isaac Davis Memorial. Isaac Davis commanded a company of minutemen from Acton on April 19, 1775 at Concord’s Old North Bridge and was the first American officer to die in the American Revolution. This makes Isaac Davis among the first U.S. Veterans to be killed.
Veterans Day 2022
Concord’s Veterans services Officer, Dick Krug, near the Veterans Office entrance on Church Street, Concord, standing by the OCC wreath for Veterans Day.
We participated in Concord's Veterans Day ceremony at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery by placing a wreath at the cemetery’s flagpole.
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Courtesy image, OCC DAR member.
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Special Project Check Presentation,
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Concord Firemen accept toys donated by OCC DAR members for the Concord Firefighters Relief Association and IAFF Local 1942 Toy Drive at Concord’s Fire Station in 2021
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Toy Drive DonationsMembers not only enjoyed a lovey lunch during our meeting but also donate new unwrapped toys for the Toys for the Concord Firefighters Relief Association and IAFF Local 1942 Toy Drive at Concord’s Fire Station. These donations will go to families who cannot afford to buy gifts for their children during the holidays. Over 85 new toys went to families this year.
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Courtesy photo at 2018 OCC DAR meeting
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Fifes and Drums November ProgramWe enjoyed a presentation by Steven Taskovics on the military importance of fifes and drums with their various styles and locally documented sources of eighteenth century musician veterans, John Nixon, Jr. and Luther Blanchard.
Steven Taskovics is a life-long fifer and has been a re-enactor since the bicentennial of the United States celebration of the American Revolutionary War in the 1976. He is currently the colonel of the recreated French unit Saintonge, and also in the Middlesex County Volunteers and in the Sudbury Militia Company. |
