General Samuel Hopkins
Chapter
of
Henderson County, Kentucky
Organized February 11, 1896
2011-2012
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| Gen. Samuel Hopkins Chapter History |
| Chapter Ancestors |
| Gen. Samuel Hopkins Chapter Charter |
| Gen. Samuel Hopkins and Henderson History |
| Nancy Hart : DAR Heroine |
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Local Projects of General Samuel Hopkins Chapter:
- The local chapter supports the public library, North Junior High's ongoing oral history project and other community programs and agencies.
- It also has annually sponsored an essay contest for fourth, fifth and sixth graders; Good Citizenship awards for junior high youths, and a Good Citizen contest for high school seniors.
- A Community Service Award and a Conservation Award are given annually at the Anniversary Tea, held at St. Paul's Episcopal Church every February.
- Constitution Week is held every September during the third week. Each year, a grade is chosen to participate in a program held at the Henderson County Courthouse, and framed copies of the Constitution are given to participating schools.
Local Chapter Meetings
The General Samuel Hopkins Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution meets on the first Saturday of each month at noon except for the summer months, July, August and September.
Membership Requirements
A prospective DAR member must be at least 18 years of age and able to trace her lineage to an ancestor who served the patriot cause during the American Revolution.
The Kentucky state DAR has a genealogical workshop committee that will help those interested in joining the organization complete DAR papers for membership.
The Officers of the General Samuel Hopkins Chapter
2011-2012
| Regent | Patsy Yates Thomas |
| 1st Vice Regent | Pat Reeser Harvey |
| 2nd Vice Regent | Virginia Knight |
| Recording Secretary | Jeanette Barrow Oldham |
| Corresponding Secretary | Christie Moore |
| Treasurer | Lee Chovanec |
| Chaplain | Jeannine O'Nan |
| Registrar | Mary Alice Springer |
| Historian | Susan Rogers |
| Librarian | Jonel Harmon |
| Parliamentarian | To be announced |
Purpose of the NSDAR
The NSDAR was founded October 11, 1890. There are approximately 190,000 members in 3,024 chapters throughout the United States, and in several foreign countries. The goals of the society are the same as at its founding.
- Historical: - "to perpetuate
the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American
independence."
Education: - "to carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, "to promote, as an object of primary important, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge, thus developing an enlightened public opinion...:
Patriotic: "to cherish, maintain and extend the institutions of American freedom, to foster true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securing for mankind all the blessings of liberty.
For Membership Information:
NSDAR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Member Services
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Washington, D.C. 20006-5305
(202)628-1776
National Daughters of the Revolution Home Page
http://www.dar.org/The Kentucky Society, NSDAR
Duncan Tavern Historic Center
Paris, Kentucky 40361
http://www.kentuckydar.org/
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Last updated June 9, 2011