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National Society |
Colonel William
Preston Chapter
Roanoke, Virginia
Organized
July 12, 1923
Welcome to the website of the Colonel William Preston Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. We invite you to browse our website for information regarding our chapter, our meetings, and our Revolutionary War patriots.
Chapter Officers: 2010-2013
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Regent |
Nancy Fairfax Canova |
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First Vice Regent |
Gail Tansill Lambert |
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Second Vice Regent |
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Recording Secretary |
Sue Ellen Tyree |
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Corresponding Secretary |
Tina McCann |
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Treasurer |
Helen Trenor |
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Registrar |
Lucy Poland |
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Chaplain |
Mickey Prescott |
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Historian |
Jean Kemp |
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Librarian |
Hilary Kennard |
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Parliamentarian |
Anita Steele |
Calendar
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Chapter Calendar, 2011-2012 |
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September 2, 2011 |
"Kenmore's Legacy" – Judith Blackwell, District VII Committee Chairman |
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October 7, 2011 |
"A Child's View of Nazi-occupied France, and D Day" – Bernard Marie |
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November 4, 2011 |
"The Navajo People" – Pat Baril |
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December 2, 2011 |
Joint Meeting with Nancy Christian Fleming, Margaret Lynn Lewis & General James Breckinridge Chapters, DAR "State Regent's Project" – Patricia Hatfield, Virginia State Regent |
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January 6, 2012 |
"Steel Interstate" – David Foster, Executive Director, RAIL Solutions |
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February 3, 2012 |
"Colonel William Preston" – Anita Steele, Professor Emerita, Seattle University School of Law |
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March 2, 2012 |
"Water Conservation" – Sarah Baumgardner, Environmental Communications Coordinator, WVWA |
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April 6, 2012 |
"In Step with Time" – Laura Crumbley, Museum Correspondent Docent |
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May 4, 2012 |
"Re-enactors" – Henry Bryant |
Chapter History
The Colonel William Preston Chapter was organized in Elmwood Park Library, Roanoke, on July 12, 1923, with Mrs. James R. Schick, State Vice Regent, presiding. Miss Audrey Hess was organizing regent. There were twenty-five charter members. The primary purpose for the organization of the chapter was to work among the Greek, Syrian, and Chinese immigrants and to prepare them for citizenship.
Our Patriot Ancestors
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ARMSTRONG, William, Capt, NC
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LITTLE, Joseph, Lt, VT |
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