Dames Discovery | Spring/Summer 2024 , Vol. 34, No. 1

PRESIDENT

Katherine Taylor Cammack

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Carol Cadou

EDITOR

Sonya Wolsey-Paige

COPY EDITORS

Margaret (Peggy) DeStefano

Jean Perkins

Susan Walker

ADVISOR

Lee Scott

Email | damesdiscovery@gmail.com

Website | nscda.org

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A bove : The NSCDA Badge, colored pencil on film by Claudia Eoline Stewart Lane, Illinois Society.

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Front cover: Horace Peaslee, whose c. 1930s ink and watercolor painting of Dumbarton House is on this issue’s cover, was a landscape architect and president of the DC Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Peaslee worked closely with architectural historian Fiske Kimball on restoring Dumbarton House to its Federal period appearance. In addition to Peaslee’s work on Dumbarton House in the 1930s, he also designed the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, VA, and Meridian Hill Park in Washington, DC.

SPresident's Message

KATHERINE TAYLOR CAMMACK

pring is a time of renewal that brings hope for what lies ahead. Our gratitude for all of our blessings guides us forward and inspires us to plan for the future. In the coming months, we will consider the first unified strategic plan proposal, nominate and elect new national officers, and continue to strengthen our financial sustainability.

As you will read in this issue, we are discovering new information through our preservation work and our genealogical research as well as through our efforts to recognize those people who impacted our young nation. Our forward momentum as a women’s organization will be strengthened by our recognition of female founders. This Founding Females initiative will leave a lasting mark on our organization and make us more relevant to our communities.

Nationally we are discussing ideas to expand our Great American Treasures to give Dames more opportunities to be involved with our public brand and to provide an easier way to talk about what we do and who we are. Some ideas to expand the brand include: Great American Artifacts to showcase our collections and samplers; Great American Heroes to reflect our appreciation of our veterans; Great American Immigrants to celebrate our newest American citizens and all that America offers to its citizens; Great American Landscapes and Gardens to give a platform to gardens associated with our Great American Treasures sites; and Great American Stories to share the broad stories of all people, free and enslaved, who lived, worked and visited our sites. The enormous potential of this brand offers the chance to change the trajectory of our organization’s future by shaping how people perceive the Dames, both as members and as an organization.

Being Entrusted with History’s Future resonates with our core values as Dames, our genuine love of country and our deep appreciation for our nation’s early history. The prismatic character of history means that some perspectives will clash, some will complement and others will reflect, but together they provide the true history of America. All points of view are essential to ensure a solid foundation for our future.

Finally, we are working to provide a strong financial future for our organization. I ask each of you to consider a gift to our national historic site and museum, to our mission or to our programs through the ongoing annual appeal, as so many generous members have already done.

In this pivotal and challenging time in our country, it is easy to become discouraged. If we come together as Dames and share our love of history, we will be more resilient and impactful.

Dames have always banded together to get the job done when they have dared to take on daunting tasks that have impacted our history. We are committed to sharing our collective experience and our energy to keep history alive for future generations of Americans. We are at our best when we unite in our shared cause.

With gratitude and appreciation for you all,

i n m emoriam

PA–3291

B ar Bara a nn C onrad C auffman ( m rs . G eorG e C auffman )

March 20, 1922–February 12, 2024

PA Society President 1988–1991

Roll of Honor 1988

Jores Hansen Bergen (1649–_) NY

NC–3084A WY–72

J ane i rlean a dams f erril

( m rs . r o B ert l ee f erril iii )

September 9, 1931–January 7, 2024

WY Society President 1982–1984, 2012–2014

Roll of Honor 2002

Abrams Hill (1732–1792) NC

NY –2425 IN –201 MA –2088

C arol Y ates f ranklin H ollidaY

( m rs . a lexander r ieman H ollidaY )

November 27, 1922–February 8, 2024

IN Society President 1985–1989

National Vice President Region II 1992–1996

Roll of Honor 1995

Abram Isaacse Ver Plank (1610–ca. 1691) NY

Supplemental Ancestor: Robert Franklin (_–1682) MD

PA –6206A WY –114

e liza B et H " m iff " m ifflin G ale Y k oltiska ( m rs . m ark a llen k oltiska )

March 6, 1959–February 11, 2024

WY Society President 1998–2000, 2000–2006, 2022–2023

Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (ca. 1605–1698) PA

CT–1721A WA–253

B ar Bara "B o BB ie " B utler B laC k l enfest Y

( m rs . r o B ert C raft l enfest Y )

August 17, 1915–February 2, 2023

WA Society President 1977–1979

Joseph Wadsworth (ca. 1647–1731) CT

editor's Note

Since 1891, the NSCDA has consistently honored its mission areas of historic preservation, education and patriotic service. Today we find ourselves operating from a position of strength thanks to Dames generosity and leadership excellence. This supportive Dames community has made a profound difference. It has allowed us to remain at the forefront of preserving our past, sharing our stories, showcasing history and celebrating patriotism throughout these remarkable 133 years.

As you will see in this issue, our momentum is defined by impact and relevance. The NSCDA 2023 Annual Report and Founding Females initiative make that abundantly clear.

Dames Discovery gives you insight into the excellent work at our National Archives, which continues unabated. Our NSCDA strategic planning efforts will ensure that we are poised to meet the challenges the future holds for us.

You will see some wonderful travel opportunities in the articles on our Great American Treasures (GAT) properties and the NSCDA’s new program with American Cruise Lines. In Carol Cadou's article you will see exciting publishing news about a new book focused on our GAT properties. Your more routine travel might give you a chance to meet other Dames in the same locale. Learn about Cluster Gatherings and take advantage of this wonderful way to widen your Dames circle or just catch up with friends.

In 2024 the fundamental principles upon which this organization was founded remain unchanged, namely our shared dedication to the NSCDA mission and its core values. Undoubtedly your interest, your support and your stewardship form the cornerstone of our beloved Society. — SWP —

A bove : Hydrangeas, watercolor on paper by Claudia Eoline Stewart Lane, Illinois Society.

NSCDA STAFF

executI ve DIrector: Carol Cadou

executI ve AssIstANt: Giovanna Baina

DIrector of fINANce AND ADMINIstr AtIoN: Edith Laurencin

fAcIlItIes MANAger: Rolando Montana

DIrector of INstItutIoNAl

ADvANceMeNt: Cecily Nisbet

MeMber coMMuNIcAtIoNs

coorDINAtor: Emily Knapper

ADvANceMeNt AssIstANt: Candelaria Reyes

DeveloPMeNt AssocIAte: Austin Teholiz

cur Ator IAl AND collectIoNs

AssIstANt: Abby Schulte

DIrector of eDucAtIoN AND MIssIoN Progr AMs: Molly Kilbridge

Progr AMs AND eveNts

MANAger: Caroline Eisenhuth

eDucAtIoN MANAger: Jessica McEvoy

eDucAtIoN sPecIAlIst: Dynito Wiles

Note from HEADQUARTERS

by CAROL CADOU , NSCDA Executive Director

It is sometimes hard to stop long enough to recognize all that the NSCDA has accomplished. Thanks to Sonya Wolsey-Paige for her vision of an Annual Report integrated with Dames Discovery, we can pause each year to reflect on 12 months of accomplishments while celebrating all that lies ahead for our organization. In 2023 we completed construction on the National Headquarters Master Plan for Dumbarton House in a way that provides renewed access for our members, both in person and virtually, as well as for the public and Washington, DC community. This important transformation of the only property wholly owned and operated by the NSCDA was made possible by thousands of supporters who we are honored to recognize here and grateful to call friends. Our new Headquarters capabilities for programming and mission area support realize the efforts of our leadership to forecast the future needs of our membership and infrastructure through your generosity.

We are continuing to build a solid foundation for the future in 2024. Our Headquarters team will soon complete the manuscript for American Treasures: Historic Places and People (see page 10), finish the migration of our multiple databases into a new Salesforce CRM and launch a refreshed NSCDA website. We are also delighted by the possibilities for the NSCDA through a new partnership with American Cruise Lines that will offer connection for our members while recognizing the work of generations of Dames to preserve the history and stories at our Great American Treasures (see page 4). Collaboration and partnership have defined the NSCDA for more than a century. This is nowhere clearer than at our historic properties, where our members join with communities across the country to develop programming, tell great American stories and welcome visitors to our dozens of historic sites and landmarks. Please remember to visit GreatAmericanTreasures.org before setting out on your next road trip so that you can plan to stretch your legs at one of these remarkable historic spots. Don’t forget that all NSCDA members benefit from our recent partnership with Historic Hotels of America to make your trip a fully historic adventure.

The Headquarters team and I look forward to welcoming you to Washington, DC, so please remember to stop by Dumbarton House Museum for a tour of this Great American Treasure in our nation’s capital. It is a busy year of preparing for the NSCDA’s bright future, yet we are eager to pause with you for a moment or two to reflect on how far we have come.

With All Best Wishes,

exClusive nsC da Coastal Cruise

Sharing America's Story

The NSCDA is delighted to partner with American Cruise Lines, the largest river and small ship cruise line in the US. Both American Cruise Lines and the Colonial Dames have long celebrated the rich history and cultural landmarks throughout America.

This alliance presents a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the launch of American Treasures: Historic Places and People, the latest NSCDA book to highlight its Great American Treasures sites (see page 10).

The NSCDA invites members on an exclusive Dames cruise through coastal waters from New York to Boston on American Glory, which accommodates only 100 guests. Passengers will step aboard for an all-inclusive, eight-day voyage of comfort, exemplary service and fine dining in the company of fellow Dames and friends. With plenty of heritage to see and experience, passengers will enjoy VIP events and excursions including memorable shore trips to visit NSCDA Great American Treasures.

For pricing, itineraries and more, visit our website (nscda.org) or scan the adjacent QR code.

8 Days | May 5–12, 2025

American Glory

On an exclusively chartered American Cruise Lines ship, your voyage begins as you set sail from the iconic New York Harbor. Once ashore at the first port of call, discover Sag Harbor’s thriving art district and maritime treasures during a shore-led excursion with a private local guide. At your next destination, wander the quaint streets of Old Saybrook and Essex, CT where colonial architecture meets coastal charm. Come ashore in legendary Newport, RI to visit the historic home of George Berkeley Whitehall, a Great American Treasures site maintained by the RI Society since 1899. Arrive in historic Plymouth Harbor, MA in full view of the Plymouth Rock Canopy (a part of Great American Treasures). Worth noting, this vantage point is only available to the American Cruise Lines fleet. You will visit the site of the Pilgrims’ first settlement and stroll along its shores. Your luxury journey ends in the vibrant heart of Boston where historic neighborhoods whisper tales of the American Revolution.

“America’s waterways were the highways of the pioneers. Following in their wake is an inspiring connection to the past that leaves a lasting impression.”

— Charles B. Robertson, President & CEO of American Cruise Lines

featured events

Cluster Gatherings | Summer 2024

You are invited to join us

Cluster Gatherings are social gatherings of Dames, regardless of ones Corporate Society. These offer ways to connect in social settings across the country—in the places Dames love to live, visit and vacation. The concept of Cluster Gatherings is flexible, and these events can be organized in a variety of ways. A mutual enjoyment of being a Dame is central to these gatherings, as vacationing Dames join with Dames who are residents of these areas to celebrate friendships new and renewed.

For more information about how to organize a Cluster Gathering in your area or how to find one, email nscdamembership@gmail.com and put “Cluster Gatherings” in the subject line. Also, if you have a second home, please contact your State Registrar to add this address so that we can use this information to make connections in different areas.

Details will be posted online (nscda.org) and shared through the NSCDA private Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/nscdamembers/). We kindly ask that you express an interest in attending, so that we can inform the host of who and how many are expected!

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

6 pm ET | Zoom

SHARING AMERICA’S STORY

Join NSCDA Executive Director Carol Cadou and American Cruise Lines President and CEO Charlie Robertson to learn how both organizations are working to bring to life the rich history of America for all Americans, especially as we prepare for America's 250th anniversary.

Register online :

Thursday, September 19, 2024

6 pm ET | Zoom

DINING AND THE DECORATIVE ARTS

Silver specialist and Curator of Decorative Arts at the Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library Ann Wagner will bring her knowledge of all things dining in the Federal period to her talk which will focus on the uses and technologies of silver in 18th-century dinnerware.

Register online:

October 19–20, 2024

Thursday, November 14, 2024

6 pm ET | Zoom

NSCDA 65TH BIENNIAL COUNCIL

Washington, DC

VEGETABLES ARE THE BEST THING ABOUT LIVING IN THE COUNTRY

George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate Director of Horticulture Dean Norton will discuss the evolution of gardens from the necessity of producing food to the joy of a flower garden.

Register online:

From the Archives u n C overin G H istorY

by MAYA FOO, former NSCDA Curator of Collections

The NSCDA Archives contain a multitude of untapped institutional—and women’s— history. We initially evaluated the materials in 2012, followed by the creation of an inventory and proper rehousing. In 2016 DC Dames Judy Stover and Lea Uhre, along with others, devoted many weeks to the arduous task of finding and organizing thousands of documents, photographs, glass slides, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, minutes, checkbooks, account books, early correspondence and more (see page 7). Boxes with titles such as “Earliest Dames Papers” revealed documents such as an undated and handwritten Constitution for the DC Society. Another document in this box was an annotated and heavily edited 1892 Constitution, which is signed on the verso by 16 early members of the Society. The volunteers pored over the archival materials on banquet tables in the Belle Vue Room. Their painstaking efforts produced the organizational system that we still use today.

The NSCDA has proposed a partnership with Odyssey Preservation to make the archives available to the membership and the public through an online collections database. Keyword searches would allow users to mine the database for cataloging information and downloadable images. This past summer NSCDA staff and National Archivist Meg Beasley worked to identify 10 boxes of high priority documents, including the documents in the “Earliest Dames Papers.” Prudent resource management requires selectivity since the high cost of digitizing archival materials precludes a comprehensive effort. The contents and the potential uses of the NSCDA archives are truly inspiring. Hopefully the digitizing project is one that we can pursue.

FROM TOP: A selection of documents from the NSCDA Archives; a travel case, or trunk, containing numerous slides of views of historic sites the NSCDA supported during the early part of its history; the archives of the NSCDA at National Headquarters Dumbarton House.

o n C reatin G an a rCH ive and a f riends H i P

Lea Uhre and Judy Stover

by MEG BEASLEY , National Archivist

2018 to 2020 she served both as the NSCDA National Historian and as the appointed National Archivist. She also served on the Dumbarton House Board from 2018 to 2022.

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I am overwhelmed by the idea of an article about our work.

We had such a wonderful time together. We were the yin and yang in points of view of what to do with the 350 boxes of papers found at Dumbarton House underneath beds, in closets and corners. Lea was a librarian and I had been a history teacher. We worked together for over five years every Tuesday until 2020.

With our love of organization and history we were the perfect match and became close, close friends.”

— JUDY STOVER

At a DC Dames meeting, then NSCDA President Marcy Moody asked who might like to go through some newly discovered boxes to see what they held. Lea Uhre and Judy Stover volunteered.

Judy would read everything and tell Lea what each document was about: letters that the founding members wrote to each other; the number of envelopes they bought in 1939; the legal battles between the NSCDA and the other organization over the usage of the name “Colonial Dames.” (The judge in the case wrote that the phrase was generic and his parting line in his decision was “Good luck, Ladies.”) The subject matter ran from the mundane to the momentous.

These old boxes contained the working papers of a women’s

organization that was creating itself and also included a history of the efforts of these women dating from 1891 as well as their determination to be recognized for their knowledge of history.

Together Lea and Judy worked their way through all 350 boxes. Lea took Judy’s summaries and archived them, a most formidable task that ensured that anyone with any interest could quickly peruse the subject matter and easily access the documents.

They built the archives for the national papers we have today. Their dedication helped to shape the narrative of progress, the NSCDA’s sense of identity and the continuity of knowledge about its history.

Pictured here is DC Dame Lea Uhre (1946–2023) who was known and beloved by many. She chaired the Patriotic Service Committee and Archives Committee for the DC Society. From

t H e n ew B old f amilY

Dumbarton House’s Last Occupants

by ABBY SCHULTE , NSCDA Curatorial and Collections Assistant

Emilie Cresson Newbold sold Dumbarton House to the NSCDA in 1928 for $25,000 under its appraised value. She did so because she recognized the significance of turning the site into a museum. The sale was the culmination of her family’s efforts to preserve the home for future generations.

A member of the Instructive Visiting Nurse Society, Emilie moved into Dumbarton House in 1912 with her then-husband, John Lowe Newbold, and their seven-year-old son, John Lowe “Jack” Newbold, Jr. Emilie’s predilection for “old places” served as the impetus for their purchase.

The house also had deep family connections. John Newbold’s great-great-aunt was Lydia Newbold Whitall, who rented Dumbarton House with her husband Samuel from 1820 to 1841. Their daughter, Sarah Matilda Whitall, and her husband, Charles E. Rittenhouse, were the next owners of the home. Rittenhouse’s great-aunt was none other than Maria Louisa Bull, the wife of Joseph Nourse. The Nourses were Dumbarton House’s first occupants and it is fitting that their

LOC Sanborn Fire Map—this enhanced view of a 1903 Sanborn Fire Insurance map shows how Dumbarton House (lower right) sat in the middle of what is now Q Street prior to its 1915 move.

distant relatives, the Newbolds, were the home’s last and most consequential owners.

Shortly after the Newbolds moved in, city officials set forth to expand Q Street to the Buffalo Bridge. Dumbarton House stood, however, directly in this path. The situation left the Newbolds responsible for choosing one of two options: demolish the house or move it. Fortunately, they chose the latter.

John Newbold served as President of the Merchants’ Transfer and Storage Company, which boasted the slogan, “We Move Anything.”

DH Move—the only known photograph of the move of Dumbarton House. The wings of the house have been torn down, and the central block is elevated on rollers.

Ironically, though, they meant the contents of buildings, not the structures themselves. Therefore, the Newbolds hired C.L. Saers & Son who demolished the east and west wings, which were later rebuilt, and raised and rolled the central block north 100 feet, allegedly by a single white horse using a windlass system. They then lowered it approximately 10 feet into the ground at its new location.

The NSCDA Archives hold notes from an interview where Jack recalls that prior to the move, the west wing served as a school room and office, while the east wing housed the kitchen, pantry and servants’ quarters. The firstfloor central block had a living room in the now-Dining Room, a drawing room in the now-Parlor and a dining room in the now-Breakfast Room. The nowBest Chamber served as Jack’s

playroom where friends remember him keeping white mice. This room also, reportedly, had a secret staircase or ladder next to the fireplace.

On the second floor, the north side of the hallway had a bathroom and the southwest room was a guest room. The northwest room had Jack’s bedroom where he once recuperated from measles. John and Emilie slept in the southeast room and they reserved the northeast room for Jack’s grandmother when she visited.

After the move, the arrangement changed. Notably, the Newbolds removed the wall between the Breakfast Room and Best Chamber and converted the bay windows in the Dining Room to French doors.

Pre-restoration Breakfast Room and Best Chamber—after moving the house, the Newbold family removed the wall between what is now the Breakfast Room and Best Chamber. The wall was restored in the 1930s by Fiske Kimball and Horace Peaslee.

The use of the house changed further in 1922 when John and Emilie divorced. Emilie obtained full ownership of the house three years later. She rented the home to a number of people, including Signor Giuseppe Brambilla, a counselor at the Italian Embassy.

Through multitudinous changes and hardships, Emilie Cresson Newbold stuck with Dumbarton House and left behind records that are helpful to better understand her family’s residence. Though our interpretation of Dumbarton House emphasizes the Federal period from 1790 to 1830, it is important to research and recall the stories of these later occupants and to appreciate their connections. The Newbold Family served as essential stewards of the site, ensuring its preservation into the 20th century.

a meri C an t reasures

Rediscovering Historic Places Curated by the NSCDA

by CAROL CADOU , NSCDA Executive Director

After more than a century of hard work by Corporate Societies independently curating and stewarding American historic sites, the NSCDA launched a museum alliance in 2021—Great American Treasures (GAT). The number of properties has grown since the NY Society restored and opened the Van Cortlandt House in Manhattan’s Bronx between 1895 and 1897. In 2025 the NSCDA will publish a hardcover volume to celebrate these historic treasures. Two previous publications also focused on NSCDA sites: Houses, History and People (Richard Pratt, 1965) and Domestic Views (William Seale, 1992). In contrast to these books authored by men whose historical and architectural knowledge was extensive, the NSCDA’s 2025 volume will be authored by female historians, curators, preservationists and horticulturists.

most recent is a historic spot, Arlington National Cemetery’s Spanish-American War Memorial (1902) that was dedicated by President Theodore Roosevelt and is the first memorial in the US erected by a national women’s organization.

The publication will feature the NSCDA collection of historic places, which span the 16th to 20th centuries and will highlight the residences of those who established themselves in America over the course of three centuries. It will feature an array of buildings that speak to the diversity of cultures, people and architecture in a growing nation—from English Georgian houses on the eastern seaboard to a French Colonial dwelling in Missouri and Mission Houses in Hawai’i. It will illuminate the stories and material culture of the wide range of individuals who contributed to the founding of the United States and to the development of America as a dynamic multi-cultural nation. The earliest property is Sulgrave Manor (1539), located eight miles from Banbury, England, and the

Many of the sites tell the stories of familiar historic figures like George and Martha Washington, John Adams, James and Dolley Madison, John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin and George Mason. Other sites offer the narratives of figures who contributed to America’s cultural heritage, such as artists John James Audubon and John Smibert, or those who helped to shape the country’s mercantile system, like Frederick Van Cortlandt and James Logan. Some places were designed by well-known architects such as Robert Mills or McKim, Mead & White, while most were the work of unknown or little-known architects, builders, joiners and enslaved laborers. All provide a window into the rich diversity of men, women and children—free, indentured and enslaved—who came together to make America.

The volume will be edited, designed and distributed by The Artist Book Foundation, a woman-owned and operated non-profit book publisher in Massachusetts. It will be available to all Corporate Societies and GAT properties for local gatherings and sale. Please keep an eye out for the announcement of a national webinar series live streamed from Headquarters in conjunction with the book’s launch.

PLEASE JOIN US

June 4, 2024 | Webinar

Sharing America's Story

To celebrate the semiquincentennial and book launch of American Treasures: Historic Places and People, the NSCDA has partnered with American Cruise Lines for an exclusive charter aboard the American Glory in a Coastal Cruise May 5–12, 2025.

Join NSCDA Executive Director Carol Cadou and American Cruise Lines President and CEO Charlie Robertson to learn how both organizations are working to bring to life the rich history of America for all Americans, especially as we prepare for America’s 250th anniversary.

OPPOSITE: Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth, NH. ABOVE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Neill Cochran House Museum, Austin, TX; MoffattLadd House, Portsmouth, NH; Octagon House, San Francisco, CA; teaware at Burgwin-Wright House, Wilmington, NC; Octagon House, San Francisco, CA.

Ancestor's Almanac

250 by 250 Founding Female initiative National Special Committee

Molly Carey and Lisa Liles, co-chairs

Tanne HollinGswort H wH arton, first national Historian: “When we look into the faces of some of these Colonial Dames, as they have come down to us in portraits of the time, and read there the strength, nobility, and self-restraint that the lines disclose, we realize how much these women contributed towards the character-building that rendered the Revolutionary period an almost phenomenal epoch in the history of nations.”

he 250 by 250 Committee encourages research of Colonial-era women who contributed to the establishment of our nation. To date 91 women have been added to the Register of Ancestors (ROA). Eighty-one members have used these women as their qualifying ancestor for membership. The efforts of this committee, state registrars and all Dames who have submitted potential qualifying ancestors have led to a vibrant and much needed rediscovery of foundational roles played by "Colonial Dames."

CatH arine kaidYee BlaikleY | ca. 1695–1771 VA

Service: Business owner and midwife

Two Dames already claim descendancy from Blaikley.

Catharine Blaikley was an “eminent midwife” who is estimated to have attended to 3,000 births in Williamsburg, VA—more than one-and-a-half times the capital's population of 2,000 at the time. She had been married to a watchmaker who, when he died in 1736, left her a substantial estate including land in Henrico County, a mill in Brunswick County and a lot in Williamsburg. A widow for 35 years, she supported her family by offering boarding and lodging and midwifery, which were socially accepted pursuits for self-supporting women in the 17th and 18th centuries. Catherine died in 1771 and is buried in Bruton Parish Churchyard.

marie "marY" Barrett dYer | 1611–1660 RI

Service: Spiritual leader and founder of Portsmouth and Newport, Rhode Island; “Boston Martyr”

Two Dames already claim descendancy from Dyer.

Mary Barrett Dyer was an English and colonial American Puritan-turned-Quaker who was condemned to death and executed by public hanging for her religious beliefs. She is one of the four executed Quakers known as the “Boston Martyrs.” Upon being sentenced to death by the Boston officials, the simple response of the mother of six children was, “Yea, and joyfully I go." According to literary scholar Anne Myles, the behavior of the colonist Mary Dyer serves as "a richly legible text of female agency, affiliation, and dissent." In 1959 by authority of the Massachusetts General Court, which had condemned her nearly 300 years before, a bronze statue was erected in her memory on the grounds of the State House in Boston. A statue of her friend, Anne Hutchinson, stands in front at the other wing.

2023 ANNUAL REPORT

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA and National Headquarters Dumbarton House

HIGHLIGHTS

50+

93 programs were offered to the public.

female ancestors were added to the Register of Ancestors.

450+

3800+

viewed the Food for Thought lectures. accessed the Ancestor Bibliography web pages, underscoring an ever-growing digital engagement.

250+

interviews were completed by Corporate Societies for the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.

70+

historic sites—Great American Treasures — continued to tell the story of how America became America.

17

“puppies with a purpose” were sponsored through America’s VetDogs for the benefit of U.S. military veterans.

52

Congressional Essay Contest student winners attended the Washington Workshops Congressional Seminar in Washington, DC.

80+ 14

staff maintained NSCDA owned and affiliated properties and their collections across the nation.

Native American students preparing for careers in healthcare received financial assistance through the American Indian Medical Scholarship (AIMS) program.

$70,000+

$168,000+ was raised for the Museum Alliance Grant Fund, which supports Great American Treasures.

in scholarship assistance was awarded to students in American History-related fields across the country.

Key achievements in 2023 were obtained from a recent National survey of Corporate Societies.

Operating Revenue

Contributions were the largest source of revenue this year, followed by membership dues and grants. Programs, meetings and rentals accounted for the bulk of additional revenue. Additional support was provided by Board-approved withdrawals from restricted and endowment funds.

Operating Expenses

Discipline in spending maintained a balanced budget. Most expenditures covered administration, educational and public programming, historical preservation, exhibition development, curatorial research, collection care and facility maintenance.

The NSCDA audited financial statements are available upon request from National Headquarters Dumbarton House.

2023 Contribution Highlights

3,462+ number of gifts received

$290 average donation per Dame

$1,407,257

total contributions and grants

11% of Dames participated

17% were new donors

83% were repeat donors

58% gave consecutively, donating in each of the last four years

NSCDA NATIONAL BOARD

Executive Committee

Katherine Taylor Cammack, NC • National President

Ellen Boomer, DC Vice President Region IV

Lisa White, GA Vice President Region III

Caro Williams, CO Vice President Region I

Juanita Allen, HI

Joyce Artz, KS

Susan Betts, AR

Marian Bliss, CA

Julie Boomer, MI

Eleanore Boyse, DC

Cardin Bradley, TN

Angelyn Bridges, SC

Genevieve Brown, NY

Elizabeth Bucholz, NE

Ginny Cain, IN

Meg Charbonnet, LA

Laura Clark, AL

Jane Colonno, CO

Catherine Cooper, GA •

Jeri Crawford, NV

Elizabeth Donald, NC

Ann Fleming, KY

Anne Folkes, TX

Margaret Freeman, NC

Lagrange Gippe, FL

Carol Gould, MD

Hermine Granberry, MS

Ann Harder, TX

Freddie Hayes, IL

Mary Henderer, DE

Stephanie Hockensmith, VT

Irene Holmes, MO

Lyn Hunt, GA

Edith Stickney, FL • Vice President NHQ DH

Virginia Keller, OH Vice President Region II

Mary Mundy, SC • National Recording Secretary

Molly Carey, VA National Corresponding Secretary

Bethe Hagopian, MA National Treasurer

Francie Root, NY National Assistant Treasurer

Lynn Goldsmith, WV National Registrar

Sally Connelly, OH National Historian

Holly Hunt, NY Tita Hyland, CT

Betsey Hyman, RI

Charbra Jestin, CT

Lydia Kimball, MA

Miff Koltiska, WY †

Connie Lightbody, WA

Lisa Liles, IN

Lois Mackin, MN

Barbara Meyer, WI

Jayne Middleton, LA

Kinney Moore, OH

Marguerite Morrison, NY

Virginia Nicholson, GA

Marilyn Prado, NJ

Laura Roberts, TN

Beth Robinson, MA

Liza Sackson, VA

Carol Schultz, AZ

Margaret Schutrumpf, ME

Elsie Smith, VT

Robin Staak, IA

Paige Trace, NH

Kathy Walker, OK

Pat Wall, OR

Dixie Wilson, WV

Sally Wirts, PA

Sonya Wolsey-Paige, IL

National Parliamentarian Leonora Branca, TX

National Archivist

Meg Beasley, TN

Assistant Registrar

Gail Faherty, CT

Honorary Presidents

Stuart Cobb, AR •

Anna Duff, NY •

Hilary Gripekoven, OR

Marcy Moody, FL •

Nancy Nimick, NY •

Joan Wickersham, MA

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DUMBARTON HOUSE BOARD

Executive Committee

Edith Stickney, FL • Chair

Kate Zabriskie, MD Vice Chair

Sara Becker, VA Corresponding Secretary

Candy Ainsworth, OK • Recording Secretary

Bethe Hagopian, MA Treasurer

Isabel Wallop, WY • Region I Representative

Jean Perkins, IL Region II Representative

Anne Horstman, GA Region III Representative

Marilee Ahalt, WA

Candy Ainsworth, OK •

Helen Arnold, FL •

Mary Bainbridge, CT

Sara Becker, VA

Ludy Biddle, VT

Susan Billipp, TX

Barbara Burwell, MN

Gwinneth Clarkson, DC

Jennifer Drayton, MA

Jill Failey, IN

Priscilla Grew, NE •

Priscilla Growney, HI

Kendie Hartman, WY

Mary Flagg Haugh, NC •

Sarah Heatwole, CA •

Mary Hickok, DE •

Joan Howell, AZ

Lucy Jackson, AL

Avery Jenkins, ME

Winston Jenkins, MS

Christine Jones, NY • Stanzi Lucy, CO

Benjie Manley, MD

Flowerree McDonough, TN

Marjorie Nichols, OR

Cynthia O’Brien, IA

Sarah Ollison, MI

Elsie Owens, SC

Janie Pappas, KY

Peri Pepmueller, MO

Jean Perkins, IL

Mary Prendergast, NJ

Dora Rogers, PA •

Libby Siskron, LA

Mary Sprague, WI

Mary Waples, NH

Kit Wellford, WV

Lisa White, GA

Gladys Whitney, AR

Avery Jenkins, ME Region IV Representative

Katherine Taylor Cammack, NC • National President Ex officio

Members at Large

Katy Amling, FL •

Genevieve Brown, NY

Anne Horstman, GA

Sally Kernan, CT

Elizabeth King, NC

Shirley McCrary, AL

Frances McGuire, OR

Susan Walker, TN •

Isabel Wallop, WY •

Ex Officio Members

Meg Beasley, TN

Katherine Taylor Cammack, NC •

Catherine Cooper, GA •

Bethe Hagopian, MA

Beth Robinson, MA

Honorary Members

Louise Buonassisi, DE •

Stuart Cobb, AR  •

Janie Grantham, VT •

Jane Newman, AL †•

Ex Officio Past Chairs

Jodie Allen, SC •

Jane Boylin, WV •

Anna Duff, NY •

Janie Grantham, VT •

Nancy Nimick, PA

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HONOR ROLL OF DONORS

(September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023)

Each year, the NSCDA engages audiences around the country — from K-12 students to Great American Treasures visitors — through field trips, grants, scholarships and mission initiatives. The annual Honor Roll of Donors recognizes those who have generously contributed to ensuring our continued national focus on historic preservation, education and patriotic service. The following list recognizes gifts received between September 1, 2022 and August 31, 2023.

First Ladies Society | $10,000 or more

The First Ladies Society recognizes donors who have given $10,000 or more to support the mission of the NSCDA and National Headquarters Dumbarton House in Fiscal Year 2023.

Katherine Taylor Cammack •∆

Stuart Cobb •

Ms. Ruth Donohugh

Mrs. Peter Fortune

Mrs. Priscilla C. Grew •

Elizabeth M. Hagopian

John and Eileen Moody

Mrs. Trevanion Pope

Jean Sherrill

Edith Huntley Stickney, PhD •∆

Mrs. James Otey Walker, III •

At Last Fund of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation

The Lowry Murphey Family Foundation, Inc.

Susan Calhoun Pund Park Trust •

Miriam W. Sellgren Administrative Trust •

Anne Thorne Weaver Family Foundation, Inc.

NSCDA in the District of Columbia

NSCDA in Georgia

NSCDA in Pennsylvania

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Martha Washington Society | $5,000 to $9,999

The Martha Washington Society honors donors who support the mission of the NSCDA and National Headquarters Dumbarton House through annual contributions of $5,000 to $9,999.

Mrs. Helen G. Arnold •

Mrs. Phyllis Ballantine

Ellen Boomer ∆

Sally Connelly ∆

Mrs. Douglas Hyland

Susan and Edwin McCarthy

Ms. Mary Mattis McLean

Mrs. Mary H. Mundy •∆

Ms. Cynthia O'Brien

Jean E. Perkins

Dora L. Rogers •

Frances A. Root ∆

Robin von Maur Staak

Lisa L. White ∆

NSCDA in Alabama

NSCDA in Illinois

NSCDA in Louisiana

NSCDA in Maryland

NSCD in New York

NSCDA in North Carolina

NSCDA in Oregon

NSCDA in Tennessee

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Abigail Adams Society | $2,500 to $4,999

The Abigail Adams Society honors donors who support the mission of the NSCDA and National Headquarters Dumbarton House through annual contributions of $2,500 to $4,999.

Elaine and Bill Blaylock

Mrs. Elizabeth R. Blodgett

The Brayman Family

Mrs. Mary (Molly) Jordan Carey ∆

Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff •

Mrs. Robert Field, Jr.

Mrs. Jessica S. Graney

Mrs. Philip Heeth Grantham •

Mrs. George A. Hoskins (Alyce)

Virginia Lee King

Mrs. Robert W. Lawson III

Mrs. Thomas Harry Mack

Mrs. James J. McNulty •

Marcy M. Moody •

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Nicholson III

Mrs. Mona-Tate Powell •

Anne Randolph

Mrs. Bonnie A. Reilly •

Nancy deWolf Smith

Ms. Elizabeth Fox Towers

Leila Edgerton Trismen

Mrs. Isabel T. Wallop •

Katherine F. Wellford

Mrs. Caro Williams ∆

Ms. Maude A. Williams

Sonya Wolsey-Paige

Mrs. Christopher T. Zabriskie

The Sprague Family Charitable Fund

NSCDA in California

NSCDA in Connecticut

NSCDA in Delaware

NSCDA in Florida

NSCDA in FL, Palm Beach TC

NSCDA in Iowa

NSCDA in Massachusetts

NSCDA in Oklahoma

NSCDA in PA, Allegheny TC

NSCDA in South Carolina

NSCDA in Texas

NSCDA in Wisconsin

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Dolley Madison Society | $1,000 to $2,499

The Dolley Madison Society honors donors who support the mission of the NSCDA and National Headquarters Dumbarton House through annual contributions of $1,000 to $2,499.

Anonymous (1)

Mrs. Charles R. Ainsworth •

Jodie Allen •

Priscilla Rand Baker

Lisa Barr

Meg Duncan Beasley

Mrs. Sara Becker

Mary Grady Bell

Mary J. Bennett

Angelyn T. Bridges

Mrs. Genevieve Brown

Laura Thomas Buck

Carol Cadou

Amélie and Charles Cagle

Mamie Biggs Case

Margaretta Barton Colt

Fairley Bell Cook

Mrs. Mary (Meepsie) L. Dougherty †

Marta M. Dunetz

Ms. Anne C. Eagles

Julia Luros Failey

Mrs. Robert L. Ferril III †

Mary H. Fields •

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Freeman

Mrs. Kevin Freeman

Ms. Nathalie Gilfoyle

Margaret Lynn Harkins Goldsmith

Mrs. James Caron Greene •

Julia Woodward Gregory

Beth Fishbein Hansen

Mary N. and James D. Haugh •

Mrs. Richard Quin E. Hillyer

Mrs. Mary H. Hodges †

Melanie Bonham Hoefer

Elizabeth G. Holt

Sarah Hoopes

Mrs. Neil W. Horstman

Joan Benton Howell

Mrs. George Allen Hughes

Mrs. Marilyn Hunt

Mrs. Kathleen C. Hurdle

Mrs. Tempe Javitz

Ms. W. Avery Jenkins

Mrs. Robert Joy

Paula Keinath

Mrs. Danielle Kozlowski

Mr. and Mrs. E. Bradford Ladd, Jr.

Mrs. Augusta Y. Leininger

Catherine H. Lorié

Shirley D. McCrary

Amanda A. McNabb

Anne Howe McNear

Patricia Meyers

Vaughan Morrissette

Sandra Noecker

Mrs. Jane Pappas

Diana M. Parsons

Millicent Deming Reynolds

Elizabeth Robinson

Mrs. Margaret S. Runnette

Mrs. Thomas D. Rutherfoord, Jr.

Ellen Schreiber

Lee Scott •

Mrs. Robert Shepard

Claire Spaht

Mrs. Rebecca W. Steorts

Mrs. John W. Stroh, Jr.

Mrs. Louise I. Tausché •

Mrs. James G. Vaughter

Mr. Robert Walker

Dr. and Mrs. W.G. Whitaker III

Mrs. Gladys Whitney

Georgetown Garden Club

Josephine C. Osbun Fund of the Delaware Community Foundation

Catherine Terrell McCartney Foundation

NSCDA in CA, Los Angeles, Pasadena, Santa Barbara Committee

NSCDA in GA, Albany TC

NSCDA in GA, Atlanta TC

NSCDA in Indiana

NSCDA in Michigan

NSCDA in New Jersey

NSCDA in NC, Wake County TC

NSCDA in Ohio

NSCDA in Virginia

NSCDA in VA, Southern Virginia TC

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Patriot Society | $500 to $999

The Patriot Society honors donors who support the mission of the NSCDA and National Headquarters Dumbarton House through annual contributions of $500 to $999.

Mrs. Kathleen Amling •

Mary P. Ariail

Robin Wheeler Azqueta

Mary Bainbridge

Caroline D. Bartman

Susan Wells Beard

Jennifer Beckham

Mrs. Kim Bishop

Rebecca S. Bromley

Laura Liedtke Bucholz

Agnes Burke

Mrs. Linda Callan

Minnie Cappel

Mrs. Elizabeth Clarke

Margaret Mathieson Conver

Mrs. James H. Cowden

Sara Cummings

Mrs. Wayne Lamar Dear

Dede DeJager

Ms. Amy T. Dickinson

Mrs. Nancy Dorr

Suzanne Duvall Stelljes

Tania G. Evans

Mrs. Anne S. Farrington

Terrell Fuller

Mrs. Alice Gage

Jane Gaillard

Kelley Gambera

Mrs. Hal S. Gefvert

Ms. Leslie B. George

Dona F. Gibbs

Madeleine B. Grant

Mrs. Priscilla Growney

Page Guardabassi

Valerie Guenther

Elizabeth S. Harrington

Kendall Stewart Hartman

Mary B. Hickok •

Elizabeth Vann Hobbs

Mrs. Fay S. Howell

Susan Izard

Ms. C. Winston Jenkins

Mrs. Elizabeth King

Patricia Krueger

Patricia P. Lawrence

Mrs. Constance Lucy

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lyons

Marion H. Mariner

Mrs. W. Swift Martin III

Elizabeth E. Matthews

Mrs. Frances McGuire

C. Sue McKinney

Marianna Gray McLean

Amy and Joseph Morel

Mrs. Edward W. Morrison II

Elisabeth Detgen Murray

Mrs. Jane L. Newman †•

Gay Lamb Pasley

Quindaro A. Paul

Patricia Paul

Patricia Pelizzari

Courtney Gibson Pelley

Peri H. Pepmueller

Douglas Perry

Mrs. Hollis W. Plimpton III

Harriet Port

Mary A. Prendergast

Tanya Radic

Mrs. Nina Randolph

Mrs. Christine Hammond

Rollins

Ann Johnston Rush

Mrs. Mary Jordan Saunders

Lucinda Martin Schreeder

Alice Calhoun Smith

Elizabeth B. Stadler

Ann Cox Strub

Bobsie Swift

Sue Tempero •

Elise Trulaske

Susanne S. Tyler

Mrs. Gloria Walker

Mrs. Patricia Wall

Constance West

Jacqueline S. Westfall

Patti White

Mrs. Douglas C. White •

Julia Ryan Wills

Mrs. Dixie Wilson

Mary Ann Wirts

Sara G. Withington

Charles B. Sweatt Foundation

Huie-Dellmon Trust

The Potomack Company

NSCDA in AL, Montgomery TC

NSCDA in CA, San Diego TC

NSCDA in Colorado

NSCDA in FL, Naples TC

NSCDA in GA, Savannah TC

NSCDA in Kansas

NSCDA in Kentucky

NSCDA in Minnesota

NSCDA in Nebraska

NSCDA in NC, Forsyth TC

NSCDA in TX, Dallas TC

NSCDA in TX, Houston TC

NSCDA in Wyoming

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Colonist Society | $200 to $499

The Colonist Society honors donors who support the mission of the NSCDA and National Headquarters Dumbarton House through annual contributions of $200 to $499.

Anonymous (1)

Judge Patricia Aitken (Ret.)

Eden F. Baber

Paula Black Baker

Mrs. Geoffrey B. Baker (Kathryn Donaldson)

Nancy Bassett

Blair R. Beasley

Nancy M. Bell

Karla Horst Benton

Susan Billipp

Ellen Bland

Mrs. Peter Dwight Bluhm

Betty Barton Pride Blythe

Mrs. Anabel Bowen

Mrs. Eleanore H. Boyse

Mrs. Susan P. Brackney

Mrs. Richard Young Bradley

Grace Mary Brady

Rule B. Brand

Vera S. Britton

Noydena L. Brix

Mrs. Gwendolen Bryant

Barbara Burwell

Mrs. Louise Calhoun

Carola Cranstoun Cammann

Ms. Kathryn L. Campbell

Susan B. Campbell

Rosemonde Kuntz Capomazza

Alice Hurt Carr

Mrs. Lynnan L. Casper

Mrs. Rosalie Renfrow Causey

Mrs. Margot Caylor

Alice Fajen Chang

Jean M. Chapin

Burney P. Clark

Mrs. Gwinneth A. Clarkson

Cynthia Gray Cobb

Mrs. Yank D. Coble, Jr.

Paul Colby

Linda F. Condit

Mrs. James B. Congdon •

Mary Eileen Deinlein Connelly

Cydney I. Crampton

Karen M. Crossland

Bill Dahling and Kim Devlin

Caroline Jones Davis

Elizabeth Dawson

Cecile Howland Delafield

Jane Howe Dickson

Jane B. Emerson

Elizabeth Evans

Mrs. Eugenia Fiechter

Mrs. Zemula Fleming

Mrs. Kim Flowers

Judith W. Freeman

Susan K. French

Mrs. Flora Fenner French

Mrs. H. Laurence Fritz

Margaret Gardner

Mrs. W. Patterson Garten

Wendy Gasch

Mrs. William Worth Geddes, Jr.

Elizabeth Brooker Glazebrook

Mrs. Nancy B. Gorman

Peggy Graddy

Maria (Mia) Grosjean

Margot S. Grosvenor

Susan Jones Gundlach

Dixie R. Gussler

Mrs. Katherine Haas

Rosa R. Halbert

Mrs. Betty Hall

Catha Hall

Mary S. Ham

Clarke Harrison †

Mrs. Leonard J. Harnett

Margaret N. Harvey

Mary Haskell

Cathy Hatch-Daniels

Bayanne Herrick Hauhart

Sarah Collier Heatwole (Mrs. Mark) •

Kay Culbreath Heller

Mrs. Richard H. Helmholz

Mrs. Helene Z. Hill

Mr. and Mrs. L.A. Himmelberg

Jane C. Hinson

Anna Weaver Hogan

Linda C. Holt

Carol S. Howell

Elizabeth K. Howley

Mimi Myer Hurst •

Ruth Huss

Jean Hyland

Mrs. Robert Allen Immoor

Amanda Hunter Inge

Mrs. Lucy M. Jackson

Ms. Jamia Jasper

Linda Busken Jergens

Elizabeth B. Johnson

Barbara Johnston

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones

Christine Jones •

Gail B. Kahn

Mrs. Priscilla P. Keim

Mrs. James M. Kellogg

Ms. Donna Lee Kendall

Sally W. Kernan

Mrs. Nancy Keuffel

Mrs. Elizabeth Kingston

Rev. Dr. Lynne A. Kogel

Peachy Kohler

Suzanne G. Leggett

Cynthia F. Leigh

Frances Lewis

Mrs. Lisa Liles

Margaret Sears Lindley

Julie Linn

Christine MacDonald

Elsie H. MacKethan

Mrs. Fairlie A. Maginnes

Elizabeth Marshall

Mrs. John Eugene Marshall

Ann Austin Martin

Bernice S. Matthews

Antoinette C. Mattoch

Mrs. Margery B. Maxwell

Jean McClelland

Mrs. Barclay McFadden

Elizabeth Wright McMillen

Mrs. Barry J. Meade

Mr. and Mrs. William deBerniere Mebane

Andrea H. Michaelsen

Amy A. Millen

Edith Shipley Moore

Mrs. Almena Morgan

Ms. Alison Mundy

Anne P. Myers

Susan Waller Nading

Suzanne Bowron Nichols

Mrs. Dana Nixon

Lorraine Nordlinger

Mrs. R. Kendall Nottingham

Mrs. John Daniel Palmer

Judith Perinchief

Eleanor J. Perkins

Mrs. Mary Perkins

Mrs. Edward Lee Perry

Elizabeth R. Philpott

Ann S. Potter

Lee Potter

Mrs. John W. Poynor

Mrs. Robert M. Prioleau

Mrs. Joseph V. Quarles III

Ken and Jan Quigley

Martha Rankin

Mrs. John Lakin Ray

Ms. Kathy Ray

Shelley Church Rodgers

Joann Rodrigue

Savery Rorimer

Elizabeth Ross

Anne Allen Russo

Mrs. John R. Sanders

William Santry

Mrs. James D. Saurman

Mary Lou Savage

Sandra Steele Schneider

Mrs. James E. Schneithorst

Ann Cady Scott

Eleanor Opie Seiferth

Ms. Cecilia Swann Seiler

Mrs. Lucy W. Shepard

Carey C. Shuart

Mrs. Elizabeth Siskron

Eva Hargrave Smith

Dean DuBose Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Staples

Mrs. Jennifer Hines Steen

Cornelia H. Stevens

Toody W. Sullivan

Lea Sund

Ms. Theda Tankersley-Ocheltree

David Taylor

Betsy Teti

Mrs. Daniel Barret Thatcher

Mr. David Trebing

Mary S. Turner

Rowena B. Van Dyke

Mrs. Judith Mann Villard

Katherine W. Walker

Cynthia R. Wallin

Mary P. Waples

Nancy Warburton

Anna Dickinson Warren

Sandra Webster

Emily Stallings Weldon

Anne B. Wetzel

Tracy Sandford Whitehead

Sarah T. Whittington

Cassandra Whaling Wierman

Deborah E. Wiley

Katherine B. Williams

Ms. Katharine Winston

Sinclair Winton

Mary Witten Wiseman

Avery Woods

Mary Jane M. Woodward

Margaret P. Young

Avis Brown Yount

Mrs. Jean D. Zerges

Mrs. Martha B. Zipp

NSCDA in AL, Birmingham TC

NSCDA in AL, Mobile TC

NSCDA in AL, Tennessee Valley TC

NSCDA in Arkansas

NSCDA in CA, Monterey TC

NSCDA in FL, Miami TC

NSCDA in FL, Orlando TC

NSCDA in FL, Pensacola TC

NSCDA in FL, Tampa TC

NSCDA in GA, Madison TC

NSCDA in GA, Americus TC

NSCDA in GA, Athens TC

NSCDA in GA, Thomasville TC

NSCDA in Hawaii

NSCDA in LA, Baton Rouge TC

NSCDA in LA, Monroe TC

NSCDA in Missouri

NSCDA in New Hampshire

NSCDA in NC, Albemarle TC

NSCDA in Rhode Island

NSCDA in SC, Lowcountry TC

NSCDA in SC, Columbia TC

NSCDA in Vermont

NSCDA in VA, Alexandria TC

NSCDA in VA, Blue Ridge TC

NSCDA in VA, Rappahannock TC

NSCDA in West Virginia

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Mrs. Frederic Adams by Anne Howe McNear

Mrs. Cassandra Wright Ahrens by Cassandra Whaling Wierman

Mrs. Frances Sparkman Satterlee Alexander by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Freeman

Anne Bratton Allen by Anne Allen Russo

Elizabeth Fuller Allen by Lee Allen-Russell

Mrs. Kathryn King Archie by Cynthia Bailey Archie

Mrs. Jeannine L. Baker by Mrs. James Otey Walker, III

Cristy Coors Beasley by Coors Girls

Mrs. Barbara Wilbur Faith Bennett by Mrs. Stephen E. Broyles

Mrs. Clinton C. Berry by Mrs. James K. Lowder

Alice Bertelli by Frances M. Bertelli

Louis Bertelli by Frances M. Bertelli

Mrs. Glenda Bible by Carolyn Bible Levin

Ms. Margaret McCay Brennan by NSCDA in Iowa

Ione Brown Brewer by Rule B. Brand

Mrs. Elizabeth Boswell Bronson by Frances Lewis

Mrs. Mildred Carr by Laura Carr

Mr. Stan Chiocohio by Mrs. Carol C. Messersmith and Elizabeth P. Miles

Mrs. Yvonne B. Collier by Mrs. Oscar McDuffie Gwin III

Mrs. Camille Wright Cook by Camille Cook Ashley

Mrs. Sue Burr Cook by Sue Cook Powell

Mrs. Heidi Cook by Leslie Youngblood

Jeanne Parham Coors by Coors Girls

Mrs. Anna Cellarius Cortright by Betsy Wilson

Mrs. William Dupont Dahling by Bill Dahling and Kim Devlin

Mary Burns Detgen by Elisabeth Detgen Murray

Mrs. Shirley Bragg Donnelly by Mary Haskell

Mrs. Mary Lintot Dougherty by Katherine Taylor Cammack and Mrs. James Otey Walker, III

Mrs. Dorothy Van Slyck Eagles by Ms. Anne C. Eagles

Mrs. Katherine T. Ellett by Mrs. Park O. Beaver, Jr.

Alice Kieckhefer Fajen by Alice Fajen Chang

Mrs. William Allen Fenimore by Margaret Fenimore Morris

Helen Louise Taylor Fitz-Gerald by H. Savery Rorimer

Mrs. Echo Fling by Frances Meister

Mrs. Robert Flowerree by Ann D. Flowerree

David Wendel Foerster by Margaret V. Foerster

Mr. Kevin John Freeman by Mrs. Kevin Freeman

Patricia Morris Ganter by Mrs. Patricia Pelizzari

Mrs. Herman John Garretson, Jr. by Wade Garretson

Barbara Gillis by Bobbi McMullen

Mrs. Dorothy Fay Gould by Fay Hauberg Page

Mrs. Winfield B. Hale by Alma Hale Paty

Mrs. Clarke Fowler Harrison by Elizabeth Wall

Anna Wheeler Hayes by Cornelia H. Stevens

Catherine Hayes by Julia H. Ernest

Mrs. Frederick Roland Hazard by Mrs. James L. Goedhart

Mrs. Henry Marston Hearne by Janie Richardson

Robertson Clemens Hesse by Mrs. Robertson C. Hesse

Mrs. Mary Henderson Hodges by Mrs. Dixie Wilson

Mrs. Sallie Hicks Holt by Linda C. Holt

Mrs. Miriam Adams Howe by Laura Howe Koh

Mrs. David E. Howe by Anne Howe McNear

Mary Vereen Huguenin by Mrs. Richard E. Coen

Mrs. Mary Wardlaw Huston by Catherine Huston Lorié

Elizabeth Jenkins by Mrs. Elizabeth Dance

Adrienne Henderson Johnson by Mrs. Tempe Javitz

Edna Elizabeth Johnson by Cindy Pratt

Ms. Celetta Randolph Jones by Mrs. Joseph Emerson Brown

Ms. Grace H. Jones by Grace J. Ross

Mrs. Stewart Joseph Kepper by Mrs. Henry Elder Brown, Jr.

Edith Royall Tyler King by Marion H. Mariner

Marjorie A. Kinney by Roxanne Kinney Wiley

Fanny Knight G. Ladd by Florence L. Ladd

Mrs. Briggs Larkin by Dona F. Gibbs

Mrs. Kathleen Campbell Laws by Nancy M. Bell

Mrs. Florence Greaves Leatherbury by Florence L. Ladd

Charles Winslow Lee by Elizabeth M. Lee

Mrs. W.E. Leigh by Cynthia F. Leigh

Ms. Phoebe Randolph Levering by Patricia Robin Crosby

Mrs. Bessie Smith Liedtke, Jr. by Laura Liedtke Bucholz

Mrs. Richard Conner Limerick, Jr. by Mrs. Briant Charles Noland

Louise Irene Lindholm by Mrs. Douglas C. White

Mrs. Donie Neal Martin by Curtis Parker Flowers

Mrs. Helen Fricke Mathieson by Margaret Mathieson Conver

Mrs. Linda Mattingly by Sara G. Dent, Virginia Corbett Marshall and Mary Millard

Mr. David Thomas Moody by Katherine Taylor

Cammack, Mrs. Virginia Stuart Cobb, Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff and Mrs. James Otey Walker, III

Ms. Kathrine Hamilton Cabell Morris by Ms. Jane Alston Morris Quinn

Mrs. Frances Morse by MaryBall Markow

Mrs. Julianne LaVallee Murphy by Pahl and Christie Zinn

Elizabeth McMurran Nelson by Margaret N. Harvey

Mrs. George A. Nicholson, Jr.

by Mr. and Mrs. George A. Nicholson III

Mrs. Elizabeth Oxnard by Mrs. Philip Heeth Grantham and Kathryn and Jim Porter

Katherine L. Pierce by Catherine McCreary Strauch

Mrs. Gilbert J. Pomar, Jr.

by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas K. Freeman

Marion Blount Raby by Mrs. C. William Hual

Mrs. Macon Riddle by Sara Cummings, Mrs. Lanier Clement Evans and Mrs. Flora Fenner French

Helen M. Robinson by Mrs. Richard Quin E. Hillyer

Robert B. Rogers, Jr. by Katherine Taylor Cammack

Mr. Robert Gray Rogers, Jr. by Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff, Sara S. Hill and W. Jane Foster Willson

Mrs. Beth Cole Rutledge by Mrs. Rayford Etherton, Jr.

Aurella Harrison Ryan by Julia Ryan Wills

Mrs. Cotten Skinner Shepherd by Alice Calhoun Smith

Mrs. Mary McLean Armfield Sherrill by Carol Cadou, Marcia T. Feinstein and Jean Sherrill

Mrs. Mary Strawbridge Shipley by Edith Shipley Moore

Elizabeth Sincerbeaux by Suzanne Sincerbeaux Brian

Mrs. Elizabeth Kepler Sivage by Elizabeth S. Clark

Edward Skinner by Robin Foster-Drescher

Mrs. Alice Sloane by Mrs. David L. Sloane

Anna Stearns by Mrs. Robert Field, Jr.

Mrs. Pinka McEwan Stepter by Mrs. Hal S. Gefvert

Mrs. Joan Stone by Connie Stone

Mrs. Thomas B. Suiter, Jr. by Mrs. John C. Feagans

Garnett Fauntleroy Tabb by Ellen Latané Tabb

Mrs. Will Hill Tankersley by Ms. Theda Tankersley-Ocheltree

Mrs. Trudie Taylor by David Taylor

Mr. Richard Marius Tempero by Mrs. Virginia Stuart Cobb

Mrs. Elizabeth Alexander Thomas by Mrs. Caro Williams

Mrs. Laura Noland Thompson by Christine Harris

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Morley Towers by Ms. Elizabeth Fox Towers

Mrs. Richard F. Townley by Mrs. Leland T. James

Mrs. Susan von Maur by Ms. Cynthia O'Brien

Mrs. Oscar von Mayrhauser by Mrs. Leland T. James

Mrs. George C. Vordenbaumen by Mrs. Charles Randolph East

Mrs. Sarah Swift Harrison Voyles by Harriet Leavell

Hannah Fairfax Washington by Nina van Dyke

Mrs. Gene H. Watson by Mrs. Marion W. Bienvenu

Joan Brown Weinstein by Bobbie Gail Brown Rothschild

Jeanne and Polly White by Cary White Baber

Mrs. Diane Williams by Karen Jones Campbell

Mrs. Maude Brown Anderson Williams by Ms. Maude Williams

Mr. Thomas J.C. Williams by Ms. Maude Williams

Marilee Ahalt by Mrs. Clare Nelson and Mrs. John R. Sanders

Mrs. Joyce Lappin Artz by Phyllis S. Irby

Sarah Bahleda by Michael Bahleda

Mrs. William White Barrett by Marquin C. Barrett

Mrs. Sara Becker by Sidney Sale Bland

Mrs. Jean S. Bellamy by Mrs. Elizabeth King

Mrs. Joanne Berkley by Rhetta Fair Wilson

Mrs. Susan Heyn Billipp by Vereen Coen Woodward

Mrs. Sidney Sale Bland by Caroline L. Hedrick

Mrs. Betty Barton Pride Blythe by Mrs. James Rutland Moore and Mrs. Edgar W. Stuart

Ms. Ellen M. Boomer by Mrs. Anne Milligan

Mrs. Julia Bartlett Boomer by Mrs. Anne Milligan

Mrs. Jane Boylin by Jodie Allen, DeArmond LaFollette Arbogast, Mrs. Helen Bragg Cleary, Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff, Mrs. Neil W. Horstman, Shirley D. McCrary, Mrs. Mona-Tate Powell and Caro Thomas Williams

Tucker Broadbooks by Mrs. Virginia Stuart Cobb

Mrs. Alice Rebecca Bromley by Mrs. Daniel Barret Thatcher

Mrs. Homoiselle Sadler Bujosa by Janet W. Francis

Mrs. Carol Cadou by Marta M. Dunetz

Mrs. Katherine Taylor Cammack by Mrs. Virginia Stuart Cobb, Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff and Dr. and Mrs. W.G. Whitaker III

Mrs. Gwinneth Ann Clarkson by Mrs. Anne Baldwin, Marta M. Dunetz, Kay Glenday and Mrs. R. Kendall Nottingham

Mrs. Virginia Stuart Cobb by Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff, Mrs. Philip Heeth Grantham and Mrs. Nathan V. Hendricks III

Mrs. Amy Hardy Dewey by Marta M. Dunetz

Samantha Dorsey by Ann W. DuPre

Mrs. Margaret Moore Doughty by Sidney Sale Bland

Mrs. Anna Duff by Mrs. Virginia Stuart Cobb, Mrs. Elizabeth Finch and Catherine B. Fleming

Mrs. Marta M. Dunetz by Ellen Schreiber and Mary Wheeler

Mrs. Julia Luros Failey by Sue Tempero

Mrs. Louann Hoover Feuille by Mrs. William Sanders

Mrs. Diana Smith Flaherty by Mrs. Joseph Billington Kirk

Mrs. Lee Marvin Folkes by Patricia Krueger

Mrs. Alice Monroe Gage by Caroline Jones Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones, Mrs. Joseph V. Quarles III, Mrs. Wesley R. Vawter III and Dr. and Mrs. W.G. Whitaker III

Mrs. Anne Kidder Gore by Mrs. Elizabeth King

Mrs. Jane Hutton Grantham by Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff

Mrs. Saralee Clements Green by Mrs. Jennifer W. Macdonald, Anne Henry Tidmore and Mrs. Cheryl C. Winslow

Mrs. Priscilla Croswell Grew by Mrs. William Laird McNichols

Mrs. Elizabeth Moore Hagopian by Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff

Ms. Susan Mebane Ham by Eloise McCain Hassell

Mrs. Elizabeth Hamm

by Mr. and Mrs. George A. Nicholson III

Mrs. Josephine Harrison by Elizabeth Vann Hobbs

Mrs. Anne Halligan Horstman by Frances F. Hansford

Mrs. Alyce Boone Hoskins by Mrs. Jane Pappas

Mrs. Mimi Myer Hurst by Karen Buckley and Mrs. Eileen Moody

Mrs. Lucy Martin Jackson

by Marti C. Rice and Florence H. Young

Mrs. Christy Franchot James by Tandy C. Thompson

Christine Jones by Anita Christy

Mrs. Louise Temple Joyner

by Mrs. Jeffrey C. Doughty (Peggy)

Rosalie Huske Kelly by Patricia Pinkard

Mrs. Susan Kissel by Caroline R. Hicks

Mrs. Marcia Laging-Cummings by Margaret Hornaday-David

Mary Lesher by Ann W. DuPre

Mrs. Anna Lewis by Joyce Lappin Artz

Mrs. Lisa Baker Liles by Katherine Taylor Cammack

Mrs. Frances Reid McGuire by Marjorie Pease Wilson

Mrs. Mary Lawther Mertz by Mrs. Elizabeth King

Mrs. Edith Shipley Moore by Mrs. Matthew Martin Christian Smith

Mrs. Suzanne Birks Nicholson by Mrs. David D. Hamm and Mr. and Mrs. George A. Nicholson III

Mrs. Virginia Carswell Nicholson by Toody W. Sullivan

Mrs. Donald D. Notman by Mrs. Thomas U. Sisson

Ms. Cynthia Ann O'Brien by Mrs. David L. Sloane

Mrs. Sarah Stroud Ollison by Mrs. David M. Gillespie, Betsy Maitland, Gioconda C. McMillan, Suzanne P. Nicholson, Harriet Port, Cynthia Semple and Mrs. Carol Stephenson

Elsie Owens by Mrs. Robert Samuel Stokes

Mrs. Jane Pappas by Ellen Bland, Marcey Broderson, Katherine Taylor Cammack, A.T. Kraus, Louise Medaris and Muffy Stuart

Jean E. Perkins by Winifred Hayes, Mrs. Claudia Lane, Mrs. Samuel McTier and Ann S. Potter

Mrs. Constance Smith Plimpton by Jane D. Moore and Virginia S. White

Mrs. Joan Poland by Suzanne G. Leggett

Mrs. Mona-Tate Powell by Catherine H. Stopher

Mrs. Marilyn Louise Prado by Sandra L. Zeus

Anne Randolph by Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff

Mrs. Jane Hain Ray by Mrs. Anne R. Silbernagel

Mrs. Bonnie Atchison Reilly by Ms. Anne Ruth Stuart

Mrs. Anne Daugette Renfrow by Mrs. Rosalie Renfrow Causey

Laura Roberts by Julie Brymer

Mattie Roberts by Mrs. Josef Caldwell

Ms. Elizabeth Brewster Robinson by Theresa Hewitt

Mrs. Dora Lewis Rogers by Mrs. James B. Congdon and Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff

Mrs. Caroline Ryan by Mrs. Duane (Edith) Williams

Mrs. Anne Finlay Schenck by Susan Izard

Mrs. Ellen Carstens Schreiber by Eugenia W. Greer

Ms. Elizabeth Lee Scott by Shelah Kane Scott

Mrs. Pauline Sigman by Jo Anne Sherman

Mrs. Anne Ray Silbernagel by Mrs. John Lakin Ray

Mrs. Lottie Smith by Mrs. Elizabeth B. Cheves

Mrs. Anne Smith by Mrs. Frank W. Manello

Mrs. Mary Hamilton Sprague by Mary B. Read

Mrs. Robin von Maur Staak by Amanda Reed Gordon Fletcher and Mary Lea Mountain Kruse

Edith Elizabeth Huntley Stickney, PhD by Lisa Barr, Mrs. Virginia Stuart Cobb, Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff, Mrs. Huber Raymond Parsons, Jr. and Mrs. Mona-Tate Powell

Mrs. Anne Henry Tidmore by Saralee C. Green

Mrs. Sarah Hall Todd by Stone Kelley-McLeod

Mrs. Susan W. Walker by Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff, Julia Woodward Gregory, Kay Culbreath Heller and Mrs. Alexander C. McLeod

Mrs. Isabel Thomasson Wallop by Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff

Mrs. Mary Peters Waples by Mrs. Reginald R. Frost, Mrs. Roland Gagnon (Phyllis), Patricia S. Meyers and Mrs. Craig Moulton

Mrs. Katherine Forbes Wellford by Elizabeth D. Keightley and Mary Witten Wiseman

Mrs. Caro Williams by Mrs. Elizabeth King

Mrs. Mary Ann Wirts by Elise W. Carr

NSCDA in GA, Madison Town Committee by Mrs. Emily Followill

NSCDA in Oregon by Cornelia H. Stevens

NSCDA in VA, Alexandria Town Committee by Nan Ackerman

NSCDA in West Virginia by Mary (Cathy) Rice

NSCDA National Officers by Mrs. Mimi Myer Hurst

NSCDA Region III Corporate Society Presidents by Mimi Myer Hurst

NSCDA Staff at Dumbarton House by Mrs. Virginia Stuart Cobb

LEGACY CIRCLE

The Legacy Circle recognizes donors whose gifts will provide for the Dames of the future. These donors support the NSCDA by making a planned gift through their wills, trusts or beneficiary designations. Such generosity helps to ensure the long-term sustainability of the NSCDA and its commitment to American history education, historic preservation and patriotic service.

Legacy Circle Members

Candy Ainsworth

Rebecca Darling Alford

Josephine Jones Allen

Katy Amling

Helen Arnold

Mrs. James Phillip Atkinson

Kristine Bartley

Mrs. Everett Dayton Bohls

Jane Boylin

Karen Buckley

Mrs. Charles Buonassisi

Katherine Taylor Cammack

Stuart Cobb

Sarah Bird Congdon

Mrs. Bruce C. Conger

Catherine Cooper

Arrington J. Cox

Jeri Crawford

Diane Curtis

Mrs. Steven Wayne Duff

Anna Laura Ehlert

Mary Hallock Fields

Elizabeth Steele Forman

Maureen Shinnock Gibbons

Caroline Goedhart

Mary Long Gordon

Mr. Philip Heeth Grantham

Mrs. Philip Heeth Grantham

Laura Hollingsworth Gray

Mrs. James C. Greene

† DeceAseD

Mrs. Harold Simon Grehan

Priscilla Croswell Grew

Mary Flagg Haugh

Sarah Heatwole

Mary Bush Hickok

Mrs. Ernest Edward Hunt

Mimi Myer Hurst

Christine Jones

Ashley Jones Lawrence

Susan Cislak McNulty

Marcy Mason Moody

Mary Mundy

Mrs. Lucian Newman †

Suzanne Phillips Nicholson

Anne Corkran Nimick

Mrs. K. Derrick Powell

Bonnie Atchison Reilly

Dora Lewis Rogers

Elizabeth Lee Scott

Mrs. Jeffrey Scott Shaver

Mrs. W. Richard Smyser

Karen Marie Stetler

Edith Huntley Stickney

Mildred Dent Stuart

Louise I. Tausché

Sue Ann Tempero

Susan W. Walker

Isabel Wallop

Linda White

Mrs. James C. Wright

The NSCDA gratefully acknowledges these Legacy Circle bequests: Mrs. George Henry Benning, Mrs. William Dupont Dahling, Susan Calhoun Pund Park, Mrs. Ernest Francis Ruppe and Miriam Wallace Sellgren.

ISABEL WALLOP (WY) “

Why have I included the NSCDA in my will?

• The NSCDA’s mission to preserve American history, promote patriotism and education has my passionate support;

• I have a personal stake in remembering the valor of my ancestors by recounting the founding and expansion of our republic across the continent;

• The NSCDA allows me to express through service my love of country with like-minded, intelligent women, many of whom have become life-long friends; and

• My legacy gift will help the NSCDA continue its important work for the benefit of future generations.

Long live the Dames!”

A Process Update c ra F ting a S trategic P ath to S ucce SS

by BETH ROBINSON , National Strategic Planning Committee Chair

Committee Members: Beth Robinson (MA), National Strategic Planning Committee Chair; Mary Mundy (SC), National Recording Secretary; Molly Carey (VA), National Corresponding Secretary; Bethe Hagopian (MA), National Treasurer; Sally Connelly (OH), National Historian; Margaret Freeman (NC), National Patriotic Service Committee Chair; Isabel Wallop (WY), Dumbarton House Board Long Range Planning Committee Chair; Caroline Goedhart (WA), former President of Friends of Sulgrave Manor and past NSCDA Senior Representative Sulgrave Manor Trust Ex officio: Katherine Taylor Cammack, NSCDA President and Carol Cadou, NSCDA Executive Director

For any organization, a well-crafted strategic plan provides a widely understood map for achieving organizational goals. For The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA), we have entered the final year of our current six-year plan and are mid-stream in the process that will produce our 2025–2028 plan. Note the shorter time frame, which represents a conscious decision to streamline the plan and better position us to deal with a rapidly changing landscape.

The National Strategic Planning Committee includes experienced individuals who have served in various leadership positions at both state and national levels. President Katherine Taylor Cammack has been a regular attendee at the meetings. To further enhance the strategic planning process, the committee enlisted the expertise of Dr. Michela Perrone from MMP Associates, a seasoned consultant based in Washington, DC.

In its initial nine months, the committee and Dr. Perrone engaged with over 60 Dames through interviews and focus groups, including a focus group for Young Dames and another for staff. Additionally, benchmarking exercises with organizations such as the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Society of the Cincinnati and the General Society of the Colonial Wars, coupled with SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analyses, have provided valuable insights.

From these endeavors, five major themes have emerged: membership; communication; financial sustainability; internal excellence; and supporting the

mission of preservation, education and patriotism.

Building on the insights gathered, the committee convened for a one-day retreat in St. Louis to formulate goals and strategies. The initial draft, comprising 13 goals, was presented for feedback from the Executive Committee. Recognizing the need for focus and achievability, the committee is currently engaged in reducing the number of goals and strategies through collaborating in two-person teams. An additional objective is to integrate the Dumbarton House plan into the broader NSCDA strategic framework.

The planning process included presenting a draft to the National Board in February for additional feedback. Subsequent revisions will be made based on received input and followed by vetting the plan with Corporate Societies through Zoom calls. An updated draft will be presented at the June National Board meeting, transitioning the responsibility to the staff for tactical identification and cost assessment. The final plan is slated for presentation at the October 2024 Biennial Council and will be subject to a vote for implementation upon approval.

The path to success for the NSCDA is marked by meticulous planning and adaptability to the evolving landscape. With a robust strategic planning committee, expert consultation, inclusive engagement and a commitment to focus and achievability, the NSCDA is poised to embark on its next phase with a clear vision and purpose. As the organization navigates the future, the strategic plan stands as a testament to its dedication to preservation, education and patriotism.

Support What Dames Do

Mission: The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America is dedicated to furthering an appreciation of our national heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service and educational projects.

values: We are legacy-inspired, dedicated and visionary.

Giving & Purpose

Since 1891 the NSCDA has encouraged its members to support NSCDA projects, programs and places they are passionate about. Every gift of any size counts. Each one makes an impact and sustains our mission for the future.

Steady philanthropic support ensures continuation of key initiatives that are critical to our mission.

• Donations to NSCDA areas of greatest need maintain existing initiatives and help kick-start newer ones. They also leverage other grants and donations.

• Donations to Friends of Dumbarton House support our National Headquarters and Dumbarton House Museum. You can help us do more with each dollar for visitor engagement, educational programs, exhibitions and collections, preservation and restoration and community outreach.

Donor Recognition

Donors help the NSCDA achieve more in every aspect of its mission. Donors are recognized for their gifts in the NSCDA annual report at these recognition levels:

fIrst lADIes socIet Y $10,000 and more

MArth A WAshINgtoN socIet Y $5,000–$9,999

AbIgAIl ADAMs socIet Y $2,500–$4,999

DolleY MADIsoN socIet Y $1,000–$2,499

PAtr Iot socIet Y $500–$999

coloNIst socIet Y $200–$499

legAcY cIrcle recognizes donors who support the NSCDA by making a planned gift through their wills, trusts or beneficiary designations.

Ways to Give

• Mail your gift to the NSCDA at 2715 Q Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

• Make your gift online at nscda.org/support.

• Become a monthly donor to provide ongoing support we can count on. Your gift adds up, helping the NSCDA further its mission.

• Consider stock gifts, IRA charitable rollovers or non-probate assets.

• Include the NSCDA in your estate plan. Let us know if you do, so that we recognize your commitment as a member of the Legacy Circle.

Learn more at nscda.org/support or contact NSCDA Director of Institutional Advancement Cecily Nisbet on 202–337–2288 (Ext. 2237) or by email at CecilyNisbet@nscda.org.