North Carolina Society Colonial
Dames XVII Century State Conference was held on March 3-4, 2017 at
the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons, 3121 High Point Road in
Greensboro, NC. Committee meetings were held on Friday morning, while the
conference was held Friday afternoon and Saturday. A Memorial Service was
held honoring deceased members, and new board members were elected
and sworn in for 2017-2019. Lord Craven member Helen Taylor was
included in the Memorial service. Lord Craven member Pat Gooding is
the incoming state treasurer.
The $1,000 History
Scholarship winner Graham Lowder was introduced by State History Scholarship
Chairman Carole Weiss. Graham is completing his freshman year at the Honors
College of UNC-Chapel Hill, where he is majoring in History and Political
Science with a minor in Arabic. He was accompnied by his mother Rinnette Lowder
and his grandmother Nanette Godwin. Graham recognized his grandmother as
his favorite Colonial Dame.
Information by Pat Gooding, State Treasurer
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New Colonial Dames State Board Members for 2017-2019
Seated
photo front row L to R:
Linda
Sechrist, Librarian; Peggy Troxell, First Vice-President; Brenda Hamilton, President, Julia Floyd, outgoing President; Brooke Jackson, Second Vice - President
Back Row L to R:
Tammy Wilson, Historian; Pat
Gooding, Treasurer; Ginger Bish, Registrar; Martha
Whitaker, Recording Secretary; Meg Cook, Chaplain; Barbara Ruiz, Third Vice-President
Taking Oath
Tammy Wilson, Pat Gooding and Ginger
Bish,
Tammy Wilson, Pat Gooding, Ginger Bish, Julia Floyd and Martha Strange |
