Lord Craven Colonial Dames Meeting Was held at The City Club in Wilmington on May 18, 2023

Once an apt headquarters for the Historic Wilmington Foundation - a non-profit aimed at preserving the city's rich architectural history - and now home to the City Club of Wilmington, the DeRosset house was once just that – the residence of doctor and merchant Armand John DeRosset III and his family. The Lord Craven May meeting for 2023 was held at The City Club in Wilmington, NC. Thank you Dale Spencer for making the arrangements.

 Assistant Professor Tara White, Public Historian, and Educator at the University of NC Wilmington was our guest speaker. Her topic was the Gullah Geechee heritage. She has more than 20 years of training and experience in museums and historical organizations. Academic fields of speciation include public history, 20th-century US History with a focus on the history of the South, women's history, and African American History. She is a board member of the Black Belt American Genealogical and Historical Society; board member of the Alabama Historical Association; Alumni of Distinction SUNY Distinction; Chancellor's Awards for Academic Faculty for Teaching Excellence.

Lord Craven Colonial Dames Officers were sworn in by State President Pat Gooding.

 

L to R: Martha Blacher, Historian/Librarian; Suzanne Palmer, Registrar  Jane Teachey, Corresponding Secretary;  Michele Russell Recording Secretary;  Sally Spainhour, Chaplain and  Dale Spencer, Vice-President; Cindy Sellers, President and Susan DeGroote photographed below, Treasurer.

                                                

                 Susan DeGroote - treasurer of Lord Craven 2023-2025

The above photos show leaving President of Lord Craven, Carol Jutte pinned the Chapter's President's pin to the new President, Cindy Sellers. Then Cindy presented Carol with the  Ex-President's pin upon leaving her position.

Seated, Pat Gooding, State Colonial Dames President, Dale Spencer, standing, Lord Craven Vice- President and Carol Jutte former Lord Craven President

Welcome Katrina Summers as a new member of the Lord Craven Chapter.

Lord Craven member, Alexis Thompson held the beautiful bowl that Carol Jutte designed and donated for the Lord Craven meeting held on May 18, 2023.