100th Anniversary Celebration - 2015

The 100th Anniversary of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century will be in 2015. The National Society was founded July 15, 1915. The founder was Miss Mary Florence Taney and 5 other ladies. Miss Taney was the National Society's Organizing President General, first President General, and first Treasurer General. The National 100th Anniversary Committee, as well as your State chairman is recommending that all chapters present a program on the History of our Society if this has not been a program in the last few years. It is suggested to each chapter to include the 100'° Anniversary celebration in your budget or have a special money making project for it. Elizabeth McAteer, past State President, who is the Vice-Chairman of the National Committee has told this chairman that there are many special events planned for the 100th Anniversary at the National Convention in April 2015. We would like to plan to have a large number of Dames attending the National Convention in 2015 - enough to engage a chartered bus Start planning now to travel with us to Washington, DC in 2015. Dames making donations of S100 or $200 to the committee will be eligible to purchase pins available from Hamilton Jewelers. For a donation of $100 you may purchase the Anniversary pin for $57. A donation of $200 will make you eligible to purchase both the 100th Anniversary pin for $57 and the Centennial pin for $94. Donations may be made in honor or memory of someone. All donations must go through the Chapter Treasurer and the State Treasurer. You may go on the National Society Colonial Dames of XVIIC website: www.colonialdames17c.org and get suggestions for programs under the Directives for the 100m Anniversary Committee. Our Heritage is the reason why we are celebrating one hundred years as the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century. Joan P Summerfield, Chairman 209 West Park Drive; Morganton. NC 28655 Telephone: 828 437-1592 E-mail: nsummerfield@bellsouth.net

posted by Cynthia Avent
Lord Craven Chapter, First Vice-President

Meeting Schedule for Lord Craven Chapter Meetings 2013-2014

Lord Craven Chapter NCSCDXVII meets the third Saturday of September, November, February and May.

The November 16, 2013 meeting will be held at:
Hieronymus Seafood Restaurant Blue Room
5035 Market Street
Wilmington, NC.
The time is 11:00 AM
Speaker: Mary Ann Hepler, Great Warrior Path."

The February 16th meeting will be held at the
 Carolina BBQ
1602 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC.
The time is 11:00 a.m.
Speaker: Barbara Lewis, "My Ancestor George Durant"

The May 17, 2014 meeting will be held at:
Carolina BBQ
1602 S. College Road, Wilmington, NC.
The time is 11:00 a.m.
Speaker: Jack Fryar "Charles Town"

Five Ways to Protect Yourself in Cyberspace

Picture from The Economic Times

First: use strong passwords on you computer and change them often.

Second: Public Wi-Fi is public. If you are sitting at a restaurant that has Wi-Fi the person sitting next to you could get into your files. Unlike your home, Wi-Fi, which should be encrypted is public and wife open and ready to be views by anyone who wants to do this.

Third: Keep your devices clean. Scan your device and do it often. Do your research and get the best protection possible.

Fourth: Beware of scams. You might get an e-mail asking you do send a friend money to Europe since his wallet has been stolen. This is a scam, don’t do it.

Fifth: Back it up. Don’t lose your information to identity theft. Protect your divide with a password.

By Elizabeth Swanay-O’Neal

National Chairman, Volunteer Information Specialist committee

Reported by Pat Gooding

A Gift of Art

Herb Pritchard took an early retirement after a twenty-five year Federal career,  and went back to graduate school for three years to become a mental health professional.  He had a very life-enriching career working in mental health clinics, prisons, private practice and assisting victims of abuse here in Brunswick County. Since his latest retirement he has volunteered with Southport / Oak Island Counseling Service, Southport Elementary School kindergarten, hospice and Stephens Ministry.  His principle interests are relationships, painting, tending his garden and nurturing his soul.

Herb is an artist and he has a devotion to paint oil portraits at no charge for families who have lost a loved one in our recent wars. He mails these free to any location in the USA.  All he needs is to receive a photo at hpritchard1@ec.rr.com.

Above are examples of three portraits that Herb painted for families that lost a loved one.You can e-mail Herb and send him a photograph and provide your contact information. He is one special man giving 

a gift of the HART. 

Posted by Phyllis Wilson

Neighbor of Herb Pritchard

October is Colonial Heritage Month

COLONIAL  HERITAGE  MONTH

Celebrate by reading a book Or visiting a local historic site !

                            

           Wishing  you  great  discoveries !

Lord craven chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVIIC

              

Ruth-Anne Bolz in her Colonial attire at the Grave Marking
for Henrietta Foy at Poplar Grove on Feb. 28, 2013.

                Colonial Dames of 17^th Century is celebrating Colonial History Month. In celebration of this I thought I would tell you a little about the early Dutch settlers and some of the things we have because of them. Many of my ancestors were Dutch or made their way to Holland to get on a ship to come to New Amsterdam.

                The Dutch were a progressive and resourceful people. Though they only held the Island of Manhattan for about 40 years their influence in architecture, planning and folk life can still be clearly found.

                In New York and New Jersey there are many place with Dutch names; Harlem, Staten Island,  Brooklyn, Flushing, Hoboken, HoHoKus, Kinderkermack and Haverstraw. We have houses built in the Dutch Colonial style with steep peaked roofs or gambrel roofs, casement windows with leaded glass and Dutch doors. They build straight fronted houses in rows on straight streets. At the front door they built a wooden or brick platform with a bench on each side of the door were they sat on pleasant evenings. Anyone who has ever lived in the NY-NJ area knows that they were sitting on the stoop.

                Dutch women were independent and were treated equally under the law; the English thought they were loud and bossy! They retained their maiden names when they married, you can see that in church and town records. If an unmarried woman became pregnant, she had the right to take the father of the child to could and make him marry her. If he was married he would have to support the child. When she married she could choose to be declared MANUS – which granted her husband guardianship over her, which meant she still owned her own property or had her own wealth, but her husband administrated it for her and she could no to go court. If she declared herself USUS   - in a prenuptial agreement she rejected her husband’s guardianship; retained her own money and property, then could go to court; sue or be sued. When the English took over all that changed to English law.

                We have had five presidents of Dutch descent, Martin Van Buren, my 7tgh great aunt was his grandmother in addition Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, George HW and George Bush.

                Also from the Dutch we have Sinterklass or St. Nicholas, who comes on a white horse, garbed in a tall bishop’s hat, red cape, shiny ring and jeweled staff. He brings goodies for the good children and switches for the bad.

                In 1664, the English banned the use of the Dutch Language in schools. One resourceful teacher devised a plan. From this we get the phrase of “Passing the Buck.”We thank the Dutch people for giving us May Day, May Poles, New Year’s Open Houses, pancakes, donuts, cookies and tulips.

Posted by Ruth-Anne Bolz, member of the Stamp Defiance DAR Chapter in Wilmington, NC and member of  Lord Craven Colonial Dames; After the Grave Marking for Henrietta Foy, the Lord Craven Colonial Dames held a quarterly  meeting. It was at this meeting that Ruth-Anne Bolz gave the above report.

Lord Craven Chapter Attended Grave Marking of Henrietta Rhodes Foy

Lord Craven Chapter Colonial Dames President, Carole Weiss and DAR NC State Regent, Peggy Troxell placed a wreath on the grave of Henrietta Foy.

The members of the Lord Craven Colonial Dames Chapter attended a Grave Marking Ceremony of Henrietta Rhodes Foy, daughter of Henry Rhodes Revolutionary War Patriot, on Saturday, September 28^th at 10:00 a.m. at Poplar Grove Plantation. The Stamp Defiance DAR Chapter in Wilmington, NC hosted the event and sponsored a lovely reception at the Manor House, which is located at 10200 U.S. Highway 17 North in Wilmington.   http://www.poplargrove.org/about-us/the-foys/ Go to this website from Poplar Grove to learn more about the Foy Family and Poplar Grove.

After the reception, the Lord Craven members had lunch at Carolina BBQ, on College Avenue in Wilmington followed by meeting. If you have any questions contact President Carole Weiss. cweiss@ec.rr.com 

This is a photo of the back of Poplar Grove. All participates are climbing the stairs to the reception in the Manor House.

After the reception at the Manor House all Lord Craven members attended a luncheon/meeting 

at Carolina BBQ in Wilmington, NC. 

 Bonnie Becmer, past President of the Lord Craven Chapter Colonial Dames received the Past President's Pin for her service as chapter president presented by current
President Carole Weiss at the September 28th meeting.

Free - Saturday, September 28, 2013 : Carolina Museums Waive Admission

CAROLINAS--SEPTEMBER 28, 2013-- On Saturday, more than 1400 museums across the country, including many throughout North and South Carolina, will waive admission for the ninth annual Museum Day Live!, hosted by Smithsonian Magazine. This deal includes free visits to botanical gardens, premier art galleries and local cultural institutions.

The Museum Day Live! ticket is available to download here. Tickets are limited to one per household -- good for two people -- and must be presented upon entry for free admission.

Some of the most popular local museums participating include:

·         Durham: Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University (reg. $5)

·         Charlotte: Carolina Aviation Museum (reg. $12)  

·         Myrtle Beach: Children’s Museum of South Carolina (reg. $8)

·         Charleston: Drayton Hall (reg. $18)

·         Columbia: South Carolina State Museum (reg. $7)

For a complete list of participating museums, visit the Find a Museum page. Each ticket is valid for entry to one participating museum. If museums reach capacity, they have the right to limit the number of guests until space becomes available.

Note: With this offer, fees charged for special exhibits and for parking still apply.