The North Carolina State Conference March 10-11, 2023

The State Conference was held March 10-11, 2023 at the Marriott Raleigh Crabtree Hotel, Raleigh, North Carolina. National President Dorothy Thompson attended our conference and enjoyed the banquet Southwestern theme. Our own Pat Gooding was elected North Carolina President and Carol Jutte was elected 3rd Vice President. 

The Heraldry Club held its first in-person gathering with a door prize drawing that a member received a paid supplemental for a COA. Please see the State website for the list of 2023-2025 State officers with updates coming soon at Colonial Dames XVII Century | North Carolina Society (ncdames17.org). The conference was a great success and a lot of fun.

Information provided by Carol Jutte

           Pat Gooding was elected North Carolina President and Carol Jutte was elected 3rd Vice President.

NCSCD 2023-2025 State Board

Pat closing the meeting

Carol, Brooke & Pat

Let the party begin...The Southwest banquet.

Collecting Stamps for the Wounded

STAMPS FOR THE WOUNDED:

 Our chapter sent 252 stamps for the year of 2022. It is never too late to start saving our stamps for this worthy cause. Please bring to the meeting your saved stamps and give to Carol Jutte and they will be sent to veterans. Stamps for the Wounded (SFTW) is a service organization dedicated to providing comfort and stimulating activity to U.S. veterans through stamp collecting. Thank you for your help with this project.

A Message from the Registrar by Suzanne Palmer

 A Message from the Registrar by Suzanne Palmer 

Dower Rights--a new category for National Society Colonial Dames XVIIC. You can now submit an application or a supplemental with Dower Rights. Check all your applications, as now you can submit a supplemental for the wife if she qualifies. The Dower Rights of a married woman was another of the practices of colonial Virginia, as well as the rest of the English colonies. Dower rights were a protection to a wife so she would not be left out of her husband’s wealth after his death. Upon the death of a husband, a widow was entitled to one-third of her husband’s estate, thus her Dower Rights (as a wife) became her Dower Share (as a widow), often referred to as the Widow’s Third. The oldest son would inherit the entire property, but one-third of the estate was held in trust in the name of the widow, who could legally derive equity, rents, or income from her portion. After her death, her Dower Share would revert back to the heir.

Highlights from the February 2023 Lord Craven Meeting, Good-Bye from President Carol Jutte

 Hello Dames! I don’t know what happened. I blinked and two years went by just like that, and it is the ending of my term as President of the Lord Craven Chapter. I have been told “That is a lot of work” but it’s not really a lot of work if you enjoy what you do. I enjoy all the lineage societies and enjoy all the members because we have the same common interest. Everyone’s history has a special meaning. I greatly appreciate the members of the board who have been very supportive the past two years. All played a great role in making the chapter accomplish the goals of The National Society Colonial Dames XVIIC. I learned so much by attending the North Carolina State Conferences, the North Carolina Board of Management meetings and the Colonial Dames XVIIC national conferences in Washington, DC. Thank you for being such a supportive group of ladies as you are the ones who make the chapter successful. You all are greatly appreciated. 

Carol A Jutte

Members enjoying the tour outside and inside with Hunter Ingram.

Some items displayed inside the Burgwin-Wright House.

Lord Craven Chapter Will Meet on February 18th

                                     

                                               The Burgwin-Wright House

The National Society North Carolina Colonial Dames 17^th Century Lord Craven Chapter will hold their February18, 2023  meeting at 9:00 AM at The Burgwin-Wright House located at 13 South 3^rd Street, Wilmington, NC.  Then we will go on a tour of the house. Lunch will follow at the Copper Penny restaurant. Contact Dale Spencer at gspencer3@ec.rr.com if you plan to attend. Parking: For both the Burgwin-Wright House and the Copper Penny, will be at the City of Wilmington 2^nd Street Parking Deck. It is located halfway between The Burgwin-Wright House and the Copper Penny.

This chapter has been active in the Lower Cape Fear since 1961.  Our programs highlight colonial heritage, research, and records.  Members are lineal blood descendants of an ancestor who lived and served prior to 1701 in one of the original 13 US Colonies. Contact Registrar Suzanne Palmer at palmer8100_@verizon.net  or President Carol Jutte at ctidewater@hotmail.com. Contact Carol Jutte for locations and dates of meetings. The chapter meets four times a year – in September, November, February, and May. The following ladies will be on the board of the Lord Craven Chapter from 2021-2023.  They are President - Carol Jutte Vice-President - Dale Spencer, Chaplain - Jewel Hansen, Treasurer - Cindy Sellers, Corresponding Secretary - Diane Kuebert, Recording Secretary - Linda Phelps, Registrar - Suzanne Palmer, Historian and Librarian - Martha Blacher.

North Carolina Colonial Dames 73rd State Conference in March 10-11, 2023

  

   
                                 NATIONAL SOCIETY COLONIAL DAMES XVII CENTURY

NORTH CAROLINA SOCIETY

Meg Cooke, State President

701 White Horse Drive Greenville, NC 27834

  252-756-9574      mcooke@cookeandassociates.net

 

January 7, 2023

 

 

CALL TO ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE

 

Dear North Carolina Dames,

 Happy New Year! I am very excited about our upcoming 73^rd State Conference in March. I hope your 2023 is off to a great start and everyone is looking forward to seeing each other, collaborating, and participating “in person”.

 Attending the State Conference is a great way for dames to learn more about the work we do, get new ideas from others, and enjoy fellowship with old and new friends. CHAPTER PRESIDENTS: PLEASE FORWARD A COPY OF THIS CALL TO ALL YOUR CHAPTER MEMBERS! If a member does not have an email, please mail a copy to them. Hopefully, this Call to Conference will contain all the information you need and will answer any questions you may have. If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me or State Vice President, Pat Gooding at any time.

 This year we will have a Silent Auction, a Southwestern Themed Banquet (in honor of our National President), a meeting of the Heraldry Club, a Chapter President’s lunch and important business approving the Society’s Budget and updating Bylaws. Your State Board and I can’t wait to see you in March!

In Friendship,

Meg

 

 

Ladies,

As of January 21, 2023 we have 22 wreaths as a result of the 2-for-1 sale. Now that the 2 for 1 is over we have the opportunity to buy wreaths at $15.00 a wreath until February 1st. So let us get our credit cards out and go to our website and buy a wreath. Click on the site below. The wreaths will cost $17.00 as of February 1, 2023. 

www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/nc0025p  (click on website- This is a direct website for our 1812 chapter to sponsor a wreath

 

 

1. Click on Sponsor a wreath. Each wreath is $15.00.

 

2.  Fill in your information and the name of the person. Then your credit card information. If you do not get a thank-you e-mail after donating or you don’t receive a confirmation e-mail then the transaction did not go through.

 

3. If you are having problems ordering a wreath, then call the main number for Wreaths Across America at 877-385-9504 Monday-Friday. Someone will answer the phone between 7:00 am through 7:00pm. On weekends you can call Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am-2:00 pm. You can buy a wreath with a credit card or debit card. I don't recommend using Pay Pal. If you call any other time you can leave your name and phone number and someone will call you back. You will need our group ID: NC0025P and Location: NCWNCE. 

 

After purchasing a wreath by phone or by e-mail you should get an e-mail confirmation. After you receive this receipt forward it to par4wilson@gmail.com  Phyllis Wilson, so she can keep a record of it. If there are any concerns she will have an account number to refer to.

Thank you.

This year Wreaths Across America has a Committee of  3 working on publicity. They are Susan Woodward,  Kathleen Benedict, and Phyllis Wilson, blog manager.