James
Blair Chapter
Daughters
of the American Revolution
About our chapter
The
James Blair Chapter in Navarro County was organized December 24, 1926,
in Corsicana. We are celebrating eighty three years of service to
"God, Home, and Country." Mrs. Rose Blair Polk was
the Organizing Regent. We strive to promote the
National Society goals: education, preservation of our heritage, and
patriotism.
Currently we have over 100 members. Chapter meetings are held at 3:00
p.m.
on the second Wednesday of each month from September through
May.
Each
regular meeting includes the DAR ritual, Pledges, the National Anthem,
Devotional, President General's message (from current DAR
magazine), and a five minute National Defense report, minutes from the
Recording Secretary, Treasurer's Report, Reports from Officers and
Committees, Unfinished Business, New Business and Program. These
meeting are open meetings. Anyone can attend.
National Theme
for 2009-2012 "The
Spirit
of Hospitality Opens Doors of Opportunity”
Texas
State Theme
for 2009-2012 is "Preserving the
Past - Our Gift to the Future"
Membership allows you to continue the legacy of historic preservation,
promotion of education and patriotic endeavors.
We
are looking for new members. Today you can check your eligibility.
Our national website can answer all of your
questions at NSDAR and Texas information is located
at TSDAR
.
About our projects
and goals
Our local DAR members have been
involved with city and county efforts to make Navarro County and
Corsicana a “go to” place. The oil industry west of the Mississippi got
its start in Corsicana in 1894 and is being featured in this promotion.
Our famous brick streets are
being restored. First class entertainment and
exhibits come to our restored vaudeville Palace Theater and the
Warehouse of Living Arts Theater and Gallery. We
have sanctioned rodeos on a regular basis, a Pioneer Village that
showplaces historic buildings plus pictorial archives, and annual
festivals that bring visitors from around the state. The Cook Center on the campus of Navarro
College features a world class planetarium, the Pearce Collections:
Civil War Museum, a Western Art Museum, and Navarro College Archives. Our local library has a
wonderful genealogy department with volunteer and professional staff to
aid in research. Our members can be found as volunteers in all of
these areas.
The NSDAR ongoing goals, and
those of the James Blair Chapter, in addition to patriotism are
centered around preservation, conservation and restoration.
About our officers
for 2009-2010
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Regent--------------------------------------Geneva
D. Davis First Vice
Regent-------------------------Donna E. Ingham Chaplain-------------------------------------Sandra
S. Curtis Recording
Secretary----------------------Carolyn S. French Corresponding
Secretary------------Christine B. Williams Treasurer--------------------------------------Ellen
W. Adair Registrar-----------------------------------Barbara
W. Shore Librarian-----------------------------------Bobbie
M. Young Parliamentarian------------------------------Corrine
N. Lee |
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Last
up dated August 01, 2009