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Gwinnett DAR member celebrates Constitution Week at library for the blind

Daughters of the American Revolution member Judy Clements Dyer found a creative way to celebrate Constitution Week this year. She designed an exhibit showcasing the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution in Braille, in order to make these historic documents available and accessible to the blind and visually impaired.

DAR Good Citizen Awards

The Philadelphia Winn Chapter of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) was represented at three of our Gwinnett County High Schools’ awards ceremonies in April and May.

L-R Rene Weilbrenner, Pat Davis, Corresponding Secretary Lee Schermerhorn, Cindy Gaskins, Marilyn Johnson, Vivian Wiegand

Springtime at Oakland Cemetery

It may sound a little strange, but one of the best places to see “the rites of spring” is at the Oakland Cemetery near downtown Atlanta! Not only a cemetery, it is a living garden, Victorian in style, spanning 88 acres.

Memorial Day Two Thousand Seventeen Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial

Memorial Day Two Thousand Seventeen Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial

Lawrenceville, GA – May 30, 2017  Philadelphia Winn Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, was honored to serve on the hospitality committee at the Memorial Day 2017 Gwinnett Fallen Heroes Memorial.  The event was held at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

From left to right:  John Goodwin, First Vice President, Button Gwinnett Chapter SAR; Ann Story, First Vice Regent, Philadelphia Winn Chapter DAR; and Kitty Watters, Regent, Philadelphia Winn Chapter DAR.

The Button Gwinnett Chapter SAR Knows the Best Kept Secrets of the DAR

It’s no secret that the Button Gwinnett Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and the Philadelphia Winn Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) regularly collaborate.  Their mutual goals of preserving American history and promoting education have strengthened their bonds of friendship and cooperation.

DAR Service for Veterans Co-Chair Lori Crook, Member of Sugar Hill Business Alliance Steve Wilkes, Second Vice Regent Ann Story.

Project Patriot

On February 29, 2016, Philadelphia Winn Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution members, Lori Crook and Ann Story, attended a local business networking fundraiser to benefit DAR Project Patriot.