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The Harrison Family: Vincennes to the White House

By Shirley Hunter Smith, Ph.D | Second Vice President-General, DSDI The contributions and sacrifices made by the Signers of the Declaration of Independence are, of course, well-known, but less familiar are stories of descendants who carried on the founders’ legacy. …

Thinking about DSDI’s future

What a happy celebration as we met in Princeton in October for our Fall Meeting! Thanks to hostess Nancy Wark and her husband Ray, many members with families and friends enjoyed each other. We met to eat and drink, travel…

DSDI gathers in historic Princeton

DSDI gathers in historic Princeton As the old saying goes, “three is the charm.” After two previous plans were derailed by the pandemic, DSDI members enjoyed gathering in person Oct. 8-9, 2021 in Princeton, NJ for our fall meeting. Our…

DSDI Donation Means Historic Locke Book Available to the Public

DSDI has made it possible for the remarkable 1720 book of writings by English philosopher John Locke to be placed on public display. DSDI provided an $1,800 donation in 2019 at the request of Independence National Historical Park. Recently, during…

DSDI Celebrates a Return to Philadelphia for the Fourth of July

It was wonderful to greet each other in person again at the 114th Annual Congress in Philadelphia July 3-4, 2021. The Mayhew family planned and executed a remarkable weekend focusing on 10 students who represented their Signers. They traveled to…

Moving Ahead Through Safest Choices

Hello DSDI Members! As we make plans to meet each other in Philadelphia for the Fourth of July, we realize that our Signers must have felt many of the same concerns facing a pandemic. Our Scholarship Committee drew attention to…

DSDI Annual Congress | Philadelphia 2021

Dear DSDI Members – Please visit the DSDI Members Only Area of the website for details and registration information for the 4th of July Philadelphia event. You can also access this information on the DSDI Facebook group. Thank you.

Inspiration From Our Biggest Challenges

President-General’s Message Winter 2021 Hello All. Sometimes the best inspiration comes from our most difficult challenges. Recently The Washington Post theater critic Peter Marks commented that William Shakespeare wrote two of his best plays, “Macbeth” and “King Lear,” in the…

Spring DSDI Meeting “Virtual Oregon” March 12-13, 2021

Plan for a “Virtual Oregon” trip for the DSDI Spring Meeting March 12-13, 2021 in a Zoom meeting. Although we won’t be able to meet together in person this Spring, we will have a Board Meeting Friday, March 12, 3pm,…

DSDI 2020 Fall Meeting | Virtual Trip to Newport, RI

How lucky we were to explore Newport, Rhode Island, in October for our Virtual Fall Meeting 2020. We walked along the cliffs smelling the salty sea, shopped and ate at the harbor, had tea in one of those enormous “cottages”…