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Registration for Spring Meeting is Closed

We look forward to seeing those registered at our spring meeting in Charleston, SC! There were more Revolutionary War battles fought in South Carolina than in any other state, and the Charleston area played a vital role in America’s independence.…

Registration for Spring Meeting Now Ends March 17

The deadline to register to join us in Charleston for our spring meeting has been extended to Sunday, March 17! If you plan to join us April 19-21 and you haven’t registered, please do so ASAP! Click here to register.

Deadline to Register for Spring Meeting is March 15

The deadline to register to join us in Charleston for our spring meeting is this Friday, March 15! If you plan to join us April 19-21 and you haven’t registered, please do so ASAP! Click here to register.

View the First Minutes of DSDI

Jim Alexander, our previous Registrar General, sent our Past President General Nancy McBride Wark a large box containing several volumes of our minute books that date back to the very first minutes from the beginning of our society. She has…

North Carolina Governor Attends Moore’s Creek Battlefield Anniversary

North Carolina Governor Sheryll Pope Albert attended the 248th Anniversary of the Moore’s Creek Battlefield Association on Saturday, February 24, 2024. There was a wreath laying ceremony in which the DSDI Wreath was presented beside the Moore’s Creek Patriot Monument.…

Hotel Now Accepting Reservations for Annual Meeting in Philly

Registration will open sometime after our spring meeting once details have been finalized. The Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District Hotel will once again host our annual meeting, and is currently accepting reservations! Located at 400 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, you…

Registration is Open for Spring Meeting in Charleston

Registration is open until March 15. Registration is now open for our Spring Meeting on April 19-21 in Charleston, South Carolina, the city known for her cobblestone streets, historic homes, delightful gardens, piazzas, wrought iron gates, large live oaks, incredible food…

Passing of Past President General

We are sorry to learn of the passing of one of our Past President Generals. Don Ward was generous with his time to all who knew him, and he was devoted to DSDI. He shall be missed. His son Don sent…

DSDI Member Honors Signer at East Carolina University

DSDI member Judith Livingston Tucker Newman honored Signer Philip Livingston, her seventh-generation ancestor, on Nov. 3, 2023 in a ceremony at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. The university provides special tributes to military veterans and to others who have…

DSDI Represented at Yorktown Victory Day

DSDI Virginia Governor Andy Keller and Thomas Nelson, descendants of Thomas Nelson, Jr., and Kathy Payne, a descendant of John Hart, represented DSDI during Yorktown’s Victory Day celebration. The modern-day observance of Yorktown Day traces its roots to 1922, when…