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DSDI Fall Meeting in Lancaster and York

About 40 DSDI members and guests gathered in Lancaster, Penn., October 13 and 14, for the fall meeting. Hostess Barb Greeley planned a fun-filled weekend of fellowship and history! Attendees enjoyed a welcome banquet at the host hotel Friday night…

Susanna Lyne Penn Plaque Dedication

We had a lovely gathering in Stovall, North Carolina, to dedicate the plaque to Susanne Lyne Penn, wife of Signer John Penn, on September 9, 2023. DSDI North Carolina Governor Sheryll Albert organized our event, and it was attended by…

DSDI Attends St. John’s Church Patrick Henry Reenactment

Several of our members spent an excellent time together at the St. John’s Church Patrick Henry Reenactment in Richmond, Virginia. Our Society donates to St. John’s Church as one of the ways we show support to historic preservation and the…

Registration for Fall Meeting is Open!

Join us in beautiful Lancaster, Penn., for our Fall Meeting on October 13 and 14. We will have a Welcome Dinner (business casual dress) on Friday night at the host hotel, and then on Saturday, (casual attire) we will head…

Photos: Spring Meeting in Edenton, NC

Fifty DSDI members, spouses and guests enjoyed a wonderful weekend April 21-22, 2023, in Edenton, N.C., a place full of colonial and revolutionary history.

Photos: Fall Meeting in Southern Maryland

Our Fall meeting in Southern Maryland at the Solomons Inn Resort & Marina Sept. 23-25, 2022, was a delightful success with perfect autumn weather to explore the region. Fifty-six descendants and guests gathered for the weekend from eight states and…

Boy Scout Recognition

Past President Bruce Laubach presented DSDI certificates of recognition Oct. 9 to four Eagle Scouts from BSA Troop 103 of Williamsburg, Virginia. The Boy Scouts use the closing words of the Declaration of Independence when awarding Scouting’s highest honor the…

Commemorating Yorktown Day

DSDI members Andy Keller, Bruce Laubach, Anne Page and Thomas Page Nelson at the grave of Governor Thomas Nelson. On Oct. 19, 241 years ago, Thomas Nelson Jr., Signer of the Declaration of Independence and sitting Governor of Virginia, led…

DSDI Donates Historical Hart Family Portrait to Hopewell Museum

The Society has donated a portrait of Major John Polhemus, the husband of Susannah Hart, daughter of Deborah and John Hart, to the Hopewell Museum in New Jersey. The Hopewell Museum was delighted to receive this contribution to their collection…

Reenactment of Patrick Henry’s “Give Me Liberty” Speech

I was invited recently by St. John’s Church Foundation to attend at a private country manor the reenactment of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death speech” from the Second Virginia Convention held at St. John’s Church…