March 7 Membership Meeting
Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 @ 12:50PM
West Virginia Dames members, candidates, and guests will meet at 10 a.m. in the Craik-Patton House conference room for lunch and to enjoy the history reenactment of Ostenaco, Cherokee war captain who was a friend of the American patriots.
Portrayed by Doug Wood, Ostenaco fought with the Virginia military leaders against northern tribes who were fighting with the French during the French and Indian War.
Thomas Jefferson said of Ostenaco, “He was always the guest of my father on his journeys to and from Williamsburg.”
Many of Ostenaco’s campaigns were on the frontier of what is now West Virginia.
*Refer to The Link (Winter 2018 edition) for the full article written by Sandra Smith posted under Membership.
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President’s Welcome
Dixie Wilson, President
It has been my honor and privilege to serve as President of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of West Virginia for the last two years.
We have made remarkable contributions to our Corporate Society and community. We are to be commended for our success and diligent work.
Please read our Summer 2023 Newsletter for a complete list of all our accomplishments.
I look forward to the next two years working with each of you. Your continued support is essential to our overall success.
Our plans for the next two years will be developing a Strategic Plan, incorporating the new organizational structure of NSCDA, as well as the By-Law changes, increasing our membership, preparing for our 125th Anniversary of NSCDA-West Virginia in 2025, preparing for the 250th Anniversary of our Nation in 2026, continuing to work closely with Craik-Patton, Inc., and Craik-Patton House Foundation, Inc. and continuing to work with our members and friends in supporting our Mission Statement of promoting our National heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service, and educational programs.
Best Wishes!
Sundial Project
The Sundial marker was the first of seven Colonial Dames’ monuments paying tribute to the patriots who risked their lives to settle the land in western Virginia. (Click on image to learn more)
Live History
George Washington at the luncheon at Edgewood Country Club. NSCDA-WV had a display of all the flags in the colonial period in the background - even a Viking flag. (Click on image to learn more)