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Important Dates
Tuesday, Sept. 19, 6-8 p.m. Craik-Patton House Museum Cocktail Buffet at Bougement, the Smallridge home in Charleston, WV. This event benefits Craik-Patton with support for operating expenses. Wednesday, Nov. 8, 11:30 a.m. NSCDA-WV Membership Meeting. Ken Sullivan, president of the West Virginia Humanities Council, will speak on the connecting histories of the…
Dames Celebrate 125 Years
We were honored to have two national officers at our Nov. 2, 2016 Semi-Annual Meeting at Berry Hills Country Club. NSCDA’s new President Anna Duff was our guest speaker. Our past President Jane Boylin is now NSCDA’s Vice President in charge of the NSCDA headquarters at Dumbarton House. After the…
Eleven Dames to attend Biennial 2016
NSCDA-WV President Sandra Smith will accompany ten Colonial Dames to the Biennial Council Meeting at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City October 13-17. American Dames attend national meetings on historical activities, patriotic service, membership, communications, leadership, just to name a few. NSCDA members will be celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the…
Historic Preservation
The National Society of Colonial Dames leads the nation in historic preservation. Founded in 1891, NSCDA assists in the operation of 87 historic properties and 30,000 artifacts and art works all across America. The first museum house saved was in New York close to 125 years ago. The Colonial Dames…
Celebrating Flag Day
Dixie Wilson and her husband, Richard, set up a flag display and presented all the COLONIAL FLAGS IN AMERICA for NSCDA-WV at the Craik-Patton House, headquarters of the West Virginia Dames. FLAG DAY, celebrated on June 14, is a celebration of the adoption of the American flag by the Continental…
NSCDA President’s visit May 11
In 2016, NSCDA members all across America are celebrating the 125th anniversary of the National Society of The Colonial Dames of America, founded in 1891. The association is made up of women of vision entrusted with history’s future. National President Marcy Moody will celebrate the occasion by serving as keynote…