The Henry Clay Chapter, NSDAR, meets on the first Saturday of the month from September through May at 10:30 a.m. with coffee and tea starting at 10:00 a.m. Contact us for meeting locations and inquiries.
2023 – 2024 Programs:
Saturday, September 9, 2023 – "Excavations at the Henry Clay Birthplace," Patrick O'Neill
Saturday, October 14, 2023 – Henry Clay DAR Day of Service
Saturday, November 4, 2023 – “Crafting Preservation Criteria: The National Register of Historic Places and American Historic Preservation ”, John Sprinkle, Jr.
Saturday, December 2, 2023 – “War Memorials on the National Mall”, Professor Meredith Lair
Saturday, January 6, 2024 – "Pearl S. Buck,” Samantha Freise
Saturday, February 3, 2024 – “Unsung Heroines: Some Women of the Preston Family,” Karen Finch
Saturday, March 2, 2024 – “Women's Issues,” Deb Banning and Drucilla Brethwaite
Saturday, April 6, 2024 – “Veterans Curation Program: Heroes Preserving History,”
Saturday, May 4, 2024 – End of Year Luncheon
2022 – 2023 Programs:
Saturday, September 10, 2022 – "The Burning of the White House - the Rise of the First First Lady, Dolley Madison," Jane Cook
Saturday, October 15, 2022 – Henry Clay DAR Day of Service
Saturday, November 5, 2022 – “Alexandria Historic Ship Stabilization Project Update”, Eleanor Breen
Saturday, December 3, 2022 – “Washington DC Homes of Famous Americans Who Fought in the Revolutionary War”, David Miller
Saturday, January 7, 2023 – "1950 U.S. Federal Census,” Claire Kluskens
Saturday, February 4, 2023 – “Tips & Tricks to Decipher Colonial Handwriting,” Shannon Combs-Bennett
Saturday, March 4, 2023 – “Almost Forgotten Women: Yesterday's Headliners,” Mary Lipsey
Saturday, April 1, 2023 – “George Washington and the Basilica of St. Mary,” Kitty Guy
Saturday, May 6, 2023 – End of Year Luncheon
2021 – 2022 Programs:
Saturday, September 11, 2021 – The First Females Graduates from the U.S. Military Academy West Point
Saturday, October 9, 2021 – Henry Clay DAR Day of Service
Saturday, November 6, 2021 – “William Costin: Free African-American Activist and Scholar”, Steve Livengood
Saturday, December 4, 2021 – “Ladies of the Revolution”, Stephanie Dray-Author
Saturday, January 8, 2022 – "Who is the Lady in the Virginia Flag”, Thomas Moncure
Saturday, February 5, 2022 – “History of Ft. Belvoir”, Patrick O’Neill
Saturday, March 5, 2022 – “Women Aviators”, Andrea Tracey
Saturday, April 2, 2022 – “DAR FORESTS - A 50th NSDAR Anniversary Conservation Project” Mary Simons
Saturday, May 7, 2022 – Luncheon and Installation of New Officers
2020 – 2021 Programs:
Saturday, September 12, 2020 – “The DAR Schools”, Adele Gross Morris
Saturday, October 10, 2020 – Henry Clay DAR Day of Service
Saturday, November 7, 2020 – “George Washington, Mount Vernon and the Fourth of July”, Jay Henn
Saturday, December 5, 2020 – “Revolutionary Women of Ivy Hill Cemetery”, Catherine Weinraub
Saturday, January 9, 2021 – "She Sang With Her Eyes Closed - Marian Anderson”, Mary Simons
Saturday, February 6, 2021 – “The Two Ann Masons”, Thomas Moncure
Saturday, March 6, 2021 – “Tracing African-American Lineage”, Steve Hammond
Wednesday, April 3, 2021 – Carlyle House, “If Walls Could Talk: The Grandest Congress at Carlyle House”, Andrea Tracey
Saturday, May 1, 2021 – “The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier – Arlington National Cemetery”, Matt Kreeb
2019 – 2020 Programs:
Saturday, September 7, 2019 – "Thinking About the U.S. Constitution"
Saturday, October 5, 2019 – "A DAR Day of Service"
Saturday, November 2, 2019 – “Ordinary Equality: DAR Members and the Road to Women’s Suffrage”
Saturday, December 7, 2019 – "Veterans History Project"
Saturday, January 11, 2020 – “Why I Reenact”
Saturday, February 1, 2020 – “Cemeteries of Fairfax County”
Saturday, March 7, 2020 – "DNA for DAR Applications"
Saturday, April 4, 2020 – “What’s in a Bible?”
Saturday, May 2, 2020 – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic Guest Panel moved to Sep 2021
Past Programs:
- "George Washington’s China" – Lorrie Scattergood
- "History Vignette: From Treason to Cooking Corn" – Barbara Huff
- "Lost Towns Colchester" – Heather Bollinger
- "Operation Overview: Conserving Historical Views" – John Sprinkle
- "Dwelling Detective" – Susan Hellman
- "DNA for DAR Applications" – Shannon Bennett-Coombs
- "Virginia DAR Shrine, Stratford Hall" – Kecia Brown
- "Our Patriots" – Henry Clay Chapter Members