Episodes

  • Come to Continental Congress!
    Apr 29 2024

    Join Aleta Keck and Edy Sarnoff of the Gettysburg Chapter, NSDAR as they look forward to joining you at Continental Congress this year. They share all the ins and outs to make this a great experience!

    For More Information: Home - 133rd Continental Congress (cvent.com)

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    8 mins
  • Meet our PSSDAR Registrar, Sharon Martini
    Jan 5 2024

    Have you ever wondered what it's like to be the PSSDAR registrar for our whole state? Enjoy our PSSDAR Registrar's presentation for prospective DAR members. You'll get a glimpse into Sharon Martini's busy life as she helps prospective members submit their DAR applications and current members to submit their supplemental applications. Please feel free to share this podcast with prospective members you know.
    (Special thanks to our state treasurer, Judi Biederman, for her introduction.)

    For more information:
    Pennsylvania State Society Daughters of the American Revolution
    Gettysburg Chapter, NSDAR



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    5 mins
  • Here's What's Up at the DAR Library and PCN! An Interview with Debra Sheppard
    Sep 1 2023

    Join us for a marvelous discussion with our PSSDAR State Librarian and president/CEO of PCN, Debra Sheppard as she reveals her choice for this year's state book club book! This is a great episode for those who want to know more about how our chapters support the NSDAR library and the fun of participating in our book clubs at the national, state, and chapter level.

    Our interview just happened to take place on Ms. Sheppard's 30th anniversary of at her time with PCN, the Pennsylvania Cable Network. I was amazed to learn of the innovation and significance of cable TV and of PCN in particular to our state.

    For more information:
    PSSDAR State Conference Book Club Selection
    PINS!
    PCN
    PSSDAR Librarian's Page
    PSSDAR Website
    NSDAR

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    39 mins
  • DAR Tips and Thrills; Aleta Keck's First Year as First Vice Regent
    Jul 23 2023

    Enjoy listening to Aleta Keck's reflections on her recent trip to Continental Congress, attending state events, and her first year as first vice regent.

    To find out more about DAR leadership courses:
    DAR Leadership Training Overview | Daughters of the American Revolution

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    16 mins
  • Meet the PSSDAR District Directors!
    Jun 10 2023

    Our state is divided into six districts, each with its own character and geography but all with a great Love of Service! Meet our PSSDAR district directors, Amy Ellsworth, Lory Fraraccio-Kenney, Edy Sarnoff, Kathleen Shaffer, Tracy Fazekas, and Susan Matlack, as they discuss their districts goals, challenges, and great successes!

    Find More Information at:
    Pennsylvania State Society, NSDAR Website
    Pennsylvania State Society, NSDAR on Facebook


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    40 mins
  • The WWII American Experience and Gettysburg DAR
    Mar 3 2023

    Join Marian Witherow, Chapter Regent, Cindy Birdwell, and Barb Greeley as they introduce our chapter's participation in Women's Month at the new Worle War II American Experience Museum. It's amazing all that American women, especially in the NSDAR, did to help the war effort!

    Mentioned in this episode:
    The World War II American Experience Museum

    NSDAR website
    America 250 | Daughters of the American Revolution (dar.org)

    Enjoy more podcasts, videos, blog posts, and resources about the Gettysburg NSDAR Chapter and DAR in general at:
    Home | Gettysburgdar

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    25 mins
  • Our State Project's Point of the Spear, Eugene Hough!
    Feb 5 2023

    Join Eugene Hough of the Legacy Marker Program as he tells us about the amazing work being accomplished toward the restoration of Old Swedes Cemetery in Chester, PA.
    This state project, initiated by our State Regent, Marguerite Fritsch, is already resonating goodness through all the participants' Love of Service, especially our DAR members who contribute toward the immediate physical tasks such as locating of buried gravestones through ground-penetrating radar, restoring those gravestones to the surface, clearing damaging tree roots, and repairing the surrounding wall of the cemetery; but also the resonating outreach to so many local community leaders and children.
    As Eugene shares, local students and CAR members will get to learn important trade, historical, and management skills.
    Soaring over this great effort is a recognition of the very earliest members of the Chester community which include Native Americans, William Penn's first landing crew, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, John Morton, who is buried in this cemetery.
    Through this effort we celebrate our great country and its endless resiliency toward a thriving future!

    Enjoy!
    Edy Sarnoff (PSSDAR South Central District Director)

    Find out more:
    Buy a Brick, Build a Wall and other PSSDAR Service Projects

    Legacy Marker Program

    Gettysburg DAR

    Pennsylvania State Society Daughters of the American Revolution

    National Daughters of the American Revolution

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    45 mins
  • A Conversation with Our New Regent
    Dec 8 2022

    Gettysburg Chapter member, Marian Witherow, recently had a Zoom chat with our new regent, Cynthia Birdwell, who shared so many wonderful chapter activities and goals. Their insights into the fun and important service that a DAR chapter provides to our community is so inspiring. From individual member growth and fulfillment to the honoring of veterans, teachers, and our nation, there is something for everyone in DAR!

    Mentioned in this episode:
    NSDAR website
    America 250 | Daughters of the American Revolution (dar.org)

    Enjoy more podcasts, videos, blog posts, and resources about the Gettysburg NSDAR Chapter and DAR in general at: Home | Gettysburgdar

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    34 mins