The Pennsylvania Patriot

The Pennsylvania Patriot
Supplement – June 2016
PSSDAR – Bobbi McMullen, State Regent
Honoring our Vets Comes Easily to the
Franklin County Chapter
~Carolynne Kelly
The Franklin County Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution held a commemorative luncheon in honor
of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on March 12 at the
Waynesboro Country Club. The speaker was John “Jack” Kull Jr., regional policy chief on Southeast Asia at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency in Fairfax, Virginia. He gave a fascinating talk on the
MIA research and investigation to a spell bound audience. He spoke
from his heart, was in tears at one point, and said he was very happy
to have been selected to be the speaker on this topic, as he had
worked in the MIA field for over 30 years.
The chapter honored 30 veterans and spouses at this luncheon. All
were presented with a specially made commemorative cup filled with
the sticker and buttons all available to commemorative partners from
the http://www.wietnamwar50th.com Department of Defense website,
goodies, and topped with a flag. The cups were a gift from
two chapter members who wish to remain anonymous. The official
Vietnam Veteran Commemorative pin was also presented to each veteran in a ceremony.
The Vietnam Commemorative Committee Chair Carolynne Kelly,
a veteran from the Woman's Army
Corp, brought in her display and memorabilia from Vietnam, and also the
Fallen Comrade Table.
TheeventwascoveredbytheWaynesboroRecord
Herald,andtheChambersburgPAPublicOpinion.
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PhilMetBobbi
~JoanOlp,Regent,PunxsutawneyChapter(NWDistrictDirector-elect
OnApril16atthePunxsutawneyChapterAnniversaryLuncheon,StateRegentBobbiMcMullenmetone
ofthepremierPennsylvaniacelebritiesfortheveryfirsttime–PunxsutawneyPhil.Yes,itwasatotalsurpriseanddelightforforbothBobbiandPhil.Thoseinattendancewerethrilledtobeabletopresentour
StateRegentwithanearlybirthdaypresent.
PhilwasaccompaniedbyhisNo.1andNo.2handlers.Apparently,BobbigavePhilherofficialPennsylvania
StateDARblessing.Hedidn’tseemparticularlymoved,nordidheoffertosignanyautographs.ToPhil’s
credit,however,heprovidedagloriousdayfortheluncheon.ThePunxsutawneyChaptergaveBobbia
travelmugwithPhil’sphotoonit,andatthispaststateconferencesomeofthechapterladiesmadesure
thatBobbihadastuffedgroundhogforherdesk.Thiswastoguarantee(?)fairweatherforallofherfuture
travels.
Photototheleft:LynnNicklas,HonoraryStateRegent,
Penn-ElkChapterRegent;BobbiMcMullen,StateRegent,Ron
Pennsylvania’s earliest
settlers brought Groundhog
Day to America in the early
1900s through the legend of
Candlemas, which says, “For
as the sun shines on Candlemas Day, so far will the snow
swirl in May ...” In Europe,
Candlemas was associated
with weather-prediction lore
involving a badger. But German immigrants found the
badger scarce in the hills of
western Pennsylvania and instead used a groundhog.
Groundhog Day has been
celebrated in Punxsutawney
— also known as “Punxsy” —
since the mid- to late-1800s.
The first official trek to Gobbler’s Knob was made in
1887.
LtoR:
Bobbi,Ron,
CamilleTsai
(Page),
JaynaOlp
(Jr.Page)
Oh,andPhil
www.travelchannel.com
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A Giant Credentials Thank You!
BackLtoR:CynthiaKline,CamilleTsai,JoanOlp,SantanaOlp
FrontLtoR:PeggySchweiger,LaudreaFrampton,ConnieBrocious,JudyHamilton
Iwouldliketothankmyterrificcommitteeforalltheirtimeandhelpwith
credentialsduringstateconference:
JoanOlp
MelissaLambert
BettyDechant
SantanaOlp
PeggySchweiger
LaudreaFrampton
JudyHeitzenrater
CindyKline
CamilleTsai
ConnieBrocious
Andaspecialthankstoourpersonalpage-RebeccaBraun!!-Credentials1stPersonalPage!Youwereawesome.
Icouldnothavehandledthistedious,butdelightful,taskwithoutallofyou.Thanksforyourcamaraderie,willingnessto
workallhours,attentiontodetails,greatquestionsandputtingupwithme.MeetingallofyouterrificwomenisawonderfulexampleofmembershipinDAR.HopetoseeallofyouatFallMeeting.
~~SaraJane(SJ)McCurdy
PSSDARStateChairmanforCredentials
Toys for TamasseeDebra Kohr Sheppard, 2016 State
Banquet Chairman
"Oh my gosh, look at all these toys!" This was my response as I
peered down, under, and behind my table in the Bazaar Room
at State Conference! I am utterly amazed at the participation
around the state for "Toys for Tamassee"!
Over the past three years State Regent Bobbi McMullen has led
the charge to raise funds for building repairs at the Tamassee
DAR School's Pennsylvania Children's Center. The program is
the only licensed childcare facility in the community and provides childcare services for children from 12 weeks to 12 years
of age. I wanted to do something special at the State Banquet. Therefore, as an extension of her endeavor, I
asked Chapters and/or Daughters to donate a new toy for the Children's Center and bring it to State Conference.
You did not disappoint!
Before arriving to their final destination in Tamassee, South Carolina, some of the toys first served as centerpieces or "gifts" at
the State Banquet. By Sunday, my fantastic committee helped
load two SUVs and a car filled to the roof with toys, books, science kits, and CDs. Most of the toys arrived in May with some to
be delivered in October.
I am truly blessed to be part of this wonderful Society, that
when presented with an idea members are willing to contribute
and make it a reality! Thank you for your generosity! Together
we made this a memorable State Banquet for all Daughters by
"Focusing on the Future" and providing children with wonderful,
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DARGoodCitizenEssayContestStateWinnersfor2016
~~MegVenn,Chairman,DARGoodCitizensCommittee
PleasejoinmeincongratulatingthewinnersoftheDARGoodCitizens.Welookforwardtohonoringthe1stthru
3rdplacewinnersatthePennsylvaniaLuncheoninWashingtonDCinJune.
1stplace
RachelCooper,LtAsaStevensChapter;KarenReeve,Regent;VioletKoser,ChapterChair
2ndplaceJonaMojados,DelawareCountyChapter;SusanMescanti,Regent;BarbaraCella,ChapterChair
3rdplace
CarolynStout,JacobFerreeChapter;MargaretEverly,Regent;SueP.Strunk,ChapterChair
4thplace
MarieErickson,BethelFife&DrumChapter;GailMatus,Regent;AnnHarder,ChapterChair
HonorableMention(innoparticularorder)
ZacharyShaffer,JohnCorblyChapter;ShelvajeanBasinger,Regent;CharleneShuckhart,ChapterChair
KimberlyLoughlin,MahantongoChapter;Jo-AnnYoung,Regent;KarenSnyder,ChapterChair
ElizabethHolzman,LebanonChapter;NancyBehney,Regent;PatriciaBender,ChapterChair
BojanLazarevic,CumberlandCountyChapter;CathleenReese,Regent;EllaNichols,ChapterChair
CarliMaeKing,FortMcClureChapter;VinniedeeHippensteel,Regent;JoyceMcCarty,ChapterChair
LauraViscoMi-HyunNa,FortMcIntoshChapter;BarbaraNovak,Regent;SandyDavis,ChapterChair
AspecialthankstoalltheGoodCitizensChapterChairmen,whoworkedsohardtomakethiscontestoneofthe
noteworthyeventsofanyDARyear.Processingthepaperwork,makingarrangementswithlocalhighschools,
andliningupjudgesisnoteasytask.Yourhardworkhaspaidoff.Thewinnersaretrulydeserving.
BedfordCountyHistoricalSocietyHonorsaPennsylvaniaDaughter
~ArleneCottle,Regent,BedfordChapter
TheBedfordCountyHistoricalSocietyhonorsBedfordChapterDARDaughterKathyWilliams,oneoftheBedford
CountyHistoriansoftheYear,attheirannualbanquet.Williams,alongwithDorisDibert,compiledandco-authored“A
CollectionofObituariesandFamilyDatafortheHershbergerCemetery”and“TheHershbergerStory”.
Thebookletidentifiesandprovidesfamilydataforthoseinterredinthesmallruralcemeterylocatedonthe
HershbergerFarminSnakeSpringTownship,BedfordCounty,Pennsylvania.
Oneofthemostuniquegravestonesinthecemeteryisthatofa62-yearoldmanbornin1768,departedthislifein
1830.TheinscriptioniswritteninbothEnglishandGerman.
KathyWilliams;
JillianLeach,Bedford
CountyHistoricalSocietyExecutiveDirector;
Co-historian,Doris
Dibert.
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TheHouseof Representatives
of Pennsylvaniatalcesgreatpleasurein recognizing
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thoseorganizationswhich contributeto the benefrtof their comrnunitiesand ultirnatelyto all the
citizensof this Commonwealth;and
The PennsylvaniaState SocietyDaughtersof the American Revolution is being
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honoredupon the momentousoccasionof its onehundredtwenty-fifthanniversary;and
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Daughtersof theAmericanRevolutionwasfounded
in 1891 and the ftrst Pennsylvania State Regent, Mrs. Nathani.el B. Hogg of Pittsburgh, was
appointed in March of that year. The society's first chapter, Wyoming Valley, was organized on
April 29, 1891, and today the State organizatinn is comprised of six thousand three hundred
members in ninety-five chapters across this Cornmonwealth. Throughout its history, the
Pennsylvania State Society Daughters of the American Revolution has made inestimable
contributions to the welfare of society through a senseof fellowship and through itsprograms, which
are designed to enhance the quality of life for all. A successionof dedicated leaders and members
has made this possible, keeping ever mindful of the noble maxims of the organization.
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of Pennsylvania
of the Commonwealth
tlrgercI!fr;L, the Houseof Representatives
congratuhtesthePennsylvaniaStateSocietyDaughtersof theAmericanRevolutionupon its welldeservedrecognition; offersbestwishesfor continuedgrowth and successin theyears to come;
Bryan Cutler and
tffr;C9tS that a copy of thiscitation, sponsoredby Representatives
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StevenC.MentzeronJanuary 13,2076,betransmittedto thePennsylvaniaStateSocietyDaughters
of theArnericanRevolution.
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DavidReddeclitf,ChiefClerkof the
Cornwall Iron Furnace Chapter
Visits Fort Indiantown Gap
~~Angela Sweigart
Members and guests of the Cornwall Iron Furnace
Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution visited the Pennsylvania National Guard
Military Museum located on Fort Indiantown Gap,
Pennsylvania for their monthly program April 16.
The participants were treated to a presentation and
question and answer session on the museum’s renovated chapel hosted by retired Air Force Master Sgt. Gordon Ebright a Pennsylvania Air National Guard 201st
Red Horse alumni and one of the leaders of the renovation. After that the group had a tour of both the range
house and museum hosted by Stephanie Olsen.
Dr.HeatherWaddell,Vice-RegentoftheCornwallIron
FurnaceDAR,andH.RebekahWaddell,RegentoftheCornwall
IronFurnaceDARpresentadonationtothePennsylvania
NationalGuardMilitaryMuseumonbehalfofthechapterto
StephanieOlsen,museumdirectorandretiredAirForce
“Programs like these offer our members an opportunity to engage in one of the tenants of the DAR, historic preservation,” said Susan Steele, recording secretary and a Pennsylvania Air National Guard veteran.
“Today was a wonderful visit that everyone enjoyed.”
The chapter donated $50 to the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum at the conclusion of the
event. The Pennsylvania National Guard Military Museum preserves the history of the Pennsylvania National Guard and Fort Indiantown Gap.
SevenmembersoftheCornwallIronFurnaceDARvisited
thePennsylvaniaNationalGuardMilitaryMuseumonFort
IndiantownGapaspartoftheirmonthlyprogram.The
membershadanopportunitytolearnabouttherenovated
chapel,therenovatedrangehouse(yellowbuildingtothe
rear)andthemuseum(notshown)
Puttingthefinishing
touchesonhertravels
asStateRegent,Bobbi
McMullenheadsto
WestPoint,NewYork,
tojoinwiththeNew
YorkDaughtersas
theylayawreathat
thegraveofPA
Daughter,Margaret
CochranCorbin,first
womantoreceivea
military(RevolutionaryWar)pension.
PhotocourtesyofDenise
VanBuren
LtoR:ConnieOlde,StateRegentofNJ;PhyllisGagnon,StateRegentofNH;GailTerry,StateRegentofMA;MarthaCrapser,State
RegentofNY;MerryAnnWright,HonoraryPresidentGeneral;JenniferMinus,NationalChairofProjectPatriot;DeniseVanBuren,
OrganizingSecretaryGeneral,BobbiMcMullen,StateRegentofPA;CarolSchwenk,StateRegentofVT.
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Shawnee Fort Chapter Promotes
the DAR and National History Day
~~Kathleen Smith
Shawnee Fort Chapter members were pleased to be invited to Misericordia University for National History Day.
Chapter members manned the registration table as well as an exhibit table, assisted with genealogy research
requests, and answered questions about the DAR.
Did you know that this is the
official DAR Seal? It is most
prominently displayed in the
front of each and every copy
of the NSDAR Handbook.
There must be an interesting
story behind it!
Photo L-R: Seated Jennifer Luksa, Sue Lazur
Back: Cynthia Brenner, Katie Luksa, Kathleen Smith, Meghan Maccarone and Alice
Keiner
Forthosefineartsofficianados
amongus…..
Thisnotableportraitdepicts:
A.TheBattleofBunkerHill
B.TheBattleofCowpens
C.TheBattleofBrandywine
D.TheBattleofSaratoga
Orbetteryet,thisportraitwaspaintedby:
A.JohnTrumball
B.ArnoldFriberg
C.JonathanSingerSargent
D.EmanuelLeutz
answersonlastpage
The new editor of The Pennsylvania Patriot and the Pennsylvania Patriot Supplement is
Christyn Olmstead. It is to her that print version-only subscriptions (chapter and individual)
are to be sent, as well as interesting chapter and society news. Her address is:
Christyn Olmstead
52 Oak Lane
Royersford PA 19468-1214 (email: pa_patriot@pssdar.org)
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General Richard Butler Chapter
Loves Their Vets
~~Evelyn Aronsohn
Veterans who receive their care at the Butler Veterans Hospital are thanking their lucky
stars that they ended up there.
First of all, it is a fabulous facility devoid of any of the problems that are afflicting other
VA hospitals around the country.
DonnaCroft,
Chaptermember,
Volunteerofthe
Yearnominee
PaulaMcCarl,
VoluntaryServices
Coordinator/
PreventativeEthics
CoordinatorButler
VAHospitalandAir
ForceVet
DianaGrady
Chaptermember,
VAVSRep
Ms.McCarlwasthe
speakerattheApril
chaptermeeting.
Shewasalmost
drownedbyquestionsfrom
curiouschapter
memberswhowere
suppliedwithhefty
informational
packetsputtogetherinhopesofgainingafewmore
enthusiasticvolunteers!
Second, the General Richard Butler has two chapter
representatives who are unstoppable in their commitment to the Vets there. “Devotion” is the word
that best describes the chapter’s hardest working
volunteers, Donna Croft and Diana Grady (Veterans Affairs Service Representative). There is very little that keeps these ladies from fulfilling their
mission at the hospital.
You know how it is at chapter meetings when the regent calls for a report
from committee chairmen and it can get kind of quiet? Well, Regent Gloria Gillespie barely finishes her request for a report from our Vet volunteers when the chapter members are treated to a whole slew of activities
in which these two ladies have participated. Energy abounds with them.
It also should be noted that Donna Croft was nominated for the Volunteer
of the Year Award at the Butler VA Hospital for her enthusiastic and tireless commitment to the men and woman who have so faithfully served our
country. Donna is a patriot in her own right, and her chapter and all of the
PSSDAR is extremely proud of her. Congratulations!
DonnaCroft
VolunteeroftheYearNominee
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. . . More from the Busy Bedford Chapter
Membersofthe
NSDARBedford
Chapter,attended
theWelcome
HomeVietnam
Veteransheldin
BedfordonMarch
30,2016.TheBedfordChapterisa
memberofthe
VietnamCommemorativeProgram.
Triviaanswers:
A&C
Bobbi and Joe-
Thanks for making
us all look good,
by all your hard work
and sacrifice.
Best wishes for a
splendid
Continental Congress!
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