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PUBLIC RELATONS REPORT BY LINDA SHABO,
STATE OF OHIO: CLICK HERE PLEASE SEE AT END FOR LIST ALL AWARDS GRANTED 2009-2010 REPORT FOR 2010: Report and PR Awards 2010-2011 1812 Publicity is all about letting people know what we as members of U.S. Daughters do to conserve the memory of brave men and also women did during the War of 1812.As I begin my second year as your Public Relations Chairman and see myself wading through reports, newspaper clippings for the PR Scrap Book, and state and chapter web pages I can not help but praise 1812 members for the much that they do do. This report consists of a summary of reports received from 18 State
Societies. The Bicentennial War of 1812 Trails Site has been
expanded this year to include on line videos that can be downloaded
for use by chapters and also a list of PR Awards given at Associate
Council. Connie Grund, a member of the Alabama Charter Chapter who is Chairman National of the Preservation of St. Michael’s and All Angels Church. reported on her and Charlotte Slinkard’s travel to England where they presented the First Sprit of 1812 Award given by U.S.D. of 1812 to Ron Joy, the church of St. Michael’s historian whose tireless research has kept the history of St. Michael’s and The American Prisoners who helped construct a church, St. Michael’s, while they were imprisoned at Dartmoor during the War of 1812.
Pictured are (L-R) Carol Orth, Ellen Kuchta, Evelyn
Farris, Char Janeczko-King, NSUSD 1812 Chairman Connie Grund, Ron
Wanek standing before the monument of Andrew Jackson and war of 1812
section of the Veteran's Memorial Park, Arcadia, WI.
Presentation of Spirit of 1812 Award to Mr. Ron Wanek. For More Info. Alabama History, Ancestors, Battles
and Landmarks. Open Trails STATE OF ALASKA Report from Jolene Dodge who reported that Alaska’s Daughters of 1812 printed and placed brochures in local libraries. This chairman feels that Alaska Daughters should be commended. The Alaska New Frontier Chapter has only ten members, yet it managed to get brochures into libraries. As a result this, many Alaskans who may not have known about the War of 1812 now know. STATE OF COLORADO Report from Beverly Nelson, Colorado State President The Colorado Society sponsored a Lineage Workshop at
the Denver Public Library that was attended by five prospective 1812
members. The Colorado Society als has a super web site
which features programs presented and the only War of 1812 soldier,
Daniel Scott, who came to be buried in Colorado. Daniel Carpenter
was born in Barre, Vermont on February 8, 1796. There Daniel received
his early education and passed his boyhood days but quite early in
life removed with the family to Canada. Upon finding that war with
England was imminent he went to Genesee County, New York, and from
there enlisted in the War of 1812, first as a waggoner and later
in the ranks. He valiantly served throughout the entire war and participated
in a number of engagements. After peace was restored he returned
to Genesee County, New York where he was one of six volunteers of
his company to enter active service on the Niagara frontier. Shortly
after the conclusion of his term of enlistment he removed to Richland
County, Ohio where he successfully engaged in merchandising for about
twenty years. He continued to take an active interest in military
affairs and was first lieutenant of a company of state militia while
a resident of Richland County and by successive promotions advanced
to the rank of colonel of his regiment, remaining in that position
for three years. STATE OF FLORIDA Report
from Gay Harlowe Benjamin DeVane Chapter President Georgia (2010-2011) Georgia Daughters Activities included
partipication in: Daniel Appling is known as Georgia's most prominent soldier in the War of 1812. His reputation stems from an action at the Battle of Sandy Creek on Lake Ontario in upstate New York in 1814. There Appling's command of around 130 riflemen and a similar number of Oneida Indians ambushed and force of 200 British marines and prevented them from seizing naval stores and guns that the American navy was moving by boat to Sackets Harbor. He later distinguished himself in the Battle for Plattsburgh, New York. He was born in 1787 in Columbia County and died in 1817. Current research indicates that he died in Georgia on March 5, 1817 He had resigned his commission, ten months earlier, on June 01, 1816. The place and time of Appling's death has become part of a much repeated mythology invented during the first years of the twentieth century that has Appling dying at Fort Montgomery in Alabama or at what is now Montgomery Alabama. Interested researchers are encouraged to examine the court papers of Daniel Appling's sister Rebecca who inherited his estate and unsuccessly pushed a prize claim for Appling and his men that was ultimately rejected by the U.S. Congress. Georgia Daughters Activities included partipication
in: Re-internment Ceremony for Col. John McIntosh, Revolutionary
and War of 1812 Patriot in McIntosh County, Georgia, Saturday,October
23, 2110 in conjunction with the Sons of the American Revolution
and the McIntosh Historic Preservtion Commission. Four years ago
a mumified body was discovered mysteriously in a Fisk Cast Iron Coffin
after it had washed loose from the marshline of a property along
the Sapelo River. The mummified remains were later determined to
be those of Col. John McIntosh who once resided with his family at
Fairhope Plantation where the body was found. Of mixed Creek and
Scotch ancestry, Colonel McIntosh (1755-1826 ) in 1778 became a national
hero during the American Revolution when he defiantly declared to
the British: "Come and Take It" of their attempt to seize
Fort Morris. He answered his country's call again in the War of 1812,
actively supporting General Andrew Jackson against other family members
who supported Creek Red Sticks. STATE OF KENTUCKY, Report from Ruth Korzenborn, President
State Society Information Fort Defiance: In August 1794, Anthony Wayne ordered the construction of Fort Defiance at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee Rivers. Wayne had the fort built during his campaign against Ohio Native Americans to provide his men with protection and as a staging ground for future operations. The fort was a rough square with a blockhouse located on each corner. In addition to the stockade, a wall of earth eight feet thick and a ditch eight feet deep and fifteen feet wide protected the fortifications. Lieutenant John Boyer, an officer in Wayne's army, claimed that the fort could protect the American soldiers from "the English, the Indians, and all the devils in hell." Following the Battle of Fallen Timbers, Wayne utilized Fort Defiance as his base of operations. He ordered the destruction of all Native American villages and crops within a fifty-mile radius of the fort. With the signing of the Treaty of Greeneville in 1795, the natives permitted the Americans to maintain a trading post and fort at Fort Defiance, although the United States had ceded the right to settle this portion of Ohio. Until the War of 1812, Fort Defiance served as one of America's western-most outposts in the Ohio Country and helped protect local citizens from native attacks. William Henry Harrison utilized the fort in his campaigns against Native Americans in the early 1810s as well as a staging area against the British in the War of 1812. Modern-day Defiance, Ohio, was founded at the fort's location STATE OF MARYLAND Report from Carol Whitsell, President State Society To begin, Maryland Daughters held a tea honoring Ella
Virginia Houck Hollway, donated $1,000 to the Maryland Veteran Museum,
and marked the Holloway Chapter marked the grave of George
Forbes at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church at Aquasco, Maryland. Members
of the Hollaway Chapter visited schools and spoke to students about
the War of 1812 focusing on the role women played in this war and
the effect war had on families living in the farming communities
of Southern Maryland. Maryland Daughters also submitted articles
on the Veterans Museum and the Clifton Mansion that were published
in the Maryland Independent. Mary Pat Berry, a member of the
Hollaway Chapter contacted Michael Mazzeo, a history teacher at La
Plata High School regarding the possibility of documenting sites
in our area of Maryland that were affected by the war. Student Geoffrey
Hammersley is developing a DVD called A Virtual Tour of the 1812
Site in Our Backyard.” Geoffrey is the winner this
year’s Public Relations Student Award. These DVDs will be available
to member-soon, we hope. On February 2nd. 2011, Holloway Chapter
members Mary Berry and Carol Whitsell presented an in-service workshops to
teachers at eight middle and six high schools. These
workshops highlighted the War of 1812 and its effect on Southern
Maryland. STATE OF VIRGINIA: Karen S. Leighton STATE OF WASHINGTON Judith A. Emry, Public Relations
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FIRST PLACE: LEVEL 5; STATE OF TENNESSEE FIRST PLACE LEVEL 3; STATE OF MARYLAND FIRST PLACE LEVEL 2: STATE OF WASHINGTON FIRST PLACE STUDENT AWARD: USE OF WEB SITE BASED VIDEOS FIRST PLACE: STATE OF NEW YORK SECOND PLACE; STATE OF VIRGINIA REPORTS RECEIVED FROM STATES- PR REPORTS 2009-2010 This chairman has received reports, several with photos and newspaper publicity from the following states organizations (Listed in Alphabetical Order) Alabama: Alabama Charter Chapter: James Madison's Montpelier and Battle of New Orleans and from General Patrick Mays Chapter: Fort McHenry. From Alabama Charter Chapter Photo of Library Display being placed in Libraries. Photo is of Library Display placed in Lewis Cooper Jr. Library Opelika, Alabama
ALABAMA THIRD PLACE WINNER LIBRARY DISPLAY ALASKA Report from State President Michelle Thorton ARKANSAS Report from Mary Reid Warner included several newspaper articles, one of which commended Arkansas Daughters of 1812 for promoting patriotism. District of Columbia: Written report from Chairman Adele Bowyer. FLORIDA Lt. William Shannon Chapter provides good coverage of activities engaged in by this chapter including an impressive slide show of massing of the colors at Brevard College. Report received from Marianne Mabie, Spanish Trails Chapter (Pensacola). This chapter had programs on the Key Role of Pensacola and Mobile played by these Coastal forts during the War of 1812. Also received a report from Gay Harlowe, President of the Benjamin DeVane Chapter reporting on a program given by Col. Harold Youmans, the editor of the Journal of the War of 1812. Col. Youmans has amassed an impressive collection of materials relating to the War of 1812. The Benjamin De Vane Chapter maintains an attractive and well designed chapter web site with information on meetings, ancestors and chapter history which is helped by photos of activities and of history of Benjamin De Vane, the War of 1812 soldier for whom this chapter is named. 
Georgia Report from Echo H. Burrell, Major Phillip Cook Chapter, on Fort Hawkins which was built in 1806 near present-day Macon, Georgia and was as a supply base for the army in the War of 1812. Mrs. Burrell's great great great-great grandfather, Jonathan Halsted served as the Factor of Fort Hawkins from 1809 to the time of his death in 1814. During the War of 1812 Fort Hawkins was the principal depository for army supplies and the distribution point for rations for troops. In October of 1814, 2,500 militia were organized and equipped at the fort to join General Jackson at Mobile. In 1938 with help from the Works Progress Administration, the Nathanial Macon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution erected a replica of one of the two original blockhouses at Fort Hawkins. Fort Hawkins was named for Benjamin Hawkins whose biography is included under Biography on this web site. For more information regarding Fort Hawkins Visit the web site maintained by the Ft. Hawkins Commission. Mrs. Burrell wrote an article on Fort Hawkins which was published in the February, 2008 issue of our U.S.D. of the War of 1812 Newsletter. Report from the Georgia State President: Susan Lemesis. Georgia has been actively engaged in marking the graves of 1812 patriots and Georgia chapters have had programs on the Battle of New Orleans, Fort Niagara, St. Michael's, Jean LaFitte (a favorite of this chairman) and Music of the 1812 Era. ILLINOIS: Report from State Public Relations Chairman Kathleen E. Haas. Good report with a lot of information. The Sangamon River Chapter marked the grave of John Winan Clark at the Laenna Cemetery in Chestnut, Illinois on 13 June 2009 and the grave of Joseph McAdams at the Old Campground Cemetery at Greenville, Illinois on 31st. October 2009, the John Kinzie Chapter and the Illinois Society participated at the dedication of Fort Dearborn Park in Chicago, Illinois (see Dearborn Massacre, also referred to as the "Battle" of Dearborn. A detailed account of Dearborn Massacre can be found on this web site after Dartmoor under War of 1812 History. For additional information about Fort Dearborn see the Feb 2010 U.S.D of 1812 Newsletter. This report includes excellent color photos. INDIANA Report from Edith Key, State of Indiana Historian. Her report included dedication of Beck's Mill which was defended by settlers when it was attacked by Indians during the War of 1812 . Edith Key is the co-host of a radio program on WBRO 89.9 FM, "the Golden Age Hour." Topics discussed: Battle of New Orleans, Lucy Brewer who took the name George Baker and posing as a man served on Old Ironsides during the War of 1812. Information related to grave markings MICHIGAN Report from Helene Werner, State President. General Alexander MaComb Chapter, 7 Jan 2010, Monroe County News: Donation of a gift from President Obama and legislative items related to the passage of the River Raisin National Battlefield Park Act which authorized the creation of America's newest national park. New article reporting January 2010 197th. Commemoration of the Battle of the Raisin BATTLEFIELD COMMEMORATION CITY OF MONROE CEREMONIES For more information SEE Minnesota: The Minnesota State Society President reported on a program it did in October on 1812 burials at the Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery. See Best Web Sites List* MISSISSIPPI:Report from Sarah Few Hallum, PR Chairman. Solomon Magee Chapter had a program on the Creek War (War of 1812) presented by Clay Williams of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History and author of Battle for the Southern Frontier. New York Report of Chairman Mary Raye Casper BEST NARRATIVE REPORT REPORT OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRMAN
1. Name of Chairman filling this report: Mary Raye Casper . Names of 1812 chapters in the State of New York 6. Names of 1812 chapters which sent you reports 7. Names of 1812 chapters which have sent you newspaper
clippings about 1812 activities. New York City - 3 (Mentioned in 3 independent publications/programs plus an internet blog.) Southern Tier – 1 (Clipping from the CORNING LEADER regarding the 114th State Council.) 8. Did any chapter in your state copy the Publicity
Information Circular featured on the YESOnondaga -15 copies
for the Onondaga County Library, Syracuse, NY 9. Did any of the chapters in your state make use
of Spot announcements for patriotic 10. Did any of the chapters in your state take part
in grave markings and/or commemorate Onondaga – Two chapter members took part in a DAR grave marking for Colonel Bigelow Lawrence at the Old Marcellus City Cemetery, Marcellus, NY. Bigelow Lawrence served in both the Revolutionary War and also the War of 1812. The State of NY Society’s “Star Spangled Banner” flag was displayed at the gravesite for the ceremony in recognition of Col. Lawrence’s service in the War of 1812. New York City – During 2009, the NYC Chapter completed a multi-year project led by Chairman Emily Malloy to repair the gravesite of Governor Daniel D. Tompkins at St. Mark’s Church-in-the Bowery. Chairman Malloy successfully raised the needed funds, and the Chapter was able to replace the broken Daughters of 1812 marker on Governor Tompkins’ gravestone and install an additional bronze plaque containing the gravestone inscription. The gravestone was also cleaned. The Tompkins Commemoration was attended by upwards of 50 people, including numerous freemasons who, along with NYS Daughters, contributed generously to the project. The Chapter received a Citation from NYC Major Bloomberg, and speakers at the Commemoration Service included State of NY Society President Mary Raye Casper, NYC Historian Barnett Shepard, Associate Pastor of St. Mark’s Church Michael Relyea, NYC Commissioner of Archives Brain Andersson, and Scottish Rite and freemasonry representatives. The service was preceded by a breakfast reception for all attendees. One of the members of the Scottish Rite who was instrumental in obtaining a gift from the Rite for this project works for Queens Public Television. He filmed the ceremony with plans to release it for public television. As of this writing, a DVD has not yet been made available. He also wrote about this project on his blog, “Have Pen, Will Write”, and he mentions the Daughters of 1812. A copy of the blog is enclosed. The service was also reported in the St. Mark’s Historic Landmark Fund newsletter, a copy of which is enclosed. Whitney-Hungerford – The
gravesite of one of the Chapter’s namesakes was marked
on July 6, 2009– Corporal Erastus Whitney. The ceremony
was covered by Channel 10 News. (Copy of TV information enclosed.) Whitney
served in the 55th. New York militia from 1813-1814 11. Did chapters in your state have programs on any
aspect of the War of 1812. If so, which? State of New York Society – At the May 2009 State Council, our program was “Lighthouses – Witnesses to the War of 1812”. Southern Tier Chapter member Lillian Nixson presented this historical program. New York City – At the Tompkins grave-marking, historian Barnett Shepherd spoke about Gov. Tompkins and his leadership in NYS in the War of 1812. In addition, the chapter had a history program at each of the other three meetings held this year – “Washington and Madison – Shaping the Presidency”, which touched on Madison’s leadership and presidential powers during the War of 1812, “Robert Fulton”, who, in addition to the steamboat, also designed submarines for wartime, and “The Barbary Wars”, which were precursors to the War of 1812, helped to shape our navy, and brought fame to Stephen Decatur and other naval heroes. Onondaga – Chapter member Mary Raye Casper worked at the “History Booth” at the New York State Fair in August 2009. She helped set up this annual display and included the State of NY Society’s “Star Spangled Banner” flag in the display of flags with a descriptive “War of 1812” sign. She also worked at the booth during the fair to answer questions about the other historical items on display plus spoke to prospective members about our Society. 12. Did members of any of your chapters take part
or attend in symposiums on the War of No, but State of New York Society President and member of Onondaga Chapter talked with USMA History Department Instructors in May 2009 about the possibility of holding a symposium on the War of 1812 at West Point. 13. Did members of any of your chapters submit an
article which was published in the 1812 New York City – The February 2009 Newsletter, page 47, included a report on their program at the War of 1812 Blockhouse No. 1 in Central Park. 14. Do any of the chapters in your state maintain
chapter 1812 web sites? Please name which and Yes, all State of NY Society Chapters have a web site that is linked to our State of NY Society’s Public site. http://nyusd1812.awardspace.com Major George Armistead - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyga1812/ Niagara Frontier - http://niagara1812.awardspace.com/New York City - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyccusd/ Whitney-Hungerford Chapter Web Site: whitney-hungerford1812@awardsapace.comOur State of NY Society’s members only site is at: http://nyusd1812.awardspace.com/members/index.htm 15. Have any of your chapters visited schools and/or
made contacts with teachers encouraging Again, our State of NY Society President and member of Onondaga Chapter talked with Instructors in the History Department at the United States Military Academy in May 2009 encouraging them to hold a symposium on the War of 1812 during the upcoming Bicentennial. 16. Have any chapters within your state sponsored
poster/ and or essay contests? If so, please
North Carolina: Report from PR Chairman including Photos and Newspaper Coverage.North Carolina SECOND PLACE WINNER, NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY BASED ON PUBLISHED NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY. Members will have a chance to see examples of North Carolina Publicity in PR Scrapbook. Oklahoma: War of 1812 Publicity Booth Shopping
Mall Publicizing Bicentennial TENNESSEE: FIRST PLACE WINNER, NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY
BASED ON PUBLISHED NEWSPAPER PUBLICITY. Chapter Photo Articles Inches 1-Brig. General John Coffee 0 0
2-Colonel Thomas Hart Benton 0 0 0
3-Crockett Forge Seat 0 0 0
4-Ellijah Cross II 18 14 628.62
5-General Henry Knox 4 5 96.88
6-Old Hickory Nickajack 0 0 0
7-Piomingo 5 7 328.64
8-Thomas Ogle 0 11 22.00
9-Tulip Grove 13 16 958.70
10-Upper Cumberland 2 4 113.00
11-Volunteer-Wauhatchie 7 4 225.75
Total 49 61 2,373.595- Did your chapter copy the Publicity Information Circular featured on the Natl’. Web Page. Yes 1-Elijah Cross II Chapter- 120 copies made-given to 4 local community libraries and 2 copies to Chamber of Commerce 2-Gen. Henry Knox Chapter- 25 copies made-given to 20 schools and 2 libraries 3- Tulip Grove Chapter- 50 copies made- gave 2 each 13 members present at meeting 2 to each 4 County Libraries- 20 to the Hermitage = Total of 215 given out this year.
6-Spot Announcements 1- Elijah Cross II Chapter- did for Flag Day, July 4th, Constitution Day, Veteran’s Day, Bill of Rights Day. Also sent announcements to WGTAM Radio in Gate City, VA/ WCQR 88.3 FM Radio in Kingsport, TN 2- Thomas Ogle Chapter had TV announcement for Flag Day & Veteran’s Day Parade
7-Grave Markings 1. Tulip Grove Chapter- marked (2 graves) George S. Morton-Feb 22, 2009 and his dau. Delphia Morton Henderson, Feb 22, 2009 Point Pleasant Church Cemetery, Henry Co.
2- Gen. Henry Knox Chapter-marked ( 2 graves) Linda Chandley Dunford Oct 11,2009 in Limestone, Green county TN at Mt. Bethel Christian Church Cemetery. And Archibald Bradfute on October 24, 2009 in White Pine, Jefferson Co., TN 3- Thomas Ogle Chapter – marked 4 graves John Allen b-12-30-1772 died 06-1849 and Reuben Allen b 04-02-1788 died 11-01-1864 located in Allen Family Cemetery, Cosby, TN Willis Gray 1795-1890 Bryant Cemetery, Newport, TN marked on May 17,09 George Lewis Click, Inman Cemetery, Cocke, Co. TN marked Nov 12-09
8-Programs-on any aspect of the War of 1812 American Prisoners of War of 1812; Battle of Horse Shoe Bend; Ft. McHenry; Star Spangled Banner Museum and House;
St. Michael’s Church & membership certificate
;Gen. Isaac Nelson in his role in War of 1812; Christmas During
the War of 1812; 194th Battleof New Orleans; Life in the Fall of
1812; Ancestor of 1812; The History of Tea and 9.Did any member of your chapter take part or attend in symposiums of the War 1812? Elijah Cross II Chapter-three members participated in a school program/roundtable Discussion event held in May 2009; Tulip Grove Chapter member Aline Roberts, has been asked to be part of the TN State Symposium –first meeting March 29, 2010
10.Did any member submit an article that was published in the 1812 News-Letter? TN President –Mrs. Bettie Gustafson , the TN Society marks grave Past President National Grave-Feb. 2009 p. 37 TN Society Celebrates 100th Birthday, August News-Letter p. 74
11. Chapters that have a web site- Yes 2 also our TN State has a web page Gen. Henry Knox-http://web.mac.com/lyndawill/iWeb Site/Welcome.html Volunteer-Wauhatchie –www.Volunteer-Wauhatchie1812.com TN Society- Tennessee Website: rootsweb.com/tnusd/
12. Has your chapter visited schools and/or made contacts with teachers encouraging them to use 1812 Resource materials with students studying American History? Elijah Cross II Chapter-visited 5 schools. Plus works with Library leaders in one school to encourage reading about the War of 1812.
13. Did your chapter poster/and or have essay contests? None this year
14. Other PR Activities Elijah Cross Chapter II, placed a wreath on May 9th-09 –Pioneer and Patriot Marker at Martins’ Station, VA ; June 6-09 –Placed a wreath on the Pioneer and Patriot Marker at Natural Tunnel State Park, VA.
They also participated in the Relay for Life Team and helped raise money for the American Cancer Society; On November 11-09, The chapter president was asked to give the Benediction at the Gate City, VA Veterans Day Program. The Veterans Chairman placed a wreath and 7 members attended the event. On Dec. 12-09, the chapter participated in “Wreaths Across America at Mountain Home VA Cemetery. The wreath was placed in honor of the chapter namesake, Elijah Cross II, a veteran of the War of 1812. Old Hickory –Nickajack Chapter-Celebrated Constitution Day by attending the “Bell Ringing at the TN State Capital. Brig. Gen. John Coffee Chapter, had a “Veterans Display” and a speaker. They also took up Goodies for U.S. Troops and shipped them .
VIRGINIA Report from Public Relations Chairman Patricia Hatfield. Madisons of Montpelier marked 7 graves. Submitted an article on Officer Installation which was published in the February 2010 Newsletter. For a list of Virginia U.S. Daughters of the War of 1812 serving on the Virginia Bicentennial Commission See Washington: Preliminary Report on War of 1812
Veteran Location Project
NEWSLETTERS NEWSLETTERS Newletters: North Carolina, The Wasp, submitted by the Captain Johnston Blakeley Chapter and the Wasp Junior, a publication for Junior Members which includes articles and information of interest to younger members Newsletter: TENNESSEE:NOMINATED FOR AWARD
AS BEST NEWSLETTER. To see go open following Link. REPORTS Alabama- Report "Digging Into the Past, An Archeological Dig at Madison's Montpelier" Speaker Kathryn Penton (left) is shown here with Carolyn Drennen, the President of the Alabama Chapter Chapter of U.S. Daughters of 1812 at their October 29th. meeting held at the Club in Birmingham. Kathryn Madison Penton is a descendant of William Madison, brother of President James Madison. Her talk, entitled “Digging into the
Past”, highlighted Mrs. Penton’s participation
in an archeological dig at Montpelier, the Orange County Virginia
plantation home of James Madison and his charming and popular
wife Dolley. Dolley Payne Madison is known for her having saved
the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington and a copy of
the Declaration of Independence when the British burned Washington,
D.C. on August 24, 1814 during the War of 1812. Around 1760, for reasons yet unknown, Col. Madison
built a new plantation complex, including a new house, about half
a mile southeast of Mount Pleasant. It is possible that James and
Nelly, who had been living with his mother, needed more space,
since by 1760 the family included four children. When the new house,
known as Montpelier, was finished, it was the most elaborate structure
in the county, although still rather small by modern day standards Col. Madison was a man of great talent and enterprise. He not only ran a prosperous tobacco plantation, but also established several businesses, including a distillery, a contractingbusiness and an ironworks.
Following the death of her husband, Dollie turned
the administration of Montpelier to her son Payne Todd. Dollie
and James Madison had no children together, but Madison had treated
Payne as a son and quietly paid his gambling debts without telling
Dollie that her son’s debts soared to many thousands of dollars.
With Payne in charge, the debts mounted and Montpelier began to
disappear beginning with the furnishings of the house which were
sold off. Dollie’s son Payne Todd had drunk and gambled away
his inheritance. Montpelier passed through eight owners before
it was bought in 1901 by the wealthy Dupont Family. The Duponts
added 30,000 square feet to the house and constructed horse stables,
out buildings and even a horse cemetery. Fortunately, for
those who would later work to restore Montpelier to what it looked
like in the time of James and Dollie, the Duponts had proven themselves
to be somewhat thrifty. A door taken from one place in the
house was often reused in another,One year after Montpelier's acquisition
by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1984, archaeological
surveys began on the 2,650-acre property. The results of these
surveysindicated the rich history that lay beneath the soil at
Montpelier. One of the most important contributions that archaeology
has made to the interpretation of Montpelier was to determine how
the landscape has changed since the Madisons first acquired the
property in 1723. This research has produced exciting finds that
offer insight into the lives of the Madison family, the enslaved
African Americans who worked on the estate, and the post-Madison
occupation of the property by freed slaves and Civil War soldiers. Mrs. Penton participated in a dig that focused on
what the archeologists referred to as Dollie’s midden, a
trash heap adjacent to the house where refuse including broken
items such as pieces of Dollie’s blue and white porcelain
were deposited. Among the items unearthed were oyster shells
and pigs’ teeth, a part of a bottle and a door hinge. NATIONAL SOCIETY, UNITED STATES DAUGHTERS OF 1812 Saturday, April 10, 2010 Awards Luncheon at Associate Council in Washington, D. C. The purpose of the Awards Luncheon is to recognize the work that our members have done this past year. Most, but not all, awards are given by category. Category I has zero to forty members. Category II has forty-one to ninety members. Category III has ninety-one to one hundred-thirty members. Category IV has one hundred-thirty-one members to two hundred-fifty members. Category V has two hundred and fifty members plus. Fourth Vice President National Awards First Place – Sale of Savor the Spirit Cookbooks COLORADO
STATE SOCIETY First Place – Sale of 1812 Ancestor Index, Volumes I
and III KANSAS STATE SOCIETY Curator National (Bettie Parker Gustafson) (2 awards)
2. For Outstanding Contributions to “The Correct Use of
the Flag”: Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Flag
House and Museum For 2009 Contributions: Category 2: Category 3: Category 4: Category 5: Flora Adams Darling Daughters (FADDS) (Ann S. Williams, Chairman National) States with the largest number of FADDS were: Fort McHenry (Isabelle Obert, Chairman National) Monetary Contributions: Category 2: Category 3: Category 4:
4. Historical Landmarks (Helene Kirby Werner, Chairman National) Category 1: Insignia (Michele K. Hults, Chairman National) Category 1: 5. Category 3: Category 4: Category 5: Juniors (Felicia Wilt, Chairman National) Most Junior Activities: Best Junior Activity:
6. Newsletter Article: Most New Junior Members: Pages for her State Council: Junior Members Meeting: Junior Members in Attendance at an 1812 Meeting: Electronic Communications for Newsletter: 7. Most 1812 Historical Sites visited by Juniors: Jan Johnpier (NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY) Gabielle Linder (NEBRASKA STATE SOCIETY) Austin Whitley (WASHINGTON STATE SOCIETY) John Whitley (WASHINGTON STATE SOCIETY) Markers and 1812 Grave Locations (Christie A. Noble, Chairman National) For Number of Graves Marked: For Number of Grave Locations: For Number of Members Permits: For Number of Real Daughters Permits: Roberta Parks – sorting, alphabetizing, and editing the grave location forms Jan Brooks Johnpier – making the grave location form writable Membership (Frances Jakes, Chairman National) Category 1: Category 2: 9. Second
Place – MARYLAND STATE SOCIETY Category 4: Third Place – FLORIDA STATE SOCIETY National Defense (Isabelle Obert, National Chairman) Category 1: 10. Printed Supplies (Sharon Mitchell Champlin, Chairman National) Printed supplies purchased by members: Category 2: Category 3: Category 4: Category 5: Micrographics (Adele Bowyer, National Chairman) For Monetary Contributions: Public Relations (Linda Shabo, Chairman National) Best Public Relations Report: Best State Web Sites: Best Newspaper Publicity: Best Printed Newsletter: Best Display Publicity (Getting the information out): Educating Our Youth About the War of 1812 Award:
Schools (Kathy Rice Haas, Chairman National) Category 1: Veterans/Rehabilitation (Ruth Faulkner, Chairman National)
13. Category 2: Category 3:
Second
Place – Oklahoma City Chapter 282,
Donation of a refrigerator to Veterans
Center Category 4: Certificate of Appreciation to Miss Ola Hill, for her years of
outstanding service to veterans, South Carolina (on April 18th,
she will be 100 years young) 1812 Era Newspaper Collection (Mary Raye Casper, Chairman National) The 1812 Era Newspaper Collection: Category 5: Lynda Moreau, Chalmette Chapter, New Orleans,
LOUISANA STATE SOCIETY, Two Individual Awards: Outstanding Use of Electronic Communications: Category 2: Category 3: Category 4: Category 5: St. Michael’s and All Angel’s
Church (Preservation of) 16. Category 3: Category 4: Category 5: Special Interest in the Preservation of St. Michael’s
Award:
17. Preservation of St. Michael’s and All Angel’s Church,
Individual Donors of $25 or more: Chapter Award Giving the Largest Donation: Connie Swing Surrency,
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