Seneca Chapter, NSDAR
Geneva, New York
Activities
Event Highlights
Literacy Promotion
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Partnerships with local schools and literacy organizations are a key part of the chapter's success in its literacy efforts.
Above: A DAR member accepts a donation of braille children's books from another member and local author.
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Above: Two DAR members present the Literacy Champion Award to another member.
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Historic Preservation
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As DAR members the chapter acknowledges and works to preserve historic sites in its midst.
Above: Tools in hand, members from two adjoining chapters prepare to work on a local historic trail.
Above: Chapter members pose outside the original house of Revolutionary War Veteran, Jerome Loomis.
Left: A Lafayette historic marker is rededicated at a local ceremony.
Cemetery Field Work for Genealogical Records
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The ongoing genealogical records project sees members transcribe gravestones in Ontario County cemeteries in the summer months and work on the record editing and indexing process once the weather turns cooler.
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Above: Seneca Chapter NSDAR members get the final details from a gravestone reading.
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Right: Members take a well-deserved break after a hot summer morning working in a local cemetery in the summer of 2019.
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Veterans Service Projects
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Honoring local veterans is an important part of Seneca Chapter, NSDAR, service activities.
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Desiring to take on a service project for local veterans, Seneca Chapter, NSDAR, made handcrafted wheelchair bags for veterans at the Canandaigua VA. Chapter members with more experience in sewing instructed members with little or no experience in aspects of the bag assembly, ensuring everyone played a part in the project's success.
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Each year, members of Seneca Chapter, NSDAR, gather to sign holiday cards for local veterans at the Canandaigua VA to thank them for their service.
Right: DAR member signs holiday cards for local veterans.
Above Right: A DAR member sews wheelchair bags.
Interested in attending one of our meetings, programs, or events?
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Please email us for details about time and location. We'd love to have you visit with us!