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Saturday, September 11, 2010 11:00 a.m.
Our first meeting of the season is our traditional "Get Acquainted Meeting" for Prospective Members and regular members returning after the summer break.
We will be having a picnic on the lovely grounds of the Captain Nathaniel Terry House.
Attendees are asked to bring a potluck dish and a lawn chair.
Family members are also welcome.
If it rains we will move the picnic inside.
PLEASE COME!
Saturday, October 9, 2010 10:30 a.m.
Tour of the Phelps-Hathaway House
Chapter members will meet at this lovely historic property, located at 55 South Main Street, Suffield, Connecticut.
Free parking is available on the property, and the first floor is handicapped accessible. The second floor can only be accessed by a staircase. The fee for the tour is $5.00 for 10 or more visitors, and $7.00 for less than 10 visitors.
Following the approximately one hour tour, members and their guests will gather at a nearby restaurant for lunch.
November 2010
Members of our chapter will participate in the Enfield Veterans' Day Parade, which begins at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:30 a.m.
Veterans Day Program, "A Veteran’s History"
We have arranged to have a local veteran come and speak to our members.
A voluntary monetary collection will be taken and sent to the Veteran’s Home in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.
Saturday, December 11, 2010 10:30 a.m.
”A Colonial Christmas” and Wreaths Across America
Chapter member Suzanne Telesky will do a short program on how the holiday was celebrated in the 1700s.
Members are welcome to wear their Colonial-era clothing.
Members will carpool to St. Patrick’s Cemetery on Route 5 in Enfield, Connecticut to attend the Third Annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony, which begins promptly at 12:00 p.m. Noon.
This is a very special ceremony to remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach our children the value of freedom. The ceremony will involve the placement of seven ceremonial wreaths near the Veterans’ Memorial Markers in the cemetery. Each wreath represents a branch of military service--the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and POW/MIA service men and women.
We encourage the public to attend this very moving ceremony.
The public is welcome to purchase individual wreaths for their loved ones who served our country. After the ceremony, they may place these wreaths on local graves.
The deadline for ordering the wreaths is December 1, 2010. Wreaths may be ordered from the Wreaths Across America organization for $15 each:
online at:
www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/become-a-sponsor.html
or
by phone at:
Be sure to provide the group number so that your wreath(s) will be delivered to the group leader for St. Patrick’s Cemetery for you to pick up immediately after the ceremony.
WATCH FOR MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION, WHICH WILL BE ADDED AS SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.
January 2011
No meeting is scheduled. Instead, we have our Annual “Foodless Food Drive.” Members are asked to send in donations to our treasurer to support our chapter's activities.
Saturday, February 12, 2011 1:00 p.m.
Good Citizen’s Awards
Our meeting will be held at the main branch of the Enfield Public Library located at 104 Middle Road, Enfield, CT. Awards will be presented to seniors from four different local high schools who were selected to represent their schools.
The program encourages and honors young people who are outstanding good citizens in their local communities.
It is open to all senior-class students. Students selected as their school's DAR Good Citizen must demonstrate the qualities of dependability, service, leadership and patriotism.
Selected students are encouraged to participate in the scholarship competition part of the program, but they are not required to do so.
Saturday, March 13, 2011 10:30 a.m.
Details for our meeting will be added as they become available.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Genealogy Workshop
The Penelope Terry Abbey Chapter will be sponsoring a special workshop at the main branch of the Enfield Public Library at 104 Middle Road, Enfield, Connecticut.
We are honored to have Jolene Mullen, our State DAR Chairman of the Genealogical Records and Volunteer Genealogists Committees lead the workshop. She is also a member of the Connecticut Professional Genealogists Council, Inc.
This workshop is open to the public, and if you have been thinking about joining the DAR and need assistance with your genealogy research, this workshop will be a great opportunity for you to reach your goal.
Seating is limited, so please reserve your seat by contacting our chapter’s registrar, Kelly Davis, on the Contact Page of this website. Since we have had an enormous response to this workshop in the past, make your reservation early.
Saturday, April 9, 2011 10:30 a.m.
"History of Women’s Fashions” will be presented by chapter member Linda Marr.
Saturday, May 14, 2011 10:30 a.m.
”Meet the Author”
We are honored to have local author, Laurie Tavino, speak about on her recent book, “Suffield’s Old Bridge Neighborhood.”
This meeting will be held at the main branch of the Enfield Public Library, located at 104 Middle Road, Enfield, Connecticut.
The public is welcome to attend.
After her presentation, copies of her book will be available to purchase and have autographed.
Following the book signing, a brief Annual Business Meeting will be held.
May 2011
Our chapter will be participating in the Enfield Memorial Day Parade. The parade will take place on Route 5 in Enfield, beginning at Our Lady of the Angels Academy. The parade ends at the Enfield Town Hall where guest speakers and other festivities will begin.
The parade starts at 1:00 p.m. Since the police close the parade route at noon, parade participants should plan to be in place about noon.
Saturday, June 11, 2011 10:30 a.m.
”Evolution of the Flag” will be presented by chapter member Kelly Davis.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Observance of National Flag Day
July 2011
Our chapter members will be participating in the Enfield Independence Day Parade.
Come and visit us at our booth on the Enfield Town Green.
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