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Constitution Week proclamation: Shelton

Members of the Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman chapter, NSDAR continue annual tradition

Left to right: Linda Tidrick, Sally Finck, Deb Heim, Shelton mayor Mark Lauretti, Linda Papp and Jeaneen Buchanan
Left to right: Linda Tidrick, Sally Finck, Deb Heim, Shelton mayor Mark Lauretti, Linda Papp and Jeaneen Buchanan (Deb Heim, chapter regent)

Members of the Sarah Riggs Humphreys–Mary Silliman Chapter, NSDAR recently met with Shelton Mayor Mark A. Lauretti for the presentation of a proclamation recognizing Constitution Week, September 17–23, 2026.

As we celebrate our 250th anniversary, we honor the enduring principles of the U.S. Constitution, while encouraging Americans to recognize the importance of civic engagement and our shared duty as citizens to preserve and strengthen our constitutional republic for future generations.

The year 2026 marks the 239th anniversary of the Constitution being signed on September 17, 1787, just over eleven years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The signers of the Constitution included Connecticut delegates William Samuel Johnson, and Roger Sherman.

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The historic Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman chapter, Inc was founded in 1893. The DAR is a non-profit lineage society; any woman who is lineally descended from an ancestor who aided the patriot cause during the American Revolution may be eligible to join.

For more information, please visit us on facebook, or email srhmsregistrar@gmail.com.

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