Local DAR Chapter Meeting at the Seymour Historical Society

The members of the Sarah Riggs Humphreys-Mary Silliman Chapter held their 129th Anniversary Meeting at the Seymour Historical Society, 59 West St., Seymour, CT on Saturday October 15, 2022.

After the meeting members toured the former home of Katharine Matthies, a DAR member and a well-known philanthropist whose Foundation continues supporting many local non-profit organizations. The SRH-MS Chapter, NSDAR wishes to thank the Seymour Historical Society for their hospitality and for maintaining such a wonderful home. For more information, visit https://www.seymourhistoricalsociety.org/about-the-society

SRH-MS Chapter Regent Jeaneen Buchanan said the DAR, founded in 1890, is a non-profit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children. Regent Buchanan noted that these principles are shared by the Seymour Historical Society to record and preserve the history, past and present, for the Town of Seymour.

The DAR is a women’s service organization dedicated to historic preservation, education and patriotism. Any woman over 18 who can prove lineal descent to an ancestor who served in the American Revolution is a prospective member. For more information on the DAR visit http://www.sarahriggshumphreysDAR.org