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The Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter meets the second
Saturday of the month at 9:30 a.m. The locations
vary. No meetings are held in January and February.
If you are interested in attending a meeting, please contact
Connie Kinkade.
Sept 11, 2010- Round Barns in Iowa
Oct 9 , 2010- Paul Revere
Nov. 13, 2010 - Spirituality of the American Indians
Dec 10, 2010- Christmas Luncheon - with music by Harpist
Mo meetings in Jan. and Feb.,
March 12, 2011 - The 1918 Flu Epidemic
April 9, 2011 - Good citizen and American History Winners
May 14, 2011 Revolutionary Supply officers,
June, 11, 2011 - Field trip to Lenox Garden
July 9, 2011 - Evolution of baking
August 13,2011 - Bring Family Heirloom
About the Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter
The Nancy McKay chapter was organized on Nov. 17, 1923. State Regent, Miss Amy Gilbert was a guest and spoke about the Daughters of the American Revolution. At the suggestion of Grace Harsh, it was decided to name the chapter for her grandmother, Nancy McKay Harsh, whose father, William McKay, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War.
The ladies began working right away and by 1928 they had placed their first large stone with a DAR marker on it at Mt Pisgah, , where the Mormons had settled during their trek to Salt Lake City. On June 14 of that year they unveiled the monument and on the same day dedicated a Real Daughter maker at Nancy Mc Kay Harsh's grave in Graceland Cemetery in Creston, IA.
In 2010, there are 53 members plus 2 associates in the chapter, the active members reside in 8 southern Iowa counties. There are also members in many other states and also in Canada and Australia, Due to the severe Iowa winters and the distance some members travel, we do not have meetings during January and February but make up for those months by meeting in July and August.
Our programs encompass the patriotic, historic and educational themes. Members enjoy the roll calls each month that are related to the programs and feel we become more acquainted with each other by hearing about our past, our likes and our feelings.
Each year we participate in Constitution Week and sponsor Good Citizen, American History and Christopher Columbus Essays. Members attend national, state and district meetings and take part in as many of the DAR activities and projects as possible.
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