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Welcome to the Home Page of the
Samuel Ramsey Chapter
Garden Grove, California
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Introduction
The Samuel Ramsey Chapter was organized April 17, 1967 as the eighth
chapter in Orange County. In selecting its name, the chapter was
honoring the founding Regent and her sister, Harriet Erickson, the third
Regent, who are descendants of Samuel Ramsey. A native of County Antrim,
Ireland, he came to America in 1774 and settled in Augusta County, VA,
where he soon became involved in the brewing rebellion of the Colonies
against the mother country. When war was imminent, he joined the Augusta
Co., Militia and served under Captain David Gray's Company of the VA
Continental Line. Following the close of the War, he settled in Ohio Co.,
VA, in the area that later became Brook County, West Virginia. Here he
spent the rest of his life. He was the father of eleven children, nine
of whom survived him at his death on Dec. 14, 1813. He is buried in the
Cross Creek Presbyterian Church graveyard in neighboring Washington Co.,
Pennsylvania. His grave has been marked by the NSDAR.
Samuel Ramsey Chapter Executive Board
| Regent |
Ann Winchell |
| 1st Vice Regent | Betty Alecock |
| 2nd Vice Regent | Nancy Bollinger |
| Chaplain |
Jeanne Shremp |
| Secretary |
Joan Sprinkle |
| Treasurer | Shirley Aikman
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| Registrar |
Carol Figler |
| Historian | Frances Brannon
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| Librarian | Hattie Mullins-Andersen |
Qualifications
All applicants must be no less than 18 years of age and must prove
lineal, blood line, descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving
American Independence. She must provide documentation for each
statement of birth, marriage, and death. This shall include the
applicant's birth certificate naming her parents.
Promotion of Education
Promotion of Education is
one of the three primary objectives of the NSDAR.
Two DAR Schools were founded by the DAR State Societies:
| Tamassee DAR School, Tamassee, South Carolina
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| Kate Duncan Smith DAR School, Grant, Alabama
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The DAR contributes to the support of four more schools:
| Berry College, Inc., Mount Berry, Georgia
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| Crossnore School Inc., Crossnore North Carolina
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| Hillside School, Inc., Marlborough, Massachusetts
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| Hindman Settlement School, Hindman, Kentucky
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For information about membership in the DAR, please write to
Carol Figler.
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