Meetings & Events
The White Tank Mountains Chapter holds it meeting on the first Saturday of each month, September through May, at 10:00 a.m.
2022-2023
August 19-20, 2022
DAR Summer Workshop in Tucson, Hilton East
We'll have a fundraising table.
September 10, 2022 (note this meeting is on the second Saturday)
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: TBA
October 1, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: TBA
November 4, 2022
White Tank Mountain has a Table at Happy Trails Trails Vendor Days - 9AM to 1PM
November 5, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
December 3, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Pizza Party, Holiday Door Prizes, and Finishing the Master Report Together
January 7, 2023
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: We're Having a Multi Chapter Tea Party!
December 2, 2022
White Tank Mountain has a Table at Happy Trails Trails Vendor Days - 9AM to 1PM
January 6, 2023
White Tank Mountain has a Table at Happy Trails Trails Vendor Days - 9AM to 1PM
February 3, 2023
White Tank Mountain has a Table at Happy Trails Trails Vendor Days - 9AM to 1PM
February 4, 2023
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: TBA
March 2, 2023
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: TBA
March 3, 2023
White Tank Mountain has a Table at Happy Trails Trails Vendor Days - 9AM to 1PM
April 1, 2023
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: TBA
April 7, 2023
White Tank Mountain has a Table at Happy Trails Trails Vendor Days - 9AM to 1PM
May 6, 2023
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: TBA
May 19-21, 2023
State Conference, Doubletree Hilton, Mesa
White Tank Mountain Chapter will co-hos with Agua Fria Chapter
SummerBreak
AUGUST 25-27, 2023
Summer Workshop, Doubletree Hilton, Mesa
2020-2022 Meetings
September 12, 2020
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Programs Overview for the Coming Year and ZOOM Introduction (Kathie Stanton)
October 3, 2020
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Getting To Know You; Who was That Daughter with Burt Reynolds? (Marcia Davis)
November 7, 2020
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Ancestry.com; A Fantastic Feast of Freebies, Tools and Tips (Marilyn Simleness)
December 5, 2020
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Christmas in the Colonies; Cookies Anyone? (Marcia Davis)
January 9, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: The Society if the Honor Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
(Chuck Austin)
February 6, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Tiny Treasures; 200 Years of Dolls and Doll Quilts
(Lenna DeMarco)
March 6, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Native American Women's Rights (Susanne Shaughnessy)
April 3, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Celebrating Our Symphony; history, healing and hope
(Evan Kobley, 2020-21 Arizona State President of the Children of the American Revolution)
May 1, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: New Member Installation and Answering your most frequently asked questions about DAR
September 11, 2021
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: THE CONSTITUTION IS RATIFIED AND YOU ARE THERE FOR THE CELEBRATION! September 17, 1787: The Constitution of the United States was finally accepted by the delegates. A bi-partisan celebration to end all Celebrations was held in Philadelphia …and you are there!
October 2, 2021
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Getting to know our namesake - THE WHITE TANK MOUNTAINS Learn about the history, the uses, the indigenous people, and the priceless attractions that the 30,000 acre park to the west of us offers. Waddell historian and native Arizonan, Karen Krause (a member of the White Tank Mountains Conservancy since it began in 2015), authored the official White Tank Mountains Field Guide, a 100 page reference guide to the park. She will share her expertise with us with a lecture, slides, and more
November 6, 2021
Program: A PIONEER CHRISTMAS - Our very own Ruth Van Epps will present a one woman play where she re-enacts memories from her childhood, where she was preparing for Christmas.
Note: After this program, Ruth Van Epps was awarded the NSDAR "Excellence in Historic Preservation" medal and certificate.
December 4, 2021
Program: ANCESTRY AND ART - Wendy Wilson Spooner, National Officer for the DAR American Heritage program, published author, and post graduate certified in genealogy, heraldry and documentary sciences, will present her program "Ancestry and Art." Learn how genealogy and American Heritage art intersects!
January 8, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: A VERY BRITISH TEA. Join your fellow daughter for a very British Tea Party, hosted by Jan Sandwich, The English Tea Lady herself! Drink tea, munch on scones, and learn all about the history of tea in America, proper tea etiquette, and a song or two to go with.
February 5, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Soldiers Best Friend - Join us as we celebrate our veterans and learn all about the "Soldier's Best Friend" program. Yes, there will be dogs! :-) And that's not all. We'll make this program all about giving back to veterans, as we do our part to provide them with much needed items.
March 1, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: WOMEN, QUILTS AND THE CULT OF DOMESTICITY IN THE 19TH CENTURY - White Tank Mountain's very own Lenna DeMarco (nationally recognized quilt historian) is back with another wildly popular presentation. This program explores the red and green applique quilts and how they gave women a voice during this era of The Cult of Domesticity whose four pillars were Purity, Piety, Domesticity and Submissiveness.
Note: At this program we presented our very own Lenna DeMarco with t he American History Medal and Certificate for er fantastic work in preserving and teaching about America's textile history.
April 1, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Marilyn Simleness will present an informative program "Getting to know the Family History Library: A Genealogist's Mother Ship."
May 1, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Patty Palermo will present on the "Missing in American Project" and Bill "Wildhorse" Wooster will speak about the work of the Patriot Guard
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Programs Overview for the Coming Year and ZOOM Introduction (Kathie Stanton)
October 3, 2020
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Getting To Know You; Who was That Daughter with Burt Reynolds? (Marcia Davis)
November 7, 2020
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Ancestry.com; A Fantastic Feast of Freebies, Tools and Tips (Marilyn Simleness)
December 5, 2020
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Christmas in the Colonies; Cookies Anyone? (Marcia Davis)
January 9, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: The Society if the Honor Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
(Chuck Austin)
February 6, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Tiny Treasures; 200 Years of Dolls and Doll Quilts
(Lenna DeMarco)
March 6, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Native American Women's Rights (Susanne Shaughnessy)
April 3, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: Celebrating Our Symphony; history, healing and hope
(Evan Kobley, 2020-21 Arizona State President of the Children of the American Revolution)
May 1, 2021
Virtual Meeting VIA ZOOM
Program: New Member Installation and Answering your most frequently asked questions about DAR
September 11, 2021
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: THE CONSTITUTION IS RATIFIED AND YOU ARE THERE FOR THE CELEBRATION! September 17, 1787: The Constitution of the United States was finally accepted by the delegates. A bi-partisan celebration to end all Celebrations was held in Philadelphia …and you are there!
October 2, 2021
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Getting to know our namesake - THE WHITE TANK MOUNTAINS Learn about the history, the uses, the indigenous people, and the priceless attractions that the 30,000 acre park to the west of us offers. Waddell historian and native Arizonan, Karen Krause (a member of the White Tank Mountains Conservancy since it began in 2015), authored the official White Tank Mountains Field Guide, a 100 page reference guide to the park. She will share her expertise with us with a lecture, slides, and more
November 6, 2021
Program: A PIONEER CHRISTMAS - Our very own Ruth Van Epps will present a one woman play where she re-enacts memories from her childhood, where she was preparing for Christmas.
Note: After this program, Ruth Van Epps was awarded the NSDAR "Excellence in Historic Preservation" medal and certificate.
December 4, 2021
Program: ANCESTRY AND ART - Wendy Wilson Spooner, National Officer for the DAR American Heritage program, published author, and post graduate certified in genealogy, heraldry and documentary sciences, will present her program "Ancestry and Art." Learn how genealogy and American Heritage art intersects!
January 8, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: A VERY BRITISH TEA. Join your fellow daughter for a very British Tea Party, hosted by Jan Sandwich, The English Tea Lady herself! Drink tea, munch on scones, and learn all about the history of tea in America, proper tea etiquette, and a song or two to go with.
February 5, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Soldiers Best Friend - Join us as we celebrate our veterans and learn all about the "Soldier's Best Friend" program. Yes, there will be dogs! :-) And that's not all. We'll make this program all about giving back to veterans, as we do our part to provide them with much needed items.
March 1, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: WOMEN, QUILTS AND THE CULT OF DOMESTICITY IN THE 19TH CENTURY - White Tank Mountain's very own Lenna DeMarco (nationally recognized quilt historian) is back with another wildly popular presentation. This program explores the red and green applique quilts and how they gave women a voice during this era of The Cult of Domesticity whose four pillars were Purity, Piety, Domesticity and Submissiveness.
Note: At this program we presented our very own Lenna DeMarco with t he American History Medal and Certificate for er fantastic work in preserving and teaching about America's textile history.
April 1, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Marilyn Simleness will present an informative program "Getting to know the Family History Library: A Genealogist's Mother Ship."
May 1, 2022
Meeting Place: Happy Trails
Program: Patty Palermo will present on the "Missing in American Project" and Bill "Wildhorse" Wooster will speak about the work of the Patriot Guard
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Interested in joining the White tank Mountains Chapter of the N.S.D.A.R.? Contact our Registrar: Caron Schwahn
For all other inquiries about our chapter, contact our Regent: Marilyn Simleness
Inquiries about this web site? Contact our Web Master: Marcia Davis
The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the N.S.D.A.R.
Web hyperlinks to non-DAR sites are not the responsibility of the N.S.D.A.R., the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters
Interested in joining the White tank Mountains Chapter of the N.S.D.A.R.? Contact our Registrar: Caron Schwahn
For all other inquiries about our chapter, contact our Regent: Marilyn Simleness
Inquiries about this web site? Contact our Web Master: Marcia Davis
The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the N.S.D.A.R.
Web hyperlinks to non-DAR sites are not the responsibility of the N.S.D.A.R., the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters
