NSDAR Joseph Habersham Chapter

As we celebrated the 107th Anniversary of the founding of the Joseph Habersham Chapter, I was struck with how much the history of our chapter mirrors the growth and history of Atlanta. From our founding in 1900 with 30 members, our Chapter has worked to achieve the goals of the National Society within the framework of a vibrant and exciting city. Our early goals reflected a society struggling with the changes a growing city and country were undergoing. Today, we reflect a city and country looking back at its heritage and embracing it.

Joseph Habersham Chapter welcomes visitors who are learning what part their ancestors played in the growth of this country. I invite you to contact us for more information about Society membership.

Charlotte Christian
Chapter Regent

Upcoming Events

Chapter events will resume in September.

Announcements

Joseph Habersham's "Real Daughters"

Chapter Registrar Jane Frazier sets the record straight on the role that Joseph Habersham Chapter played in the role of recognizing the DAR's Real Daughters after the article printed in the September/October issue of American Spirit.
Visit the list of Joseph Habersham "Real Daughter" members and Jane's original letter to the editor.

Chapter Honors

WE DID IT AGAIN!
Joseph Habersham Chapter is the First Place Winner in Chapter Achievement for the entire society for the second year in a row!

Chapter Honored Daughter and past Historian General Alae Risse Leitch received the award from past President General Presley Wagoner at Continental Congress in Washington, DC.

Congratulations to all chapter members who contributed to this accomplishment!

More awards are listed here

Recent Events

On February 12, Joseph Habersham Chapter celebrated its founding by laying a wreath at the mausoleum of the Organizing Regent, Lucy Peel.

Photos

Why I Am a DAR

by Organizing Regent Mrs. William Lawson Peel
Her ideas are as true today as they were when originally composed in the early 1900s.

"The question is frequently asked, "What good does the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution do?"
And there are two simple answers.... "more

Did you know...

State Flag controversy is not new in Atlanta. The Joseph Habersham chapter helped distribute what they thought was "the" authentic state flag starting about 1910. It was virtually identical to the state flag adopted in 2003, except the blue field extended the full height of the flag and did not include stars.

However, in 1916, some chapter members thought that this flag was too similar to the official flag of the Confederacy (not to be confused with the battle flag) and claimed the only true Georgia state flag consisted of the state coat-of-arms on a blue field.

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