Cumberland Chapter
Nashville, Tennessee
Organized December 15, 1893
Celebrating 117 Years of Service
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This page last modified on Wednesday, September 7, 2011.
The Cumberland Chapter meets on the third Wednesday of each month from September through May. Each regular luncheon meeting includes a devotional; patriotic exercises; President General’s Message; and a five minute National Defense report. The programs deal with a different facet of DAR interests and activities.
Please contact us via e-mail for meeting location and time.
Cumberland Chapter
Programs & Meetings
Program
Calendar 2011 - 2012
September
21, 2011
HISTORICAL
"Rugby, Tennessee, Past and Present"
by Jo Nell Hester
October 19, 2011
AMERICAN HERITAGE
"Nashville Battlefield Guide"
by Ross Massey
~Marking the 150th Sesquicentennial of the Civil War~
November 16, 2011
NATIONAL DEFENSE
"The Lamia Afghan Foundation"
by Lt. General John A. Bradley, USAF (Ret.)
December 21, 2011
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
"Barns of Tennessee"
by Caneta Skelley Hankins
Assistant Director of the Center for Historic Preservation, MTSU, and Author
January 18, 2012
AMERICAN WOMEN
"Something Old, Something New"
by Colleen Spears, TSDAR Speakers Staff, Sarah Polk Chapter
Wedding customs and traditions, based on the DAR Museum’s 2004
"Something Old, Something New: Inventing the American Wedding."
February 18, 2012
George Washington Birthday Luncheon, Davidson County Regents’ Council
Hillwood Country Club
March 21, 2012
AMERICAN INDIANS
"Native American Genealogy - Issues and Resources"
by Amanda Ingram, Cumberland Chapter
April 18, 2012
EDUCATIONAL
"Antique Dolls through the Ages"
by Susan Joy Moore
May 16, 2012
AMERICAN HERITAGE
"200th Anniversary of the War of 1812"
by Dr. Tom Kanon
Manuscript Archivist, Tennessee State Library & Archives
~America declared war on Britain June 18, 1812~
