Janesville Chapter, NSDAR

Exciting!!

It's official! Abigail Adams, First Lady, wife of President John Adams, and mother of President John Quincy Adams, is now an established DAR Patriot! Congratulations to our new Virginia Daughter, a direct descendent of this outstanding American woman!

Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters has been in the news lately for its historic preservation project - a Wisconsin State Society Daughters of the American Revolution historic property owned since 1939. As you would imagine, there is always a challenge to keep old buildings up and running. This one just had its 205th birthday! One of our fundraisers was to support an engraved brick for our Patriot Memorial Garden connecting DAR members who care for this property to the historic site. So far 351 bricks with Revolutionary War Patriot names (men and women, including some Native Americans) are installed and can be viewed. Next week we are scheduled to install Phase 3, adding 75 more Patriot names! So excited about this property and project - to support its operations and carry on our legacy. Two Revolutionary War patriots are buried just blocks away as a bonus! Visit our website to see the Patriot names (under plan your visit). We will be adding Patriot profiles as our next fundraiser so that any virtual visitor can see the contributions of these brave men and women to our country! By all means stop by and see it yourself!

Did you know Janesville was home to Wisconsin's first female lawyer?

Lavinia Goodell was Wisconsin's first woman lawyer. Her life was celebrated Monday in Janesville JANESVILLE — America 150 years ago was experiencing its second industrial revolution, women couldn’t vote and Lavina Goodell of Janesville was making history as the state's first female lawyer.

I hope you are flying your flags especially proudly this morning! Flag Day commemorates the June 14, 1777, adoption of the Flag of the United States of America by the Second Continental Congress. Since then, communities across America (as seen in this 1939 WPA print from Elmhurst, Illinois) have been celebrating the Stars and Stripes on and around June 14. Please visit the Flag of the USA Community on the Daughters Online Community to see how our Flag of the USA Committee, led by National Chair Marria Blinn, encourages respect and celebration of our beautiful flag year-round.

(WPA print from the The Library of Congress digital archive, https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3f05214/)

Today is Women Veterans Recognition Day! Please join the Executive Officers in giving a special thank-you to all of our women veterans, especially our veteran Daughters. We are so grateful for your service not only today, but every day. The date June 12 was chosen for this annual commemoration to mark the 1948 signing of the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act. This year is the 76th anniversary of that signing for America’s military women, granting women a permanent place in our nation’s armed forces. On this special day designated to honor America’s military women, past and present, please celebrate with us by thanking all of these courageous women in your life!

On this week’s DAR Today Podcast we get to learn a little bit more about one of these veteran Daughters—our Reporter General, Junelle Mongno. Mrs. Mongno has been a DAR member for about 38 years and joined the Air Force at the end of college and served as a registered dietician. It is so much fun to hear about some of her formative years in Arkansas. As always, tune in to the podcast on your favorite streaming service or watch it on YouTube, and look for the next episode to drop Monday!

CreatiVets - Challenge Accepted (Audio) ft. Johnny and Heidi Music video by CreatiVets performing Challenge Accepted (Audio). © 2024 CreatiVets under exclusive license to Big Machine Label Group, LLChttp://vevo.ly/Bl0YZJ

Wisconsin Society Daughters of the American Revolution are sponsoring a Flag Retirement Ceremony at Fort Winnebago Surgeons Quarters, 1824 East State Road 33 in Portage on Saturday, June 15th at 11:00 a.m.. The ceremonies will be performed by members of the Portage VFW 1707. Flags may be brought the day of the event to be properly retired. Please make sure you are there to see this moving ceremony. Questions? Contact Sandy at 608-844-9545. Hope to see you there!

Please join me and the Executive Officers in remembering the bravery of the nearly 160,000 Allied troops who invaded Normandy 80 years ago today. As we go about our normal morning routines, it is hard to imagine the emotions these young men must have felt as they prepared to invade France to take it back from N**i control. We lost 4,414 Allied troops on D-Day alone, including 2,501 Americans. Their sacrifice changed the course of the war in Europe and the course of history. It is a blessing that a few of the heroes of D-Day are still with us today, and I look forward to learning about the many ways DAR chapters across the world are commemorating their courage.

The Garden Tour and picnic is July 14th. Get your tickets now!

Remember and honor this Memorial Day, those that have their lives for our freedom.

Since 1949, the United States has celebrated Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday of May to express our appreciation to those who are in service to our country. President Harry S. Truman led efforts to establish a unified day of celebration of our servicemen and women. Today, please join the Executive Officers in thanking all of our nation’s active duty personnel and especially our fellow Daughters who are in the Armed Forces. Armed Forces Day is also a fitting day to announce the launch of the Serving the Nation community on the Daughters Online Community. This is a private space for active-duty, Guard, reserve and veteran Daughters to connect with one another. If you are among these Daughters, thank you for your service, and please visit https://community.dar.org/serving-the-nation to request to join this new DOC group.

Make you plans to visit this summer!

The wait is finally over...FWSQ opens tomorrow for the 2024 Season!

On behalf of the National Board of Management, I send blessings and best wishes to all Daughters who are continuing their celebration of Passover over the next several days. Chag Pesach sameach!

World War II 'Janesville 99' to be honored in May 5 ceremony JANESVILLE -- Most folks around Janesville knew Bob Stewart as the chatty and dependable mailman – a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service.

Japan will give the U.S. 250 new cherry trees to plant at Tidal Basin Many of the new trees will be planted in Washington at the Tidal Basin, where some existing trees will be removed for a construction project to repair sea walls.

“Rosie the Riveters” honored with Congressional Gold Medal The group of women who inspired the famous World War II cultural icon, “Rosie the Riveter” were recognized on Wednesday with one of the country’s highest honors for their service to nation during World War II.

Lou Conter, the last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 102.

The Arizona lost 1,177 sailors and Marines in the 1941 attack that launched the United States into World War II. The battleship’s dead account for nearly half of those killed in the attack.

Conter was a quartermaster, standing on the main deck of the Arizona as Japanese planes flew overhead at 7:55 a.m. on Dec. 7 that year. Sailors were just beginning to hoist colors or raise the flag when the assault began.

Read more: nbcnews.app.link/2r9DT296sIb

We remember and honor the Vietnam Veterans today. Statutes in 2012 by Presidential Proclamation, and in 2017 declared by Presidential Proclamation Vietnam War Veterans Day in perpetuity. The City of Janesville has issued a proclamation for today recognizing and honoring Vietnam War Veterans Day. We welcome them home. We remember those still considered MIA. Remember. Honor. Teach.

It's been hard to keep this one quiet... 🔥

We're closing out in a big way.

Announcing the Women's Suffrage National Monument Foundation's founding National Partners representing 35 organizations and more than 3 million women across the world. 🌻

These organizations are committed to uplifting underrepresented histories, empowering women and girls, and celebrating the contributions of women to American democracy through the establishment of the first memorial on the National Mall dedicated to American women's history.

Our coalition is growing. Will you join us? 💜💛

womensmonument.org/nationalpartners

The Junior League
Smithsonian
NCNW Headquarters
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Library of Congress
National Parks Conservation Association
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated
National Women's History Alliance
National Women's Hall of Fame
DAR President General
Daughters of the American Revolution National Headquarters
The Kennedy Center
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum
US National Archives
Destination DC
National Sculpture Society
Made By Us
National Women's History Museum
Miss Representation
Association of Black Women Historians
Military Women's Memorial
National Women's Studies Association
Alice Paul Institute
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Workhouse Arts Center
Susan B. Anthony Museum & House
Matilda Joslyn Gage Center
Association of African American Museums

Have you registered for the fifth annual NSDAR Junior Membership 5K? Since 2020, the 5K has raised more than $300,000 for the Helen Pouch Memorial Fund, making education-related initiatives such as the Classroom Grants Program, support of DAR Schools, and the National Junior Committee Project possible! Lace up your sneakers for the chance to support a sparkling cause and earn this beautiful medal honoring the women of the Edenton Tea Party, one of the earliest political activities organized by American women! The deadline to register is April 15. Learn more on the Today's DAR Blog: https://blog.dar.org/join-us-2024-nsdar-junior-membership-5k