The Northwest Louisiana District DAR Chapters were honored to host a reception following a Naturalization Ceremony in Shreveport on Tuesday, March 10. They had the privilege of witnessing 32 individuals from 30 different countries take the Oath of Allegiance and officially become citizens of the United States. Our chapter Volunteer for Veterans Pam Mattox represented Dorcheat-Bistineau Chapter at the reception.
Chapter Regent Donna Sutton, Honorary Chapter Regent Cindy Madden, and Chapter Volunteer for Veterans Chair Pam Mattox attended the Northwest Louisiana District DAR Patriotic Luncheon at Superior’s Steak House on February 19th. Guest speaker was Sally Hamer who gave a PowerPoint presentation called “Hidden Lines of Liberty.” She talked about lesser-known heroes of the American Revolution: African Americans, indigenous people, and women. She also discussed Louisiana and Spain’s involvement in the war. She provided a handout of links to her references and further information, which our chapter regent distributed to our chapter members at our genealogy workshop last month. Sally Hamer has a Master’s Degree in History and has worked in the LSUS Continuing Education department for over 20 years. She is a multi-award winning author and a national speaker.
Louisiana DAR held its annual State Conference in Alexandra on March 19-21. Honorary Chapter Regent Cindy Madden and our chapter Volunteer for Veterans Chair Pam Mattox represented Dorcheat-Bistineau Chapter. A “Paper Party” genealogy workshop was held the first afternoon of the conference, and a memorial service was held to honor each DAR member we lost statewide in 2025. Dozens of state-level awards were presented at Opening Night and the Awards Luncheon, including the DAR Medal of Honor, DAR Good Citizen Award for teens, Distinguished Citizen Award, and Outstanding Teacher of American History. Two of our American History Essay Contest winners received awards at the state level: Miles McCollough and Grayson Avery of Glenbrook School. Our essay contest chair Margaret Salter will present the winners with certificates, medals, and cash prizes at their school. Their essays have been forwarded to National for further judging
Our chapter donated a box of hygiene items to the DAR State Chair of Project Patriot to send to Camp Atterbury, a training facility for all branches of the military that are being deployed. Over 2,000 hygiene items were donated statewide, and packages of dehydrated food items are still being counted. We also donated 35 packets of vegetable seeds to the DAR Schools State Chair to send to Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, Kentucky. This school is one of several public schools located in remote Appalachian areas that is supported by DAR. The vegetable seeds will be used for the school’s Grow Appalachia program, which seeks to solve persistent food insecurity issues by helping families grow and preserve as much food as possible. Our state donated 1,838 vegetable seed packets.
DAR is a volunteer organization dedicated to education, patriotism, and historic preservation. Any woman age 18 years or older who can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) is eligible to join DAR. For more information, contact us at dorcheatbistineau@yahoo.com
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