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Twenty-first Star NSDAR October Meeting

The Twenty-first Star Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet on Saturday, October 12, 2013, at the Park Ridge Country Club, 636 N. Prospect Avenue in Park Ridge at 11:30 a.m. A luncheon will be served at 12:00 p.m. with a meeting and program to follow.  Hostesses for the day are: Jane Owens, Sharon Bollinger, Mary K. Redmann and Nancy Ruscitti, Chairman.

Chapter Regent, Sheila Aszling is pleased to have Dennis Downes, painter, sculptor and author, present his program, "Native American Trail Marker Trees: Marking Paths Through the Wilderness." Mr. Downes founded and is president of the Great Lakes Trail Marker Tree Society and lives in Antioch, Illinois. His book “Native American Trail Marker Trees” chronicles more than thirty years of documenting and photographing trees across the United States.


Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal decent from a patriot of the American Revolution, is eligible for membership.  If interested in learning more about the Daughters of the American Revolution or attending one of our meetings, please contact Dorothy Wilson at (847) 328-6946 for further details.

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