HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTERS
Beaver Town Chapter
It was organized in March 1980 under the efforts of Mrs. Paul Bennett, Organizing President. Mrs. Bennett chose the chapter name to honor her home Beaver, PA. Beaver is the English translation of the Delaware Indian word, Amockwi. The Delaware lived in this area of Pennsylvania at one time. Beaver Town Chapter is located in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
John Hand Chapter
It was organized in November 1976. Organizing members chose the name John Hand to honor the ancestor of their Organizing President, Dorothy Hand. John Hand settled at Lynn, MA in 1635. He was one of nine men who founded East Hampton, Long Island, NY in 1648 when they purchased land from the Indians. John Hand Chapter is located in the Northeast corner of the state.
Penn's Grant Chapter
It was organized October 1973. The chapter's name originated from William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. The chapter is centered in the Southeast corner of the state, where much of Pennsylvania's early history was concentrated.
Three Rivers Chapter
This was the first Pennsylvania chapter and was organized in April 1961 by a group of Pittsburgh women. Three Rivers name refers to the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers that surround the Pittsburgh area in the Southwest corner of the state.
Pennsylvania has been presented many National Awards for the work of the chapters in raising money for scholarships, for marking historical sites, for the submission of genealogical records for gifts to the Headquarters Museum, for preservation of historic documents and for service to Veterans to name a few. We continue to promote the object of the National Society both within the chapters and in our community outreach, and are proud to be part of the National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century.
Pennsylvania has been presented many National Awards for the work of the chapters in raising money for scholarships, for marking historical sites, for the submission of genealogical records for gifts to the Headquarters Museum, for preservation of historic documents and for service to Veterans to name a few. We continue to promote the object of the National Society both within the chapters and in our community outreach, and are proud to be part of the National Society Colonial Dames Seventeenth Century.