Black Partridge Chapter

Lantern Chapters, Peoria and Black Partridge, helped with the September 2022 Naturalization Ceremony in Peoria.

2022 Constitution Week Display

2021 Good Citizen Winners.

2018 Continental Congress.

Scholarship winner sponsored by Black Partridge.

Members attend State Cpnference.

2New members welcomed in 2018.

JAC 4th grade National winner for Constitution Week poster contest.

Third graders presented the 200th Illinois birthday program.

2018 DAR Good Citizens.

District Director visits in 2017.

Black Partridge officers for 2017-2018 from L-R. Karen Ghighi, Secretary, Charlene Kimpler, Librarian, Debra Lammers, Registrar, Valerie Horton, Historian, Nancy Bullard, Vice Regent and Chaplain, Kenda Bond, Regent, and absent Alice Fritch, Treasurer.

Chapter members enjoy the camaraderie and service of being in the DAR.

Each year chapter members participate in Stand Down to donate clothing and other items for veterans.

Mary Kerr (on left), American History Chairman of Black Partridge Chapter NSDAR, co-author of the historical non-fiction book Mary Lincoln's Journey, receives a Certificate of Achievement from the chapter, presented by chapter American Heritage Chairman, Nancy Bullard (right).

The mayor of Washington, Illinois, honored our DAR chapter by asking us to lay the wreaths during the town's official annual Memorial Day services. (The honor had been accorded to Gold Star Mothers in previous years.) Daughters Karen Ghighi and Linda Lee, our representatives, were provided formal escorts from both the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.

Members enjoying a chapter meeting that is usually held the second Monday of each month.

The Illinois State Organization NSDAR and the Black Partridge Chapter NSDAR dedicated the restoration of the Lincoln Circuit Markers at the boundary of Tazewood & Woodford county line.

Regent Kenda Bond, 2016-2018

Past Regent, Carolyn Pasquini 2014-2016

Captain Jeffrey Kretlow was the speaker for one of our Vietnam War events.

Soup luncheon following our Vietnam War event.

Constitution Week display at the Morton Library.