Chicago, Illinois
Calendar of Events
The Culper Ring Agent 355 Chapter, NSDAR, meets monthly September through June on weekends. Meetings are typically held in locations around Chicago, online via Zoom, or in a hybrid format. For more information about our meeting times and locations, Contact Us.
September 2023
Program: Preserve, Restore and Celebrate the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse for Future Generations
Service: Supply Drive for Pregnant and Parenting Teen Students
September 4, 2023
Labor Day
September 9, 2023
Von Steuben Parade
September 11, 2023
Patriot Day
September 17-23, 2023
Constitution Week
October 2023
Program: Personal Finance Workshop for Women
Service: Tending the Chapter’s Never Forget Garden at Rosehill Cemetery
October 9, 2023
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
October 11, 2023
DAR National Day of Service
November 2023
Program: Healing Wounds of War Through the Arts
Service: Serving Veterans without Housing
November 11, 2023
Veterans Day
December 2023
Program: The DAR Museum – A Visit from a Correspondent Docent
Service: Serving Women without Housing
December 3, 2023
205th Anniversary of Illinois Statehood
December 7, 2023
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 16, 2023
250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
Wreaths Across America Wreath Laying, Rosehill Cemetery
January 2024
Program: Spotlight on Spanish Patriots and Hispanic Lineage
Service: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
January 15, 2024
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 19, 2024
Presidents’ Day
February 2024
Program: DNA and the DAR
Service: The Patriot Records Project
February 19, 2024
Presidents’ Day
March 2024
Program: Committee Reports
Service: Making Lasagnas for First Responders
March 4, 2024
187th Anniversary of the Incorporation of the City of Chicago
April 2024
Program: Culper Ring Agent 355 Chapter NSDAR’s 10 Years of Service to the Community and State Regent Visit
Service: Arbor Day Tree Planting
April 26, 2024
Arbor Day
May 2024
Program: Boundary Setting Workshop for Women
Service: Serving Families at a Food Pantry
May 18, 2024
Armed Forces Day
May 27, 2024
Memorial Day
Rosehill Cemetery Parade
June 2024
Program: Spotlight on Chicago’s Urban Indigenous People and the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
Service: Flag Day Awareness in Chicago
June 6, 2024
D-Day
June 14, 2024
Flag Day
June 19, 2024
Juneteenth National Independence Day
June 28-July 3, 2024
55th Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising
July 4, 2024
Independence Day
July 19-21, 2024
National Gathering of American Indian Veterans
Wheaton, IL
The program schedule and meeting format may change. Social, genealogical, and service events are announced throughout the year.
Photos courtesy of Culper Ring Agent 355 Chapter, NSDAR, members.