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The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR or DAR) is a non-profit, non-political, volunteer women’s service organization comprised of 3,000 chapters and over 180,000 members.
The Zachariah Godbold Chapter, NSDAR was organized June 1, 1953, in Bay Minette, Alabama. The chapter was named for Zachariah Godbold, a veteran of the American Revolution buried in Baldwin County. Three of his descendants were among the charter members of the chapter. Chapter meetings are on the second Tuesday of each month, October through May. For more information please contact us. |
Scholarship Presented!
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Our Zachariah Godbold Chapter, NSDAR, proudly presents the chapter’s Claire Kimbrough Bryant Scholarship to Savannah Grace Cale, a 2024 graduate of Baldwin County High School. The Scholarship honors the memory of Mrs. Bryant, the chapter’s Organizing Regent, and is awarded to a Baldwin County High School senior who will be attending Coastal Alabama Community College.
We were pleased to recognize Savannah, daughter of Robby Cale and Julie Cale, as Baldwin County High School's Excellence in American History DAR Award recipient in April of this school year! Bobbie Jean Hicks, DAR Scholarship Committee Co-Chairman, on behalf of all chapter members, congratulates Savannah and wishes her the very best in her continuing education |
Amazing students in Baldwin County!
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Zachariah Godbold Chapter members Louanne Shankle, Patti Smith, and Shelia Tyrrell attended the Baldwin County High School AFJROTC Flying Tigers' Awards Ceremony during which the DAR Bronze JROTC Medal and accompanying certificate were presented to C/Maj Samantha Boykin. Cadet Boykin was recognized for fulfilling the DAR's criteria of having demonstrated loyalty and patriotism and earning a record of military and scholastic achievement while exhibiting the qualities of dependability and good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership ability and a fundamental and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training during her participation in the BCHS AFJROTC program. Samantha is pictured above, center, with Vice Regent, Louanne Shankle and chapter Regent, Patti Smith.
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Chapter presents Student Awards!
Our Zachariah Godbold Chapter was delighted to welcome Baldwin County High School DAR award winners, their family members, and guests to our April Student Awards chapter meeting and reception! Thanks so very much to chapter members who presented certificates and accompanying medals and pin to our student guests acknowledging their courage, dependability, honor, leadership, patriotism, service, and excellence in academics. Pictured, top and left to right Alfonzo Jamal Griffin, son of Alfonzo, Sr. and Dominique Griffin, presented with the 2023-2024 DAR Good Citizens Award and Patti Smith, Savannah Grace Cale, daughter of Robby Cale and Julie Cale, recognized as BCHS' 2023-2024 recipient of the Excellence in American History DAR Award and Louanne Shankle, and Kylie Reece Singleton, daughter of Corey and Brittany Singleton, DAR Youth Citizenship (Leadership) awardee and Louanne Shankle, once again. Our chapter is so honored to recognize and reward these outstanding students! Congratulations, Alfonzo, Suzanne, and Kylie!
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Good Citizen Award!
Our Zachariah Godbold Chapter is pleased to announce that Alfonzo Jamal Griffin, a Baldwin County High School senior, has been chosen as the school’s DAR Good Citizen. Alfonzo was selected in recognition of his having exhibited, in an exemplary manner, in his home, school, and community, the qualities of a good citizen: Dependability, Service, Leadership, and Patriotism.
Alfonzo received, from our chapter, the DAR Youth Citizenship Award as a ninth grader in the 2020-2021 school year. How appropriate that he is being recognized once again as an outstanding student leader, accomplished teammate, and treasured friend. Alfonzo will be honored as the school’s DAR Good Citizens Award recipient during the chapter’s April Student Awards Chapter Meeting and within the school’s Awards Ceremony later in the school year. Alfonzo is the son of Alfonzo and Dominique Griffin.
Alfonzo received, from our chapter, the DAR Youth Citizenship Award as a ninth grader in the 2020-2021 school year. How appropriate that he is being recognized once again as an outstanding student leader, accomplished teammate, and treasured friend. Alfonzo will be honored as the school’s DAR Good Citizens Award recipient during the chapter’s April Student Awards Chapter Meeting and within the school’s Awards Ceremony later in the school year. Alfonzo is the son of Alfonzo and Dominique Griffin.
Wreaths Across America remembers our Veterans.
Chapter members placed Wreaths Across America greenery at the gravesite of Zachariah Godbold on December 14, 2023. Chapter Chaplain Elaine Thompson led the wreath placing ceremony and shared a Christmas prayer as benediction.
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Alabama Day Celebration with local Veterans!
How pleased we were to package and deliver Christmas gifts to the residents of the William F. Green State Veterans Home! Chapter members donated body wash combinations for 145 gentlemen and 4 lady heroes! The packages included delightfully packaged peppermint puff candy and the lady Veterans' packages were identified with beautiful hand crocheted angels! The Veterans will find, with their Christmas meal, a beautiful chapter donated Christmas napkin! Many, Many Thanks to generous chapter members who provided items for this project and our support of the DAR Service for Veterans Committee!
We celebrated Alabama's 204th birthday with the residents as we sang the first verse of "Alabama" and recited our State Creed and The Salute to the Flag of Alabama! We learned, too, or were reminded, of our state's " vital statistics," such as Alabama's Insect, the Monarch Butterfly; Alabama's Vegetable: the sweet potato; and that Decatur is known as "The River City." How nice to recall facts of our state's history and successes of its citizenry! Happy Birthday, Alabama!
We celebrated Alabama's 204th birthday with the residents as we sang the first verse of "Alabama" and recited our State Creed and The Salute to the Flag of Alabama! We learned, too, or were reminded, of our state's " vital statistics," such as Alabama's Insect, the Monarch Butterfly; Alabama's Vegetable: the sweet potato; and that Decatur is known as "The River City." How nice to recall facts of our state's history and successes of its citizenry! Happy Birthday, Alabama!
Chapter Members gather to package the surprise Christmas gifts!
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Men and Women customized packages!
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All ready for Santa's sleigh!
Zachariah Godbold Members are Christmas Elves spreading cheer at the William F Green Veterans Home!
Veterans Day November 11, 2023
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Chapter members were so pleased to visit the William F. Green State Veterans Home and celebrate the upcoming Veterans Day with the residents there! We remembered each Veteran by their branch of service and thanked them for being ambassadors of LIGHT for those they protected and delivered. How grateful we are for their selfless and courageous service!
We welcomed Mitchell Sims, former Director of Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency and currently Agency Instructor, Texas A & M Engineering Extension Service as our guest musician, and recognized that Mitchell’s resume reflects an educated and skilled community service hero who cares for others and works to benefit his fellow citizens, congregations and students. Mitchell delighted the Veterans with an assortment of music and welcomed their participation. We continue to celebrate each day as a time to honor our heroes! |
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Informative Chapter Program
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The Zachariah Godbold Chapter, NSDAR was pleased to welcome Baldwin County High School's Colonel Aaron Lehman, USAF (Ret), AFJROTC/SASI and Cadet Samantha Boykin, Corps Chief of Staff to our October chapter meeting! Colonel Lehman and Samantha shared with us of the leadership and discipline taught and practiced within the school's Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Both Colonel Lehman and Samantha perfectly exhibit the characteristics for which DAR presents medals recognizing "dependability and good character, adherence to military discipline, leadership ability and patriotic understanding of the importance of ROTC training." We look forward to presenting the DAR Bronze JROTC Medal to a deserving and outstanding cadet within BCHS' AFJROTC Program at the end of this school year. |
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DAR National Day of Service
In recognition of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) National Day of Service and in support of the NSDAR's Annual Service to America Project, our chapter shared books with Stapleton School, Baldwin County High School, and the Bay Minette Public Library. The Annual Service to America Project's 2023-2024 emphasis on education encourages DAR members to read to children/students/adults/veterans and donate books to community libraries, schools, and public places. Zachariah Godbold Chapter was pleased to present books (please note the list of books below) to the schools and public library highlighting historically factual women Patriots of the American Revolution, and those written into historical fiction; and, World War II historical fiction.
As DAR members are further committed to sharing in mentoring efforts and books themselves as we seek every opportunity to help improve literacy in students and adults, our chapter was pleased that the books presented might aid in the celebration of the November's National Family Literacy Month.
Books Presented: Stapleton School Library: ANNA STRONG A Spy During the American Revolution, authored by Sarah Glenn Marsh and Sophia's War, authored by Avi
Baldwin County High School Library: Love, Joanah, authored by Julie Mitchell, GLORY, PASSION, AND PRINCIPLE … THE STORY OF EIGHT REMARKABLE WOMEN AT THE CORE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, authored by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer, and Salt to the Sea, authored by Ruta Sepetys.
Bay Minette Public Library: ANNA STRONG A Spy During the American Revolution, authored by Sarah Glenn Marsh, Sophia's War, authored by Avi, Love, Joanah, authored by Julie Mitchell, GLORY, PASSION, AND PRINCIPLE … THE STORY OF EIGHT REMARKABLE WOMEN AT THE CORE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, authored by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer.
As DAR members are further committed to sharing in mentoring efforts and books themselves as we seek every opportunity to help improve literacy in students and adults, our chapter was pleased that the books presented might aid in the celebration of the November's National Family Literacy Month.
Books Presented: Stapleton School Library: ANNA STRONG A Spy During the American Revolution, authored by Sarah Glenn Marsh and Sophia's War, authored by Avi
Baldwin County High School Library: Love, Joanah, authored by Julie Mitchell, GLORY, PASSION, AND PRINCIPLE … THE STORY OF EIGHT REMARKABLE WOMEN AT THE CORE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, authored by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer, and Salt to the Sea, authored by Ruta Sepetys.
Bay Minette Public Library: ANNA STRONG A Spy During the American Revolution, authored by Sarah Glenn Marsh, Sophia's War, authored by Avi, Love, Joanah, authored by Julie Mitchell, GLORY, PASSION, AND PRINCIPLE … THE STORY OF EIGHT REMARKABLE WOMEN AT THE CORE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, authored by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer.
Constitution Week: Sept 17-23
Celebrate Freedom!
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We were pleased to share items to assist the Perdido School, Perdido, AL in celebrating Constitution Week, September 17-23! We provided the books, A More Perfect Union: The Story of our Constitution, Her Name was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name Is On the Declaration of Independence*, Shh! We're Writing the Constitution, We The Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States, What If Everybody Did That? Our patriotic basket contained United States Constitution Facts/Preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America bookmarks for 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students, "The Constitution and Fascinating Things About It," booklets, Constitution Week posters, The Pledge of Allegiance and Americans Creed cards, and United States flags.
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Her Name was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name Is On the Declaration of Independence received the DAR Excellence in American History Book Award (Children's Book) during the 2023 NSDAR Continental Congress. We love sharing this book!
Celebrating Flag Day!
Celebrating 70 Years!
We were so honored and delighted to have our State Regent, Patrice Donnelly, join in the festivities as our Zachariah Godbold Chapter celebrated its 70th Anniversary during the Baldwin County DAR Chapters' Flag Day Luncheon on June 14, 2023. The Fort Mims Chapter, NSDAR, Stockton, AL, the Luncheon's host, welcomed us to provide the dessert table fare in celebration of the 70th year since our chapter was organized on June 1, 1953. Upon the table were displayed photographs of Zachariah Godbold Chapter's past milestone observances, historical and recent Fort Mims/Zachariah Godbold Chapter members in celebration and service together, past Zachariah Godbold Chapter Yearbooks, and acknowledgement of our Lantern Chapter designation/relationship with the Fort Mims Chapter -- supportive Fort Mims Chapter members transferred their DAR membership into the newly organizing Zachariah Godbold Chapter 70 years ago!
Our chapter members are committed to service within our communities as we honor God, Home and Country!
Our chapter members are committed to service within our communities as we honor God, Home and Country!
Literacy Committee Hard at Work
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Our Zachariah Godbold Chapter shared Her Name was Mary Katharine: The Only Woman Whose Name is on the Declaration of Independence with the Bay Minette Public Library, Escambia Academy, and Stapleton School in recognition of November's National Family Literacy Day/Month.
DAR members are committed to sharing in mentoring efforts and books themselves as we seek every opportunity to help improve literacy in students and adults. We are grateful to our community and school libraries for their teaching reading skills and providing resources that instruct while inspiring and entertaining!
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the country and world. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890.
If you are interested in learning more about DAR membership, please contact us via [email protected]
DAR members are committed to sharing in mentoring efforts and books themselves as we seek every opportunity to help improve literacy in students and adults. We are grateful to our community and school libraries for their teaching reading skills and providing resources that instruct while inspiring and entertaining!
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War. Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the country and world. DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890.
If you are interested in learning more about DAR membership, please contact us via [email protected]
Honoring the Service of Daughters
Members of the Zachariah Godbold Chapter and family members of Mrs. Clara Costen Wilson assembled for her DAR Insignia Grave Marker Dedication ceremony at the Bay Minette Cemetery gravesite of Mrs. Wilson on June 21, 2021. Mrs. Wilson was verified as a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution as a descendant of Lieutenant Francis Tennille on October 12, 1949. She joined the Society as a member of the Fort Mims Chapter, NSDAR, Stockton and was a Charter Member of the Zachariah Godbold Chapter, NSDAR upon its organization date of June 1, 1953.
The ceremony featured photographs, shared by the family, of the granddaughter of their Revolutionary War Patriot and Mrs. Wilson’s grandmother, Mrs. Clarricy Harlow Tennille, Mrs. Wilson’s mother, Carrie Eugene Watkins Costen, and Mrs. Clara Wilson. Mrs. Shelia Tyrell, referencing Chapter history and newspaper publication, highlighted Mrs. Wilson's faithful service to the Zachariah Godbold Chapter, NSDAR while serving on the Conservation, DAR Good Citizens, DAR Scholarship, and The Flag of the United States of America Committees and as a gracious hostess to Chapter Members and guests.
The ceremony featured photographs, shared by the family, of the granddaughter of their Revolutionary War Patriot and Mrs. Wilson’s grandmother, Mrs. Clarricy Harlow Tennille, Mrs. Wilson’s mother, Carrie Eugene Watkins Costen, and Mrs. Clara Wilson. Mrs. Shelia Tyrell, referencing Chapter history and newspaper publication, highlighted Mrs. Wilson's faithful service to the Zachariah Godbold Chapter, NSDAR while serving on the Conservation, DAR Good Citizens, DAR Scholarship, and The Flag of the United States of America Committees and as a gracious hostess to Chapter Members and guests.
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Shown left to right are Mrs. Wilson's granddaughters: Rachael Wilson Jackson, Martha Amanda Miles, Clara Elizabeth Wilson, and great-granddaughter Emily Miles Boutwell. Pictured next left to right are Chapter Members Lucille Wilson, Patti Smith, Shelia Tyrrell, Jean Hicks, Elaine Thompson, and Phyllis Shipp.
Zachariah Godbold Daughters
IN ACTION
Zachariah Godbold Chapter members and "Betsy Ross" told stories and gave thanks to veteran residents of the William F. Greene State Veterans' Home, Veterans Day 2018.
Zachariah Godbold Chapter members, in recognition of the 2017 NSDAR National Day of Service, donated household items to the Dumas Wesley Community Center, Sybil H. Smith Family Village.
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Chapter member Oleah Rupert created Christmas favors and Sheilia Tyrrell brought Christmas napkins to share with the residents of the William F. Green State Veterans Home.
Zachariah Godbold Chapter NSDAR participates in an annual Flag Day luncheon with other Baldwin County chapters.
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In support of a Fort Mims Chapter project, Zachariah Godbold Chapter joined other Baldwin County Daughters in efforts to obtain funds to purchase Silverbell trees which were planted to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Fort Mims.
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