General David Forman-Penelope Hart Chapter, NSDAR

General David Forman-Penelope Hart Chapter, NSDAR Our members share a love of history and are proud to be members of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR).

The objectives of our society are historic preservation, education, and patriotism. “The content contained herein does not necessarily represent the position of the NSDAR. Hyperlinks to other sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.”

09/26/2026

Joshua Lanakilaoka’Ainaikapono Mangauil, or Lanakila, as he is often known was born in 1986 and was raised in Hamakua on the Big Island of Hawai’i. He attended a Native Hawaiian language immersion school where he was immersed in cultural practices of the Kanaka Maoli and became fluent in the Hawaiian language. After graduation he became a Hawaiian Studies teacher in local public schools, after-school programs, community colleges, and colleges. In 2014 he founded the Hawaiian Cultural Center of Hamakua and continues to serve as the executive director and head instructor. Lanakila is a leader in preserving Kanaka Maoli cultural protocol, performing ceremonies as well as teaching hula and chants. Within his hula lessons, he also shares Indigenous stories and knowledge including about the cycles of water, the moon, and the tides. In 2020, Lanakila recognized his responsibility to continue to unify the people of Hawai’i through cultural education. He is committed to protecting the land in Hawai’i because as he has stated, “We take care of the land because without the land, we have no culture. Our culture cannot exist without these places.”

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09/26/2026

From Shrewsbury Towne-Monmouth Chapter

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09/26/2026

Strength of Women Month

Celebrate Daughters, illuminate and overcome all obstacles and build strength together!

The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded on October 11, 1890 by four determined women and a supporting cast of patriotic citizens. Decidedly not ladies of leisure, the four founders were anything but traditional. Learn more about the formative years of the organization and the brave women who lay the groundwork for the Society that is still going strong 125 years later.
Learn about the Four Founding Daughters of DAR and their history at https://www.dar.org/archives/four-founders

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09/25/2026

SEPTEMBER 1777 - FORAGING RAID FROM TAPPAN, NY

Gen. Henry Clinton leads foraging raid on September 11, 1777 into the Jerseys intended to be a diversion for Gen. William Howe's Philadelphia campaign.

09/23/2026

Gouverneur Morris of Delaware is credited with writing the Preamble. Gouverneur was actually his real name and not a title. He was a tall man who had two mishaps that left him with a withered right arm and a wooden left leg. When in college, he scalded his arm in a lab experiment and years later he was in a carriage accident that shattered his leg, which had to be amputated. They said he liked to dance even with a peg leg! At the Constitutional Convention he made more speeches than any other delegate and was one of the five members of the Committee of Style. They took 23 articles and consolidated them into 7 concise articles that flowed nicely when read. He wrote the 55-word Preamble. “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

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Chapter members had a fabulous Fall weekend at the
09/23/2026

Chapter members had a fabulous Fall weekend at the

09/22/2026

The Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787. Not all of the 55 who attended the convention at one time or another were there to sign it and 3 delegates did not sign because there were no provisions for protecting the rights of the citizens. They were George Mason and Edmund Randolph of Virginia, and Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts. The other 39 signed. Ben Franklin often stared at Washington’s chair with a half sun on it and wondered if it was rising or setting sun. After signing the Constitution Franklin decided the sun was rising. He needed help to sign the Constitution and as he did so, tears streamed down his face.

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09/22/2026

The Constitution did not set forth requirements for the right to vote. As a result, only male property-owners could vote. African Americans were not considered citizens, and women were excluded from the electoral process as were native Americans.
Gradually, the Constitution began to take shape.

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09/20/2026

It took 4 months to write the Constitution. James Madison and the Virginians had come up with a plan for a government with three parts, the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judiciary. When discussing the Legislative Branch, they decided that there should be two chambers, a Senate and a House of Representatives. There was many a squabble over how to elect these representatives for each chamber. It got down to a debate between the big states and the little states and was so viperous that many thought the small states might just get up and go home. In the end, the Senate had one member per state (later raised to two) and the House of Representatives were determined by population. Three out of every five slaves would be counted in the population and this became known at the 3/5th amendment. There are 435 members of the House today.

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09/18/2026

The only official national day of observance dedicated entirely to honoring Americans who were prisoners of war or remain missing and unaccounted for - from all conflicts, in all theaters, and from every branch of service. From its origins to a nationally codified annual observance now held worldwide, National POW/MIA Recognition Day has grown alongside the League's own five-decade effort to hold the country to its promise that none are forgotten or left behind.

To learn more visit https://www.pow-miafamilies.org/recognition-day

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