Please check out our “PHOTOS: Confederate Memorial Day” and “PHOTOS – War Between the States” pages. More photos have been added!

Please be sure to check out the “PHOTOS – War Between the States” page on our website. These are wonderful photos submitted by Richard Glady, our February 2013 chapter meeting speaker. This page is updated as more photos are submitted, so keep checking back!

Our chapter meeting will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at 11am at Buster’s on the Lake, our usual spot (8320 N. Hayden Road, 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258).

Our Special Program
Female Physicians of the Old West
Presented by Sandi Wilson

We will also be welcoming three new members: Joyce Eller, Sandra Oxedine, and Renee Woodward.

Daughters, Can You Spare a Can
Please bring cans of food or non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. They are greatly in need of anything.

There will be an “Introduction to Genealogy” course taught at the Paradise Valley Community Center for the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department. It will be a 9 week course, Thursday evenings beginning March 21, 2013, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm, ending on May 16, 2013. The importance of networking, the benefits of the local genealogical societies and heritage organizations, will also be promoted.

Robert M. Wilbanks IV will be teaching this course. He is a member of the SCV.

This is the only genealogy class currently offered by the City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department. The fee of $80 was dropped to $60, making it an exceptional price for a 13.5 hour course. Registration is now open.

Please visit the following URL for more details, including the official flyer and link to the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Website.

http://www.robertwilbanks.com/ancestralpride/news.html

Our chapter meeting will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 11am at Buster’s on the Lake, our usual spot (8320 N. Hayden Road, 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258).

Our Special Program
“Honor Flight Arizona” for WWII Veterans.
Presented by Nancy Page

This is where WWII Veterans are taken back to Washington, DC to their Memorial. It is a very emotional time for them, as these Veterans never believed they would have a memorial to honor the service they gave our country. In fact, these WWII Veterans really did not speak about their services, came home and carried on with life. They felt it was their duty to their country. This Memorial is truly a beautiful place to visit.

Again, this meeting is open to any husbands or friends who would like to hear Nancy Page speak about the experience she has had flying with these very cherished Veterans. They are taken from Arizona to Washington and back without spending a dime. Everything is covered by Honor Flight Arizona. This story will tug at your heart to think that these men fought in WWII, came home, had a life and now, at this beautiful age, get to see what has been built in their honor.

If you have any memorabilia from family members in WWII or other wars you would like to share, please bring it as there will be a table to display.

Daughters, Can You Spare a Can
Please bring cans of food or non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. They are running very short on food supply.

Below are two pictures which were taken at the meeting:

Our chapter meeting will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 11am at Buster’s on the Lake, our usual spot (8320 N. Hayden Road, 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258).

Our Special Program
Black Confederate Soldiers and History of the War Between the States
Presented by Richard Glady

Daughters, Can You Spare a Can
Please bring cans of food or non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. They are running very short on food supply.

Below are pictures that were taken at the meeting:

Our speaker, Richard Glady, who spoke on Black Confederate Soldiers in the War Between States. He is pictured here with Yolanda McDonald, President of our Chapter.

Here is our group photograph of attendees.
Front row: Carol Dustin, Barbara Brai, Yolanda McDonald, Lorelei Redmond, and Joyce Eller.
Second row: Marian Hulka, Mary Anne Hammond, Richard Glady, Jerry Hedrick, Judy Hedrick, Kathy Keller, Bettie Brixey, Colleen Miller, and Ken McDonald.

Guidon Books has a discussion group every second Thursday of the month on the War Between the States. It is open to the public, and it’s a great group of people who enjoy the discussions. If you are interested, below is the address and phone number. If you have further questions regarding this group, please call the number below and speak with Shelly Dudley.

Guidon Books
7109 E. 2nd Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone: 480-945-8811

Our chapter meeting will be held on Saturday, February 2012 at 11am at Buster’s on the Lake, our usual spot (8320 N. Hayden Road, 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258).

Our Special Program
“Women of the West”
Presented by Cathy Harmon

Daughters, Can You Spare a Can
Please bring cans of food or non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. They are running very short on food supply.

Below are pictures that were taken at the meeting:

Our speaker, Cathy Harmon, who spoke on “Women of the West.” She is pictured here with Yolanda McDonald, President of our Chapter.

Here is our group photograph of attendees.

Front row: Marian Hulka, Barbara Brai, Carol Dustin, Yolanda McDonald.
Second row: Mary Anne Hammond, Cathy Harmon, Sandra Oxedine, Patty Miller, Bettie Brixey, and Colleen Miller.

Stafford County, Virginia’s role in the Civil War, is most frequently identified with the Union Army of the Potomac’s encampment during the winter of 1862-1863. The county had, however, felt the stress and strain of an earlier “occupation”, when elements of the Confederate Army of the Potomac spent the winter of 1861-1862, encamped within its boundaries. Soldiers from both armies left their mark in Stafford, and perhaps no place in the county, shows the personal reminder of the Civil War better than at Aquia Church.

Aquia Episcopal Church sits along US Route 1 (formerly Telegraph Road) three miles north of Stafford Court House. Construction on the church began in 1751. Nearly complete four years later, it burned and was rebuilt utilizing the existing walls in 1757. The church is constructed of brick with locally quarried Aquia Creek sandstone used for its quoins, keystones and door frames. (Aquia Creek Sandstone was also used in the construction of Gunston Hall, the US Capitol and the White House.

The following is a little history:

Stafford County found itself on the front lines during the first year of the Civil War. Following the July 1861 Battle of Manassas, Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston’s Army of the Potomac developed a defensive line that spread across Prince William County, Virginia, protecting the approaches from Washington, D.C. The Confederates also erected batteries and defenses along the Potomac River in an effort to hamper Union naval and shipping movements. This line was defended throughout the first winter of the war and as the Potomac River forms the eastern boundary of Stafford County many Confederates established camps throughout the region.

Telegraph Road was a primary route between Fredericksburg and the Confederate winter quarters in northern Stafford, and Prince William Counties. Fredericksburg served as an important supply point and also housed Confederate hospitals during that first winter. As a prominent landmark along Telegraph Road, Aquia Church saw its fair share of visitors.

In early November 1861, the Fourth and Fifth Texas infantry regiments arrived at Brooke’s Station in Stafford County. They continued northward to Dumfries, where they joined the 1st Texas and Eighteenth Georgia regiments, thus creating what would become known as the Texas Brigade. The Texans spent the next few months camped at Dumfries, guarding the Potomac and other nearby points. They also found time to visit Aquia
Church.

After the war, the Rev. Jaquelin M. Meredith, formerly chaplain of the 47th Virginia Infantry, was called to serve; it was noted that the communicant list numbered eight persons.

On December 2, 2012 Ken and Yolanda McDonald became Godparents of Nathan Andrew Gary at Aquia Episcopal Church in Stafford while visiting in Virginia. Perhaps no place in the county shows the personal reminder of the Civil War better than at Aquia Church.

Our chapter Christmas meeting and party will be held on Saturday, February 2012 at 11am at Buster’s on the Lake, our usual spot (8320 N. Hayden Road, 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85258).

Our Special Program
“History of Quilts”
Presented by Marsha Berland

Quilts and Auctions
Please bring your quilts to share. We would love to see the treasures of your family. We will have a Chinese Auction, as well as a homemade goodies/Christmas item auction. All proceeds will go to charity.

Daughters, Can You Spare a Can
Please bring cans of food or non-perishable food items for St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank. They are running very short on food supply.

Pictured, left to right:
Front Row: Barbara Brai, Yolanda McDonald, Marian Hulka, Colleen Miller
Second Row: Helen Seaton, Marsha Berland, Joyce Eller, Renee Woodward, Sarah Oxedine
Back Row: Sara Hulka, Melissa Feingold, Mary Anne Hammond, Bettie Brixey, Judy Hedrick, Patti Miller, Tracy Justinak

Our yummy cake!

The annual Pearl Harbor Day observances at the State Capitol in Phoenix will be conducted at 10:55 a.m., Friday, December 7, 2012 at the USS Arizona anchor and mast in Wesley Bolin Plaza at 1700 West Washington. In addition, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony for the planned WWII Memorial in the Plaza.

Dixie Chapter is on the program to present a wreath. We need to be there by 10:00 a.m. for the line-up. Many lineage organizations will be presenting. It’s a very special event for Arizona.

While home in November 2012, Yolanda McDonalda went to Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, VA, to view the beautiful monument placed by Texas Daughters in honor of those Texans who made the ultimate sacrifice. Monuments have been erected here by various States and individuals. In 1866 a fourth contiguous burying ground was dedicated. Stonewall Cemetery is the last resting place for the bodies of 2,576 Confederate soldiers who died in the fields and hospitals of this locality.

Col. Sallie Carroll (Ret), for whom Sallie’s Place will be named, was interviewed by Yolanda Locke McDonald. It will be filed at the Library of Congress for her service and the honors she holds, as the highest woman marksman on record. Sallie has submitted her application as a prospective member of Dixie Chapter.

Dedication of Peace Pole at Mary Ellen’s Place at Chapter Meeting on September 22, 2012

Left to right: Joan Sisco, Sandra Oxedine, Denise Renee Woodward, Peace Pole, Carol Dustin, Marian Hulka, Bettie Brixey, Mary Anne Hammond and Yolanda McDonald