Council Oak Chapter
National Society
Daughters of the American Revolution

Council Grove, Kansas

DAR Motto: God, Home and Country



Welcome to our Chapter Web Page

Council Oak Chapter

Our name came from an extensive and dense forest of hardwood trees covering a large part of the land east of the Neosho River. This was the setting for three United States Commissioners and the chiefs of the Great and Little Osage Indians to sign a treaty to allow passage to Santa Fe.

The date was August 10, 1825. The route was the Santa Fe Trail. The Council Oak was the tallest in the grove.


Council Oak Chapter Officers

Name of Office Name of Officer
Regent Colleen Anderson
Vice Regent Sarahmae Swanson
Chaplain Jane Dixon
Recording Secretary Marsha Hayes
Treasurer Monna Metzger
Registrar Phyllis Metzger

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We are the Guardians of the Madonna

Council Grove is one of the twelve locations in the United States chosen to be the site of a "Madonna of the Trail" monument.
Our history is closely tied to early exploration, the Santa Fe Trail, and pioneer days.
It was fitting that a statue of the pioneer mother be placed here.
Council Oak Chapter is the "guardian chapter" for our Madonna.

Also in Council Grove is a DAR marker for the Santa Fe Trail. The photos below show
events surrounding the 100th anniversary of the marker's placement and opening of the
"memory box" which was placed in the base of the stone. It was disappointing that the
elements destroyed the contents of the box. A new box was placed that should endure.

Hover your cursor over each image for a quick peek
or click on the first image, and click on the large arrow for an automatic show.

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Our Revolutionary Ancestors

Member
Ancestor
Colleen Anderson Jacob Hepler PA
Phyllis Blevins Duty Greene MA
Janis Bosch Thomas Paxton PA
Michelle Bowman William Anderson VA
Jerry Brees John Gatewood VA
Hallie Brewer John Dent MD
Marjorie Brown Levi Hanford CT
Mary Ann Brown Holeman Rice VA
Nadine Burnett Hezekiah Mount NJ
Mary Ann Clark Christopher Winter PA
Jane Dixon Benjamin Harmon CT
Opal May Evans John Dent MD
Heather Ford Adam Sunday PA
Jan Haeker Henry Garrett VA
Marsha Hayes Henry Lane Sr. NJ
Virginia Hunter Job Bristol VT
Elizabeth Hutchinson Isaac Wedge CT
Clarice Kennedy John Dent MD
Ruth Larson Tillman Kemper VA
Ronda Lowderman John Hardesty PA
Phyllis Metzger John Adam Shaffer PA
Glenna Monfort John Hardesty PA
Suzie Pickering George Cressman
Patricia Prowell Timothy Ayer CT
Edwinna Ramsey Thomas Livingston VA
Vada Ramsour Belcher Starkweather CT
Bonnie Redmond Rev. Elnathan Phelps MA
Gladys Schmuck John Douthit NC
Jennie Schmuck Christian Inabnit SC
Patricia Schneider Jacob Hepler PA
Olive Schoof John Hardesty PA
Jody Sellers Samuel Craig KY
Vicki Sprague Adam Sunday PA
Sarahmae Swanson John Adam Bottorff PA
Margaret White William Anderson VA




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