Chapter meetings are held the second Saturday of each month unless otherwise noted, September through May, Social gathering begins at 9:30 AM. Program and Meeting begins at 10:00 AM. Contact our regent for more information about our meetings and locations.
| September 2020 | |
| 2 | 1945, Japanese surrendered – end of World War II |
| 3 | 1783, Treaty of Paris signed – end of the Revolutionary War |
| 5 | 1781, Battle of the Capes (Battle of Chesapeake) 1774, First Continental Congress convened |
| 8 | 1892, Pledge of Allegiance penned by Francis Juilius Bellamy |
| 11 | 2011, Patriot’s Day – Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks, Moment of Silence at 8:46am |
| 12 | Chapter Meeting, Program “U.S. Constitution” |
| 14 | 1814, Star Spangled Banner composed by Francis Scott Key |
| 17 | 1787, Constitution Day – 233rd Anniversary of the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution |
| 17-23 | Constitution Week |
| 18 | 1979, National POW/MIA Recognition Day |
| 19 | Virginia DAR, Virtual Fall Forum |
| 19 | 1796, Washington’s “Farewell Address” published |
| 22 | 1862, Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln |
| 28 | 1781, Battle of Yorktown begins |
| October 2020 | |
| 7 | 1780, Battle of Kings Mountain |
| 10 | Chapter Meeting, Program “Mayflower Myth-busters: Facts and Fictions” |
| 11 | 1890, NSDAR Founder’s Day – 130th Anniversary of founding of NSDAR |
| 11 | DAR National Day of Service |
| 12 | 1492, Columbus Day – Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas |
| 19 | 1781, Surrender at Yorktown – 239th Anniversary of British surrender |
| November 2020 | |
| 3 | Election Day |
| 11 | 1954, Veteran’s Day – honors all military veterans |
| 14 | Chapter Meeting, Program SPECIAL GUEST “Patrick Henry” |
| 15 | 1775, Battle of Kemp’s Landing- 245th Anniversary of the Battle |
| 26 | Thanksgiving Day |
| December 2020 | |
| 4 | 1619, The first Thanksgiving celebrated at Berkeley Plantation |
| 7 | 1941, Pearl Harbor – 79th Anniversary of the “Date which will live in Infamy” |
| 9 | 1775, Battle of Great Bridge – 245th Anniversary of the Battle |
| 12 | Chapter Meeting, Program “Christmas” |
| 14 | 1799, George Washington’s death – 221st Anniversary of death |
| 15 | 1791, Bill of Rights Day – First 10 Amendments to the Constitution ratified |
| 18 | 1620, Mayflower landed Plymouth Harbor |
| 19 | 1777, Valley Forge established |
| 25 | Christmas Day |
| January 2021 | |
| 9 | Chapter Meeting, Program “Behind the Crimson Curtain: Rise and Fall of Peale’s Philadelphia Museum” |
| 17 | 1781, Battle at Cowpens 1973, Paris Peace Accords signed – ended the Vietnam War |
| 18 | Dr. Martin Luther King Day |
| February 2021 | |
| 4 | 1789, George Washington elected President – 231st Anniversary of election |
| 13 | Chapter Meeting, Program “XXXXX” |
| 15 | President’s Day |
| 18 | 1815, End of the War of 1812 |
| 20 | George Washington Luncheon |
| March 2021 | |
| 3 | 1931, Star-Spangled Banner became the national anthem |
| 8 | 1965, First Combat Troops sent to South Vietnam |
| 11-14 | Virginia DAR State Conference in Richmond |
| 13 | Chapter Meeting, Program “Beyond the Battlefields” |
| 15 | 1781, Battle at Guilford Courthouse |
| April 2021 | |
| 6 | 1917, U.S. entered World War I |
| 9 | 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant ending the Civil War |
| 10 | Chapter Meeting, Program “XXXXX” |
| 12 | 1861, Civil War began with Fort Sumter attack |
| 17 | Quad Luncheon – Combined Virginia Beach Chapters’ Luncheon |
| 19 | 1775, Battles of Lexington and Concord – start of the Revolutionary War |
| 22 | Earth Day |
| May 2021 | |
| 5 | 1956, Inaugural meeting for Adam Thoroughgood Chapter |
| 7 | 1945, Germany surrendered – ended World War II in Europe |
| 12 | 1820, Florence Nightingale’s birth |
| 15 | Chapter Meeting, Program “A Fiendish Fly” |
| 15 | 1950, Armed Forces Day – Honors members of the military |
| 31 | 1868, Memorial Day – Remembers all those who have died while serving in the military |
| June 2021 | |
| 4 | 1944, D-Day |
| 14 | 1777, Flag Day – Adoption of the U.S. Flag |
| 17 | 1775, Battle of Bunker Hill |
| 18 | 1812, Declaration of War against Britain |
| 19 | 1865, Juneteenth – end of slavery |
| 23-27 | NSDAR Continental Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| 28 | 1919, Treaty of Versailles – ended World War I |
| July 2021 | |
| 4 | 1776, Independence Day – 244th Anniversary of Declaration of Independence |
| 8-10 | 1776, Battle of Gwynn’s Island |
| August 2021 | |
| TBD | Chapter Annual Tea |
| 18 | 1920, Ratification of 19th Amendment, Women’s Right to Vote |
| 23 | 1814, Dolley Madison saves portrait of George Washington |