May 2026 Newsletter
Dear Indiana Dames,
The 130th year of the Indiana Society of the NSCDA is winding down. This has been one for the history booksl Please check out the photos and stories on the Indiana Society website nscda-indiana.org to see everything we have been up tol
Next year’s events are being planned, and the dates are listed below. We will be continuing our 250th Celebration with a special visit from Benjamin Harrison V at our September 15 meeting. We will get to know our Founding President Mary Harrison McKee and recognize a very special “friend” at the November cocktail party. The NSCDA National President, Mary Mundy will be our special guest at the 131st Annual Meeting in May.
We are Dames because of our interest in historic education, patriotism, preservation, and love of country! The friendships we are making are unique and will endure the test of time. Like our ancestors, we have a deep sense of responsibility for our nation’s future!
Meetings and Events 2026- 2027
Sunday, August 9 – Summer Social – Woodstock Club – 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, September 15 – Benjamin Harrison V Comes to Dinner– Woodstock Club – 5:45 p.m. Cash Bar, 6:30 p.m. Dinner, and Program
Saturday, October 10 – Octoberfest Fundraiser for Lenz House– Beth Armstrong’s home – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10 – Semi-annual Meeting – Program TBD – Woodstock Club – 5:30- 7:30 p.m. Cocktails/appetizers
Tuesday, December 8 – Christmas Gathering – Woodstock Club – 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, March 9 – Dames Night Out – Olde Mill Club House – 5:30- 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 11 – 131st Annual Meeting– NSCDA President Mary Mundy – Woodstock Club – Cash Bar, Dinner, Program
2026-2027 Board Meetings are on Tuesdays – Olde Mill Clubhouse – 9:30 a.m.
September 8, November 3, January 5 (Zoom), March 2, May 4, June 8 – Joint Board Meeting and Lunch
Book Club 2026- 2027
Tuesday,September 29 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Christine Hartley’s home: Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin
Saturday,November 7 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Christine Hartley’s home: We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America by Norah O’Donnell
Tuesday, April 13 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Woodstock Club: The Last Adieu: Lafayette·s Triumphant Return, the Echoes of Revolution, and the Gratitude of the Republic. by Ryan L. Cole
The Genealogy Workshop and the Spring Field Trip are events yet to be scheduled.
Join us and stay involved through the NSCDA-Indiana website.
Join an HVAF Birthday Brigade Party and make a homeless veteran·s family smile.
Serve on a committee.
Attend events.
Read the National and State emails.
Make a donation.
Mary Jaquelin Bennett – President bennettmary52@gmail.com