Onagomingkway Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

02/01/2026

Next Meeting of the Onagomingkway Chapter is on Valentine's Day - if you are interested in attending, please send a message and we can let you know when and where. We'd love to meet you and have you join the DAR this year to help us celebrate our country's 250th anniversary!

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12/29/2025

A huge thank you to all the plow drivers, line workers, fire departments, neighbors, etc who have been plowing, checking and repairing power lines, clearing downed trees, checking on neighbors, etc during this blizzard in the Upper Peninsula.

11/17/2025

Ever thought of joining the Daughters of the American Revolution? If yes, please see the go to the Website to fill out the membership interest form:
https://www.dar.org/discover/become-member

We'd love to have you and what better way to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country than to join this patriotic service organization!

When you join the DAR, you enter a network of more than 190,000 women who form lifelong bonds, honor their revolutionary ancestors and promote historic preservation, education and patriotism in their communities. We have answers to your questions about becoming a member of this historic and vibrant....

11/17/2025

The Ken Burns documentary, The American Revolution, premiered last night 11-16-25 on . As you watch (available for review on streaming), remember the Patriots behind these stories. Remember the men and women like those honored by the Onagomingkway Chapter Members:
CONNECTICUT
Ithiel Carter, Pvt
Asa Case, Pvt
Ephraim Dains, Pvt
Moses Hazen, PS
William Howard, Capt, CS
Enos Northrop, CS, PS
Samuel Preston, CS, PS
George Palmer Ransom, Pvt

DELAWARE
John Martin, Pvt*

MARYLAND
Nicholas Day Amos, Ens, PS*
William Fairfax, PS
William Knick, Pvt, PS

MASSACHUSETTS
Nathaniel Braley, Pvt
Waters Chillson, Sgt*
Joshua Downing, Pvt
Levi Green, Pvt
James Loomis, Sr Pvt*
Robert Pittsley, Pvt
Miles Powell, Lt Col, CS, PS
Allen Sage, Sr, Lt
Selah Sage, Pvt
Silas Swift, Pvt
Stephen Warner, Lt CS PS
Thomas West, Pvt

MAINE DISTRICT of MASSACHUSETTS
Joshua Maddox, Pvt

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Joseph Huntoon, Lt*

NEW JERSEY
William Burnett, SurGen
Joseph Crowell, Pvt
William Davis, Sr, PS
Everett Hogenkamp, Pvt
Benjamin Miller, Pvt

NEW YORK
Barce Chard, Pvt
Berry Chase, Sgt
John Garrison, Sol
Levi Green, Pvt
John Hubbell, Pvt
Bartholomew Pickert, Pvt, PS
Titus Travis, Pvt
Gideon Westbrook, Pvt
Abijah Woodward, Pvt

NORTH CAROLINA
Hezekiah Alexander, PS
John Barron, Pvt*

PENNSYLVANIA
Abraham Boyer, Pvt, PS
Jacob Eckman, Jr, Pvt
Hugh McClintock, Pvt*
Jonas Rudy, Sol

RHODE ISLAND
Gideon Durfee, Pvt
Bartram Rounds, Lt

VERMONT
Jerathmel Cummings, Lt
Thomas Selden, Pvt*

VIRGINIA
John Barron, Pvt*
Henry Fry, CS, PS
Thomas Lewis, Pvt, PS
James Morrison, Pvt
Robert Pike, Pvt
Jacob Strait, PS
Charles Yelton, PS*

* denotes the patriot of a deceased member

Abbreviations:
Capt – Captain
Cpl - Corporal
CS – Civil Service
Ens – Ensign
Lt - Lieutenant
Noncom – Non-commissioned Officer
Sgt – Sergeant
Sol - Soldier
SurGen – Surgeon General
PS – Patriotic Service
PVT – Private

Learn more about ongoing work to preserve the spirit of independence:
www.dar.org/DiscoverYourFamilyStory.

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11/17/2025

https://youtu.be/RfZGhhBtiQI
Airs: November 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 & 21 8-10 on your local PBS Station.

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11/10/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2f0tZBSByI - this is a great documentary on the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - well worth a watch on the 50th anniversary. It runs about 50 minutes long, so pull up a chair.

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06/27/2025

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)

Per Wikipedia, some of the first observations of Independence Day were:
In 1777, thirteen gunshots were fired in salute, once at morning and once again as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island. An article in the July 18, 1777, issue of The Virginia Gazette noted a celebration in Philadelphia in a manner a modern American would find familiar: an official dinner for the Continental Congress, toasts, 13-gun salutes, speeches, prayers, music, parades, troop reviews, and fireworks. Ships in port were decked with red, white, and blue bunting.
In 1778, from his headquarters at Ross Hall, near New Brunswick, New Jersey, General George Washington marked July 4 with a double ration of rum for his soldiers and an artillery salute (feu de joie). Across the Atlantic Ocean, ambassadors John Adams and Benjamin Franklin held a dinner for their fellow Americans in Paris, France.
In 1779, July 4 fell on a Sunday. The holiday was celebrated on Monday, July 5.
In 1781, the Massachusetts General Court became the first state legislature to recognize July 4 as a state celebration.
In 1783, Salem, North Carolina, held a celebration with a challenging music program assembled by Johann Friedrich Peter entitled The Psalm of Joy. The town claims it to be the first public July 4 event, as it was carefully documented by the Moravian Church, and there are no government records of any earlier celebrations.
In 1870, the U.S. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees.
In 1938, Congress changed Independence Day to a paid federal holiday.

Please reply back and tell us how your family honors Independence Day!

Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America.

12/02/2024

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If you are curious, just ask us how!

11/05/2024

As we approach Veterans Day - the Onagomingkway Chapter, NSDAR, honors the Veterans, of the American Revolutionary War, who are our ancestors.

Do you have an ancestor from the Revolutionary War? Let us know in the comments below.

11/02/2024

Do you have a high school senior this year? Or maybe you are already in college? Well, the NSDAR has 26 scholarships available and you might just be the recipient, but only if you apply!

National scholarship applications are accepted: November 1 through January 31 each year at 11:59 p.m. (Hawaii Time)

Please see the link below for further details - any questions? Please don't hesitate to ask!

Each year the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) awards multiple scholarships to students showing dedication to the pursuit of higher education in diverse areas of study including history, economics, law, political science, medicine, nursing, occupational and physical therap...

06/01/2024

Today, our chapter had the pleasure of presenting a $1,000 check to the Upper Peninsula Honor Flight's Scott Knauff at the AmVets Post 123 in Escanaba.

We've been bagging groceries and collecting pop cans for a year to raise this money.

09/09/2023

We've added a few more patriots to our Wall of Honor. Could your Revolutionary War Patriot be added? Let us know!

Today we are honoring Jesse Hakes - a private from New York and Benjamin Nichols - a private from Massachusetts.