Swallow Cliff Chapter NSDAR

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Swallow Cliff Chapter NSDAR Promoting Historic Preservation, Education & Patriotism in the Palos Heights, IL area for 40+ years.

Swallow Cliff Chapter NSDAR meets on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Are you in the south or southwest suburbs of Chicago and interested in joining us? Send us an e-mail at [email protected]; we look forward to meeting you and having you be a part of our chapter.

On a warm sunny Sunday at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Swallow Cliff Chapter joined with Chicago Chapter members for a DA...
10/12/2026

On a warm sunny Sunday at Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Swallow Cliff Chapter joined with Chicago Chapter members for a DAR Day of Service. The project involved photographing headstones and later entering the photos and information on them into the Find-A-Grave app database. This service project has been on-going for several years, and this year we moved to a new section of the cemetery. In a number of cases, overgrown grass and weeds had to be removed before a photo could be taken. Members attending were Jan Corbett, Audra Gray, Barb Reiher, Beth Runcio, Gale Shafer, and Cindy Zorena.

45 years ago this month, 19 ladies were preparing for a new adventure: leaving their chapters to start a new one called ...
10/05/2026

45 years ago this month, 19 ladies were preparing for a new adventure: leaving their chapters to start a new one called Swallow Cliff. Most of those ladies, including our founding regent, were from the Sauk Trail Chapter in Chicago Heights. This past weekend, members of Swallow Cliff - including three "more recent" former Sauk Trail members - were able to help celebrate Sauk Trail's 100th anniversary. Congratulations to our founding chapter.

Chapter Historian Kathy Bennett put up a WW2 display at the Palos Heights Public Library. It will be there for the enti...
10/03/2026

Chapter Historian Kathy Bennett put up a WW2 display at the Palos Heights Public Library. It will be there for the entire month of October. Next time you're over there, please stop and check it out!

Swallow Cliff Chapter today held a dedication ceremony for an America 250! tree at the Palos Heights Public Library and ...
09/20/2026

Swallow Cliff Chapter today held a dedication ceremony for an America 250! tree at the Palos Heights Public Library and unveiled a bronze marker to commemorate the event. Mackenzie Huber from Knoll Springs Society C.A.R. led attendees in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America. Chapter Regent Audra welcomed everyone and introduced the chapter’s America 250! committee, who then spoke about the significance of Declaration of Independence and remembering the heroes of the Revolutionary War and keeping alive their spirit. Committee members were Lynn Gray, Jan Corbett, Linda Michaels, and Gale Shafer. Following the program, refreshments were served, and those in attendance were invited to add their own signatures to a large copy of the Declaration of Independence.

A swamp white oak was selected for both its hardiness and the connection of white oaks to our nation’s history. The white oak is Illinois’ state tree, and the famed Charter Oak has been viewed as a symbol of American independence.

Sharing remarks on the occasion were Mayor Robert Straz, Library Director Jesse Blazek, and Library Trustee Susan Snow. Also in attendance were Alderman Bob Basso and Ronald & Susan Jankowski from PHTV4.

This Saturday, 19 September, 2026, Swallow Cliff Chapter will be having a tree dedication in honor of our country's 250t...
09/15/2026

This Saturday, 19 September, 2026, Swallow Cliff Chapter will be having a tree dedication in honor of our country's 250th anniversary. The ceremony will be held at Palos Heights Public Library, 12501 S 71st Avenue, Palos Heights, Illinois at 11:30 AM.

Come celebrate with us! The regular chapter meeting will follow.

DAR Days came to Lisle for Districts II and IV. Presided over by State Regent Marria Blinn, a Swallow Cliff member, the ...
08/25/2026

DAR Days came to Lisle for Districts II and IV. Presided over by State Regent Marria Blinn, a Swallow Cliff member, the gathering was an opportunity to see displays and hear reports from all of the state officers and state committee chairmen. Swallow Cliff was represented by State Good Citizens Chairman Lynn Gray and State Historic Preservation Chairman Audra Gray, who gave their reports and shared information at their displays. Also attending from Swallow Cliff were Sara Dore and Gale Shafer.

Swallow Cliff members turned out to welcome home veterans from Wednesday’s Honor Flight. Regent Audra Gray was there to ...
08/04/2026

Swallow Cliff members turned out to welcome home veterans from Wednesday’s Honor Flight. Regent Audra Gray was there to see the vets off early in the morning and returned in the evening as they returned home. Others from the chapter came in the evening to support member Patt O’Connor as she waited for her brother-in-law to return from his trip. One special passenger was a WWII veteran, 100 years young, who wore his uniform.

Swallow Cliff Chapter proudly participated in 5 Memorial Day events across the south suburbs. Starting with a wreath-lay...
05/29/2026

Swallow Cliff Chapter proudly participated in 5 Memorial Day events across the south suburbs. Starting with a wreath-laying in Worth, members attended services in Oak Lawn, Palos Heights, Palos Park, and at Oak Hill Cemetery. Boy Scout Troop #699 was in attendance at Palos Park and at Oak Hill Cemetery. Photos are in the order mentioned above.

At its spring luncheon, Swallow Cliff Chapter welcomed new member Chloe Remson by having Chaplain Linda Laciak administe...
05/18/2026

At its spring luncheon, Swallow Cliff Chapter welcomed new member Chloe Remson by having Chaplain Linda Laciak administer the oath of membership and by having Registrar Gloria Flathom present her with a small DAR pin. Regent Audra Gray presented Chloe with a pair of white gloves for those official occasions.

Members enjoyed a DAR Museum Correspondent program entitled, “Obsolete, Odd, and Absolutely Ooky Stuff.” Docents Lucinda Lawrence, Debra McCall, and Julie Woller from Alliance Chapter brought examples of items that could be described by the program’s title and explained their use - and some definitely fit in the “ooky” category.

At spring JROTC awards programs, Swallow Cliff presented DAR JROTC medals and certificates to outstanding District #218...
05/18/2026

At spring JROTC awards programs, Swallow Cliff presented DAR JROTC medals and certificates to outstanding District #218 cadets at Richards High School in Oak Lawn and at Shepard High School in Palos Heights. A medal and certificate were also sent to Eisenhower High School for their awards program.

The top photo is from Richard’s High School (K to R): Lynn Gray, Audra Gray, Cadet Silva-Rios, Linda Michaels, and Jan Corbett. The bottom photo is from Shepard High School (L to R): Kate Schneider, Linda Michaels, Cadet Garfias, Gale Shafer, Kathy Bennett, and Jan Corbett.

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