September 12, 2025
Virginia 250: Honoring Our Revolutionary Legacy
Monthly Meeting: Program topic ~ Patriotism, Education
Speaker
Barbara Duerk, Chapter Member
October 10, 2025
Virginia Heroes Who Shaped a Nation: Susanna Bolling, Peter Francisco, and Jack Jouett
Monthly Meeting: Program topic ~ Patriotism, Education
Speaker
Carelyn Sheppard, Chapter Member
November 14, 2025
How DNA is being used to identify missing service members
Monthly Meeting: Program topic ~ Patriotism, Education
Speaker
Teresa Stowasser, Chapter Member
December 6, 2025
Lighting the Flame of Liberty: Patrick Henry’s Story through Family Eyes
Monthly Meeting: Program topic ~ Patriotism
Speaker
Patrick Henry Jolly, Patrick Henry Descendant & Researcher
January 3, 2026
American Indian Residential Boardings, One Daughter’s Family Story
Monthly Meeting: Program topic ~ Education
Speaker
Joanne Faulkner, National Vice Chair-American Indian Scholarships
February 7, 2026
Unsung Heroines of Smithfield: The Women Who Shaped the Preston Legacy
Monthly Meeting: Program topic ~ Patriotism, Education
Speaker
Karen S. Finch, Director, District VII, Virginia DAR
March 7, 2026
Wreaths, Remembrance, and Respect: Honoring Service at the Southwest Virginia Veterans
Cemetery
Monthly Meeting: Program topic ~ Patriotism, Education
Speaker
Judith Foster, Chairman, Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery Volunteers Board of Directors
and Members
TBD 2026
Veteran’s Party
Community Outreach/Service
Annual Veteran’s Party
The Sounds of Blue Grass Band
Musical group performing
April 10, 2026
A Hidden Hand in History: John Wyatt, Colonel Preston, and the Fight for Freedom
Monthly Meeting: Program topic – Patriotism, Education
Speaker
Mike Hudson, Executive Director, Smithfield-Preston Foundation
May 8, 2026
Native America: Different Tribes, Different Journeys
Monthly Meeting: Program topic ~Education
Speaker
Chief Ren Herdman, CEO/Chief of the Central Appalachian Cherokee Tribe