Alabama State Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
History
Alabama State Society CDXVIIC Founder
Gertrude Worthington Jeffries (Mrs. Frank M.)
1878-1971
1878-1971
The Alabama State Society was chartered March 19, 1952, at Birmingham, Alabama, by Gertrude Worthington Jeffries (Mrs. Frank M.) founder. Mrs. Jeffries served as the Organizing President for George Maris Chapter in Birmingham 1951, President General from 1959-1961 and Honorary President General from 1961 until her death on September 11, 1971.
Past Alabama State Society Presidents
Gertrude Worthington Jeffries
Bernice Robbins Estes Louise Rohrer Julia Brake Jeffries Carlisle Geraldine Sherman Mahone Laubenthal Neoma Jewell Lide Vivian Jelks Susie Howze Fields Margaret Long Thompson Dorman Rubye Lee Cocke Gaines Harper Mary Louise 'Chick' Bell Anderson Hope Huey Lane Janice Wheeler Greer Mariemma Plant Fuller Mary Mahone Allison Belle Richardson Montgomery Chenault Mary Evelyn Cummins Huggins Thelma Louise Hall Gary Ann Seay Briglia Shelby Dean Ward Dorothy C. Flowers Mary Stagg Johnston Billie Ruth Armstrong Moore Viola Lawson Probus Van Orden Margaret Cook Quinn Martha Hammon Stanley Phyllis Cummings O'Connell Mary Ellen Ezzell Ahlstrom Laura N. Clark Howell Twyla Froman Brammell Annette Edgeworth Smith Davie Thomas Williams Sandra Scott Wilson Judith Kennedy Arthur Janet Denman Langley |
1952-1955
1955-1958 1958-1960 1960-1962 1962-1964 1964-1965 1965-1967 1967-1969 1969-1971 1971-1973 1973-1975 1975-1977 1977-1979 1979-1981 1981-1983 1983-1985 1985-1987 1987-1989 1989-1991 1991-1993 1993-1995 1995-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 2007-2009 2009-2011 2011-2013 2013-2015 2015-2017 2017-2019 2019-2021 2021-2023 |
Historical Sites Marked
Cahawba, AL Society, 23 Sept 1992
Athens State College, Colonel Walter Aston Chapter, 22 Jun 1996
Fort Sinquefield, Mary Moore Postell, 1999
Fort Louis de la Louisiane, Mobile, AL, Christopher Branch Chapter, 2001
Belmont Plantation, Tuscumbia, 2005
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tuscumbia, 2006
Carter Home, Florence, 2008
The Junction, Attalla, AL, Cherokee Chapter, 2008
High Town and Creek Indian Path, Attalla, 2009
First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, 2009
Toulminville School, Mobile, 2009
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Bayou La Batre, Codon, 2009
Ivy Green, Home of Helen Keller, Tuscumbia, 2009
Bethlehem Church, by George Maris Chapter, 2012
Sally A. Howard Memorial Chapel, Mentone, AL, Cherokee Chapter, 28 Oct 2013
Locust Hill, Tuscumbia, Ralph Leftwich Chapter, 11 Sept 2015
Willstown Mission and Cemetery, Fort Payne, AL, Cherokee Chapter, 2015
Mobile City Limits 1711, Mobile, AL, Christopher Branch Chapter
Magnolia Stone Plantation, Montgomery, AL, Benjamin Fenn Chapter, 2017
Athens State College, Colonel Walter Aston Chapter, 22 Jun 1996
Fort Sinquefield, Mary Moore Postell, 1999
Fort Louis de la Louisiane, Mobile, AL, Christopher Branch Chapter, 2001
Belmont Plantation, Tuscumbia, 2005
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tuscumbia, 2006
Carter Home, Florence, 2008
The Junction, Attalla, AL, Cherokee Chapter, 2008
High Town and Creek Indian Path, Attalla, 2009
First Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, 2009
Toulminville School, Mobile, 2009
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Bayou La Batre, Codon, 2009
Ivy Green, Home of Helen Keller, Tuscumbia, 2009
Bethlehem Church, by George Maris Chapter, 2012
Sally A. Howard Memorial Chapel, Mentone, AL, Cherokee Chapter, 28 Oct 2013
Locust Hill, Tuscumbia, Ralph Leftwich Chapter, 11 Sept 2015
Willstown Mission and Cemetery, Fort Payne, AL, Cherokee Chapter, 2015
Mobile City Limits 1711, Mobile, AL, Christopher Branch Chapter
Magnolia Stone Plantation, Montgomery, AL, Benjamin Fenn Chapter, 2017
Background of the Society
Founder Miss Mary Florence Taney
The National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century was founded by Miss Mary Florence Taney of Kentucky. Its inception was during the meeting of the International Genealogical Congress at the Panama Exposition in San Francisco, CA on July 15, 1915. The founder, Miss Taney along with five other ladies (Mrs. Alice Hardeman Dulaney, New York; Miss Anna Taylor Hodge, Kentucky; Mrs. Georgena Hodge Bailey, Kentucky; Miss Florence May Washington, Kentucky; and Miss Grace Marie Cheever, Ohio) had a common interest in genealogy and it was that shared passion which led them to form a lineage organization titled the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century. As the organization grew and expanded, it became national in scope.
Formation of the Society
The Certificate of Incorporation, which legitimized the Society's purpose as a benevolent, charitable and educational one was filed on August 19, 1920 with Ms. Taney as the President General. By this time the number of members had grown; the exact number remains unknown given the scarcity of recorded history in the early years of the Society but the same was deduced by the list of names for Charter Officers, those signing the incorporation and the appointment of many ladies to organize the State Societies. Amidst other things, these early members of the Society were the ones who wrote and approved its First Constitution and Bylaws. Another action taken under the leadership of Miss Taney was the organizing of the state societies and the chapters. The first state to be organized was Missouri (July 7, 1921). The Kansas City Chapter was organized in 1922.
Strategic Vision
The current generation of Society leaders is working hard to fulfill the mandate of the founders to perpetuate the memory of the colonists and their lasting legacy of virtue, courage and patriotism that are the foundations of the character of this great nation.
The following remains the objectives:
1. To aid in the preservation of records and historical sites of our country. The society collects and records and nowadays digitizes the early records of our country’s development.
2. To foster interest in historical colonial research. The members visit libraries and cemeteries across the country to research and copy the records therein.
3. To support the youth of our country in education. There are many different scholarships that the Society awards annually.
4. To commemorate the noble and heroic deeds of our ancestors who were the founders of this great Republic.
5. To zealously maintain the high principles of virtue, courage and patriotism which led to the independence of the Colonies and laid the foundation for the establishment of the United States of America
6. To maintain a Library of Heraldry and preserve the lineage and Coats of Arms of our Armorial Ancestors. The Society continuously adds to its extensive coats of arms collection, maintaining the original lineage provided by members during the application process.
7. To develop a library specializing in the seventeenth century American colonial data. The Society built and maintains a library specializing in the 17th century American colonial data at their headquarters building in D.C., which is open to the public.
The following remains the objectives:
1. To aid in the preservation of records and historical sites of our country. The society collects and records and nowadays digitizes the early records of our country’s development.
2. To foster interest in historical colonial research. The members visit libraries and cemeteries across the country to research and copy the records therein.
3. To support the youth of our country in education. There are many different scholarships that the Society awards annually.
4. To commemorate the noble and heroic deeds of our ancestors who were the founders of this great Republic.
5. To zealously maintain the high principles of virtue, courage and patriotism which led to the independence of the Colonies and laid the foundation for the establishment of the United States of America
6. To maintain a Library of Heraldry and preserve the lineage and Coats of Arms of our Armorial Ancestors. The Society continuously adds to its extensive coats of arms collection, maintaining the original lineage provided by members during the application process.
7. To develop a library specializing in the seventeenth century American colonial data. The Society built and maintains a library specializing in the 17th century American colonial data at their headquarters building in D.C., which is open to the public.
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COLONIAL DAMES XVII CENTURY
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