Colonial Dames XVII Century
Founded 1915

Any American woman of good moral character, eighteen years of age or over is eligible for membership,
provided she has been invited by the Society and is the lineal descendants of an ancestor who lived
and served prior to 1701 in one of the Original Colonies in the geographical area of the present
United States of America. — Membership is by Invitation Only.

State Officers 1997-1999

Miss Patricia Sayers, State President
1008 S. Webster Street
Harrisburg, IL 62946-2841

Mrs. Linda Brown, 1st Vice President

Miss Anne Marie Sears, 2nd Vice President

Mrs. Howard D. Haynes, Chaplain

Mrs. James J. Thom, Recording Secretary

Mrs. William B. Ford, Corresponding Secretary
Email: BLHF5@aol.com

Miss Sheila Richards, Organizing Secretary

Ms. Murle Edwards, Treasurer
Email: MEdward@uiuc.edu

Mrs. Donald G. Arends, Registrar

Mrs. Stephen A. Gourley, Historian

Mrs. James L. Thomson, Librarian

Mrs. Donald L. Harvey, Parliamentarian

Col. Dames XVIIth Century
9 chapters
Rough Geographic Areas are as follows:

Dennis Garrett - Marion
Guilford - Rockford
John Rolfe - Plano
Kickapoo - Springfield
Lac des Illinois - Lake Forest
La Grande Prairie - Watseka/Kankakee
New France - Bloomington/Champaign
Pimiteoui - Peoria
Thomas Hooker - nw sub. Chicago

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century
1300 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-1700

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