Most of our monthly programs are held on the first Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. Refreshments are served at 1:30 p.m. Our Holiday celebration and spring luncheon are held at other times. This year we plan to hold hybrid meetings (zoom and in person) for all meetings

September 7, 2024 (hybrid meeting)
Welcome Back Business Meeting (with desert buffet)
No program
September 17-23, 2024
Constitution Week
Commercial signage and poster distribution
Public service announcement in local theater
September 18, 2024
POW-MIA Recognition Day


October 3, 2023 (hybrid meeting)
Colonial Witches
Speaker: NSDAR Video Files
October 8, 2024
Chapter observance of NSDAR National Day of Service
Cleaning of Preston’s Historic Smithfield – Virginia DAR Shrine of American
October 11, 2024
134th Anniversary of NSDAR
October 14, 2024
Indigenous Peoples’ Day

November 7, 2024 (hybrid meeting)
Revolutionary War Period Medicine as an Interactive Program for Young People
Speaker: Walt Bailey, SAR; Visitor Experience Coordinator at Preston’s Smithfield
November 11, 2024
Veterans Day
November 28, 2024
Thanksgiving Day
November 29, 2024
Native American Heritage Day
December 5, 2024 (hybrid meeting)
4 pm until 6 pm
Alleghany Chapter, NSDAR Holiday Celebration
January 2, 2025 (hybrid meeting)
Alleghany Chapter is 114 years old this month!
War of Lies: When George Washington Was the Target and Propaganda Was the Crime
Speakers: Author Jane Hampton Cook
February 6, 2025 (hybrid meeting)
Myth or Truth: Stories We’ve Heard About Early America
Speaker: Dr. Jane Alemon, District I Corresponding Docent, NSDAR Museum
March 6, 2025 (hybrid meeting)
Submitting Supplemental Patriots Applications to NSDAR
Speaker:Diane Catley, Registrar, Alleghany Chapter
March 19-23, 2025
Virginia DAR State Conference
Williamsburg, Virginia
April, 2025 (date TBD)
Annual Spring Luncheon – 12 Noon (Note: change in time.)
Honoring Recipients of Awards for Citizenship in the Community
New officer Installation
May 1, 2025 (hybrid meeting)
Children of the American Revolution (CAR)
Speaker:Deborah Davis, Sr. Society President Mill Mountain-Valley of Virginia, CAR
June 14, 2025
Flag Day Observance
June 19, 2025
Juneteenth Observance

June 25-29, 2025
Continental Congress, Washington, DC
August 9, 2025
District VII Meeting
American Legion Hall, Salem, Virginia