• Gold Awards to Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets 2024 Left to Right VPI Cadet Alexandar Ashford Air Force Cadet Vanessa Barsoom Alleghany Chapter Vice Regent Vicki Stec Army Cadet Paige Crawford Navy Cadet Lesly Molualisi
  • A modern sign pointing the direction to the Ingles Ferry Tavern awaits posting,
  • Alleghany Chairman of American History (and chairman for the event) points out sites of interest to Alleghany Chapter Regent Debbie Haught and others.
  • April Martin pointing out the remains of a structure on the other river bank
  • Picking up debris and broken glass from the river’s edge
  • Carrying the last of the brush up to the road. When we arrived, the river was not visible from where this photograph was taken.
  • More brush and vines
  • Pausing to catch a breath after picking up debris along the river’s edge.
  • Part of the “cleaning crew” who washed windows, swept floors, etc. in the Tavern buildings
  • Checking out the structural soundness of the Tavern building
  • Ready to clean!
  • Lunch of cornbread and beans was provided by the Wilderness Road Regional Museum and shared by the DAR workers
  • Trying out an antique Hay Scythe–much heavier than it looks!
  • HODARs are a great help in clearing brush! This (almost 200 year old) bridge support was almost completely hidden by vines when we arrived.
  • This tree was more dead than alive and a danger to anyone who walked under its branches
  • One of many trashbags of debris picked up along the river.
  • Citizenship in the Community Awards. Onehundred year old Evelyn West was honored for the hundreds of knitted items whe has donated to the Christmas Store oveer the last decades—and she continues to donate them. Sharon Keith was honored for her community work with severalorganizations but most notably cancer-fighting fund raising to help local people.
  • Mary Lou Summers, on the left, organized the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery Volunteers more than 10 years ago. The organization raises the money to pay for all wreaths at the cemetery and also has an ambassador program to insure no veteran is ever buried without someone present as a witness. In the center is current Alleghany Regent, Debbie Haught On the right is past Regent, Karen Fiinch
  • Wreaths placed at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery by volunteers.
  • Alleghany visits DAR school Crossnore
    Some Alleghany members delivered Winter clothing and gifts to DAR supported Crossnore School in Aveery, NC
  • Philip Barger
    DAR marks the graves of Revolutionary veterans when possible. This marker was financed by a grant from the State Regent’s project.
  • Revoolutionary Patriot Philip Barger is honored with a Memorial Plaque. Descendants Tom Green and Rosemary Green attended.
  • Flag Day observance, 2021
  • Flag Day observance 2021. thirteen flags placed on the graves of thirteen Revolutionary patriots.
  • Day of Service
    For 2022 National Day of Service, members of Alleghany and Gen. William Campbell Chapters cleaned gravestones in Westview Cemetery, Radford, VA