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5.1.18 – CDA Elects 38th President General

The Colonial Dames of America (CDA) has elected Brantley Bolling Knowles as the Society's 38th President General. She will serve a three-year term. Founded in May 1890, the CDA was the first hereditary lineage society for women focusing on the colonial period. With 40 chapters in...

May 9, 2018

3.20.18 – CDA Names 2018 Book Awards Winners

The Colonial Dames of America has named the winners of its 2018 Book Awards. The awards will be presented at the Society’s Annual Meeting in New York April 30, 2018. Past President General Audrey Svensson is Chairman of the CDA Book Awards Committee....

March 23, 2018

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3.15.18 – CDA Plans 2018 Fall Benefit as a Multi-Event Festivity in Manhattan

The 2018 CDA Fall Benefit will encompass four exciting events over two days, culminating in a cocktail buffet to be held at the Union Club in New York City on October 17 at 7 pm. The benefit this year honors the venerable New York Genealogical...

March 15, 2018

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1.18.18 – CDA Past PG Charlotte Armstrong 1927-2017

Charlotte P. Armstrong, a trailblazer for women’s equality and former President General of The Colonial Dames of America (2000-2003), passed away in December, 2017, in Camden, Maine. A native of Boston, she graduated from Harvard Law School in 1953, a member of the first class...

January 18, 2018

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Holiday Party 2017

The Colonial Dames of America celebrated the end of the 2017 in seasonal style. Click for more photos of the special holiday event....

December 20, 2017

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11.21.17 – 2017 Year End Appeal

To make your donation online, click on the links below to go directly to the designated giving areas in the CDA Online Store. There is a place on your order form to indicate the specific amount you wish to donate, as well as any notes...

November 21, 2017

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10.30.17 – CDA Fall Benefit Enjoys Record Success

The Colonial Dames of America raised a record amount at its annual Fall Benefit held October 11, 2017 at Doubles Club in Manhattan. Proceeds are earmarked to support the educational initiatives at the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, which is is wholly owned and...

October 30, 2017

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5.9.17 – CDA Annual Meeting in NYC

The 127th Annual Meeting of the CDA was held the weekend of April 29-May 1, 2017 in Manhattan. President General Sharon Vaino presided over three days of activities centered around The Colonial Dames of America and the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum & Garden, wholly owned...

May 9, 2017

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5.1.17 – Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Wish List

Do you have any books, newspapers, or other small objects from 1800-1835? Look your bookcase, check your china cabinet, explore the attic, take a peek in the piano bench....

May 1, 2017

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11.20.16 – CDA YEAR-END APPEAL

During the past year, your donations have been used to introduce a CDA online store, update systems, and offer more efficient services to chapters. The CDA is exploring ways to use its real estate holdings more effectively, and to serve the surrounding medical community through...

November 20, 2016

5.1.18 – CDA Elects 38th President General

3.20.18 – CDA Names 2018 Book Awards Winners

3.15.18 – CDA Plans 2018 Fall Benefit as a Multi-Event Festivity in Manhattan

1.18.18 – CDA Past PG Charlotte Armstrong 1927-2017

Holiday Party 2017

11.21.17 – 2017 Year End Appeal

10.30.17 – CDA Fall Benefit Enjoys Record Success

5.9.17 – CDA Annual Meeting in NYC

5.1.17 – Mount Vernon Hotel Museum Wish List

11.20.16 – CDA YEAR-END APPEAL

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