Edenton Tea Party Chapter presents awards to Dr. Benjamin Speller for Excellence in Historic Preservation; Ann Rowe and Karen Foley for Community Service; and local members for outstanding achievements. Officer Installation held.
EDENTON — The Edenton Tea Party Chapter, NSDAR, held its annual May Awards Luncheon on May 20th in the St. Paul’s Parish House and presented Community Service awards to Anne Rowe for her dedication to the many volunteer organizations to which she belongs and to Karen Foley for creating the innovative “Edenton Social Light” media that keeps out community connected.
Photo shows: Caroline Butler, Historic Preservation Chair, Bonnie Henn, Chapter Regent and Dr. Benjamin Speller, Award Recipient of the Excellence in Historic Preservation; Lifetime Achievement
The Edenton Tea Party Chapter also presented an “Excellence in Historic Preservation” Award to Dr. Benjamin Speller for his dedication to historic preservation in Bertie County and the surrounding areas, as well as preservation of records that enable people of Color to find their family history. Caroline Butler, Chair of the Historic Preservation Committee, noted his lifetime dedication to the historical preservation of artifacts and records. In addition, Chapter member Beth Taylor was selected as a “Women in the History” award, a national DAR award recognizing women in the who have made history in their community, State and Nation. Sandy Sperry was recognized as the Chapter’s first Outstanding Senior, a new category established by the North Carolina Society DAR.
The Chapter received multiple awards at the State Conference held in Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 3rd, and these awards were distributed to Chapter members. The Chapter received both National and State first place honors for their annual Independence Day event. Additionally, the State received honors for Indexing, Documenting and Photographing hundreds of artifacts at James Iredell House. The project, led by Anne Rowe, took place over four days in October. The Chapter received both the Blue Ribbon and Tricolor Chapter Achievement Award, the top state and national award designation of achievement demonstrating excellence across several categories.
The Edenton Tea Party Chapter held officer installation after the awards ceremony with the following officers installed; Bonnie Henn, Regent; Kay Caveney, 1st Vice Regent; Candy Roth, Registrar; Nona Smith Treasurer; Melanie Gibbs, Recording Secretary; Caroline Butler, Corresponding Secretary, Anne Rowe, Curator and Kathy Hamer, Historian.
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