Events

Please RSVP to Stephanie at dames@nscdama.org or 617-742-3190 by 2/11/22. $65 per person. View Invitation  

Our host is Anne Cuervo, 39 Somerset Road, Lexington, MA. Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin by Jill Lepore. This book is the story of Jane Franklin, the sister of Benjamin Franklin. It is based on letters; many of the letters are from or to Benjamin Franklin. RSVP on nscdama.org, under the...

Please join President Lydia Kimball, fellow Colonial Dames, and prospective candidates at Prescott House for conversation and light refreshments.   Note: this is an in-person event.

Presentation with MA Dame and author Melinda M. Ponder Katharine Lee Bates: From Sea to Shining Sea, written by Melinda M. Ponder, tells the story of the trail-blazing woman who wrote "America the Beautiful." It compellingly portrays the story of her public triumphs as an activist poet as well as her personal heartaches as a...

15% of the proceeds will go to the Historic Preservation Manager Fund. Please join fellow Dames for dinner after the Sip & Shop at the Chilton Club, which is located right around the corner from the Veronica Beard store at 287 Dartmouth St. Your choice of menu selections is listed below and the price of $45 pp includes...

Thirteenth Annual Jean Brett Memorial Lecture by Ulysses Dietz, Chief Curator Emeritus of the Newark Museum of Art   “Anything You Want: A Closer Look at Treasures from Newport’s Gilded Age”   Mr. Dietz will look at 22 specific objects and various themes of a new exhibition at Rosecliff for which he is Visiting Curator...

A “Wine and Cheese” Area Gathering is planned for Tuesday, May 3, from 4:00pm to 5:30pm, at the home of Pam Notman, 105 Hundreds Road, Wellesley. This is a wonderful time to get together with other Dames who live in the Wellesley/Weston/Wayland, Sudbury/Needham area.   Dames from other areas are, of course, very welcome. Please RSVP...

Please join us for the William H. Prescott 225th (plus 1 year) Birthday Celebration Enjoy music by AnnaLotte, Boston Conservatory at Berklee Masters Degree candidate in Piano Performance, on our 1822 Tomkison piano. Serving sweets and savories. Tours of the 3rd floor museum rooms available Guests including Gentlemen welcome Ticket cost: $35.00 RSVP by April 27

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO   The Annual Meeting Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Ten-fifteen o’clock in the morning   The Country Club 191 Clyde Street Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts *when arriving at the front gate, let the attendant know you are there for...

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America & The Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts cordially invite you to bring a Prospective Candidate to a Spring Cocktail Reception with Dames and Warriors. $55 per person   Prospective Candidates attend free of charge A genealogist will be present to answer eligibility...

Remembering Grace Yeomans Thaler Grace was a generous and dedicated Dame who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer in 2013. The Peony Party sprouted from Grace's love of peonies, and proceeds from the event support the Grace Yeomans Thaler Memorial Fund. The fund was established by Grace and her husband Tom to support the preservation...