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AMERICAN HERITAGE
COMMITTEE
Let Your Light Shine!
Fall 2019 ~ Newsletter
2019-2020 Theme:
“Rise, and Shine Your Light
on the
19th Amendment”
Promote American Heritage Committee in
your chapter through programs…
Get your members involved in the American Heritage
Committee with a chapter program. The Office of the
Reporter General has chapter programs available for
download as well as for ordering. It’s a great way to get your
members involved!
https://www.dar.org/members/executive-offices-nbm/reporter
-general/chapter-programs
American Heritage National Chair
Dianna Dolfin Callaway
Welcome to the American Heritage Committee newsletter “Let Your Light Shine!” Our hope is that through this excellent committee you and your chapter will Rise and Shine for America!
There is no other Committee as dedicated to historical preservation, education and patriotism than the AHC. Every item we enter in the contest, every chapter program that we present culminates in historical preservation.
Our first national chair, Evelyn Cole Peters, asked the DAR members in 1963 to look around their communities and start local museums and historical societies for the preservation of all our cultural artifacts and documents. To this day, DAR daughters have taken heed of that call to arms and significant progress has been made in the formation of many historical societies and local museums!
Do you have any open months for chapter programs? Find that special American Heritage program from the Reporter General’s Webpage! The newly revised CAA still accepts American Heritage programs and you will receive five points for each one presented.
Please meet all of the new National Vice Chair and see if they have any changes to their contest categories. A special thank you to Christine McMahan, our National Vice Chair of Tech Support and Electronic Publications. Her vision and talent have brought this newsletter to reality!
Ms. McMahan has also created a lovely American Heritage brochure that is now available on our national webpage. Please print as many copies as you would like and share them at your August Workshops, Fall Forums, State Conferences and anywhere else you might need them. They are especially beautiful when printed in color, but are just as nice when printed in black and white.
Our National Vice Chairs will happily accept your contest entries between January 2 – February 15th, 2020. Check with your American Heritage state chair for her due date for the
Fiber Arts contest deadline.
I hope each of you will create a beautiful heirloom piece for our American Heritage Contest as we Rise, and Shine our Light on the 19th Amendment.
Dianna Dolfin Callaway
National Chair, American Heritage Committee
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Follow these easy steps to enter…
All entries except Fiber Arts:
1. Complete and sign contest entry form which includes the narrative, explaining the correlation between your entry and the American Heritage contest theme.
2. Send by U.S. Mail a completed form and images of entry to appropriate National Vice Chair. Addresses can be found on our American Heritage Committee webpage and in the NIP. Must be postmarked between January 2, 2020–February 15, 2020.
3. Send a copy of the signed entry form only, to your American Heritage State Chair – this can be sent via email (scanned with signature) or U.S. Mail.
Fiber Arts Entries:
1. Complete and sign contest entry form which includes the narrative, explaining the correlation between your entry and the American Heritage contest theme.
2. Send your completed entry form and images, via U.S. Mail, to your American Heritage State Chair. Check with your State Chair for your submission deadline.
*Exception: All Member-at-Large are to send their Fiber Arts entries directly to the Fiber Arts National Vice Chair.
Fall 2019 ~ American Heritage Committee ~ Let Your Light Shine!
Wendy Spooner National Vice Chair –
Art & Sculpture
As I begin my term as Vice Chair over art & sculpture in the American Heritage contest,
I can’t express how excited I am to see the entries that will be submitted this year!
Here are four simple steps to take that will make the submission process easy.
1. Please fill out the entire entry form online before printing, then sign. This way, you can be sure each detail is legible.
2. There are thirteen Art and Sculpture competition categories; Acrylic, Pastels, Oil, Watercolor, Drawing, Multi-media, Collage, Color Photography (unenhanced), Color Photography (enhanced), Black and White Photography, Sculpture, China Painting, Other Art and Sculpture. Please review the Craft AND Fiber Arts categories before submitting to Other (in Art and Sculpture), as the entry may be a better fit for one of those categories. Enter your art creation in the most appropriate category, so you will have your best chance at winning!
3. Please don’t worry about sending an entry by certified mail. It’s too difficult for a chairperson to be available to sign for hundreds of entries. Instead, take your package to the post office for mailing. This way, you will ensure the correct amount of postage is applied, and you’ll get a tracking number for your convenience and peace of mind.
4. Send THREE photos with your entry—one of the entire art piece, and two zoomed in on details that you would specifically like the judges to see. Send also, a disk or flash drive with the same photos on it. Sending two sets of photos—the actual physical photos, and a digital method—is required, and it’s easy! Additionally, you may submit more than one entry in the many different categories—just not two in the same category.
Please note that individual submissions must be the original work of the person entering the contest while a DAR member. For Group Entries, please refer to General Contest Instructions on the main webpage. https://www.dar.org/members/committees/national-committees/american-heritage/art-sculpture.
Best of luck to all of you!
Wendy Spooner
National Vice Chair–Art & Sculpture
American Heritage Committee
American Heritage Committee National Vice Chairs
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‘A Colonial London Bridge’ Jane McCall Russell, The Battle of Cowpens Chapter
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Vickie Canham National Vice Chair–Crafts
Welcome to the American Heritage Crafts
Contest. Our theme this year is “Rise, and
Shine Your Light on the 19th Amendment.” This is such an
exciting theme! I hope you will consider entering. It is
important that you read all instructions carefully. I recommend
that you print out the Committee Home page and the Crafts
page. Use a highlighter or red pen to mark all important contest
rules and guidelines.
Things to remember as you are putting your entry together. Fill
in all information on the entry form and be sure to sign it.
Whether it is clay, basketry, or dolls, every step of your entry
must be made by a DAR member, including the person writing
the essay. You will need to submit three 4”x6” photographs
and 4-10 digital images including 2-3 construction photos.
In the paper category, the judges will be looking at how creative
you are with paper and how you use it. They are not judging on
what is inside the cards, cookbook or scrapbook. Jewelry is
something you would wear and can be made of any material.
Miscellaneous is a broad category, so be careful not to put fiber
based entries here as there is a misc. category in Fiber Arts just
for them. Put forth your best work and remember this is a
national contest you are entering.
This year’s theme is a wonderful opportunity for you to rise and
let your talents shine. When submitting your essay be sure to
include how your entry relates to the theme, how you made
your entry, and list the materials used. Proofread your essay for
spelling and grammatical errors. The essay and how well your
entry incorporates the theme are very important.
There are six Craft categories. If ever in doubt as to which category your entry should be in, please email and I will find an answer for you. Pay attention to the details of your entry, impress the judges and most of all have fun as you Rise and Shine for America. Vickie Canham National Vice Chair - Crafts American Heritage Committee
Sylvia Thorp National Vice Chair–Fiber Arts
The crafting of our Fiber Arts has been in
existence since the evolution of mankind. We
in American Heritage are committed to honor
and recognize these crafts and to encourage their continued
creation. We hope to inspire you to explore your creative talents
and to share your enthusiasm and expertise with others in order
to perpetuate the art using fiber materials.
This 2019-20 season will recognize twelve categories of Fiber
Arts. They are: Embroidery, Cross-Stitch, Needlepoint,
Knitting, Crochet, Hand Quilted Quilts, Hand Quilted Wall
Hangings, Quilt Tops, Weaving, Historic Costume, Rug Making,
and Other Fiber Arts not included above. Please note the
changes in the Quilting categories. We recognize that many
quilters today are using professionals, and others with long arm
quilting machines, to do their machine quilting. Thus, the Quilt
Top category is a way to recognize those quilts that will later be
machine quilted. As of this year, Machine Quilted Quilts and
Machine Quilted Wall Hangings will no longer be accepted in
any category, including Other Fiber Arts. Art Quilts will now
be submitted as a Hand Quilted Quilt or as a Quilt Top,
depending on the method of quilting.
All entries must first be sent to the State American Heritage
Chair, who will determine the deadline date for her state. The
State Chair will then send all winning entries to the National
Fiber Arts Vice-Chair, Sylvia Thorp, postmarked by the deadline
of February 15, 2020.
It is important to visit the Fiber Arts section of the American
Heritage website for specifics of the entry materials. Basically
this includes the entry form, paragraphs explaining how the
creation is constructed and how it relates to the current year’s
theme, and 6-12 photographs and digital images of the entry.
Remember that groups consisting of two or more members of a
chapter, a state, or a family who are all current members of
NSDAR may work together to create an entry. Each entry must
be designed, created, and finished by the individual or participant
of the group. Again, please see the website for specifics.
We must all work to continue the legacy and techniques involved
in the creation of our Fiber Arts. It is inspiring to explore the
fascinating ways to include these Fiber Arts in our creations for
the American Heritage Competition.
Sylvia Thorp National Vice Chair – Fiber Arts American Heritage Committee [email protected]
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Fall 2019 ~ American Heritage Committee ~ Let Your Light Shine!
Linda Paslov National Vice Chair–
Literature & Drama
Are you a poet whose rhymes make you smile̶
Dactyl pentameter your rhythm style?
Do you feel that free verse is your friend,
Unfettered by rules with which to contend?
Have you penned stories in Hemingway’s way?
Does weaving a plot line make your best day?
Maybe composing a play gives you thrills;
Developing dialogue brings you chills.
Perhaps you prefer to share history
Instead of a cliff-hanging mystery.
Compiling a memoir may be your gift,
Or even a bio–do you get my drift?
If any of these your passions expressed̶–
These several examples you impressed–
Then enter you should, I highly suggest,
The American Heritage Contest.
The theme? “Rise, And Shine Your Light on the
19th Amendment”—so sure you’ll agree
This topic impacts us even today;
Think how your talent depicts this some way!
The rules are as follows, with more online;
Follow them so your submissions are fine!
They align with those from earlier years;
Procrastinate not, or you will shed tears!
There are five (5) Literature and Drama competition categories:
Poetry—a pattern of free verse, one to fifteen (1–15) lines
Poetry—a pattern of free verse, sixteen or more, but not to exceed thirty (16–30) lines.
Fiction Short Story or Narrative—not to exceed eight (8) pages, double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font, one-inch margins.
Non-Fiction Short Story or Narrative—not to exceed eight (8) pages, double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font, one-inch margins.
Drama—a monologue, duet scene, or short play, not to exceed eight (8) pages, double spaced, 12 point, Times New Roman font, one-inch margins.
National Vice Chairs cont. Each entry is to be an unpublished work by an individual DAR member or group of DAR members illustrating some aspect of the theme, Rise, and Shine Your Light On The 19th Amendment.
Please see the American Heritage page at https://www.dar.org/members/committees/national-committees/american-heritage/literature-drama for more specific information.
Linda S. Paslov, Ed.D
National Vice Chair–Literature & Drama
American Heritage Committee
Literature & Drama 2019 1st Place – Poetry (1-15 lines)
OUR PATRIOT
Gentle child, nestled there,
your progeny are amazed at you--
your gloried deeds of distant days, still yet to come in your dear life.
You grew to see the truth of things,
to feel the pull of freedom’s tide and face hard tasks that lay ahead,
the valiant man you did become.
Now, these rambling generations down,
your daughter cozy in a land redeemed,
free to worship, vote, and speak her mind
because you, our father long away, answered the call to liberty.
My children hear the stories now, still told
of your brave legacy,
your hallowed future yet to be,
your hope now our reality.
Sleep on, sweet child. Your time will come.
‘’Our Patriot’ Susan Fay Whelchel , Chief John Ross Chapter
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Donna Hare National Vice Chair –Music
Let the Music play as you “Rise, And Shine Your Light on the 19th Amendment”, this
years theme.
Each music composition must have been composed while a DAR member and must incorporate the theme.
You will need to submit a paragraph or more, but not to exceed one page, stating how your work reflects the theme. The music should not have been performed except at a DAR meeting.
Types of acceptable entries are as follows:
Vocal
Lyrics must follow the stated theme.
Entry must be a titled musical manuscript scored for female voices (Solo, Unison, SA or SSA) with relatively simple accompaniment.
Form is important. Suggested forms include multiple stanzas, multiple stanzas and refrain, ABA or ABAA.
Instrumental
A Concert March which must be suitable for use as a processional or recessional.
Composition must be submitted as a key board arrangement.
Title may be descriptive or technical (i.e. “Martha’s March” or “Processional for State Conference 2013”)
Composition must follow standard Concert March form. (Introduction, Section A, Section B, Breakup strain, Trio; (the Intro and breakup strain are optional.) Sections may repeat as long as entire piece fits within the time limit.
Additional instructions for music entries are found on the website
https://www.dar.org/members/committees/national-committees/american-heritage/music
Judging criteria: (subjective to judges)
25 points - Expression of theme
15 points - Written expression of theme
60 points - Form and quality of work
Donna Hare
National Vice Chair – Music
American Heritage Committee [email protected]
Susan Malen National Vice Chair—Women in
the Arts Recognition Award
Hello. I’m Susan Malen from the Alaska Chapter in Fairbanks,
Alaska, and I’m honored to serve as the National Vice Chair for
the Women in the Arts Recognition Award. There are so many
incredibly talented women in the arts and I encourage everyone
to consider nominating a worthy candidate. There have been
no changes in the program since last year, but we are trying to
make sure that those considering nominating an artist are aware
that while their contribution to the community is important, that
is not the focus of this award. This award is for outstanding
achievement in their field and the recipient is expected to have
contributed to her artistic field in an outstanding manner
beyond mastery of technique. The two required
recommendation letters must be by non-DAR members and
written on letterhead stationery and identify why the writer is
professionally qualified to evaluate the candidate. Please make
sure that you thoroughly review the requirements for this award
and when you submit your application to confirm that all
supporting documents and photographs are included.
In an effort to streamline the process, I am encouraging nominators to contact me via email at [email protected] prior to submitting an application so that we can review and discuss the application and hopefully answer any questions or concerns prior to actual submission. Hopefully this will make the process less complicated and result in fewer declined applications. I look forward to receiving many applications over the next 3 years and am excited by the prospect of seeing all of the amazing art created by the incredibly talented women.
Susan Malen
National Vice Chair – Women in the Arts Recognition Award
American Heritage Committee
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Our National Vice Chair of Technology/Electronic
Publications, Christine McMahan, has developed a
fabulous trifold brochure that is now available for all
DAR members to use! It is available on the member’s
only website, American Heritage Committee – see the
bar on the right “Trifold Brochure” and it should open
for you. Please print as many copies as you would like
and share them at your August Workshops, Fall
Forums, State Conferences and anywhere else you
might need them. They are especially beautiful when
printed in color, but are just as nice when printed in
black and white. Our thanks to Christine for her
creativity and computer skills!
Fall 2019 ~ American Heritage Committee ~ Let Your Light Shine!
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Evelyn Cole Peters
Award Winners
The first national chair of American
Heritage was Evelyn Cole Peters. The
Evelyn Cole Peters Award may be
awarded for excellence in any of the
contest categories when an exceptional
entry is presented. There is no
application for this award; it is given by the American
Heritage Committee for exceptional work. In 2019, three
American Heritage entries were awarded the Evelyn Cole
Peters Award.
American Heritage Committee
Links and Information
American Heritage Committee
Contest Form
Book of Winners 2019
National Information Packet (NIP) 2019
AHC Trifold Brochure
Crafts 2019 1st Place – Paper
‘High Sheriff: Contrary to the Crown’ Theresa Martens, Piney Creek Chapter
Evelyn Cole Peters Award Recipients 2019
Art & Sculpture Virginia Small Hawai’i Loa Chapter
Fiber Arts Patricia Sanftner
Morristown Chapter
Crafts Theresa Martens (image on adjacent page)