New DAR chapter formed in Sequim

By Sequim Gazette Staff • June 11, 2025 1:30 am
Photo courtesy New Dungeness Chapter DAR To celebrate the formation of a new chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution in Sequim, many of the organizing members met for a photo at the New Dungeness historical marker at the corner of Marine Drive and Clark Road. They are, from left: Charlotte Elkins, Darlene Cook, Tammie Cochran, Donna Olson, Krista Johnson, Judy Nordstrom, Pam Grider, Anita Reynolds, Marianne Burton, Carol Medlicott, and Mona Kinder. Those in the front row are Monica Reynolds (left) and Lorri Gilchrist.
Photo courtesy New Dungeness Chapter DAR To celebrate the formation of a new chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution in Sequim, many of the organizing members met for a photo at the New Dungeness historical marker at the corner of Marine Drive and Clark Road. They are, from left: Charlotte Elkins, Darlene Cook, Tammie Cochran, Donna Olson, Krista Johnson, Judy Nordstrom, Pam Grider, Anita Reynolds, Marianne Burton, Carol Medlicott, and Mona Kinder. Those in the front row are Monica Reynolds (left) and Lorri Gilchrist.

The New Dungeness Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution has formed in Sequim and the chapter’s name has been approved by the National Society DAR (NSDAR).

The group held its first official organizing meeting last Saturday and officers were sworn in. They included Organizing Regent Anita Reynolds, Vice Regent Mona Kinder, Treasurer Darlene Cook, Registrar Carol Medlicott, Recording Secretary Monica Reynolds, Chaplain Judy Nordstrom, and Historian Marianne Burton. Thirteen additional organizing members were sworn in as well.

Reynolds, a member of the Sequim pioneer Rhodefer family, has worked with Washington State Society DAR officials for several months to organize the chapter. WSSDAR officials State Regent Jacqueline Riddell and Organizing Secretary Melinda Anderson attended the meeting.

“We have an enthusiastic group in the new chapter,” Reynolds said in a press release, “and we are eager to establish service projects for the Sequim area that support DAR’s three pillars of historic preservation, education, and patriotism.”

If you are interested in learning more about DAR membership, contact Reynolds at ajreynoldsdar@gmail.com.

Photo courtesy New Dungeness Chapter DAR/ Mona Kinder, left, and Anita Reynolds, right, both office-holders with the newly-formed New Dungeness Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), met up with Washington State Society DAR Organizing Secretary Melinda Anderson while attending the WSSDAR State Conference in Seattle.

Photo courtesy New Dungeness Chapter DAR/ Mona Kinder, left, and Anita Reynolds, right, both office-holders with the newly-formed New Dungeness Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), met up with Washington State Society DAR Organizing Secretary Melinda Anderson while attending the WSSDAR State Conference in Seattle.