Tomahawk Chapter, NSDAR
Prairie Village, Kansas
Our Chapter's History
Tomahawk Chapter NSDAR was founded by organizing regent, Vera Laughlin Greenlease, on April 21, 1954, in Prairie Village, Kansas. The name Tomahawk was chosen for the picturesque creek which meanders through Prairie Village and honors the historic boundary lines that define the lands once granted to the Shawnee Indians by the U.S. Government.
In 1959, Tomahawk Chapter combined with area Kansas chapters to form the Regent's Round Table. The Round Table coordinates the efforts of these chapters in functions with Naturalization ceremonies held in U.S. District Courts, Leavenworth VA Medical Center, and area schools in the American History Essay and DAR Good Citizens contests.
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Chapter Meetings
Our chapter meets on the fourth Monday of the month, September through May. Regular luncheon meetings begin at noon. All meetings include updates of the DAR ideals of Preservation, Education, and Patriotism, plus, important committee reports on the local level.
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Meetings often include interesting speakers whose programs display the diversity of the DAR. Just a few of those topics include, “Spies of the Revolutionary War,” “Robert E. Lee,” “The Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma,” “Johnson County Veterans Court,” the Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm and an EVAC nurse from the Vietnam War, as well as "Healing Waters," veteran PTSD support through fly fishing.
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Tomahawk chapter has taken part in Welcome Home ceremonies for Honor Flight at Kansas City International Airport. We have also toured War Horses for Veterans in Stilwell, KS and visited the Harry S Truman Library in Independence, MO. We award several DAR Community Service Awards each year.
Our chapter has had the singular honor of presenting Prairie Village native and international opera virtuoso, Joyce DiDonato, with the DAR Women in American History Award.