The Association of the Descendants of Nancy Ward Volume 10, Number 2

Material type

Newsletter (Newsletter)

Date

2003-08-01

Description

This newsletter begins by announcing the next annual meeting at 4pm on August 30, 2003, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, at the Cherokee Nation Council Chambers. A guest speaker named Dr. Lindsay Robertson was to be present at the meeting, and a small bit of information about him is included in the newsletter. It also announces a board meeting on August 29, 2003 at 6pm. Also included are the minutes from the March 22, 2003 meeting of the association, done by secretary Barbara Dunlap. An 1817 letter from Nancy Ward addressed to other Cherokee women is included as well, transcribed by Barbara Dunlap. The newsletter announces that an editor has been found, Shirley Rider. A letter by William Martin to Lyman Draper is also included. A section about landscaping at Nancy Ward's grave is also in this issue, calculating costs and detailing the work. The newsletter concludes by congratulating Jay Garland and Barbara Ruth (Rider) Faulkner on their 50th wedding anniversary and recognizing Bobbie Lee Neely, a Navy veteran.

Author or creator

Barbara Dunlap, Nancy Ward, William Martin

Publication or source

Association of the Descendants of Nancy Ward

Subjects and names

Association of the Descendants of Nancy Ward, Cherokee Holiday Meeting, Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation Council Chambers, Dr. Lindsay Robertson, University of Oklahoma College of Law, National Trail of Tears Conferences, David Hampton, Muskogee Public Library, Bob Ringo, Virgie Starr, Barbara Dunlap, Ruth Faulkner, Marcia Elliot, Betty Barker, Jay Faulkner, Maggie Hayes, Shirley Rider, Mel Waltrip, Jeri Wood, Lucy West, Calvin Rock, Anita McSpadden Boone, Tribal Council, Trail of Tears Association, Marybelle Chase, Cherokee National History Conference, Civil War, Mary Adair, Adair Family History, Adair Family Reunion, donations, Nellie Hunt, Men's Purple Heart Association, Lady's Auxiliary, Edward "Connie" Shoemaker, Oklahoma Historical Society, Sue Tolbert, author Pat Alderman, Andrew Jackson, McCoy, William Martin, Lyman Draper, Gov. William Campbell, Shawnee Indians, Creek, John Sevier, landscaping, Daughters of the American Revolution, Jay Garland, Bobbie Lee Neely

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