Colonial Dames at Callahan Elementary

Colonial Dames XVII

Press Release

CONTACT: Sherry Harrell

sherryharrell@aol.com

December 11, 2019

Sherry Harrell, left, President of the Princess Amelia Chapter Colonial Dames of the XVII Century, is joined by Past President Georgia Murray and Sheila Carlin as they pose for photos at Callahan Elementary School. The Dames donned their Colonial attire to read “If You Lived in Colonial Times” to second graders at the school.[/caption]

Colonial Dames XVII Century is a national, lineage-based organization of women with documented ancestors living in the country before 1701. Its primary mission is the preservation of historic sites and records, promotion of heraldry and coats of arms, support of charitable projects, and the education of the nation’s children. Go to www.princessameliachapter.weebly.com for more information about the chapter’s reading program designed to supplement the curricula of Nassau County Schools.