The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America
in The State of Colorado
Organized in 1896




Welcome to the Colorado Dames website!

We are a non-profit, non-partisan women's organization passionate about our nation's early history. Our national mission is to preserve the artifacts and structures of the colonial period, educate the population about all the peoples and cultures of that era, and imbue listeners and learners with America's legacy of patriotism and the "sacred obligation of honoring the memory of our heroic ancestors whose ability, valor, sufferings, and achievements are beyond all praise".

In Colorado that takes us to historic Georgetown for our Hotel de Paris Museum and to Colorado Springs for the renowned McAllister House Museum which is part of the Great American Treasures: a curated collection giving context to the migration of settlers all over this country and its effect on the blossoming of our national culture and identity.

We work hard to preserve, maintain, and fund these wholly owned properties. One of the ways we do this is through various "fetes", Christmas Markets, wine tastings and Harvest Festivals, always much anticipated and well-attended. Please visit the individual websites of these properties for looking and learning.

I hope to see you at one of these beautiful events, laughing, tasting, learning, and loving our Colorado heritage and its role in our national historic legacy.

Kindest regards,
Jane Colonno
NSCDA in Colorado President

            

Colorado Organizing President
(1896-1912)
Mrs. Francis Wayland Goddard (Elizabeth Cass Ledyard)

 

The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America (NSCDA) is dedicated to furthering an appreciation of our national heritage through historic preservation, patriotic service and educational projects.  The NSCDA, founded in 1891, is an unincorporated association of 44 Corporate Societies with over 15,000 members.  The Society headquarters is located at Dumbarton House, a Federal period museum in Washington, D.C.

 

 

 

The objects of this Society:

  • Collect and preserve manuscripts, traditions, relics, and mementos of bygone days; 

  • Preserve and restore buildings connected with the early history of our country; 

  • Educate our fellow citizens and ourselves in our country's history and thus diffuse healthful and intelligent information concerning the past; 

  • Create a popular interest in our Colonial history; 

  • Stimulate a spirit of true patriotism and a genuine love of country; and 

  • Impress upon the young the sacred obligation of honoring the memory of those heroic ancestors whose ability, valor, sufferings, and achievements are beyond all praise.

 

Colorado Society Museum Properties

McAllister House Museum – 1873
Colorado Springs, CO
For more information: Click Here

Hotel De Paris Museum - 1875
Georgetown, CO
For more information: Click Here

 

Colorado Members: Click Here

 

To Visit National's Web Site: Click Here

 

Website Chair: Marne H. Tutt
Last updated: 1 March 2023
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