Ee-dah-how, Inc., NSDAR, History
Ee-dah-how, Inc., NSDAR, was organized in December of 1921 in Nampa.
Over the years, the chapter has participated in numerous civic projects including service to veterans, presenting flags at naturalization ceremonies, taking part in parades, donating money and goods to various children's homes and schools, and recycling and collecting over one ton of aluminum cans.
Our chapter has collected many essays and pieces of artwork by students around the valley which were submitted to NSDAR for awards and recognition. Some members have spent hours of their time doing online digitizing of handwritten records for the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. The Ee-dah-how, Inc., NSDAR, newsletter received outstanding recognition among eight other in 2009.
Over the years, the chapter has participated in numerous civic projects including service to veterans, presenting flags at naturalization ceremonies, taking part in parades, donating money and goods to various children's homes and schools, and recycling and collecting over one ton of aluminum cans.
Our chapter has collected many essays and pieces of artwork by students around the valley which were submitted to NSDAR for awards and recognition. Some members have spent hours of their time doing online digitizing of handwritten records for the DAR Library in Washington, D.C. The Ee-dah-how, Inc., NSDAR, newsletter received outstanding recognition among eight other in 2009.
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One of the chapter's earliest regents was a local historian, Nampa High School history teacher, and lifetime resident, who spent years researching Nampa's past and wrote the book "My Home Town", published in 1968. Her mother is shown in the chapter photo above.
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Ee-dah-how, Inc., NSDAR, erected a monument in memory of the pioneers who traveled the Old Oregon Trail. It was moved in June 2015 to the Library Plaza in front of the Nampa Public Library from its original location at Lakeview Park. |
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On May 9. 2024 the chapter dedicated the America 250 Patriots Marker at Liberty Park in Nampa. Present were President General Pamela Wright, State Regent Janice Beller, Chapter Regent Peggy Orbea, America 250 National Chair Kathryn Waler West, Mayor Debbie Kling, America 250 State Chair Betty Bercik and America 250 Chapter Co-Chair Dawn Fleishans.
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Last updated January 12, 2025
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Photo credit; Drayton Barrand, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons