Our Members
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In addition to a business and planning meeting, we have a variety of programs throughout the year honoring our veterans, learning about and preserving our history, and supporting our schools. Some of our meetings are activity meetings where we may be doing such things as signing cards to be delivered to the local veteran’s hospitals, or collecting items which will be donated to area schools.
In December we end the year off by having a holiday luncheon at a local restaurant where we enjoy a social time and the company of friends and guests. In March of each year, we honor the high school seniors of the six Franklin County schools as Good Citizens. We also give donations to local community organizations that support our ideals of education, historic preservation, and patriotism. To learn more about membership click here. |
Chapter History
Contentment Chapter, NSDAR, organized in 1947, was originally located in Dedham and is now located in Greenfield.
"The general court of Massachusetts was petitioned on September 3, 1635, by a small group of Watertown men for permission to form a plantation some two miles above the falls of the Charles River. The land was lush for farming." (https://www.massdar.org/chapter-namesakes.html) The colonists wanted to name their settlement as Contentment, but Dedham was chosen as the town name. (https://dedhamhistorical.org/historyofdedham/)
In 1659, after 6 years of land disputes and litigation, 2,000 acres were granted to what became Natick, and Dedham was compensated with 8,000 unclaimed acres in Pocumtuck (Deerfield). John Pynchon of Springfield negotiated the purchase treaty with the Pocumtuck Indians. In 1673, the Massachusetts General Court separated Deerfield from Dedham. (Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635–1890. Dedham Historical Society). In 1753, Greenfield was separated from Deerfield.
Since Franklin County had not had a chapter in 33 years, Katherine Maleno, a Massachusetts DAR daughter and resident of Greenfield, was asked if she would consider revitalizing and relocating the chapter to Greenfield.
The Chapter was re-organized on 7 January 2023. Nine members of the Betty Allen Chapter, Northampton, chose to transfer to re-form the chapter. The National Board of Management approved the location move to Greenfield, Massachusetts on 11 February 2023.
Given its association with the area, the Greenfield members chose to keep the chapter name as Contentment.
"The general court of Massachusetts was petitioned on September 3, 1635, by a small group of Watertown men for permission to form a plantation some two miles above the falls of the Charles River. The land was lush for farming." (https://www.massdar.org/chapter-namesakes.html) The colonists wanted to name their settlement as Contentment, but Dedham was chosen as the town name. (https://dedhamhistorical.org/historyofdedham/)
In 1659, after 6 years of land disputes and litigation, 2,000 acres were granted to what became Natick, and Dedham was compensated with 8,000 unclaimed acres in Pocumtuck (Deerfield). John Pynchon of Springfield negotiated the purchase treaty with the Pocumtuck Indians. In 1673, the Massachusetts General Court separated Deerfield from Dedham. (Hanson, Robert Brand (1976). Dedham, Massachusetts, 1635–1890. Dedham Historical Society). In 1753, Greenfield was separated from Deerfield.
Since Franklin County had not had a chapter in 33 years, Katherine Maleno, a Massachusetts DAR daughter and resident of Greenfield, was asked if she would consider revitalizing and relocating the chapter to Greenfield.
The Chapter was re-organized on 7 January 2023. Nine members of the Betty Allen Chapter, Northampton, chose to transfer to re-form the chapter. The National Board of Management approved the location move to Greenfield, Massachusetts on 11 February 2023.
Given its association with the area, the Greenfield members chose to keep the chapter name as Contentment.
Our Patriots
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Our Activities
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Historic Preservation:
· DAR Forests:
Education
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Patriotism
Contentment Chapter members support our active-duty military and veterans in a variety of ways.
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Last Updated: March 14, 2023
