Lindy Vickers sworn in as registrar; new board elected for local DAR

Lindy Forehand Vickers was sworn in as the newly elected State Registrar of the Florida State Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (FSSDAR) at their State Conference on March 7, 2021.  

Vickers will officially assume the duties of her new position on July 5, 2021. 

Vickers has been a member of the Fort San Luis Chapter, NSDAR, in Tallahassee, Florida, since 2015 where she served as regent and registrar. She serves as a Volunteer Genealogist for the State Society and is the current President of the Florida Panhandle Regents Council. Upon assuming her new role, she will also serve on the State Speakers Staff for the FSSDAR.

The Fort San Luis Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution also installed new officers in May who will serve on the executive board for the chapter during the 2021-2023 term. Honorary State Regent and Past Vice President General, Barbara Whalin Makant, performed the ceremony and presented each officer with a flower symbolizing their position of leadership.

Board includes: Regent, Danie Griffin-Turner; First Vice Regent, Rebecca Berentsen; Second Vice Regent, Stacy Poe; Chaplain, Sharon Ingersoll; Recording Secretary, Kimberly Koegel; Corresponding Secretary, Lisa Carey; Treasurer, Ella Goodwin; Registrar, Jarrett Phipps; Historian, Annika Berentsen; and Librarian, Phyllis Asztalos.

After the installation, outgoing regent Lindy Forehand Vickers and regent Danie Griffin-Turner ceremoniously pinned each other with a DAR past and current chapter regent pin.  The outgoing regent was presented with gifts from her chapter and outgoing executive board for her dedicated service.

Vickers is a graduate of Florida State University, and is presently enrolled at Boston College. She is a retired Information Systems Manager and Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Florida Senate. 

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is a women’s service organization whose members can trace their lineage to an individual who contributed to securing American independence during the Revolutionary War.

Today’s DAR is dynamic and diverse, with over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters in the United States and abroad. DAR members annually provide millions of hours of volunteer service to their local communities across the country and world.

DAR chapters participate in projects to promote historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Over one million members have joined the organization since its founding in 1890. 

If you are interested in learning more about DAR membership, visit www.fortsanluisdar.org or contact Danie Griffin-Turner at regent.fsldar@gmail.com.

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