Jemima Boone Chapter NSDAR

05/31/2026

05/29/2026

May 29, 1777 - F***y Henderson was born at Fort Boonesborough, the first non-Native American child born to parents who were married in Kentucky. Her parents were Samuel Henderson and Elizabeth Calloway who were the first couple married in settled Kentucky on August 7, 1776 by Squire Boone, Jr, younger brother of Daniel.

Some background: Ten days after the Continental Congress officially declared Independence from Great Britain, the first settlers in Kentucky were also making history. On Sunday afternoon, July 14, 1776, Elizabeth and F***y Calloway, daughters of Col. Richard Calloway, and Jemima Boone, daughter of Daniel Boone, were captured by Shawnee while in their canoe on the Kentucky River a short distance from Ft. Boonesborough. Daniel Boone, Samuel Henderson, John Holder, Flanders Calloway and four other pioneers formed a search party to rescue the girls who ranged in age from 14 to 16. Their search was aided by Elizabeth who broke twigs off of bushes and tore small pieces of fabric from her dress which she dropped along the way, and impressed the print of her shoes where the ground would allow it. Ultimately the girls were rescued when the rescuers surprised the Native Americans early one morning.

Days later, Elizabeth married Samuel Henderson on August 7; they named their daughter F***y. F***y Calloway, sister of Elizabeth Calloway Henderson, married John Holder and Jemima Boone married Flanders Calloway.

Imagery of the girls’ kidnapping has been the subject of murals, paintings, including the image here attributed to Karl Bodmer. James Fenimore Cooper used the tale in his classic, The Last of the Mohicans.

05/26/2026

This Saturday May 30th, 10am, we will be taking up the flags (the red capped ones) that we put on the veteran’s graves at Richmond Cemetery so that we can use them again next year. We could use all the volunteers that we can get. We will meet at the flag pole by the Summit St. entrance. Come on out and get your steps in. 🫡

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

As America prepares to mark our 250th anniversary of independence, we reflect on the generations of men and women who gave their lives in service to our nation. Their sacrifice helped preserve the freedoms and opportunities that have shaped our country's story for 250 years.

This Memorial Day, we honor their courage, remember their service, and express our deepest gratitude. May we never forget those who gave everything for our nation.

05/21/2026

Madonna of the Trail is a series of 12 statues saluting the spirit of the pioneer woman. The identical statues were commissioned by the National Society of the Daughters of the Revolutionary War, and were dedicated in 1928-29.

The sculptor, August Leimbach, said the idea he had in mind when he created the statues was to portray a strapping woman who was waiting for her husband at a block house in the West. Concerned that her husband had not arrived home as promised, she strides out to search the horizon for him, with her baby in one arm, her gun in the other, and another child clinging to her skirts.

The Madonnas of the Trail are located in Springfield, Ohio; Wheeling, West Virginia; Council Grove, Kansas; Lexington, Missouri; Lamar, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Springerville, Arizona; Vandalia, Illinois; Richmond, Indiana; Beallsville, Pennsylvania; Upland, California; and Bethesda, Maryland--one in every State through which the National Old Trails Road passed.

05/18/2026

05/18/2026

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 Public Service Announcement 🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Subject to change without notice.

We have been asked by many regarding when the local Memorial Day services will be held. To the best of our knowledge the following is the projected schedule.