NEBRASKA STATE SOCIETY, DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Loup Trail Chapter

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Burwell, Nebraska

Meetings are the first Saturday of each month
Organized April 9, 1975
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They came, those pioneers, onto this great prairie, with many settling in sod houses in the valley of the Loup. How they suffered that the trail of the Loup might be opened. Its valley first know the paths of the Sioux, Pawnee and the Arapaho Indians, the fur trappers, the  bartering of the traders, the great trails of cattle being driven into the area from Texas.  This great Sandhills area was once the grazing ground of millions of head of buffalo, antelope,  deer and elk. It was the contested hunting ground for the Indian tribes, fierce battles were fought between these great tribes for the privilege of hunting this vast area.
 
The Homestead Act brought a great surge of people to the Loup Valley seeking new homes. The settlement of this new area caused the closing of cattle drives from Texas but it brought a new breed of cattle to the ranch country that makes Nebraska beef so famous.
 
A large percent of the ladies seeking membership in this new chapter at Burwell are descendants of the homesteaders that located along the “Loup Trail.”
Loup Trail Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution of Burwell, Nebraska was organized April 12, 1975 by State Regent, Mrs. Gage Vohland. Organizing members by number were: Alta Wallace, Belva Lowery, Hazel Wagner, Helen Ballagh, Barbara Harris, Audine Woods, Patricia Woods,  Lorajane Bolli, Wanda Larsen, Norma Meyer, Linda Pelton, Vernon Butcher, Yvonne Dearmont, Debra Kelley, Dorothy Lewis, Marilee Malicky, Glayda Schofield, Julia NcNeely, Mabel Bromwich, Marge Gumb, Ruth Ann Cyriacks, Colleen Switzer, Ellen Lincoln, Georgene Jensen, Fay White, with Charter members Nancy McMindes and Mary Walters.
 
The name “Loup Trail” was chosen for the chapter as it represents the towns along the Loup River in which the members live. Old maps show Indian and trapper trails along the Loup preceding the roads built by settlers. A book, "Trail of the Loup" was written of these same towns by H. W. Foht, A. M. in 1904. It is said the Loupe means “wolf” in French.

2015 marked the 40th Anniversary of the chapter.  Candace Cain, Marilee Malicky, Chapter Regent Velma Cain, Lorajane Bolli, Donna Garwood, Jean Bode, Shirley Lowery, Fay White, and Margie Gumb,
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 Do you think you have a Revolutionary War patriot in your family tree? Then you can become part of the DAR. Any woman is eligible for membership who is no less than eighteen years of age and can prove lineal, bloodline descent from an ancestor who aided in achieving American independence. Membership in the DAR honors and preserves the legacy of your patriot ancestor.  As  a  member of DAR, through participation in theSociety’s various programs and activities, you can continue this legacy by actively supporting historic preservation, promotion of education, and patriotic endeavors. The Loup Trail Chapter would also like to encourage previous DAR members to consider reactivating and joining our chapter. DAR has programs and activities for everyone. Children, both boys and girls, from birth to the age of eighteen, can be active in the Children of the American Revolution. We would love to have prospective members visit our chapter meeting. 

The Loup Trail chapter is looking forward to serving the surrounding communities for many years to come... just as our DAR ancestors served their country.
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Chapter Officers

Regent
Vice Regent
Chaplain
Recording Secretary
Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer
Registrar
​Historian
​Librarian
Amy Ballagh
Velma Cain
Donna Garwood
Kelley Bode
​Kelley Bode
LeAnn Rowse
Candace Cain
Marilee Malicky
Patricia Woods
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Quilt Show

The Loup Trail Daughters of the American Revolution hosts its year quilt show in  the commons room at Burwell Junior-Senior High School during Nebraska's Big Rodeo. Between 60-90 beautiful entries from area quilters and crafters are entered.  Entry divisions for the contest are: pieced and machine quilted, pieced and hand quilted, mixed media, crib, wall hanging, appliquéd quilt, embroidery, and machine quilt category, afghan, and crafts.

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Loup Trail Chapter Regents
*Lorajane Bolli 1975 (Organizing Regent)
*Marilee Malicky 1976-1978
*Audine Woods 1978-1980
Dorothy Lewis 1980-1982
*Marge Gumb 1982-1984
Ellen Lincoln 1984-1986
Belva Lowery 1986-1988
Helen Ballagh 1988-1990
Nolah Bolli 1990-1992
*Susan Petersen 1992-1994
Helen Ballagh 1994-1996
*Lorajane Bolli 1996-1998
*Jean Bode 1998-2000
*Lorajane Bolli 2000-2002
Sandra Lowery 2002-2004
*Candace Cain 2006-2012
*Donna Garwood 2012-2014
*Velma Cain 2014-2016
LeAnn Rowse 2016-2020
                                           *Honorary Chapter Regent

As of 2000 Loup Trail has received 12 Gold awards, 6 Silver awards, and 1 Honorable Mention for its honor roll and achievement award work.  The chapter has been a level one Chapter Achievement Chapter for 12 years and a level two for 5 years.
 
Members who have served the State Society or National Society:
Marilee Malicky State Honor Roll Chairman 1978-1979
Audine Woods State Nation Defense 1982-1983
      State Constitution Week 1990-1992
      State Corresponding Secretary 1992-1994
      State Registrar 1996-1998
Ellen Lincoln State Corresponding Secretary 1986-1988
      State Librarian 1988-1990
      State Musician 1994-1996
District Genealogists 1996-1998
LaDonna Smith Friends of the Library 1996-1998
      DAR Insignia Chairman 1998-2000
Jean Bode State Treasurer 2000-2002
Shirley Lowery  DAR Museum 2000-2001
LoraJane Bolli  DAR Schools 1996-1998
Candace Cain  Junior Membership 2008-2010
                        State Registrar 2010-2012
                        Public Relations 2012-2014
                        DAR Magazine 2012-2014
                        State Corresponding Secretary 2014-2016
                        Junior Membership 2014-2016
              North Central Public Relations and Media 2014-2016
                        State Chaplain 2016-2018
                        DAR Magazine 2016-2018
                  National Vice Chair Junior Doll 2017-2019             
                  National Vice Chair Junior Membership
                                  Classroom Grants 2017-2019
                        Congress House Committee 2015-2018
                        Congress President General Sales 2019
                        State Vice Regent 2018-2020
 Velma Cain DAR Mailing 2012-2020
 Amy Ballagh   DAR Genealogy Preservation 2016-2018
                        State Corresponding Secretary 2018-2020
LeAnn Rowse Commemorative Events 2018-2020
 
Junior members of the chapter that have served as pages at state conference are: Jean Bode (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009), Kelley Bode (2008, 2009) Susan Petersen (1991, 1992, and 1993), Candace Cain (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014).  Candace Cain has been a congress page from (2010 to 2018). 
 
The chapter has had many outstanding chapter events over the years. Some of these include the reburial of an unknown Indian in a Pawnee Ceremony in Cottonwood Cemetery in Garfield County  attended by Shield Chief Phillip Governor from Oklahoma and Marge Gumb receiving the Thatcher Award for JAC.
 
We have also had three state winners in the DAR Good Citizen contest. They were Glen Petersen in 1977, Jessie Sitz in 1995, and Bode Jensen in 2019.

Chapter Outstanding Juniors
1991     Susan Peterson (Mrs. Alan) State Winner
2002     Jean Marie Lowery Bode (Mrs. Doug) State Winner and North Central Winner
2004-2007 Candace Cain
2008     Candace Cain State Winner
2009-2012 Candace Cain
2013 Candace Cain was named the National Outstanding Junior Runner-Up.
2016 Samantha O'Neal
2017 Amanda O'Neal Carr
2018 Kayla O'Neal
2019 Amanda O'Neal Carr


In 2013 and 2014 Candace Cain was 3rd in the nation in the national American Heritage poetry contest.

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  • Home
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    • District I >
      • Captain Christopher Robinson
      • Evergreen
      • Fort Sidney
      • Katahdin
      • Point of Rock
      • Sandhills
      • Sioux Lookout
    • District II >
      • Betsey Hager
      • Bonneville
      • Fort Kearney
      • General George A. Custer
      • Loup Trail
      • Niobrara Butler-Johnson
      • Shelton
      • Thirty-Seventh Star
    • District III >
      • David City
      • Lewis-Clark
      • Mary Katherine Goddard
      • Nancy Gary
      • Omaha
    • District IV >
      • Deborah Avery
      • Major Isaac Sadler - La Belle Vue
      • Otoe
      • Quivera
      • Reavis-Ashley
      • St. Leger Cowley
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