Capt Joshua Gray-Jonathan Hatch Chapter, NSDAR
Welcome! to the Capt Joshua Gray-Jonathan Hatch Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) chartered on Cape Cod, Massachusetts which serves the Upper Cape, Mid-Cape, and Lower & Outer Cape. We are a nonprofit, nonpolitical active 120+ member chapter of women volunteers working together in service to fulfill the organization's three Service to America goals: Historic Preservation, Promotion of Education, and Patriotism.
Historic Preservation
Grant Awards
May 13, 2026
We are thrilled to announce and award three Historic Preservation grants at our Annual Meeting this year! The grants were proudly presented by our Chapter Treasurer, Mary Anne Thompson. We celebrate the dedication and hard work of the recipients, who are committed to preserving our rich history.
Ian Kabat (L), Interim Executive Director of the Cultural Center of Cape Cod in South Yarmouth, accepts their award to preserve an original portrait of its founder.
Peg Fawcett (L), Curator of Sandwich Friends Meetinghouse Museum accepts their award for museum display portrait lighting.
Regent Kathryn W. Illo (L), Ian Kabat, Lynne Zalesak (C) who accepted the grant for the Harwich Historical Society's Patriot House Walking Tour, Mary Anne Thompson, and Peg Fawcett (R).
Promotion of Education
Good Citizens Chapter
Award Ceremony
February 2026
Good Citizens Massachusetts
State House Day
April 29, 2026
Cape Cod Community College Annual Veteran Scholarship Program
May 14, 2026
Patriotism
Dennis Hometown Heroes
May 16, 2026
Our chapter attended the Hometown Heroes celebration at the Dennis Village Cemetery. A memorial plaque honoring the service and sacrifice of the soldiers and sailors from 27 families of the East Precinct of Yarmouth, now Dennis, during the American Revolution was dedicated.
Chapter Regent Kathryn W. Illo brought greetings from the DAR
DAR Women in American History
March 25, 2026
CAPT Lucy Burwell Young, USN (Ret.)
was awarded the
DAR Women in American History Medal.
at our chapter meeting.
Lucy was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1976 and attained her Naval Aviator Wings of Gold the following year. She advanced aviation as the first woman to qualify in Naval air combat maneuvering, the first female TA-4J Skyhawk flight instructor, and the first female FAA test pilot. She retired as a Captain from the Naval Reserve in 1998 and the airline industry in 2019 but continues to fly as a pilot for Cape Air, based in Hyannis, Massachusetts. In 2026, she received the FAA’s prestigious Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award for 50 years of exemplary aviation flight experience, distinguished professionalism, and steadfast commitment to aviation safety.