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.
We Celebrated Bells Across America on Cape Cod!
With bells in hand, we
RANG in Constitution Week!
On September 17, 2026, which is Constitution Day and the first day of Constitution Week, the Capt Joshua Gray-Jonathan Hatch Chapter of the DAR sponsored a Bells Across America event at the Town of Yarmouth Town Hall flagpole, featuring speakers Rep. Kip A. Diggs, Rep. Thomas W. Moakley, and Garrison Guzzeau of Sen. Julian Cyr's office. The S.A.R brought a very special bell.
At exactly 4 o'clock, everyone rang bells for one minute to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787 at 4 p.m. Many thanks to the Town of Yarmouth for allowing our Chapter to hold the Bells Across America ceremony at the town flagpole.
We wish to thank everyone for attending!
Bell provided by the
Sons of the American Revolution.
We celebrated America 250! on Cape Cod!
On Saturday, July 26, 2025, our chapter teamed up with the Falmouth Museums on the Green to host an event featuring two authors of the book Cape & Islands in the Revolution, Ron Petersen and Nancy Shoemaker. Our chapter contributed to the book’s publication both financially and editorially. The event was warmly embraced by the Cape Cod community.
In 2026, this 2025 event won two AWARDS from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for Outstanding Commemorative Events! Northeast Division Winner and National Second Place!
Graphic design by Chapter Board Member and Artist Susan Kilmartin.
On Saturday June 13, 2026, our chapter in Dennis, Massachusetts, hosted an unforgettable event that delved into the rich history of Cape Cod and the Islands. Renowned author Nancy Rubin Stuart shared the remarkable stories of Mercy Otis Warren, Lucy Flucker, and Deborah Read Franklin, while storyteller A. Bowdoin Van Riper captivated audience with daring tales of the Privateersmen of Martha’s Vineyard. It was a day filled with inspiration and appreciation for our nation's heritage!
The Revolutionary War on Cape Cod and the Islands
A collaboration of Cape & Islands historians edited by our own chapter Historian Karen Fojt.
David S. Martin is past president of the Marstons Mills Historical Society and of the Cape Cod Genealogical Society. He has written several books and coordinated the 2020 Symposium on Cape Cod’s importance in the Plimoth Colony.
Ron Petersen is chair of the Orleans Historical Commission and serves on the Orleans Historic District Study Committee. He frequently writes and lectures about local history.
Nancy Viall Shoemaker is vice-chair of the Barnstable Historical Commission and historian of the Barnstable and West Barnstable Historical Societies. Nancy is a printer and graphic designer who has published over 70 books for local authors.
This book can be securely purchased online from our chapter by clicking "Buy 250th Book".
Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the 13th Annual Joint Meeting and Luncheon of the Capt Joshua Gray-Jonathan Hatch Chapter of the DAR and the Cape Cod and Islands Chapter of the SAR, our guest speaker was Norman Desmarais, Professor Emeritus at Providence College, and expert on the American Revolution and the role of France in the War. Professor Desmarais delivered a presentation about the French in Boston.
At the meeting, pictured with Regent Illo, Professor Desmarais was presented with the DAR America 250! Commendation Medal and Certificate by Regent Kathryn Illo in recognition of his "extraordinary efforts to honor our Franco-American friendship" during the American Revolution.
