Most of our monthly programs are held on the first Thursday of the month at 2 p.m. Refreshments are served at 1:30 p.m. Our Holiday celebration and spring luncheon are held at other times. This year we plan to hold hybrid meetings (zoom and in person) for most meetings

September 3, 2026 (hybrid meeting)
Welcome Back Business Meeting (with desert buffet)
Collection of school supplies for Harding Avenue Elementary School
No program
September 12, 2026 10:00 am unti 1:00 pm
National Day of Service and Remembrance
Volunteers will meet at the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin, Virginia to clean headstones and beautify grounds in honor of those who have given the ultimate sacifice for our country.
September 17-23, 2026
Constitution Week
Commercial signage and poster distribution
Public service announcement in local theater
September 18, 2024
POW-MIA Recognition Day
September 18-19, 2026
Fall Muster for Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution
Short Pump, Virginia
October 1, 2026 (hybrid meeting)
Christiansburg Institute
Kayla Harris – Outreach Coordinator for CI
Date TBD
Day of Service
Clean-up at Historic Smithfield
October 11, 2026
136th Anniversary of NSDAR
October 14, 2026
Indigenous Peoples’ Day

November 5, 2026 (hybrid meeting)
Blacksburg and Environs during the American Revolution
Ed Marsh – Blacksburg native and “unofficial” historian
November 11, 2026
Veterans Day
November 26, 2026
Thanksgiving Day
November 29, 2026
Native American Heritage Day
December 3, 2026 (hybrid meeting) Note change in time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Alleghany Chapter, NSDAR Holiday Tea
Becky Coffey presenter, topic TBD
January 7, 2027 (hybrid meeting)
Alleghany Chapter is 116 years old this month!
Appalachian Historic Textiles
Kathleen Curtis Wilson, author of The Quiet Work of Women and The Fabric of Wishful Thinking
February 4, 2027 (hybrid meeting)
Revolution in Their Words: A NSDAR Museum Special Exhibition
Becky Coffey, Museum Docent
March 4, 2027 (hybrid meeting)
Monuments Across Appalachia Virginia (pending)
Virginia Tech project
March 18-20, 2025
Virginia DAR State Conference
Roanoke, Virginia
April, 2027 (date TBD)
Annual Spring Luncheon – Note: change in time: 12 Noon
Honoring Recipients of Awards for Citizenship in the Community
New member Installation
May 6, 2027 (meeting will be held at Smithfield)
A Tour of the Historic Garden at Smithfield
David McEwan, Master Gardener
June 14, 2027
Flag Day Observance
June 18, 2027
Juneteenth Observance

June 23-27, 2027
Continental Congress, Washington, DC
July 19, 2027
District VII Meeting
Salem Civic Center, Salem Virginia