Past Chapter Regents – Koussinoc Chapter NSDAR

Koussinoc Chapter NSDAR Chapter Regents 1897—2019


Helen Williams Fuller	1897—1901	Marker placed on Fort Western
Emma Huntington Nason	1901—1903
Mary Kempton Partridge	1903
Sadie Hill Gannett	1903—1904
Olive Fowler Holway	1904—1906	Tablet placed in Lithgow Library honoring Augusta's Revolutionary soldiers
Amelia Wight Bangs	1906—1908
Persis Bodwell Martin	1908—1910
Susie Marston Brickett	1910—1911
Lucie LeProhon Walsh	1911—1912
Edith Kimball Fisher	1912—1913
Alice Hunt Reid	1914—1916
Lillian Rollins Sherburne	1916—1918	Chapter's Real Daughter Lydia Wixon celebrated her 100th birthday
Pauline Sawtelle Jones	1918—1920	Began custom of greeting new citizens at Naturalization ceremonies
Ethel Johnson Viles	1920—1922	In memory of Sadie Hill Gannett, her husband purchased Fort Western and presented it to the city, with one room designated for the chapter's use.
Susie Marston Brickett	1922—1923	Chapter celebrated its 25th anniversary
Alice Reynolds	1923—1925
Edith Kimball Fisher	1925—1927
Carolyn Hodgdon Edwards	1927—1928
Bertha Holmes Williams	1928—1930
Harriet Whittum Getchell	1930—1932	A Colonial Tea was held at Fort Western to observe the 300th anniversary of the trading post
Bertha Gray Vickery	1932—1934
Marion Harthorn Colby	1934—1936
Harriet Greenleaf Whitman	1936—1938
Ruth Vickery Hussey	1938—1940
Carrie Odiorne Burrill	1940—1941
Pauline Harthorn Littlefield	1941—1943
Belle Smith Savage	1943—1945
Lelia Wyman Healy	1945—1947
Henrietta W. Douglas	1947—1949	Chapter celebrated 50th anniversary
Blanche G. Barrows	1949—1951
Elizabeth G. Peterson	1951—1953
Jane G. Webber	1953—1955
Margery J. Casseboom	1955—1957
Marjorie H. Hess	1957—1958
Dorothy V. Fogg	1958—1960
Alceda Hall Desjardins	1960—1962
Laura M. Carpenter	1962—1964
Maxine M. Peddle	1964—1966
Louise B. Whenman	1966—1968
Barbara C. Merrill	1968—1970
Olena M. Cross	1970—1972	Dedicated grave of Emma Huntington Nason, charter member and second regent
Cynthia C. Benishin	1972—1974	Maine Outstanding Junior was Ann Pease Thomas of our chapter
Ann Pease Thomas	1974—1976	First DAR Medal of Honor in the state was presented To Col. Thornton McGlamery, USA, Retired
Birdena R. Catland	1976—1978	Rededicated the room (Capt. Howard's parlor) in Fort Western which was given to us in 1921
Maxine M. Peddle	1978—1980
Faye W. Sproul	1980—1982
Barbara C. Butler	.	Chapter luncheon hosted the NSDAR "Traveling Style Show." Margaret Chase Smith, whose dress was in the show, was the honored guest.
Madelyn H. Stanley	1984—1986
Mary Merry Oatway	1986—1989	Unveiled a new plaque at Fort Western, describing the gift of the Fort to the city in memory of former Regent Sadie Hill Gannett
Shirley Anne Dearborn	1989—1992
Barbara Patterson	1992—1995
Beatrice K. Reynolds	1995—1998
Virginia R. Hersom	1998—2001
Ann Pease Thomas	2001—2004	Rededicated plaque at Fort Western during 250th anniversary
Catherine C. Bliss	2004—2007
Penny Jackson Pray	2007—2010	Marked the graves of the chapter's two Real Daughters, Hannah Hodges Hunt and Lydia Rollins Wixson
Ann Pease Thomas	2010—2013
Cheryl A. Castater-Swift	2013—2019	Celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War at Capitol Park


Ethel Johnson Viles
Chapter Regent — 1920-1922
Maine State Regent — 1925-1927

Ruth Vickery Hussey
Chapter Regent — 1938-1940
Maine State Regent — 1944-1946
Vice President General — 1946-1949
Librarian General — 1956-1959

Ann Pease Thomas
Maine Outstanding Junior — 1973
Chapter Regent — 1974-1976 & 2001-2004 & 2010-2013
Maine State Regent — 1977-1980
Vice President General — 1984-1987