NSDAR participates in Cook Farm’s 250th
Fort Necessity Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) participated in the historic Cook Farm’s 250th Celebration in Belle Vernon, held Saturday, Aug. 8. Recording secretary/librarian Amy Ryan, right, presented a history of Col. Edward Cook’s Revolutionary War experience in the Westmoreland militia and laid a wreath in his honor during the opening ceremony at the farmhouse he completed building in 1776. Treasurer Emily Ryan, left, also attended the America 250 historic moment, honoring the Cook family’s 250 years at their farm. The NSDAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit, non-political volunteer women’s service organization dedicated to historic preservation, education, and patriotism. Email FortNecessity@PSSDAR.org for information in joining.