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Why does our Society honor Sybil Ludington?
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April 1777: Coronel Ludington needed to muster his men in response to the urgent message about a British attack
on Danbury, Connecticut. The entire region’s stores for the militia were in Danbury. Sybil, who was only 16 years
old, volunteered to roust the militia scattered along 40 miles of rain soaked roads in the dead of night. Sybil
Ludington relied on her horse, Star, to race through the unmarked country side to raise the call to arms. Her
selfless and brave action raised enough men to well support Coronel Ludington’s militia, and drive out British
General Tryon. A statue of Sybil and Star stands at Gleneida Lake in Carmel, New York. Mile markers
commemorating the route Sybil took are visited by an annual throng of marathon runners. An eight cent, 1976 U.
S. Postage Stamp honors Sybil; “Contributor to the Cause.”
[Our Society is based in Livermore, and sponsored by the Josefa Higuera Livermore Chapter, D.A.R.]
--Society contact: darsister@sbcglobal.net
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At the November State Board
Meeting, our Local Society Vice
President (Danielle, with the striped
scarf) brought goods to donate for
the Travis Fisher House Wish List.
The State President sure knows how
to run an interesting meeting—and
fast! She sold the last State Program
Pin to us.
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On Veterans Day, our Senior Society President and two
members helped honor veterans. Members helped the
LLNL employees serve breakfast to the dining room and
bed ridden patients, and then assist with clean up. This
was our fourth breakfast event!
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On December 30th, our Local Society Vice President and her
brother (a dual CAR/SAR member) delivered ten pounds of
aluminum can pop tabs to the Sacramento Ronald McDonald
House Charity. It’s a friendly place decorated with stuffed
animals and games, located right across the street from the UC
Davis Children’s Hospital. Happy New Year!
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