Local DAR hosts wreath-laying to honor patriots laid to rest in Nassau
Diane Hishta, left, regent for the Amelia Island Chapter of the National Society Daughters of American Revolution, leads the wreath-laying ceremony Saturday at the Veterans Memorial at Central Park in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Diane Hishta, regent for the Amelia Island Chapter of the National Society Daughters of American Revolution, leads the wreath-laying ceremony Saturday at the Veterans Memorial at Central Park in Fernandina Beach. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Vice-Mayor Darron Ayscue reads the American 250! proclamation. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Vice-Mayor Darron Ayscue presents the American 250! proclamation to Diane Hishta, regent for the Amelia Island Chapter of the National Society Daughters of American Revolution. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Elizabeth Milo, first vice-regent for the local chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution, at Saturday’s event. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Several youth members of the Children of American Revolution (CAR) and some local DAR members were at the event to recite the histories of the Nassau County patriots. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Jane Collins, past regent of the local DAR, reads the history of John Daniel Vaughan at Saturday’s America 250! event and wreath-laying ceremony. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
“Hear the sounds of scuffing soldiers’ feet. Tired, weary, marching from Lexington. Marching home in victory not defeat. It was done; a nation was born.” These award-winning words written by a local p…