Chapter History
Major Isaac Sadler - La Belle Vue Chapter, NSDAR
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
In January 1911, the State Regent of Nebraska Society Daughters of the American Revolution, asked for the organization of a new DAR chapter in the Omaha area, primarily for daughters of Daughters. The new DAR chapter was organized March 1, 1911, and chartered as Major Isaac Sadler Chapter, NSDAR, on November 18, 1912. Organizing Regent, Blanche I. McKelvy, named the new chapter after her patriotic ancestor, Major Isaac Sadler. With few exceptions, the members of this young new DAR chapter were women under forty years of age. They were full of enthusiasm and eager to do their part for historic preservation, education, and patriotism. At the March 1912 meeting, Mrs. William A. Dilworth, a charter member, presented the chapter with a gavel made from a cherry tree grown at Mount Vernon, which she purchased in Washington, D.C.
In 1992, the Goldenrod Chapter, NSDAR, merged with Major Isaac Sadler Chapter, NSDAR. Goldenrod Chapter was organized October 18, 1959, and named for the Nebraska state flower.
La Belle Vue Chapter, NSDAR, was organized with twenty members December 5, 1998. Ms. Susan Henshaw was organizing regent. La Belle Vue, was named for the city of Bellevue, which was the oldest community in the state of Nebraska. Bellevue began its growth during the fur trade in the early 19th century, which was greatly enhanced by the Native American agency tribes of Pawnee, Omaha, Otoe, and Missouri.
"The most persistent of all legends in Bellevue’s history is that which purports to explain the community’s name. It is said that sometime between 1805 and 1807, the intrepid fur trader and entrepreneur on the Missouri River, Manuel Lisa, climbed to the top of the largest hill, Elk Hill. When confronted by the breathtaking view of the Missouri Valley area, he said “La Belle Vue,” meaning “The Beautiful View.” Bellevue has carried the name since." *
In October 2004, the NSDAR National Board of Management approved the merger of the Major Isaac Sadler Chapter, NSDAR, with the La Belle Vue Chapter, NSDAR. The chapters agreed to preserve their history by combining the two names into one and adopted the name: Major Isaac Sadler - La Belle Vue Chapter, NSDAR.
*From: Jerold L. Simmons (Ed.), La BelleVue: Studies in the History of Bellevue, Nebraska, (Marceline, MO: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1976), pp. 20-21.
In 1992, the Goldenrod Chapter, NSDAR, merged with Major Isaac Sadler Chapter, NSDAR. Goldenrod Chapter was organized October 18, 1959, and named for the Nebraska state flower.
La Belle Vue Chapter, NSDAR, was organized with twenty members December 5, 1998. Ms. Susan Henshaw was organizing regent. La Belle Vue, was named for the city of Bellevue, which was the oldest community in the state of Nebraska. Bellevue began its growth during the fur trade in the early 19th century, which was greatly enhanced by the Native American agency tribes of Pawnee, Omaha, Otoe, and Missouri.
"The most persistent of all legends in Bellevue’s history is that which purports to explain the community’s name. It is said that sometime between 1805 and 1807, the intrepid fur trader and entrepreneur on the Missouri River, Manuel Lisa, climbed to the top of the largest hill, Elk Hill. When confronted by the breathtaking view of the Missouri Valley area, he said “La Belle Vue,” meaning “The Beautiful View.” Bellevue has carried the name since." *
In October 2004, the NSDAR National Board of Management approved the merger of the Major Isaac Sadler Chapter, NSDAR, with the La Belle Vue Chapter, NSDAR. The chapters agreed to preserve their history by combining the two names into one and adopted the name: Major Isaac Sadler - La Belle Vue Chapter, NSDAR.
*From: Jerold L. Simmons (Ed.), La BelleVue: Studies in the History of Bellevue, Nebraska, (Marceline, MO: Walsworth Pub. Co., 1976), pp. 20-21.
Manuel Lisa
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