The Michael Trebert Chapter of The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) inducted new Forks area members into the Chapter on Wednesday, Oct.14. The inductees took the membership oath and were sworn in by the Chapter’s chaplain, Carol Weiler, of Port Angeles, at an induction ceremony at the Pacific Pizza Restaurant in Forks.

Each inductee is lineally descended from a patriot who, with unfailing loyalty to the cause of American Independence, served as a sailor, soldier, or civil officer in one of the several Colonies or States, or in the United Colonies of States. New members, and their Revolutionary War patriots, include:

• Jennifer Pelikan, Beaver, Wash.,/Patriot William Crow, Private, South Carolina

• Cheri Tinker, Forks, Wash,/Patriot Sampson Dunbar, Private, Mass.

• Cynthia Bork, Forks, Wash.,/Patriot Simeon Chubbuck, Sergeant, New Hampshire, Mass.

Inductee Cynthia Bork said that she is honored to be a member of the DAR and has found the research into her own history fascinating. “My Patriot and fourth great-grandfather, Simeon Chubbuck, served from Abington, Mass., in the company commanded by Capt. Eleazer Hamblin of the 3rd Regiment and also from Roxbury, Mass., in the company commanded by Capt. Jacob Allen in the same Regiment. He also served from July 1779-1780 from New Hampshire in defense of Rhode Island,” she said.

Bork said during the war, a lead musket ball, missed hitting Simeon by half a yard, according to his commanding officer who witnessed the incident and later wrote about it in his diary. She said that the officer’s diary reads, “Before this, I was not in the least intimidated, but must confess that upon seeing so narrow a chance of a young man’s life for whom I had a very great regard, I had feelings different from what I before had.”

The DAR is a non-profit, non-political, world-wide service organization devoted to perpetuating the memory and the spirit of the men and women who helped achieve America’s independence; promoting the development of an enlightened public opinion; and fostering patriotic citizenship.

“We are delighted to welcome our new members from the West End,” said Judy Tordini, 2020 – 2022 Regent of the Chapter. “Our Chapter provides programs throughout the North Olympic Peninsula that preserve American history, promote patriotism, and secure America’s future through education. Our members actively lead and support these programs and we are thankful for their dedication to our Nation’s history,” she said.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism. Its members are descended from the patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With more than 185,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations.

DAR members are committed to volunteer service having served more than 12.5 million hours in communities throughout the world during the past three years. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org or connect with DAR on social media at facebook.com/TodaysDAR, twitter.com/TodaysDAR and youtube.com/TodaysDAR.