Activities & Meetings




Meetings are held September through December, and March through June on the third Saturday of the month at a variety of locations. If you are interested in joining us during a meeting, please contact our Regent.
Meetings
Upcoming 2026 meetings and events are as follows:
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​January and February: No meetings.
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​​​​​​​​​​​​March 21: Speaker, Kayla Clark, LCHS Education and Engagement Coordinator on the “Notable Women of Lorain County.”
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April 18: Speaker Alexandria Lausin Interim Executive Director, International Women's Air & Space Museum.
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May 16: Presentation by Nicolle Bellmore Pierse, MS, MSSA, LSW, Executive Director of the Lorain County Office on Aging.
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June 13: Join us at our member's picnic. Our Good Citizen and Wings of Eagle Scholarship winner to attend.
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June 18-19: Taste of History, Amherst, Ohio
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July & Aug.: No meetings.
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Sept. 19: Soldiers’ and Sailors' Monument in Cleveland, Ohio Tour on Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Oct. 17: Charlie's Wishes, location TBD
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Nov. 21: Early Peoples of the Black River program
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​Dec. 5: Holiday Party
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Activities
May 25: Memorial Day
June 18-19th: Taste of History, Sandstone Village, Amherst, Ohio Click here for more details. Friday, June 19th from 9am-5pm & Saturday, June 20th from 9am-6pm, over Father’s Day Weekend!
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July 4th 10 a.m.: Norwalk 4th of July Parade
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July 8, 2 p.m.: Avon Lake Library, Regent Julie Limpach speaking engagment The Spirit of 1776 Lives On: Service Through the Nathan Perry Chapter
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Aug. 2, 2026: Persian Gulf War Veteran Pinning, 2 p.m. sign-in; 3 p.m. ceremony. Ely Square, Elyria, Ohio.
This ceremony is proudly sponsored by Italian American Veterans Post #1 and the Nathan Perry Chapter, NSDAR, who will present commemorative lapel pins and certificates to Persian Gulf War Veterans.
• Any veteran on active duty between 1990 to 1991 is eligible regardless of location of their service.
• Sunday, August 2, 2026, at Elyria Veterans Memorial, Ely Square Park, Broad Street & Middle Avenue, Elyria, Ohio.
• Sign-in begins at 2 p.m. with the ceremony beginning at 3 p.m.
No registration required.
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​Aug. 3, 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.: Podcast with North Ridgeville Mayor Kevin Corcoran
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Aug. 7, 8, 9: North Ridgeville Corn Festival Booth: All donations will go toward Wreaths Across America. With a $30 donation, you get an American 250 etched slate coaster or an American 250 water bottle.
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Sept. 5, 11 a.m.: Hometown Spirit Parade in Grafton, Ohio
Sept. 11: 25th Anniversary of 9/11
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Sept. 15-24th: American Revolution Experience Traveling Exhibit at the North Ridgeville Branch Library. Click here for the exhibition website. This exhibit is sponsored by The Battlefield Trust and Nathan Perry Chapter, in partnership with the City of North Ridgeville, North Ridgeville Historical Society and the North Ridgeville Branch Library.
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Dec. 4, 6-8 p.m.: Christmas in the Colonies in Grafton, Ohio
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Dec. 7: Pearl Harbor Day
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Dec. 19: We have added three additional cemeteries for Wreaths Across America. Cemeteries include Elmwood Cemetery and Calvary Cemetery in Lorain, Ohio; Resthaven Memory Gardens and Avon Cemetery in Avon; Fields, St. Peters and North Ridgeville Cemeteries in North Ridgeville, Ohio. For more information about the Wreaths Across America project or to sponsor a wreath at any of the above cemeteries click here.
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